My dream job
Kendall Worth returns to the topic of paid poverty advocacy work, and how to make it a win win for everybody. It can be done. Business plan attached!
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Poverty is a municipal issue, say activists
Some excellent points were made at a well-attended press conference organized by low income people in the North End on the topic of poverty and the municipal election. It fell a bit on deaf ears, though, as just one reporter and one municipal candidate made an appearance.
Help the Nova Scotia Advocate grow a little bit stronger
KJIPUKTUK (Halifax) – When I started the Nova Scotia Advocate in January I had no idea how it would work…
Teaching about poverty in schools and universities
Poverty activist Kendall Worth directs his attention at our educational system. Why we should teach about local poverty at all levels of education, and what that might look like. Kendall has a couple of great ideas!
Op-ed: This Labour Day, who do we compare ourselves to?
Judy Haiven on austerity in Nova Scotia and why we should take look at workers’ conditions in Western Europe, rather than always look southward.
Op-ed: A very bad mix: mental health, stigma and poverty
Poverty activist Kendall Worth on the urgent need to talk about the link between mental health and poverty.
Canadian Blood Services: A bloody shame
Canadian Blood Services ignores the interests of its workers and donors, and not just in Charlottetown. Many believe it is affecting the safety of the blood supply.
Healthcare activists hold information picket on pay-for-plasma clinics
Healthcare activists held an information picket on the risks of a for-profit blood supply system here in Nova Scotia. “The answer to shortages is not to start paying for it here, the answer is to implement a program to start collecting it on a volunteer basis.”
It is very dangerous to bring your own agenda
Longtime anti-poverty activist Jeanne Fay on her 30+ years of advocacy in Nova Scotia.