Chew On This! 2019 is coming: are you ready?
The Dignity for All campaign (co-lead by CWP and Citizens for Public Justice) is excited to announce the seventh annual Chew On This! campaign!
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ChewOnThis! 2018
Thousands take to streets to call for a poverty-free Canada Volunteers call for the federal government to build on the newly-released Canadian Poverty Reduction Strategy in Budget 2019 to end poverty in Canada.
From 13 to 100: Chew On This!
This past August was a historic month for many in Canada’s anti-poverty community.
Unequal systems: food access and prejudice in Canada
Does this sound familiar to you: “the only reason that poor people are so unhealthy is that they don’t know how to eat a healthy diet”?
Take Action on Poverty This October 17th!
This week we have a video blog from ChewOnThis! organizer Adam Vasey with the Downtown Mission of Windsor on how the campaign can engage people in your community to be part of the growing movement from coast-to-coast-to-coast to take national…
Chew On This! Food for thought on poverty
Canada has a poverty problem. 4.9 million people across Canada currently live in poverty, 1.3 million of whom are children. 235,000 people experience homelessness annually. 1 in 8 Canadian households struggle to put food on the table.
Thousands Across Canada Call for Federal Action on Poverty
Thousands Across Canada Call for Federal Action on Poverty Volunteers call for forthcoming national anti-poverty plan to assure the rights of people in living in poverty For Immediate Release Ottawa, ON, October 17, 2016 — Over 850,000 people in Canada…
Is Canada on the cusp of change for people living in poverty?
Is Canada on the cusp of change for 4.9 million people living in poverty? This October, an important policy commitment has begun to take shape that could affect the lives of almost 5 million people in Canada, including 1.3 million…
ChewOnThis! 2015 is around the Corner: We need your help
We Need You to Help End Poverty in Canada. This October, Dignity for All supporters will be taking to the streets for the third annual ChewOnThis! Campaign. This fall, ChewOnThis! will bring together hundreds of volunteers from food banks, schools,…
Chew On This! Website Officially Launched
We have big news, the official Chew on This! website has been launched! You can now visit www.chewonthis.ca to join Dignity for All as we call on the federal government to step up and take action to address poverty and…
Media Advisory: Food bank volunteers take action Oct 17
Media Advisory/Photo Opportunity Food Bank Volunteers Brown Bag their Demands What: On October 17, food bank volunteers – everyone from fiery students to retired church ladies – will walk away from their lunch lines to serve up food for thought…
Because Poetry Rocks, and Poverty Sucks
*By CWP Volunteer Emily Shoff Ottawa poets slammed down poverty at an evening that left a crowd “Empow-WORD”. Honoring the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty on October 17th, together Public Service Alliance of Canada and Canada Without Poverty…