COMMUNITY ACTION PROJECT

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Carnegie Community Action Project

Research, public education and direct action. Focus on issues that affect Downtown Eastside neighbourhoods: housing, gentrification, homelessness, drug policy, and poverty.

604-665-2105 info@carnegieaction.org http://www.carnegieaction.org/

Chinatown Concern Group

A division of CCAP consisting mainly of Chinese residents of China town and OTES that works with others in Chinatown to get more housing that lowincome Chinese seniors can afford and to preserve Chinatown businesses that cater to the low income Chinese community.

ChinatownConcernGroup@gmail.com

Raise the Rates

A group working with other community groups and organizations in OTES and Vancouver in general to advocate for the rights and interests 01 the poor. Activities include the Welfare Food Challenge and a petition to raise the welfare rates in BC.

778-871-0141 https:llraisetherates.org/

Contact: Elli Taylor Raise.the.rates17@gmail.com

GET INVOLVED IN

THE FIGHT AGAINST THE FIGHT FOR A POVERTY SENTIENT ... ..PEACE. i

A coalition of community and non-profit groups who want to see the BC government put in place a poverty reduction plan that would include legislated targets and timelines to significantly reduce poverty and homelessness.

http://bcpovertyred uction. cal

604-877 -4553 I trish@bcpovertyreduction.ca

POOR-BASHING ...

• It's immoral • It hurts people • It helps justify policies which widen the gap between rich and poor • It must bestopped

.So many issues, so little time

Thanks for funding, past & present:

Camegie Assoc, First United Church, PLURA, Four Sisters Co-op, DERA, Legal Services Society, Rotary Club of China town, VanCity, MHR, Dr.Soma, City of Vancouver, BCGEU, BCTF, VCCFA, CUPE 15, Simon Fraser University, Portland Hotel Society, Great Beginnings, Neighbourhood Small Grants, OBC Library Farmer Family

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