EVENT: Anti-Poverty Rally & March
Attended by Salma & Heba
April 15, 2010
Toronto, Canada
When you live in the "First World" people tend to forget that there are many individuals, particularly children who have little or nothing to eat.
"Just go to a food bank...poor people should stop having babies...no one goes hungry in a country like Canada..."
These are all things I have heard, over and over, in my work in a busy shelter, in university lectures, on television, on the train, wherever, I go.
The reality is that poverty can happen to anyone, and there is no simple answer.
EVENT:No Flat Fees/Tuition Increase Rally
Attended by Salma
March 8, 2010
Toronto, Canada
Many students are struggling already to pay for the courses that they "need" to take to fulfill their course requirements. They work full time, are disabled, have children (families), do NOT get financial assistance from the government and take fewer courses which of course takes longer for them to finish their degrees. How can they pay for courses they are not taking?
There were many protesters, but I only captured some of the women who were in the crowd, or whom I chanted with on the sidelines. The weather was up and down. It was a rainy, windy chilly day, but by the looks at some of these shoes, you can't tell at all.
Take a Look.
[banner]
[Delish food: Pekoras, samosas and lots of dips]
[African drumming- the sound was awesome]
[The sign says it all]
[Did I mention that it was raining and quite chilly?]
[She's dressed for rain
[This sister wore her message well: "EDUCATION IS A RIGHT"]
EVENT: Peace march
Attended by Susie
January 2007
EVENT:" Walk in their Shoes" Peace March in Washington DC
Attended by Susie
January 2007
EVENT:A Walk to Remember
Attended by Brandy
October 2010
Toronto, Canada
