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Homelessness radio on 1,400 U.S. and Canadian stations

February 12th, 2009 | Posted by pfmarchive in uncategorized - (Comments Off on Homelessness radio on 1,400 U.S. and Canadian stations)

picture 053Radio stations across North America, including CHLY, join 14-hour marathons focused on homelessness and poverty on Mon., Feb. 23. We speak with Jeremy Alderson, the U.S. founder of the Homelessness Marathon, about the event. (more…)

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Federal government promises spending for impoverished First Nations

January 29th, 2009 | Posted by pfmarchive in uncategorized - (Comments Off on Federal government promises spending for impoverished First Nations)

“The federal Conservatives will spend an extra $1.4 billion on Aboriginal issues—mostly to help Canada’s impoverished native reserves—in the budget that is covering everything from sea ports to railways. Aboriginal leaders, accustomed over many years to budget-day disappointment, were hopeful that a summit this month with Prime Minister Stephen Harper would see their issues addressed.” [Source: The Globe and Mail]

We speak with Shawn A-in-chut Atleo, Regional Chief of the B.C. Assembly of First Nations, about the potential impacts of the federal budget announced Tuesday. (more…)

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Calling attention to the national tragedy of homelessness

January 15th, 2009 | Posted by pfmarchive in uncategorized - (Comments Off on Calling attention to the national tragedy of homelessness)

picture 040Vancouver housing activist Am Johal is coordinating a hunger strike to shame the federal government into reinstituting a national housing program. Canadians from coast to coast can participate by spending a week on a liquid-only diet. The hunger strike began on December 30th and it will continue through the coming B.C. election and the 2010 Olympics. [source: www.straight.com] (more…)

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First Unitarian joins extreme weather response in Nanaimo

December 18th, 2008 | Posted by pfmarchive in uncategorized - (Comments Off on First Unitarian joins extreme weather response in Nanaimo)

picture 036A cold snap and expected record cold weather has put Nanaimo’s extreme weather response program into operation. First Unitarian Fellowship has become the first local church to join the downtown Salvation Army in providing overnight shelter for the homeless. (more…)

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Banking food: Touching base with a first line of defense

December 11th, 2008 | Posted by pfmarchive in uncategorized - (Comments Off on Banking food: Touching base with a first line of defense)

picture 032Food banks are bringing new meaning to the phrase “run on the bank” as demand for food support rises while—in some areas—donations aren’t rising. We talk about food banks and their campaigns and what they are seeing on the frontlines. (more…)

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Tents for the homeless?

October 30th, 2008 | Posted by pfmarchive in uncategorized - (Comments Off on Tents for the homeless?)

The Victoria ruling and its impacts

picture 014“I’m sleeping in a tent-city tonight,” David Johnson declared in an email from Victoria. Earlier that week, a BC supreme court ruling struck down Victoria bylaws making it illegal for homeless people to set up “temporary abodes” in city parks and other public spaces.

Within days, the City of Victoria responded with a new bylaw limiting the hours during which tents could be set up and police enforced the new bylaw by rousting campers at 7 a.m. (more…)

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