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Campaign 2000 - Town Hall meeting Federal Role in Poverty Reduction - June 1, Toronto

Community‐organized Town Hall Meeting coincides with the Federal Standing Committee on Human Resources, Social Development and the Status of Persons with Disabilities (HUMA) hearings in Toronto on June 1st & 2nd, 2009. HUMA is a committee of MPs from all parties.

Campaign 2000 - Town Hall meeting Federal Role in Poverty Reduction - Toronto

Date: Monday, June 1, 2009

18:00 - 21:00

Campaign 2000, with the support of the 25 in 5 Network for Poverty Reduction, invites you to:

A Town Hall Meeting on the
Federal Role in Poverty Reduction

Metro Hall, 55 John St., Toronto
6:00 ‐ 7:00 p.m. Refreshments, Room 313
7:00 – 9:00 p.m. Town Hall, Room 308/309

Download the poster here.

Federal MPs will be in attendance.

Bring your ideas.
Show your support for federal action to reduce poverty. We particularly want people with lived experience of poverty to be present and to raise their voice.

If you require support in order to attend this town hall (e.g. child care and/or TTC tokens), contact Liyu Guo at liyugu@familyservicetoronto.org or 416‐595‐9230, x244.

For more details visit www.campaign2000.ca and www.25in5.ca.

This community‐organized Town Hall Meeting coincides with the Federal Standing Committee on Human Resources, Social Development and the Status of Persons with Disabilities (HUMA) hearings in Toronto on June 1st & 2nd, 2009. HUMA is a committee of MPs from all parties.

If you wish to make a formal presentation at the committee hearings or submit a written brief, please contact Christine Holke David, Clerk of the Committee at 613‐996‐1542 or huma@parl.gc.ca