“30 years of pre-pandemic evidence is enough to demonstrate that poverty has been legislated into existence through chosen policy approaches. Swift & transformative action is paramount for the wellbeing of our children, families & province.” @franklyless#NSpoli#endpoverty
✨ HALIFAX ✨ Check out my new project: https://t.co/a5Cj4ddxiP Built to serve two related purposes: a memory aid, and a space for proposal. The map is interactive: drop a pin to mark vacant land or buildings that you have imagined as housing.
Thank you to @adsumforwomen, @PhoenixHfx, @ShelterNS, @NSCSW for providing funding support for the report. And a big thank you to @ALLCAPSDesign for their beautiful layout and design work.
ALL CAPS Emily created these illustrations for the 2021 edition of Mayworks Kjipuktuk/Halifax - now available as this awesome apparel - all union made! Support the festival - and the artists they celebrate - as they adapt to the changing conditions of the pandemic
**NEW MERCH ALERT**
100% #Union Made
Made by Canadian Union Apparel (UFCW Local 175)
Printed by @UniPromotions (USW Local 7625)
Designed by Emily Davidson (Canadian Freelance Union)
$25 Each | Order for curbside pickup or delivery:
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Thanks to partners, @SaintJohnHDC, @front_nb, @SJCNL709, @nsaccw, the MacKillop Centre for Social Justice, and the PEI Coalition for a Poverty Eradication Strategy. Thank you also to @ALLCAPSDesign for the report infographics!
Poverty costs Nova Scotia $2B/yr. 4.8% of the GDP. $1.4B due to loss of productivity, $204.5M in additional health care costs, $74.2M additional crime costs, $367.2M intergenerational loss.
We would all benefit if we #EndPoverty#nspoli
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