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Poor Bashing
"Poor-bashing hurts the poor. Poor-bashing is when people who are poor are humiliated, stereotyped, shunned,
despised, pitied, patronized, ignored and blamed..."
Workfare
"Without analysis, workfare sounds like an ideal solution to unemployment. Welfare recipients would work in exchange
for their benefits, gain valuable experience and help their community by performing jobs that need to be done. However
a closer look shows us that workfare is not new job creation or training for real jobs..."
The Story of Anne and David
"Anne makes $12 an hour as a personal care aide in a local hospital. She always thought people on welfare should
work for their government cheque..."
"David lives in Anne's community. Because of funding cuts he was laid off from his job at a community centre. Even though he
has computer skills and a wide range of work experience he couldn't find a job and is now on welfare after his UI ran out..."
Napo Priorities 1999 - 2000 Document
Key issues, key activities, and special areas of interest for this year...
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