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== Mentions ==
* From [[Shared Space - Chapter 3 - Working in the Shared Space]]: Know-how is information about interventions required for different scenarios (what and why), including diverse solutions for solving problems such as poverty.
* From [[Shared Space Chapter 2 - Organizing for complexity]]: Employment has improved since the [[Date::1990s]], but social programs, in decline since the [[Date::mid-1970s]], do not address problems brought on by ongoing unemployment and poverty, as well as new problems, such as lack of benefits or adequate pay for more "flexible" work forces (part time, contract, self employed, minimum wage), and working mothers. This lack of support lead to continued cycles of poverty and lost economic opportunities.
* From [[Shared Space Chapter 1 - Reaching for Resilience]]: Social health is a [[determinent | !Indicator | Indicators | measuring | metrics | indicator | indicators | Measured | trends | baseline | status | profile]] of a healthy economy. Healthy communities create stability, create networks of trust, foster learning and networking, and are critical for innovation. They attract [[skilled workers]], who are critical to competitiveness. They are therefore recognised as the "engines of nations," and it is important to develop [[quality of life]] factors and provide social infrastructure. This includes addressing issues such as racial tension, poverty, employment and housing issues, social exclusion. drug abuse and domestic violence.
* From [[MW150121 - Transformed by Community Economic Development.pdf]]: Southwest Montréal - from an [[industrial centre]] to poverty. PEP and RESO successful [[intervention]] through [[citizen engagement]]: socio-economic partners - organization must be composed of [[elected | voting | vote | democracy | !democratic | election]] representatives of different sectors of the community (four from business, four from [[community organizations | community based organization | community organization | community based organizations]], two union [[leaders | Leader | lead | leading]], two associate members known for their influence, board grew to include local institutions, residence and elected municipal officials), committees and forums, AGM; Collaboration: supporting key [[community projects]], [[economic]], employment and [[recreational | recreation]] [[tourism | tourist]] plans; [[employment support]] and [[advice]] to [[entrepreneurs | entrepreneur | entrepreneurship]], [[maintained | maintain]] [[industrial zoning]], [[networking]] between businesses, workshops for training, secondary school for adults developed with [[industry | industrial | factory]], unions and [[literacy]] organizations.
* From [[Shared Space - Chapter 3 - Working in the Shared Space]]: [[Trail Builders]] use annual half-day reflection sessions including the convenor organization, local governance, key working groups, funders and individuals living in poverty. The Theory of Change is referred to and updated.
* From [[Shared Space Chapter 2 - Organizing for complexity]]: Understanding complexity is another challenge, "[[wicked problems]]". For example, poverty concentration factors include teenage pregnancy, single-parent families, lack of education and poor literacy, higher levels of chronic and mental illness, housing instability, substance abuse, crime, and disproportionate reliance on government income programs.
* From [[Shared Space Chapter 2 - Organizing for complexity]]: [[Vibrant Communities]] is an organization that focuses on reducing poverty, using a structured learning circle, the [[Pan-Canadian Learning Community]]. [[Trail Builder]] communities receive funding to develop inclusive strategies, using local governence boards with diverse members including business,government, volunteer organizations and individuals.
* From [[MW150113 - CED & Social Economy in Canada - A People's History.pdf]]: 8000 community based organizations in Québec, in old (resource, factory) and new (social, housing, tourism) services. 120000 people, 7% of provincial [[income]], due to history (eg caisses populaires). [[Law]] [[against | vs]] poverty.
* From [[Shared Space - Chapter 4 - Supporting Sustenance]]: 3.5 million Canadians have low income and are likely to remain poor for longer periods,in particular groups such as women, Aboriginal Canadians, young single people, recent immigrants and people with disabilities. Canada's income gap has grown to a 30 year high, according to a study comparing the [[Date::late 1970s]] to [[Date::early 2000s]]. [[Urban Poverty in Canada]], found a disproportionate number of poor live in metropolitan areas, and [[Poverty by Postal Code]], published in [[Date::2004]] found substantial rises in poverty in the [[Date::last 20 years]] in Toronto.
* From [[Shared Space - Chapter 3 - Working in the Shared Space]]: Success sequences may not be predictable, placebo effects may be created, and [[causality]] may not be clear - for example poverty may cause poor health, and poor health may cause poverty.
* From [[MW150102 - Editorial - The End of the Beginning.pdf]]: Emphasis since [[Date::2004]] on [[celebrating]]; [[communicating]] (especially to [[English]] press/population); [[educate]] to senior [[civil servants]], [[present]] at important [[meetings]]. Need to [[strengthen dialogue]] between CCEDNet, [[networks]] and [[movements | movement]] with [[shared values]] goals, members including [[credit unions]], [[women | women | Women]]'s groups, [[aboriginal | Aboriginal]] and anti-[[poverty]] groups, [[Community Futures Development Corporations]], [[trade union | union | unions]] movement, [[business | business | businesses]] [[sector | sectors]] (especially those with [[social mandates]]); [[evaluate]] (specify [[strategic | strategy | strategies]] uses, eg [[capacity building]], [[research]] not just for [[academically-led research projects]], [[defining]] patient capital, is it meeting [[social economy enterprise]] needs, organizing for the right [[partners | !Collaboration | collaboration | Partnership | partnership | synergistic | partner | collaborative]] - [[Québecers]] better prepared because of [[infrastructure | Foundation | foundation]], for [[human capital]], [[better integration of existing programs]] - [[5-city demonstration project]] [[advocated | advocate]] by [[Learning Enrichment Foundation]] and CCEDNet, [[cost-benefit]] research for integrated, [[outcome | outcomes | Outcome | Outcomes]]-driven approaches. Looking to allies in Martin government; [[activate]], [[innovate | Innovation | emerging | Emerging | modernization]], [[agitate]].
* From [[Shared Space - Chapter 4 - Supporting Sustenance]]: The government has committed itself to the [[International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights]], however the [[Date::1989]] House of Commons resolution to eliminate poverty by [[Date::2000]] was not largely successful.

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Poverty - Revision history

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