[bru-info] VSW Forum on Women and Poverty

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*/Is poverty increasing in your community?  Why?  Who benefits from 
poverty? Why are more women living in poverty in the world and Canada? 
Why are the poor being attacked?/*

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    WHO:       Sunera Thobani  


                       Jean Swanson


                       Window Pain (art display)


                       Nisga'a Ts'amiks Dance Group


     


    WHEN:     Sunday March 28th, 2004


    2-8 pm

 


        WHERE: Collingwood Neighbourhood

*House - 5288 Joyce Street Vancouver, BC (Joyce Skytrain)*

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*COST:       Sliding scale $0-50 ***

*(Sliding scale is an anti-classist concept, which means that those 
with less pay less and those with more pay more).*

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The main objective of the forum is to increase public awareness around 
poverty issues and poor-bashing in relation to women within a global, 
national, and local context.  The forum is open to the community: women, 
trans, men, & families. 

 

We welcome you to join us in a day of conversations, art displays 
(artists impacted by disability benefits cuts), food, discussion groups, 
performance (First Nations' Dance Group), and more....

 

*_Dinner will be provided.  Childcare, American Sign Language (ASL) 
interpretation, and bus tickets will be available_**, (when registering 
for the event, please let us know if you require the above accessibility 
resources).*

 

*For more information or to register for the forum, email 
femantipov at vsw.ca <mailto:femantipov at vsw.ca> or call 604-255-6554. Visit 
our website www.vsw.ca <http://www.vsw.ca> for more information.*

 

 


          REGISTRATION IS RECOMMENDED

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Vancouver Status of Women is a non-profit, feminist, community based 
organization with a vision of freedom and self-determination for all 
through responsible, socially just, healthy and joyful communities both 
locally and globally.  VSW's mission is to work with women to ensure our 
full participation in the social, economic, and political life of our 
communities.  

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