How to get money and other resources into the hands of vital community services (affordable housing, health and community services, and so on) to enable them to get their good work done… that’s the big challenge addressed during Canada Day at SOCAP09 (the annual Social Capital Markets conference that draws hundreds of leading social entrepreneurs […]
Archives for September 2009
Day one of SOCAP09: Putting money to work for good, not just for greed
Putting money to work for social good, not just personal greed – that’s the overall theme at SOCAP09, the second annual social capital markets gathering that has drawn about one thousand people to San Fancisco. There are all sorts of way to connect into SOCAP09 , including the web site, Twitter feeds, video links and […]
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Day two of SOCAP09: Intersection of money, meaning and message
Day two of SOCAP09 was filled with plenaries, workshops and lots of wonderful, often serendipitous encounters with people doing amazing work in United States and around the world. (I am recovering from a bad cold, and managed to avoid going ‘viral’ on my fellow attendees in San Francisco). Full details about SOCAP09, including video and […]
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Access Alliance-Photo Voice project
Access Alliance celebrates their 20 year anniversary with a photo exhibit: Many Faces, One People: view the world through our lens.
The Power Study – Women’s Health Report
The POWER Study (Project for an Ontario Women’s Health Evidence-based Report) is producing a Women’s Health Report to serve as an evidence-based tool for policy makers, providers, and consumers in their efforts to improve health and reduce health inequities among Ontario women.
Acting On Health Inequality in Other Countries: Ireland
I recently had a week wandering around Ireland (perhaps not relevant beyond the blogosphere), including exploring local bookshops (getting more familiar to followers of research sites and think tanks), and found Sarah Burke’s recent Irish Apartheid: Healthcare Inequality in Ireland (Dublin: New Island, 2009). She analyzes four main points:
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“Now is the Season for Action”: Some Thoughts on President Obama’s Speech to the Joint Session of Congress
I have several thoughts regarding President Obama’s speech to the joint session of Congress: (1) As John King stated on CNN afterwards, “the man can certainly give a speech.” Obama’s delivery and presentation were outstanding throughout his 45 minute presentation. Obama was clear, articulate, compassionate when he needed to be and appropriately defiant when confronting […]
WI hosts APA pre-conference
The Wellesley Institute hosted the 117th American Psychological Association pre-conference workshop on August 5th. The day was action-packed, informative and fun, combining historical tours of Black Creek/Jane-Finch and St James Town communities with presentations
Right to the city: what can we learn from Chile’s social housing approach?
Chile’s “social housing” approach since the late 1970s allowed hundreds of thousands of poor families to become home owners, and strengthened construction activity in the national economy. However, the low-cost and low-quality housing that was produced has increased socio-spatial discrimination,
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News flash: Three of four parties in Canada's Parliament back national housing plan
Three of Canada’s four political parties in Parliament – a very solid majority – have backed draft legislation to create a long-overdue and much-needed national housing plan. MP Libby Davies (NDP) has introduced Bill C-304, a private member’s bill that would incorporate Canada’s international housing rights obligations into Canadian law. Members of Parliament from the […]
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