On the week of Nov. 22nd, join the RPRC and Social Housing & Human Rights Coalition in calling on the federal government to maintain and expand social housing across Canada. There are events hosted by campaign supporters across the country. In the Lower Mainland, BC Acorn is organizing a gathering in Surrey: Date: November 22nd, 2024 … Read more
The City of Richmond and Richmond Public Library will be offering its next Snacks & Facts session on Tuesday, Nov. 26 from 2:00 – 4:00pm at Ironwood Library. This session is led by Family Services of Greater Vancouver in support of national Financial Literacy Month and the topic will be Financial Literacy Basics. Richmond tenants … Read more
Join Cinevolution Media Arts Society for a special free screening of The World is Bright at the Richmond Cultural Centre, in honour of World Mental Health Day. This award-winning documentary by Richmond-based direction Ying Wang shines a lens on immigration, mental health and a Kafkaesque state bureaucracy at the heart of global migration. See the … Read more
An all candidates meeting for the upcoming 2024 provincial election is scheduled on Thursday, Sept. 26 from 5:30 to 8:30 at Minoru Centre for Active Living. Come by and learn the viewpoints of the candidates on issues such as affordable housing and homelessness, food accessibility, transportation and transit, health and social services, income security, child … Read more
Drop by the Richmond Food Bank on Friday, Sept. 27 for an open house featuring self-guided tours, networking with partner organizations, refreshments and more! Scan the QR code above for more information.
On July 31, the Richmond Centre for Disability and Richmond Poverty Reduction Coalition co-hosted a Zoom forum to discuss the future of the Canada Disability Benefit. Speakers included Amanda Lockitch from Disability without Poverty; Cynthia Minh from Disability Alliance BC; Lorraine Copas from SPARC BC and George Pope who is on RCD Board of Directors. Click … Read more
The Richmond Centre for Disability and The Richmond Poverty Reduction Coalition are co-hosting a virtual event to discuss the Canada Disability Benefit (CDB). Register by July 30 for this Zoom dialogue on July 31 at 5 p.m. where experts will discuss and answer questions about the future of the CDB. With your input we hope to … Read more