Photos from campaign launch for Calgary members

On Thursday, May 21, the evening before the official launch of Dignity for All Campaign at the Canadian Social Forum, we hosted a campaign launch for CPJ members in Calgary. We invited local members to come and learn about the new campaign and discuss the need for action on poverty in Canada.

We held the event at the Kahanoff Centre in downtown Calgary, and almost twenty local area members attended, many of whom are long-time CPJ supporters. CPJ member Wendell Koning and board member Jake Kuiken were both on hand to assist in hosting the event.

Wendell offered some introductory remarks and welcomed Chandra, Karri and myself to Calgary. Kent Hehr, the local Calgary Buffalo MLA, then gave a reflection about his experiences as a politician in Alberta.

Karri spoke about the Dignity for All Campaign, focusing on the disgraceful prevalence of poverty in Canada and the need for a federal role in poverty elimination. She provided an outline of the campaign and the objectives it aims to achieve.

Jake then closed the evening with some reflections on poverty in Calgary and the importance of respecting human dignity and well-being in the struggle to end poverty in Canada.

The event provided a great opportunity to introduce the Dignity for All campaign and to meet and dialogue with Calgary-area members about our work on poverty. I enjoyed the chance to meet and chat with some long-time CPJ members and discuss the campaign with them.

Chandra took some great photos of the event - check out a slideshow of them below!