by Sydney Sheloff | Jun 7, 2021 | Blog: Poverty
Blog: Harm Reduction, People Who Use Drugs, and Their Communities February 18, 2020 Introduction In early May, ESPC volunteer Jayme Wong published a blog post on supervised consumption sites in Alberta, detailing the debate surrounding their closures. Since then, the...
by Sydney Sheloff | May 28, 2021 | ESPC Publications: fACTivist, Levels of Government: Alberta, Resources: Housing, Social Issues: Indigenous People, Social Issues: Poverty, Social Issues: Racism
fACTivist Feature Article: Addressing Racialized Populations’ Barriers to Affordable Housing February 18, 2020 Note: this is excerpted from the Spring 2021 edition of our fACTivist publication. The Edmonton Social Planning Council, in collaboration with volunteers and...
by Sydney Sheloff | May 27, 2021 | ESPC in the News, Social Issues: Children, Social Issues: Family, Social Issues: Poverty, Social Issues: Women
Op-Ed: Alberta needs to provide more robust relief for struggling families February 18, 2020 Note: this op-ed was first published in the Edmonton Journal on May 27, 2021 (p. A6). Written by Sydney Sheloff and Brett Lambert The COVID-19 pandemic has impacted nearly all...
by Sydney Sheloff | Mar 29, 2021 | Blog: Poverty
Blog: Low Income Single Adults: How stereotypes can make us forget people March 29, 2021 Introduction Recent attention has been given to low-income single adults, describing them as the “forgotten poor.” More people are living as singles—as a share of the population,...
by Sydney Sheloff | Feb 8, 2021 | Blog: Poverty
Blog: Is the COVID-19 Pandemic Exacerbating Gendered Divisions of Labour? February 19, 2020 The COVID-19 pandemic has had a disproportionally negative effect on Canadian women. At the start of the pandemic, women were more likely to lose jobs, and those who continued...
by Sydney Sheloff | Dec 9, 2020 | ESPC in the News, Labour: Employment, Labour: Programs/Services, Labour: Wage Issues, Social Issues: Income
Op-Ed: Hero-pay raises are the least we can do for frontline workers February 18, 2020 Note: this op-ed originally ran in the Edmonton Journal on December 9, 2020. Written by Sydney Sheloff and Brett Lambert When the COVID-19 pandemic caused lockdowns for much of...
