The fACTivist – Summer 2020

»Download the Summer 2020 Edition of the fACTivist« The fACTivist is the ESPC’s quarterly newsletter. It offers articles on a variety of pertinent social issues, as well as providing updates on Council activities and projects, and profiles of ESPC staff and board...

Join us for our 80th Annual General Meeting!

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, our Annual General Meeting has shifted to an online virtual event. Please join the Board and Staff of the Edmonton Social Planning Council to celebrate our accomplishments in the past year, and to hear about upcoming activities of the...

Vital Topic: Millennial Activism & Engagement

» Download the new Vital Topic: Millennial Activism & Engagement « Edmonton Vital Signs is an annual checkup conducted by the Edmonton Community Foundation, in partnership with the Edmonton Social Planning Council, to measure how the community is doing. Vital...

Statement on the Impact of Systemic Racism on Income Inequality and Low-Income Households in Edmonton

Download the Full Statement on Systemic Racism in PDF format The Edmonton Social Planning Council stands in solidarity with the Black and Indigenous communities of Canada to end systemic racism and discrimination. These prejudices are reinforced by systems of power...

Research Update – May 2020

Download the Research Update - May 2020 issue here! Inside this update: An Alberta Guaranteed Basic Income - Reviewed by Kevin Beauchamp Examining Child Care Fees Across Canada - Reviewed by Agatha Briglio A Basic Income for Alberta - Reviewed by Sandra Gosling...

Letter to Premier Jason Kenney: call on the provincial government to extend the eviction ban for the duration of the COVID-19 pandemic

Read the Letter to Premier to extend the eviction ban. May 1, 2020 Honourable Jason Kenney Premier of Alberta 307 Legislature Building 10800 - 97 Avenue Edmonton, AB T5K 2B6 Dear Premier Kenney: We are writing to you regarding the expiration of the eviction ban...

The fACTivist – Spring 2020

Download the fACTivist - Spring 2020 now! The fACTivist is the ESPC’s quarterly newsletter. It offers articles on a variety of pertinent social issues, as well as providing updates on Council activities and projects, and profiles of ESPC staff and board members. In...

Vital Topic: Financial Reality of Millennials in Edmonton

» Download the new Vital Topic: Financial Reality of Millennials in Edmonton Edmonton Vital Signs is an annual checkup conducted by the Edmonton Community Foundation, in partnership with the Edmonton Social Planning Council, to measure how the community is doing....

Welcome

Name: 80th Annual General Meeting
Start: 2020-07-16
End: 2020-07-16
Location: Online Meeting

The Edmonton Social Planning Council is an independent, non-profit, non-partisan social research organization, with registered charitable status. Our focus is social research, particularly in the areas of low income and poverty. ESPC is a source of knowledge and expertise on social issues within our community.

Our Mission

Through rigorous research, detailed analysis, and community engagement, we deepen community understanding of social planning issues, influence policy, and spark collaborative actions that lead to positive social change.

It is a myth that racism has been eradicated in Canada. There are many ways to get involved and begin to change this:

Sign petitions denouncing racist policies and actions here in Canada.

Engage with your local city councillor, school board trustee, MLA, and MP and ask them how they plan to incorporate an anti-racist framework in their policies and legislation.

Speak out against micro-aggressions that you may see in your day-to-day life.

Read written works by Black and Indigenous authors in Canada: Desmond Cole, Rinaldo Walcott, Sheila Watt-Cloutier, Jesse Thistle, and many more.

Donate to one of the various Black, Indigenous, BIPOC-led organizations in Edmonton and Canada.

July

5:30 pm - 6:45 pm

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Edmonton, Alberta

80th Annual General Meeting

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, our Annual General Meeting has shifted to an online virtual event. Please join the Board and Staff of the Edmonton Social ...

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"However, a GLI is only the financial component of a comprehensive plan to support individuals and families. To be all-encompassing, a restructured Canada needs to include universal child care; affordable housing; [...]" bit.ly/308AWfj #UBI #BasicIncome #canpoli

4:33 pm · July 14, 2020

Edmonton Social Planning Council

@edmontonspc

"I would argue that reciprocal fairness demands that workers who provide for our essential needs should themselves be provided with a living wage sufficient to meet their own essential needs." bit.ly/3erXTzj #canpoli #livingwage #gigeconomy

3:23 pm · July 14, 2020

Edmonton Social Planning Council

@edmontonspc

"Labour groups have long argued that retail workers don't get paid enough to begin with, and hoped to make the recent pay increases permanent. "We have a chance to fix this. We can't let this opportunity pass," @JerryPDias said." bit.ly/2Oq9HHy #canpoli #livingwage

2:03 pm · July 14, 2020

Edmonton Social Planning Council

@edmontonspc

The latest issue of the fACTivist, our quarterly newsletter, is now available! We focus on community responses to the #COVID19 pandemic, where community groups and organizations came together to help some of our most vulnerable through the pandemic. bit.ly/2Zng5Wp #yeg pic.twitter.com/1uxbCLGtmm

8:57 pm · July 13, 2020

Edmonton Social Planning Council

@edmontonspc

In our latest blog post, we take a look at how the pandemic has disproportionately affected the LGBTQI2S population. “53% of LGBTQI2S households have been affected by lay-offs and reduced hours as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic." bit.ly/3iVh2x7 #LGBTQ #canpoli

8:19 pm · July 13, 2020

Edmonton Social Planning Council

@edmontonspc

"For researchers, [Spain's basic income program] could provide a real-world opportunity to study the impacts of such schemes, without the constraints of small-scale trials." go.nature.com/2Zmp0aH #UBI #BasicIncome #COVID19

2:54 pm · July 13, 2020

Edmonton Social Planning Council

@edmontonspc

"Numbers from @HomewardTrust show the shelters now have a total of 575 beds and on Monday night had 279 residents using them. This was down from 463 the night before when the Kinsmen was still open." bit.ly/3fiRWpC #yeg #yegcc #homelessness

8:34 pm · July 10, 2020

Edmonton Social Planning Council

@edmontonspc

"For some, supportive housing is all that’s needed. However, apart from this fairly well-acknowledged position, the evidence review helps provide further support from income supports in the form of rent subsidies/supplements." bit.ly/2OeGI9S #canpoli #housing

8:24 pm · July 10, 2020

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The fACTivist – Summer 2020

Join us for our 80th Annual General Meeting!

Vital Topic: Millennial Activism & Engagement

Statement on the Impact of Systemic Racism on Income Inequality and Low-Income Households in Edmonton

Research Update – May 2020

Letter to Premier Jason Kenney: call on the provincial government to extend the eviction ban for the duration of the COVID-19 pandemic

The fACTivist – Spring 2020

Vital Topic: Financial Reality of Millennials in Edmonton

Welcome

Our Mission

It is a myth that racism has been eradicated in Canada. There are many ways to get involved and begin to change this:

Sign petitions denouncing racist policies and actions here in Canada.

Engage with your local city councillor, school board trustee, MLA, and MP and ask them how they plan to incorporate an anti-racist framework in their policies and legislation.

Speak out against micro-aggressions that you may see in your day-to-day life.

Read written works by Black and Indigenous authors in Canada: Desmond Cole, Rinaldo Walcott, Sheila Watt-Cloutier, Jesse Thistle, and many more.

Donate to one of the various Black, Indigenous, BIPOC-led organizations in Edmonton and Canada.

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80th Annual General Meeting

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The fACTivist – Summer 2020

Blog: Impact of the pandemic on the LGBTQI2S community

Blog: Universalizing child benefits as a means of promoting social cohesion

Blog: Food Security in the time of COVID-19: Thinking Long-Term

Blog: COVID’s socio-economic impacts on Indigenous populations

Blog: Parkland Institute report on migrant workers living without status

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