News & Events
The Fall 2022 issue of our newsletter Spero has been released. In this issue read about:
Reflections on Dignity and Rights
Energy Poverty
Fair Access to Insurance Roundtable
Decent Work and the Labour Crunch - Webinar
Welcome to Faculty Associate Dr. Rodrigo dal Ben
New CPI reports, publications and resources
Read the latest issue here.
Read the latest issue of Spero, newsletter of the Canadian Poverty Institute. In this issue we offer a reflection on racism and poverty and on International Women’s Day. Learn about our evaluation practice and work to end energy poverty. Read more.
Every year across the world, March 21 is recognized as the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination. In 2022, this date seems to carry extra poignancy. Over the past year we have witnessed the rise of an emboldened white nationalist movement in Canada …
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When Mary (not her real name) opened her February utility bill, she was shocked. What was normally less than $200 had risen to over $600. A single mom and careful budgeter, Mary was used to making tough choices around where her money went each month. But this meant that even tougher choices were in front of her ...
Read our Editorial in the Calgary Herald on the growing issue of Energy Poverty in Alberta. An initiative of the Energy Poverty Roundtable.
March 8, 2022 is International Women’s Day, and it is themed #breakthebias! International Women’s Day is set aside each year to draw attention to women’s challenges in both the private and public domain, take stock of the progress achieved and reflect on the work still to be done. Read the reflection by CPI Senior Researcher Dr. Rita Yembilah on the connection between gender and poverty. Read here.
Watch the presentation by Dr. Rita Yembilah, Senior Researcher for the CPI, discussing the link between education and poverty. This talk was delivered to Project Ploughshares Calgary in November 2021.
A Solid Crack at Education: What Has Well-Being Got to Do With It?
A reflection on the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty.
Every year on October 17th, the United Nations encourages the world to pause and reflect on the ongoing reality of poverty across the globe. This year, the theme for the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty is “Building Forward Together: Ending Persistent Poverty, Respecting all People and our Planet”.
Read more: www.povertyinstitute.ca/buildingforward
The Fall 2021 issue of Spero, the newsletter of the Canadian Poverty Institute, is now available. In this issue read about:
· Towards Climate Justice: Assessing the Risks to Marginalized Communities
· Building Cultural Capital for Anti-Racism Among Racialized Youth
· “Back to Normal”: Understanding the Impact of Covid19 on Newly Vulnerable Households
· The latest publications, resources and events from the CPI
Spero is available for download here.
A Reflection from our Director.
The discovery over the past few weeks of mass burials of indigenous children in unmarked graves at Residential Schools demands a response. Yet, what response can there possibly be? As a settler, I have personally struggled to come up with anything meaningful to say in the aftermath. Apologies are hollow. Rage seems insufficient. Words fail. But silence too is unacceptable … Read
The Canadian Poverty Institute is renewing its strategic plan to chart a path for the next five years. In order to plan where we need to go, we are also looking back at where we have been and what we have accomplished. To help us steer in the right direction, we’re seeking your input on the work of the Institute and your ideas for our goals and priorities for the coming years. Help shape the future direction of the Poverty Institute by completing our short survey. Thanks for joining our shared mission to heal poverty in Canada.
