Calgary Centre = Checkpoint Charlie

Checkpoint Charlie

 

Calgary Centre

International Meatless Day & International Vegetarian Day

The International Meatless Day campaign was first started in India in 1986 by the Sadhu Vaswani Mission- a social service organization with a spiritual aim dedicated to serving mankind, especially the poor and downtrodden. It is also a significant day for Animal Right's groups. November 25 is also called International Vegetarian Day aka SAK Meatless Day the birthday of Sadhu Vaswani.

#CBCPorn is born

We all owe Joan Crockatt on this one...

You're not the boss of me

Car Free Diem

Go Car Free.

Last 8 of 10 years we've been Car Free. It's a challenge, but give it a try. Say good bye to buying gas. Insurance. Registration. Repairs. Parking. Scraping snow & ice off the windshield. Warming up your car. Washing your car. Shitty drivers. Road rage. Traffic delays. Construction. Traffic tickets. 

You can take a bus or a train. You can walk. Ride your bike. Take a taxi. Try rideshare. Carpool. A rental. Carshare. Skateboard. Rollerblade.

Try it.

For a day. A week. A month. A year. A lifetime...

Car Free Diem.

The #1 hurdle to housing families in Calgary

I have asked numerous times that a damage deposit & 1st month's rent fund be created. This is the #1 hurdle to families becoming housed in Calgary.

The fund would be accessed as a loan. Repayment based on financial capacity.

Here's what damage deposit and 1st month's rent looks like on a $2000/month rental...

$2000 + $2000 = $4000 This must be paid before taking possession. Very difficult for a young family to both be unstable/homeless and save $4000.  

A single person, renting a basement suite at $800/month... $800 + $800 = $1600... Again, difficult to accomplish when not in a stable home environment. 

The City of Calgary has some very expensive maps, they just don't follow them. 

Here's an example from City of Calgary's "Social Outlook":
"A lack of sustainable funding also challenges
the ability of many agencies to provide longterm
support. At the same time, there is a lack
of coordination among service providers, and
competition for funding limits their ability to fully
explore and capitalize on partnership opportunities.
Access to programs and services could benefit
from partnerships between organizations such
as schools, family resource centres, mainstream
organizations, immigrant serving agencies and
ethno-cultural groups" (Hurlock et al, 2004; Howard
Research, 2001, Boakye, 2009).

Social Outlook www.calgary.ca/CSPS/CNS/Documents/social_outlook_2011-2016.pdf

Caged Hens & Ethical Eggs