Inside this edition: Michael Shapcott’s Right to Housing Conference remarks, expiring federal housing agreements, Jay Freeman’s Top Ten List on affordable housing, nine Edmontonians talk about affordable housing and an introduction to new board member David Trautman.
Category: ESPC Publications: Community Matters
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the fACTivist Winter 2015: Gay/Straight Alliances
Inside this edition: gender politics and the gay/straight alliances, an anniversary screening of Anne Wheeler’s Bye Bye Blues, using surplus school sites for affordable housing, homelessness and mental illness, tracing ESPC’s 75 years, profiling poverty in Edmonton and an introduction to new board member Erin LaRocque.
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the fACTivist Summer 2014: Inside Infill
Explore the ins and outs of Edmonton’s infill action plan, discover 10 ways to create community, read about the newly renovated Edmonton Federal Building, Anne Stevenson and the upcoming Vital Signs Edmonton report in the Summer 2014 edition of the fACTivist.
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the fACTivist Spring 2014: New Adventures
Inside this issue:
News Shorts
AGM news
Kate Quinn honored
Low income bus passes proposed
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the fACTivist Winter 2014: Growing Pains
This edition of the fACTivist discusses children and youth who live in poverty, and the effect government policy has on their well-being.
Articles in this edition include:
Foreword: From Band-aids to Breakthroughs
The Current State of Child Poverty in Canada: Statistics and Responses
Investing in Tomorrow: Alberta’s Plan to Abolish Child Poverty
The Politics of Poverty Reduction in Alberta
Sheltering Homeless Youth
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the fACTivist Fall 2013: Warming Up Winter
This edition of the fACTivist discusses the impact winter weather has on persons with low income. Topics covered include public transit, shelter availability, and access to food.