Greetings Friends of the Richmond Poverty Response Committee: You are cordially invited to a special public forum on Tuesday June 26, details are attached. Our project, called “Communities Mobilizing for Justice-Addressing Poverty through Dialogue to Action” has created a space for lived experience experts (the Richmond Advocacy and Support Committee) to learn and practice speaking out … Read more
Join YVR food and beverage workers to let management know that workers’ need a $15 minimum wage now — not in four years as the province has committed to — and job retention for all YVR contracted workers. Other major western seaboard city airports such as Seattle and San Francisco already have living wage policies … Read more
The 2017 Richmond Homeless Connect takes place on Oct. 19. Please see below on how you can help: After eight years of holding Homeless Connect events we would love to say that homelessness is ended in Richmond. It is not, but in looking back over the years, many things are in place that were not … Read more
You are invited to the first annual Richmond Poverty Action Forum on Sept. 28, from 9 a.m. until 4 p.m. at the Sheraton Vancouver Airport Hotel. The event is to help identify and and understand the issues faced by Richmond residents living on a fixed income. There will be discussion and activities around the subject … Read more
The Eating Together Campaign, launched in 2011, is offering a complimentary pancake breakfast to raise awareness of the benefits of families eating together — research shows families who regularly share meals bond and connect more effectively, have fewer problems, and stay together. The event also raises funds for Touchstone Family Association’s barrier-free Front Porch Program, which provides counselling … Read more
If you are a woman who uses public transit in the Metro Vancouver Area, or know women who do, please read this callout for candidates to participate in an important research project. My name is Tahia Ahmed. I’m working with Marion Pollack from the Canadian Research Institute for the Advancement of Women and Leah Levac at … Read more
In addition to our upcoming March workshop for Building Successful Tenant-Landlord Relations, here is the schedule for the next few months. The below dates, with the exception of November, will be held at the Richmond Caring Place (7000 Minoru Blvd.) from 7 to 9 p.m. in Room 345/50. Doors open at 6:30 p.m., please email info@richmondrentalconnect.ca … Read more