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| Toronto Region ODSP Action Coalition |
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| Action Against Poverty Week - list of organizations who have endorsed the rally |
| The Ontario Coalition for Social Justice has declared October 16th - 20th as "Action Against Poverty" Week to protest the Ontario Government's inaction on poverty issues. |
| The Ontario Coalition for Social Justice is a coalition of labour unions and community groups dedicated to promoting social and eco-nomic justice in Ontario. The OCSJ was created in 1985 and is dedicated to: expanding the quality, accessibility, and universality of health care, education, and social services; advocating economic policies which protect the rights of workers and lead to fair employ-ment at a liveable wage; promoting the human rights of and respect for every person in this province, including women, immigrants and refugees, undocumented workers, and aboriginals. |
| Ontario Coalition For Social Justice web page - province-wide events during AAP Week |
| Ontario Health Coalition Ontario Needs a Raise Campaign Ontario Public Health Association Ontario Public Sector Employees Union Ontario Secondary School Teachers Federation Ottawa Alliance to End Homelessness Parkdale Community Legal Services Parkdale Tenants Association Perth County Coalition Against Poverty Peterborough Walk, Wheel and Ride for Dignity Poverty Action for Change (York Region) Registered Nurses Association of Ontario St. Clare's Multifaith Housing Society Stormont, Dundas & Glengarry Coalition for Social Justice The Stop Community Food Centre Toronto Christian Resource Centre Toronto Disaster Relief Committee Toronto Region ODSP Action Coalition United Steelworkers of America United Food & Commercial Workers Workers Action Centre |
| Alliance for Equality of Blind Canadians Campaign 2000 Campaign Against Child Poverty Canadian Auto Workers Canadian Federation of Students Canadian Labour Congress Canadian Union of Public Employees Canadian Unitarians for Social Justice: Toronto First Chapter Centre for Social Justice Community Social Planning Council of Toronto Elementary Teachers Federation of Ontario Federation of Metro Tenants Association Hands off! Campaign Health Providers Against Poverty Housing Action Now Income Security Advocacy Centre Justice and Peace office of the Sisters of Providence (Kingston) Kairos Low Income Energy Network (LIEN) Make Poverty History Campaign Medical Reform Group No One is Illegal Campaign Northumberland Coalition Against Poverty ODSP Action Coalition - Provincial Ontario Alternative Budget Ontario Association of Interval and Transition Houses Ontario Association of Social Workers Ontario Coalition for Better Childcare Ontario Coalition of Senior Citizens Organizations Ontario Council for International Cooperation Ontario English Catholic Teachers Association Ontario Federation of Labour. |
| The following organizations and anti-poverty groups have endorsed the call to action: |