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The Dish on Dignity: Breaking down barriers and building understanding

By Karri Munn-Venn and Rebekah Sears | Tuesday, February 9th, 2010

Dean Allison, MPThe Dish on Dignity was a fantastic success. By enabling connections and breaking down barriers between parliamentarians and Canadians living in poverty, it provided an important moment for all involved to better understand the challenges and opportunities that lie ahead, and to rally around a common cause. Read more »

Photos from the Dish on Dignity

By Rebekah Sears | Tuesday, February 9th, 2010 - 1:56PM
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Check out the photos from the Dish on Dignity, an event hosted by Citizens for Public Justice, Canada Without Poverty and the Dignity for All Campaign. The Dish on Dignity brought together parliamentarians, social justice advocates and low income folks for a conversation about the reality of poverty in Canada and ways to eliminate it. Read more »

Public Justice Internship 2010-2011

Tuesday, January 19th, 2010

Are you passionate about social justice issues? Are you looking for a chance to apply your university education to pressing issues and current questions? Each year, CPJ’s Public Justice Internship Program provides a recent graduate with the opportunity to explore the meaning of public justice and learn to frame current political issues in this context. Through writing articles, researching policies and engaging in dialogue with senior policy staff, the intern will become better equipped to challenge issues of injustice in Canada. Read more »

CPJ Board requests reconsideration of cuts to KAIROS

Friday, December 11th, 2009

The Chair of the Board of CPJ wrote to Prime Minister Stephen Harper, to request that the federal government reconsider its decision to discontinue funding for KAIROS – Canadian Ecumenical Justice Initiatives. Funding from the Canadian International Development Agency to KAIROS’ international programs was used to support 21 grassroots groups working for social justice and human rights, as well as to facilitate development education in Canada. On November 30th, KAIROS learned that its proposal for $7 million over three years was turned down, even though CIDA had previously funded these programs of the Canadian churches for over 30 years. The explanation given was that the proposal did not meet CIDA’s criteria. The CPJ letter raised the Board’s concern that the cut could be part of a trend to discontinue funding to groups which raise questions about government policies. Read more »

CPJ on Goldhawk Live - watch the show!

By Karri Munn-Venn | Monday, November 30th, 2009 - 3:04PM
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Last night, I had the opportunity to sit down with the Hon. Ed Broadbent to discuss what has and hasn’t changed over the last two decades since he introduced the resolution to end child poverty by the year 2000. We also talked about what needs to be done, and the prospects for change in light of a new unanimous motion “… that the Government of Canada … develop an immediate plan to eliminate poverty in Canada for all,” passed last week in the House of Commons. Read more »

CPJ on Goldhawk Live

Sunday, November 29th, 2009

CPJ's policy analyst Karri Munn-Venn will appear on Goldhawk Live with Dale Goldhawk on the Cable Public Affairs Channel on Sunday November 29 at 7PM ET / 4PM PT.

The question that callers will be asked to answer is "Are our leaders doing enough to reduce child poverty?" Read more »

Photos from Justice Jam

By Rebekah Sears | Friday, October 30th, 2009 - 9:00AM
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Check out our photos from Justice Jam, a night of entertainment and celebration as we renewed our commitments to poverty elimination with our Dignity For All Campaign on the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty. Musical entertainment included the CBC’s Bob Carty and Friends as well as Canterbury High School’s Otis Lives!

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Photos from the Stand Up event

By Rebekah Sears | Thursday, October 29th, 2009 - 9:00AM
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Check out the photos from our Stand Up event on October 16, 2009, sponsored in part by Make Poverty History and CPJ's Dignity For All Campaign, to commemorate the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty!

Stand Up and Justice Jam a success

By Rebekah Sears | Tuesday, October 20th, 2009 - 2:27PM
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On Friday October 16, we at CPJ along with our partners and supporters in Ottawa organized two events for the occasion of the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty (officially October 17). First, there was a Stand Up event at Parliament Hill in the afternoon, followed by a celebration in the evening, Justice Jam, with great live music by local artists and a chance for local supporters to gather together. Read more »

CPJ in Oakville and Ancaster

By Chandra Pasma | Monday, October 19th, 2009 - 1:45PM
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Friday and Saturday, I was in Oakville and Ancaster, Ontario speaking at a number of events. My first stop was at John Knox Christian School in Oakville. The Grade 6 students there have been studying non-governmental organizations, so I shared with them about what it’s like to work for an NGO. We also talked about justice and charity, and why both are important. Read more »

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