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Coalition Work in Ontario Organizations doing work on the Income Support front December 15, 2003
	Access to ODSP campaign http://dawn.thot.net/odsp.html The ODSP (Ontario Disability Support Program) Action Coalition is committed to Reforming ODSP through: The application & reassessment process - Make them accessible and easy to complete Decision-making - A transparent, accountable, speedier process Client Services - Clients need clear language decisions, individual caseworkers, interpreters, and an increase in O.W. and O.D.S.P. rates Campaign 2000 http://www.campaign2000.ca/ Campaign 2000 is a cross-Canada public education movement to build Canadian awareness and support for the 1989 all-party House of Commons resolution to end child poverty in Canada by the year 2000. Cross Sectoral Anti-Violence Strategy Group dragan@sympatico.ca This is a broad range of women from neighbourhood, women's equality, anti-violence, labour and social justice groups in Ontario who came together to develop a strategy to address the issue of violence against women and children. The Cross-Sectoral Violence Against Women Strategy Group met with all three political parties that form the government of Ontario to present 39 Emergency Measures needed to save the lives of women and children and to ask for all-party cooperation in addressing this important and urgent social problem. They continue to take action against violence through political lobbying, supporting survivors/victims, applauding activists, sharing experiences and ideas, or simply living a violence-free lifestyle. DAWN Ontario: DisAbled Women's Network Ontario http://dawn.thot.net DAWN Ontario: DisAbled Women's Network Ontario is a progressive, volunteer-driven, feminist organization promoting social and economic justice, gender equality, human rights & the advancement of equality rights of disAbled women through education, research, advocacy, coalition-building, resource development, and information & communication technology. DAWN supports the work of coalition partners through the use of technology. Food Justice Coalition http://www.foodshare.net/FoodJustice_POP.htm The Food Justice Coalition (FJC) is a coalition of grassroots food program providers and individuals concerned about food and hunger. The FJC: Provides a united advocacy voice for people who are interested in the issues, but who are often not heard; Promotes networking & education: finding ways to collaborate, share knowledge, and upgrade skills for food program providers; Advocates at a municipal level; And works across the broad range of food security program and issue areas, from income security to health/nutrition issues to farmland preservation. HOME (Housing Ontario Means Everyone) Coalition http://dawn.thot.net/hhno5.html Home is a new Toronto-based coalition of community groups, tenant organizations and organizations working with homeless people and people with housing problems. They want to raise awareness of hosing and homelessness issues. Homelessness Action Group http://www.homelessness.on.ca/ The Homelessness Action Group is based at Trinity-St. Paul's United Church, but includes members from other faith groups, as well as interested individuals from the community. The group has grown out of our participation in the Out of the Cold program over the past several years. We have seen the number of homeless people increase, and are looking at ways to bring about long-term solutions to homelessness. Income Security Advocacy Centre (ISAC) http://www.incomesecurity.org The Income Security Advocacy Centre (ISAC) works with and on behalf of low income communities in Ontario to address issues of income security and poverty. The Centre initiates and conducts test case and Charter litigation, law reform and community development related to federal and provincial income security programs such as Ontario Works, the Ontario Disability Support Program, Employment Insurance and the Canada Pension Plan. Justice with Dignity Campaign http://dawn.thot.net/Kimberly_Rogers/ Social assistance needs a major overhaul to meet the needs of people. To get started, the provincial government must: Repeal any and all bans after a conviction of welfare fraud Set social assistance benefits at adequate levels relevant to local costs Increase funds for training and employment programs to pre-1995 levels Allow social assistance recipients to receive both social assistance and full student loans Eliminate restrictions that make it difficult for people in need to qualify Implement the recommendations of Kimberly Rogers' Inquest Stop violating Canada's human rights commitments and international treaty obligations Metro Network for Social Justice (MNSJ) http://www.mnsj.org/ Metro Network for Social Justice (MNSJ) develops and organizes toward political, social, cultural and economic alternatives that will create justice, equity, and sustainable communities across the City of Toronto National Anti-Poverty Association (NAPO) http://www.napo-onap.ca/ National Anti-Poverty Association (NAPO) works to ensure that the concerns of low-income people in Canada are heard and respected. And in the midst of numerous legislative changes, we continue, with limited resources, to fulfil NAPO's mandate to provide a voice for poor people on a wide array of national issues that affect low income communities disproportionately. Ontario Needs A Raise http://dawn.thot.net/ontario_needs_raise.html This relatively new campaign is spear-headed by the Ontario Coalition for Social Justice and is focused on winning raises to the minimum wage and social assistance rates. The coalition is demanding a minimum wage of $10 an hour and social assistance rates that reflect the real cost of living. Contact Kim Fry at 416-441-3714 or ocsj@ocsj.ca Ontario Coalition Against Poverty (OCAP) http://www.ocap.ca/ The Ontario Coalition Against Poverty (OCAP) is a direct-action anti-poverty organization based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. We mount campaigns against regressive government policies as they affect poor and working people. In addition, we provide direct-action advocacy for individuals against eviction, termination of welfare benefits, and deportation. We believe in the power of people to organize themselves. We believe in the power of resistance. Ontario Social Safety Network (OSSN) http://dawn.thot.net/ossn/ The Ontario Social Safety Network (OSSN) is an Ontario-wide coalition of low income individuals, anti-poverty groups, persons with disabilities, labour groups, legal clinics, social agencies and faith-based groups committed to addressing poverty and inequity by working on issues of concern to low income communities and vulnerable groups. Ontario Welfare Reform listserv (OW-Watch-L) To join the listserv, please follow this link to email the OW -Watch listserv co-facilitators The Ontario Welfare Reform listserv (OW-Watch-L) is intended to be a space for activists, social assistance recipients, labour, advocacy and academic communities to share information and stories about the impact of workfare and welfare reform in their communities. PovNet's Ontario Map of Community Advocates http://www.povnet.org/advocates/ont_map.html To be added to PovNet map of community advocates in Ontario, please follow this email link Somerset West Action Network (SWAN) Somerset West Action Network (SWAN), the consumer-driven organization in Ottawa that created the Feed the Kids AND Pay the Rent campaign, are producing a (powerful) 10 minute Pay the Rent and Feed the Kids video that will be distributed to agencies across the Province. ACTO and ISAC will deliver a copy of this video to every MPP. SWAN is seeking donations to help deliver the video to agencies and carry on their lobbying work. They can be reached at: Somerset West Action Network (SWAN) c/o Bob Busby 55 Eccles Street Ottawa, ON K1R 6S3 They also have a voice mail box that is checked frequently at 1-613-238-8210 Ext 262. Toronto Disaster Relief Committee (TDRC) http://www.tdrc.net/ The Toronto Disaster Relief Committee (TDRC) is a group of social policy, health care and housing experts, academics, business people, community health workers, social workers, AIDS activists, anti-poverty activists, people with homelessness experience, and members of the faith community. We provide advocacy on housing and homelessness issues. We declare homelessness as a national disaster, and demand that Canada end homelessness by implementing a fully-funded National Housing Program through the One Percent Solution. Women's Housing Advocacy Group adale@ywcator.org The Women's Housing Advocacy Group is is a network of service providers, researchers, activists, and consumers providing a gender analysis of housing and homelessness issues. They advocate for safe, affordable and permanent housing that is women-centred and accounts for the specific needs of women and women led families. List compiled by Loreen Barbour of Daily Bread Food Bank with amendments by Barbara Anello of DAWN Ontario To be added to this list, please email dawn@thot.net
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