‘My Week On Welfare’ Facebook Feed
"New contributor Lucy MacDonald knows all about homelessness and living in shelters. Community Services is actually fostering homelessness rather than solving it with is impractical rules and inadequate shelter allowances, she says."
New contributor Lucy MacDonald knows all about homelessness and living in shelters. Community Services is actually fostering homelessness rather than solving it with is impractical rules and inadequate shelter allowances, she says.
"The Department of Community Services values the work of a single parent on welfare looking after their own child at approximately $2.45 an hour ($825 per month). With more than one child you are bumped up to $2.60...this ‘wage’ is expected to pay for the children’s clothing, food, diapers, shoes, transportation, and entertainment activities as well as your own cost of living."
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Caring for a child is work, but society doesn’t seem to see it that way. “Single parents on welfare are often portrayed as lazy or ‘getting a free ride’; as though their children effortlessly…
"Middle and upper class people who have the money take celebrating their birthdays for granted. They gather with a bunch of their friends or family members at an expensive/ restaurant, they go to a movie with a friend, or maybe have people over to their homes to celebrate and in the summer time a BBQ, those are things that people living in poverty can only dream of."
Unhappy Birthday To Us: Kendall Worth on being poor and celebrating
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Today is frequent contributor Kendall Worth’ birthday, which leads him to reflect on birthday celebrations of poor people. He asked, and this is what he heard. “Kendall as much as we would lo…
‘Edge Of East’ Facebook Feed
lots of great stuff being shown at this year's Showcase Truro Film Festival- including peep media's Edge of East - if you've been looking for a doc that combines yodeling, steampunks and ufos then here it is! and join producer Jessica Brown and i THIS SATURDAY for a q & a after
Here is the trailer for Edge of East. See the full film, followed by a Q&A with filmmaker Jackie Torrens and producer Jessica Brown Saturday at 3:00 pm at the Marigold Cultural Centre.
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“We're excited! Q&A w/ @JackieTorrens & @jessica902post1 #showcasetruro #filmfestival t.co/yQHFHn2HY9”
Peep Media (the team behind Edge of East) has a new documentary coming out - it airs Aug 29th on CBC - here is the homepage for My Week on Welfare - please like and share! www.facebook.com/MyWeekonWelfare24Bucks?notif_t=page_new_likes
Filmmaker Jackie Torrens explores the stereotypes about welfare recipients by going on welfare for a week.
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