Happy to see our Community Bond campaign featured in the Toronto Star today. Offers a fresh perspective on our impact on small businesses in Kensington Market. Shout out to Supreme Clientele Barbershop for being featured! rb.gy/ngb87h

How can the #TTC move ahead with a Use of Force policy without a plan to prevent & monitor systemic racial discrimination?

TTC adopted a 10-Point Action Plan on Diversity & Inclusion in 2020. We're *still* waiting on 'Action Item #2,' a scorecard on TTC’s Anti-Racism Strategy.

Glad to speak to Victoria Gibson Toronto Star about the near doubling of #encampments in TO since last spring. None of this surprises me — not even the locations, including in Rexdale. There are more people living more remotely outdoors to avoid eviction. thestar.com/real-estate/it…

New Angus Reid poll finds 9 out of 10 Canadians (91%) support the #CanadaDisabilityBenefit .

Read more: angusreid.org/canada-disabil…

Let's get it done and #FundTheBenefitNow
#EndDisabilityPoverty

Introducing our next Racial Justice Summit speaker: Stephen Mensah from the Toronto Youth Cabinet!

Go to RacialJusticeSummit2024.Eventbrite.ca to get tickets for the 5th annual Racial Justice Summit, happening April 16th.

.Ricardo Tranjan & Polly Vargatoth dissect the flaws in Ontario's above-guideline rent increase calculations that weaken rent control. Dale Whitmore, our director of policy, notes landlords can claim the total renovation cost, not just the additional expenses. monitormag.ca/reports/rent-c…

Many migrants work low-income jobs in agriculture, the service industry, construction, healthcare, and more. But Ford's health policies exclude thousands of migrants from basic services like healthcare, despite paying their taxes.

Sign the petition ⤵️
sites.google.com/view/healthcar…

📣Yesterday, the Ontario Government carried #Bill173 : Intimate Partner Violence Epidemic Act through a second reading & deferred it to the Justice Policy Committee, meaning that they have recognized what we have been calling for them to name: Intimate partner violence ( #IPV ) is an epidemic.

Toronto's affordable housing needs urgent protection.

Our submission to City of Toronto's Planning & Housing Committee advocates for doubling rental space in replacement buildings, strengthening short-term rental regulations, & enhancing RentSafeTO.

➡️ right2housingto.ca/wp-content/upl…

Leading up to the federal budget on Apr 16, #DailyBreadTO & over 40 other orgs continue to advocate for a fully funded #Canada #Disability Benefit. Angus Reid Institute released the results of a survey this week & found 9 in 10 Canadians support the CDB ➡️ bit.ly/3xujOFh RT

📌 Wed, Apr 17, 1PM
Managing Media for Your Organization & Making Deputations
Workshop for community-based organizations: learn to speak publicly about what ending poverty would mean for the communities you work with.

🔎 Learn more & register socialplanningtoronto.org/poverty_reduct… #TOpoli 3/3

📌Thurs, Apr 11, 1PM
SPT, Lindsay Kretschmer & Kenn Richard discuss what's needed for Indigenous prosperity in #Tkaronto , what eliminating poverty means for Indigenous organizations & how non-Indigenous orgs can help.
Learn more & register socialplanningtoronto.org/poverty_reduct… #TOpoli 2/3

The latest Action Plan of Toronto's #PovertyReductionStrategy comes to Council in May—an opportunity to do all we can to tackle the alarming poverty in our city.
#TOpoli , we’ve got 2 events coming up to help you have a voice in shaping the next Action Plan. 1/3

'Ontario’s housing sector is already in the 'severe chronic condition' part of the lifecycle, and we desperately need to be honest and clear-eyed about the changes that are required.' — John Michael McGrath #onpoli tvo.org/article/the-fo…

International Day of Pink, April 10th, is a day to stand against bullying and homophobia. This year's theme is 'Visibility', which encompasses being seen, acknowledged, respected, and listened to.

Learn more here: ow.ly/Xtcp50RbMwR

Are you wearing pink today?

#DayOfPink