Upcoming Poverty Reduction Summit – Ottawa, May 6-8

The Poverty Reduction Summit: Every City, Province and Territory Working Together

May 6-8, 2015: Ottawa, Ontario

Organized by the Tamarack Institute and Vibrant Communities Canada – Cities Reducing Poverty

 

This unprecedented event will join together representatives from all provinces/territories (and many cities) with the goal of motivating collective action to reduce poverty for 1 million Canadians.

The three-day national gathering  will highlight what’s working in poverty reduction activities, celebrate strong community examples and provincial/territorial strategies, and will outline what each holds in common so that we can clearly see the points of alignment that already exists.

Colleen Christopherson-Cote from the Saskatoon Poverty Reduction Partnership will be speaking on the panel about how campus and community partners are collaborating together to move the needle on complex issues. Alison Robertson from Poverty Costs (SK) will also be speaking about the role of national and provincial coalitions in moving forward policy change efforts.

For more information, visit http://events.tamarackcommunity.org/povertyreductionsummit