Think we can’t afford to end poverty? Actually, we can’t afford not to. July 2011.
What is poverty costing us in BC?
If the BC government were a basketball player…
Check out this excellent one-minute video and please and pass it on via email, Facebook, Twitter or your favourite sharing tool. It’ll make you laugh, but there’s a serious message here for anyone who cares about poverty in BC. Video by Sean Devlin. Feb. 2011.
Population Health
What determines your health? Genetics? Doctors? Drugs? But what about the neighbourhood you live in? Your job? The amount of money you earn? These are called the social determinants of health, and they can expose more than you think.
Population Health: The New Agenda (Full Length) from Lemongrass Media on Vimeo. May 2010.
The Time Is Now
A slideshow from 2009 about poverty in British Columbia and what we can do about it, by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives (CCPA). Features interviews with a parent struggling to make ends meet by working two jobs, and with people working on health, immigration and family well-being issues. Narrated by Seth Klein, Director of the CCPA’s BC Office.
0. THE TIME IS NOW – Introduction from CCPA on Vimeo.