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Posted: September 26, 2012
Random acts of kindness will not solve inequality
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PDF version By Lynne Fernandez It’s noteworthy how much media attention Mr. Doubledee’s random act of kindness is receiving. He and Mayor Katz were in New York this Saturday to appear on CBS TV. Doubledee, a Winnipeg Transit …
Category: economic well-being, Fast Facts, housing, inequality, neoliberalism, poverty, social exclusion
Posted: July 10, 2012
Dreaming Big Dreams?
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PDF version by Jim Silver Congratulations both to the Social Planning Council of Winnipeg (SPCW) for raising the issue of the long-standing divide between Winnipeg’s North End and the rest of the city, and to the Free Press …
Category: Aboriginal issues, city planning, economic well-being, Fast Facts, housing, inequality, Inner City, labour market, poverty, Prosperity, social exclusion, Winnipeg Tags: Winnipeg
Posted: March 8, 2012
Norman Rockwell’s “Four Freedoms”
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by Errol Black and Jim Silver An exhibition of Norman Rockwell paintings – American Chronicles: The Art of Norman Rockwell – opened this week at the Winnipeg Art Gallery (the only stop in Canada). It will run until May 20. Rockwell is, …
Category: inequality, poverty, Prosperity, social exclusion
Posted: February 21, 2012
Winnipeg City Council Misses the Bus – Again
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Councillor Harvey Smith will be introducing a motion at City Council tomorrow to rescind the 20 cent bus fare increase slated for June 2012. There will also be the possibility for public input on the issue at the …
Category: Fast Facts, inequality, poverty, social exclusion, transportation, Winnipeg Tags: Winnipeg
Posted: January 3, 2012
CCPA Mb./Manitoba Research Alliance Release New Report
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Community transformation from an economic costing perspective: The link between area of residence and places of employment in a disadvantaged community, by Dr. Linda DeRiviere and Jeffrey Brojges is our latest report. This report, funded by the Manitoba …
Category: CCPA-MB Reports, economic well-being, economy, Inner City, labour market, poverty, social exclusion
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