March for Dignity, Human Rights and Social Justice for People on Welfare
TUESDAY, MAY 25, 2PM
GATHER AT MAIN AND HASTINGS
The latest Provincial Budget made major cuts to welfare including cuts to dietary allowance for people with chronic illness, dental care and the $75 ‘comfort allowance’ (in lieu of rent) for homeless people.
Changes also include legislation to deny welfare and disability to an undetermined number of people who have warrants for indictable offenses. Indictable offenses include minor theft (theft under), drug possession and charges related to immigration and refugee status. Under this legislation people who have been accused (but not convicted!) of criminal offenses anywhere in Canada will be kicked off welfare.
People on welfare in BC are already living in extreme poverty because welfare rates are so low. These changes make us poorer, place strain on already struggling families and communities, and further undermine our ability to participate as full and equal members of society.
Let’s join together to stop the cruel and punitive cuts to welfare and to demand dignity, social justice and human rights for people on welfare!
Organized by VANDU – Vancouver Area Network of Drug Users
Supported by Carnegie Community Action Project, Raise the Rates, Organizing Centre for Social and Economic Justice.
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