Upcoming Events of Note
1. Speak Up Winnipeg – Poverty Roundtable
Thursday, September 3rd, 8:30am - 2:30pm
Red River College - Princess Street Campus Room P107
The Poverty Roundtable was developed in partnership with the Winnipeg Poverty Reduction Council, Make Poverty History Manitoba, and United Way of Winnipeg. The agenda for the day will include presentations by a number of organizations and coalitions dedicated to poverty reduction in Winnipeg followed by group discussions to develop recommendations for the City of Winnipeg related to its role in addressing poverty.
RSVP to Becky Raddatz at braddatz@winnipeg.ca or 986-3107
Lunch will be provided.
2. Speak Up Winnipeg – Food Security Roundtable
Monday, September 21st, 1pm – 4pm
St Mathews Church at Maryland and McGee (North McGee entrance)
Bring your ideas and suggestions for how the City of Winnipeg can support grassroots food initiatives, and the policies needed to help ensure a just and sustainable food system.
Learn about what other Canadian cities are doing from Wayne Roberts of Toronto Food Policy Council and author of No-Nonsense Guide to World Food.
Co-sponsored by City of Winnipeg’s Speak Up Winnipeg, Manitoba Food Charter and Food Secure Canada.
RSVP to Paul Chorney at paul@mbfoodcharter.ca or 943-0822
2 comments:
I have been to A few of these povery Reduction meetings..
While I applaud all the hard work and committment of people to this cause. Why do I hardly see any respresentation of First Nations members on these committee's? I have seen Immigrant representation, but we need to take care of First Nations people and , I emphasize First Nations as we have one of the Highest Marginalized populations in Canada.
Who better to give feedback and get input from than, people who have experienced poverty for a good portion of thier lives.
We Need to see more Aboriginal representation on these "type" of committee's.
I couldn't agree with you more.
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