Antipoverty Dates, Advocacy, and Actions

Key dates

Join the call for a poverty reduction plan organized by the BC Poverty Reduction Coalition.
Contact your MLA.
Listen to and tell classroom stories.
Have students write letters to their MLAs and/or newspapers.
Post statistics in the classroom.
Post to a poverty discussion group.
Discuss/implement food programs in your school.
Lobby for support for food programs.
Combine your school food drive with a BC Poverty Reduction Coalition lesson, such as Share the Weight or Justice Not Charity.
Become aware of poverty issues and how they affect your students.
Start an antipoverty group.
Participate in the Welfare Food Challenge.