BE THERE IF YOU CAN -- PLEASE! ESPECIALLY FOR THOSE OF US WHO CANT -- MUCH OBLIGED! ;0) -- MCK. ~~~~~ Raise the Rates March to the Ontario Liberal Party Convention Saturday, March 22nd, 2014 Assemble at Metro Hall, King and John, Toronto 1:00 PM Meal, Rally and March Our pots and pans are empty, bring yours to bang!!!!! Accessibility Info: •ASL Interpretation available •Closest wheelchair accessible subway station: St.Andrew Station (approx 2mins away) •Transportation from out of town: accessible transport available (alternative to buses), contact each city for more info. Out-of-Town Bus Info: •OTTAWA: Bus leaving from Bronson Centre ( 211 Bronson Avenue ) at 8am, contact to pre-register: forspecialdiet@gmail •KINGSTON: Bus leaving Kingslake Plaza at 10am, contact to register: 613-328-9401 OR aimee_vanvlack@hotmail •WATERLOO REGION: Bus leaving from Kitchener City Hall (Duke & College) at 11am, contact to pre-register: forspecialdiet@gmail •SUDBURY: contact to reserve a spot: annaharbulik@gmail •HAMILTON: contact [email protected] about transportation Meet-up Locations & Contingents in Toronto: •Jane and Finch with Jane-Finch Action Jane Finch Action Against Poverty: 12noon, at Yorkgate mall, BUS to downtown •Weston-King: 10am snacks, 12:15pm departure to downtown 2017 Weston Rd (just north of Lawrence) •Bloor and Dovercourt with Sistering: 789 Dovercourt Rd, 12pm •Downtown East with OCAP: Moss Park (Queen/Sherbourne) 12:15pm •South Riverdale Community Health Centre with Health and Strength Action Group: 12pm @ 955 Queen St. East •Migrant Justice Contingent - Raise the Rates, Justice for Rogerio, Status for All! Meeting at 12:30pm at David Pecault Sq. More Info here: https://facebook/events/271764716321913/ •Campaign to Raise the Minimum Wage: joining under the banner of $14 Now! Kathleen Wynne talks about poverty reduction while imposing deeper poverty on our communities. She has been a leading member of the Government all while social assistance (OW and ODSP) rates have lost even more of their spending power. She was a cabinet minister while the minimum wage was frozen, while the Special Diet was slashed and while the Community Start Up and Maintenance Benefit was being eliminated. There is no question that the Liberals added their own misery to the brutal cuts that the Harris Tories imposed in 1995. Today a single person on Ontario Works is expected to survive on just $626 a month, while rent and cost of living continues to rise beyond reach. As we potentially head into another round of provincial elections in the spring, we will not be swayed by fake gestures and empty rhetoric from any politicians. We are marching on the Convention to demand from all parties that enough is enough: * Raise social assistance (OW and ODSP) rates 55% Now! Restore the spending power lost since 1995! * Raise the minimum wage to $14/hour Now! * Restore the Special Diet and Community Start Up Benefits! * No merger of OW and ODSP, stop the attack on Disability benefits! For information on how you can help build or participate in this March and Rally call the Ontario Coalition Against Poverty (OCAP) at (416 925-6939 or email [email protected] What are we fighting for: update.ocap.ca/node/1135 On Facebook, join the Raise the Rates page: https://facebook/RaiseTheRates Twitter: @OCAPtoronto #RaisetheRates Endorsed by: Ontario Coalition Against Poverty, Jane-FInch Action Against Poverty, Parkdale Against Poverty, Sudbury Coalition Against Poverty, Kingston Coalition Against Poverty, Poverty Makes Us Sick Waterloo Region, CUPE - Ontario, OPSEU, and more!
Posted on: Sun, 16 Mar 2014 01:53:52 +0000
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