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Opening Doors: Public Legal Education and Information forum 22 Aug 2013 | 10:10 pm
Date: Oct 10 2013 - 8:30am - 5:00pm What: A national public legal education and information forum for the public, legal education providers, advocates, funders, intermediaries and individuals. W.....
TransLink's Compass fare card could create big challenges for Vancouver's poor 22 Aug 2013 | 03:14 am
An article in this week's Georgia Straight says that several advocacy groups have warned that TransLink’s new Compass fare card could make it impossible for social-service providers to continue to off...
Access to Justice in Canada is abysmal according to new Canadian Bar Association report 19 Aug 2013 | 11:23 pm
A new Canadian Bar Association report by Melina Buckley says that "Inaccessible justice costs us all, but visits its harshest consequences on the poorest people in our communities." The report goes o...
7th Annual Women's Housing March 19 Aug 2013 | 10:33 pm
Date: Sep 28 2013 - 1:30pm - 5:00pm What: Starts at Cordova and Columbia, just west of Main St. Unceded Coast Salish Territories * Homes for Low-Income People, not Condos for the Rich! * Homes.....
H'Arts for the Homeless 19 Aug 2013 | 10:27 pm
Date: Oct 3 2013 - 6:00pm - 9:30pm What: In the House Productions is proud to present the Lookout Society’s annual gala fundraiser, H’Arts for the Homeless, an event inspired by those helped and .....
Egypt Shows True Face of Global War on the Poor 19 Aug 2013 | 10:21 pm
"Our enemy is not radical Islam. It is global capitalism. It is a world where the wretched of the earth are forced to bow before the dictates of the marketplace, where children go hungry as global cor...
Support Worker, Helping Spirit Lodge 15 Aug 2013 | 10:18 pm
Job Title: Support Worker Organization: Helping Spirit Lodge Deadline: Sep 9 2013 - 4:00pm Hours: 16 hrs/wk: Part Time Sat & Sun 7:00 am - 3:00 pm Remuneration: $16.50/hr Job Descriptio...
Project Coordinator- Labor Trafficking Project 15 Aug 2013 | 10:03 pm
Job Title: Project Coordinator- Labor Trafficking Project Organization: West Coast Domestic Workers Association Deadline: Sep 5 2013 - 3:00pm Hours: 8 hrs/day, 4 days a week Remuneration: ...
Human Rights Advocate - Vancouver Island Human Rights Coalition 8 Aug 2013 | 11:25 pm
Job Title: Human Rights Advocate Organization: Vancouver Island Human Rights Coalition Deadline: Aug 18 2013 - 11:00pm Hours: 20 hours a week, days to be set be employee. Remuneration: $...
Health Care in Canada: What Makes Us Sick 7 Aug 2013 | 09:44 pm
Throughout the winter and spring of 2013, the Canadian Medical Association (CMA) conducted wide-ranging consultations to gather input on Canadians’ views on the social determinants of health. Public...
