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Community Society to End Poverty(Halifax) Report On a Survey of HRM Municipal Candidates

2020-10-09T12:15:16+00:00

Lesley Dunn and Stella Lord October 7, 2020 The Community Society to End Poverty HRM Housing and Homelessness Working Group is pleased to publish highlights from our survey of HRM municipal candidates on important issues related to affordable housing and homelessness. We invite our contacts and community supporters to share these results with friends, colleagues, members and clients by whatever means you choose. We asked 3 questions related to housing affordability, supply and standards and 3 related to social inclusion, accessibility and demographic diversity; we are pleased to report that a large majority of candidates responding Agreed or Strongly agreed with [...]

Community Society to End Poverty(Halifax) Report On a Survey of HRM Municipal Candidates2020-10-09T12:15:16+00:00

Beyond Recovery: Exploring the Creation of an Inclusive Society (Webinar Series)

2020-11-26T23:57:43+00:00

Nova Scotia went into the pandemic with high rates of poverty, income insecurity with a significant portion of our workforce making very low wages, a scarcity of affordable housing, food insecurity, and increasing homelessness, as well as a crisis in our health care, child care, and elder care systems. The greatest burden of the pandemic has been felt by marginalized and racialized communities. The fragility of our current income security and care systems needs to be exposed and government policies, programs, and delivery mechanisms reimagined. The COVID-19 recovery provides an opportunity to use our learnings to create a more equitable and [...]

Beyond Recovery: Exploring the Creation of an Inclusive Society (Webinar Series)2020-11-26T23:57:43+00:00

PRESS RELEASE- Calling on municipal candidates to prioritize housing policies that will support all Nova Scotians

2020-10-07T13:40:21+00:00

PRESS RELEASE- Calling on municipal candidates to prioritize housing policies that will support all Nova Scotians October 7th, 2020 KJIPUKTUK (HALIFAX, NS)- Today the Nova Scotia Action Coalition for Community Wellbeing (NSACCW) is launching a campaign that calls on Nova Scotians to challenge their municipal candidates to support the development of affordable housing utilizing the current powers of municipal governments. The digital campaign called #Votinghome can be accessed at  https://votinghome.ca/ Nova Scotians are struggling to find affordable housing that will meet their needs. Housing is a human right, but both rural and urban residents face high rent and challenges finding housing [...]

PRESS RELEASE- Calling on municipal candidates to prioritize housing policies that will support all Nova Scotians2020-10-07T13:40:21+00:00

C2000’s 6 Principles to Guide Basic Income Design

2020-09-28T16:59:23+00:00

  September 16, 2020 The concept of Basic Income is front and centre once again in policy and advocacy circles, and interest in BI is gaining across the country. While critics and proponents of Basic Income alike discuss program design and financing options, few have spoken about principles that should guide the design of a Basic Income. If anti-poverty advocates aren’t clear on these principles, we are unlikely to get the basic income we want. Basic Income must move and keep families out of poverty, and it must be supported by a web of accompanying policies to end discrimination and income inequity. In [...]

C2000’s 6 Principles to Guide Basic Income Design2020-09-28T16:59:23+00:00
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