Archive for the ‘Inclusion’ Category
Solving homelessness will require infringing on individual rights
Wednesday, January 8th, 2020
We are stuck between two fundamental tenets of a fair and just society: a person’s right to freedom and personal agency, versus the duty authorities have to protect a person from self-harm and any attempts to harm others. If one of those was to trump the other, it would be the government’s responsibility to stop someone from harming oneself or harming others.
Tags: homelessness, ideology, mental Health, rights
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Embracing good will this Christmas
Tuesday, December 24th, 2019
In some sense, our schools, libraries, hospitals, public parks, social housing, legal and social assistance programs all speak to a type of structured good will. These are all places that promote collective caring. These are some expressions of the social dimensions of good will toward all, not just those who can an afford the finer amenities of life.
Tags: featured, globalization, ideology, participation, standard of living
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Giving Ontario Communities a Greater Voice in Government Decision Making
Thursday, December 12th, 2019
Included in Mr. Jivani’s mandate is increasing community safety by combating issues such as guns and gangs, human trafficking and racism, and making real and tangible progress to improve outcomes in areas such as: education, community services, income support, and access to housing. This work will help to inform the design or redesign of programs and services and identify actions the government can take to improve people’s lives.
Tags: featured, participation, rights, standard of living
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Putting economic and social rights at the heart of policy-making
Wednesday, December 4th, 2019
Too many people are currently being left behind as changing social, economic, and political tides wash past them… we must help people and communities weather these changes by strengthening how we think about, and develop, public policy. We can do this by prioritizing the human rights and dignities of all Canadians. Not only civil and political rights, but economic and social rights, too.
Tags: featured, Health, homelessness, ideology, Indigenous, participation, poverty, rights, standard of living
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Why the Western emphasis on individuals is the ultimate in intersectionality
Tuesday, November 26th, 2019
The fact of the endless multiplication of categories of victimization, let’s say (or at least difference) was actually solved long ago by the Western emphasis on the individual… meritocratic selection, where the only difference that was to be considered was the suitability of the person for the specific and well-designed tasks that constituted a given job… works — not perfectly, but less imperfectly than anything else that has been contemplated
Tags: ideology, participation, rights
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Marginalized people need social connections, too
Tuesday, November 12th, 2019
… we almost never talk about the lack of opportunities for something pro-social and meaningful for the homeless and marginalized to do… Funding for programming, for actual engagement with others — especially those who are not easy to engage with — is the last to be offered and first to be cut.
Tags: disabilities, Health, homelessness, mental Health, participation
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Ford government’s rapid changes causing upheaval for non-profits, survey finds
Tuesday, November 12th, 2019
Nearly 30 per cent of non-profits surveyed said their budgets decreased as a result of provincial changes, and another 11 per cent were still uncertain whether their budgets would be cut several months after the budget was tabled. Some agencies surveyed raised concerns about the upheaval caused by the province abruptly changing funding commitments part-way through a non-profit’s financial year.
Tags: budget, disabilities, Health, housing, ideology, mental Health, participation, philanthropy
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Charities Now Welcome in The Political Arena: What This Means for the Charitable Sector of Today and Tomorrow
Tuesday, October 29th, 2019
… education is very important, as is stepping into the political space that has opened for charities. In other words, this reform, rather than ending the debate, has merely turned the page on a new chapter. In it, we are collectively called upon to rethink and redefine the role of “political charities” in our society. Further legislation on the subject is likely to come.
Tags: ideology, philanthropy, rights, standard of living
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Beyond Shelters – Solutions to Homelessness in Canada from the Front Lines
Tuesday, October 29th, 2019
The essays introduce the reader to a diverse ecosystem of Canadian shelters and describe some of the significant changes in ideology and approach that many shelters have undergone over the last quarter of a century… shelters are not enough to solve homelessness in Canada and the shelter of the future must move beyond basic accommodation in its efforts to address this complex issue.
Tags: homelessness, housing, ideology, philanthropy
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Forced to the frontlines of mental health: Police have become the new first responders for vulnerable Canadians
Sunday, October 27th, 2019
… a mobile program called HealthIM, which gives police a medical checklist to assess a person’s risk level for self-harm, harm to others and an inability to care for themselves. If they decide to take the person to hospital, the information is sent ahead to a waiting triage nurse, so the medical team knows to expect them and can review the police assessment of the patient. Police can access the program from their cars or via smartphone.
Tags: disabilities, Health, homelessness, mental Health, multiculturalism, poverty
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