Activist Community: Stop the War on the Poor rally in Toronto Saturday
The Deets
STOP THE LIBERAL WAR ON THE POOR
Raise the Rates March to the Ontario Liberal Party Convention
Saturday, March 22nd, 2014
Assemble at Metro Hall, King and John, 1.00 PM
Meal, rally and March
The Call Out:
FWD: “Our pots and pans are empty, bring yours to bang!!!!!”
Kathleen Wynne is every inch a Liberal. She talks about poverty reduction while imposing deeper poverty on communities. She has been a leading member of the Government all along while social assistance (OW and ODSP)rates have lost even more of their spending power.
She was a cabinet minister while the minimum wage was frozen, while the Special Diet was slashed and while the Community Start Up and Maintenance Benefit was being eliminated.
There is no question that the Liberals added their own misery to the brutal cuts that the Harris Tories imposed in 1995.
Today a single person on Ontario Works is expected to survive on just $626 a month, while rent and cost of living continues to rise beyond reach.
As we head into another round of provincial elections in the spring, we will not be swayed by fake gestures and empty rhetoric from any politicians.
We’re going to march on the Convention to demand from all parties:
–Raise OW and ODSP 55% to restore the spending power lost since 1995!
–Provide a $14 an hour minimum wage fully indexed to inflation!
–Fully restore the Special Diet and Community Start Up Benefits!
–No merger of OW and ODSP, stop the attack on Disability benefits!
For information on how you can help build or participate in this March and Rally call the Ontario Coalition Against Poverty (OCAP) at (416) 925-6939 or email [email protected]
*Buses coming in from Sudbury, Kingston, Kitchener-Waterloo and more – stay tuned for more info!
What are we fighting for: http://update.ocap.ca/node/1135 On Facebook, join the Raise the Rates page: https://www.facebook.com/RaiseTheRates
Twitter: @OCAPtoronto #RaisetheRates
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