DIALOGUE WITH YOUR MEMBERS OF PARLIAMENT

The Ontario Election has passed, but not the issues that we need to dialogue with politicians about. Here's a good video that reminds us to keep our most vulnerable citizens on the radar.



Poverty Free Ontario from MetaMedia on Vimeo.

Ontario Voters - Think On These Things

As the Ontario elections draw close, it is important for people of faith to vote for those who can address poverty issues.

Check out the website at www.faithtoendpoverty.ca

Also, to hear what various politicians have to say on related matters, check this link:

http://povertyfreeontario.blogspot.com/2011/09/ontario-political-party-leaders-in.html

FAITH TO END POVERTY

I was recently commissioned by PAOC to be an Ontario representative on the steering committee of Inter-faith Social Assistance Reform Coalition. Their website is found at http://www.faithtoendpoverty.ca/


The Interfaith Social Assistance Reform Coalition was born out of the hope that together a coalition of faith groups could contribute to new public policies based upon greater justice and dignity for citizens of Ontario  marginalized by poverty.

The central message shared by religious communities throughout the world, inspires people of faith to respond to our neighbours in need.

ISARC values

• Human Dignity. The right of all people and their communities to be treated with justice, love, compassion, and respect, and their responsibility to treat others likewise.

• Mutual Responsibility. The obligation of communities to care and share with their people, ensuring that basic needs are met.

• Social Equity. The right of all people to adequate access to basic resources, to full participation in the life and decision-making of their communities.

• Economic Equity. The right of all people and communities to adequate access to the resources necessary for full lives, including access to worthwhile work, fair employment considerations, and our communal responsibilities to use such resources responsibly.

• Fiscal Fairness. The right of all people, communities, and institutions to fair fiscal treatment and the responsibility of all to contribute fairly for the well-being of all.

• Ecological Sustainability. The obligation of communities to practise responsible stewardship of the earth and its environment, so that creation might be preserved for generations to come.