In Ian Brown's award winning book, The Boy in the Moon, he highlights the impact John Ralson Saul's brother Anthony had on the internationally acclaimed writer and essayist's life. Saul is currently President of PEN International and Patron of PLAN. … Read More
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A Saharan Food Desert – John Stapleton’s Poverty Fighting Research, 5th On Poverty
You have to be rich to be poor. The poorer you are the more things cost. Imagine living where you cannot buy healthy affordable food? Where retail food chains, if they haven't deserted your area, charge you more for fruit, … Read More
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Canadians with Severe Disabilities – A Basic Income Plan, 4th, On Poverty
The Caledon Institute our leading social policy think tank is at it again. They have produced a thoughtful working report on one of the bigger handicaps faced by people with disability – poverty. And their fundamental recommendation is to establish … Read More
Tags: basic income, disabilities, disability, social welfare
TED and Ashoka Together at Last!
Here's a treat for those who enjoy the TED series of inspiring videos and are equally impressed with Ashoka's continued global leadership on social enterprise. They have come together to offer an amazing conference over the web. On Friday February … Read More
A Canadian town where no one was poor, 3rd, On Poverty
"Once upon a time in Canada, there was a town where no one was poor." So begins a 2009 report by Dr. Evelyn Forget who assessed the effects on health of a guaranteed annual income for the town. That might … Read More
Fighting the Crime of Poverty: The Life Work of Dr. Fred MacKinnon, 2nd, On Poverty
“The sad and unfortunate fact is that we continue to view poverty as the fault of the individual and ignore the social and economic systems and mechanisms that are so often responsible for it.” … Read More
Eliminating Poverty – Senator Hugh Segal and Finance Minister Jim Flaherty, 1st, On Poverty
In a meeting with Finance Minister Jim Flaherty just before Christmas to discuss the recommendations of the Social Finance Task Force he asked whether we had also spoken with Senator Hugh Segal about them. Hearing we hadn’t, he immediately asked … Read More
Shawn Smith – Becoming Visible 2011 – Harnessing Undergraduate Business Education for Social Innovation
Shawn Smith is a young social entrepreneur innovating on a global canvas. Which is ironic since he is also my neighbour. One of last year's delights was to appear on a panel hosted by him in Oxford last spring, during … Read More
Vickie Cammack – Becoming Visible 2011 – Faithful Friends
Vickie Cammack is founder and CEO of Tyze – a social purpose business which creates personalized networks and bridges the divide between natural loving care and formal systems of care-giving. She is also a serial social innovator. She co-founded Planned … Read More
Jessica Fraser – Becoming Visible 2011 – The Harmony of Contradiction
Jessica Fraser is a film producer and co-creator of Mobile Movement which provides microfinace (either loans or grants) to 15 youth led initiatives in Nairobi, Kenya. As a donor or lender you get to choose the projects and communicate directly … Read More