anti-poverty

Provinical budget austerity draws opposition from Sudbury anti-poverty activists

scott.neigh — Fri, 25 Jul 2014 23:54:00 +0000

The first budget of the new Liberal majority government passed yesterday, and members and supporters of the Sudbury Coalition Against Poverty (S-CAP) are not happy with the impacts it will have on the Ontarians who already have the least.

No new options for people on Sudbury's icy streets

scott.neigh — Tue, 21 Jan 2014 02:03:09 +0000

City committee refuses to consider using city hall to let homeless people stay warm at night

On a night on which the windchill will push below -40 C, members and supporters of the Sudbury Coalition Against Poverty (S-CAP) demanded immediate, practical answers from the City of Greater Sudbury's Community Services Committee to the problem of homeless people dying on Sudbury's streets.

Week of Anti-Poverty Action Kicks Off in Sudbury

scott.neigh — Mon, 14 Oct 2013 20:41:38 +0000

SUDBURY, ON -- The demonstration launching the Sudbury component of an Ontario-wide week of action against poverty was modest in size -- 15 people gathered on a sunny holiday Monday in front of the McDonald's restaurant on Notre Dame Avenue.

Solidarity is the Antidote to Austerity

grassrootssudburymedia — Tue, 16 Apr 2013 14:06:30 +0000

“Solidarity is the antidote to austerity” – said Sudbury Collation Against Poverty (SCAP) member Gary Kinsmen over a megaphone to a crowd of 75-90 community members who gathered at Memorial Park on April 12th to show their support against provincial austerity measures.

Solidarity in the Snow: Sudbury Rallies Against Austerity

scott.neigh — Sat, 13 Apr 2013 02:26:24 +0000

As the city endured one final blast of winter, 75 residents of Sudbury braved the weather on Friday to express their opposition to austerity measures expected in the forthcoming provincial budget.

Photos from June 19 First Nations Anti-Cuts Rally in Sudbury

grassrootssudburymedia — Sun, 24 Jun 2012 23:27:56 +0000

On Tuesday, June 19, First Nations from the north shore of Lake Huron organized a demonstration against cuts and against auterity in Sudbury, Ontario. The action had a particular focus on the cuts to OntarioWorks (the government's name for welfare in Ontario) and the Ontario Disability Support Program in the latest provincial budget. More than 150 people participated.