7-24 centre in inner city

August 2, 2013 by

Aug. 2, 2013 CBC News - Winnipeg Inner-city kids petition for 24-hour drop-in centre - Activist says centre would help keep kids safe from gangs  Romando Nilles, a youthful community worker in the North End of Winnipeg, was on the verge of taking … [Read more...]

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Health rights

February 6, 2013 by

February 6, 2013  Canadian Medical Association Journal (CMHJ) – Adam Miller Providing principled health care in prison The Journal continues its series – the fifth to date - on health concerns, medical and psychological, for inmates in prisons in … [Read more...]

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Jail for 12 year old girl

January 29, 2013 by

 January 28, 2013  CBC News Mom furious that girl, 12, jailed among adults A Newfoundland youth advocate says: “putting a minor in police cells for 11 days is excessive.”  The 12 year old was held 11 days in police cells before being brought from … [Read more...]

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Oxfam on inequality

January 25, 2013 by

January 25, 2013  Oxfam (UK) The cost of inequality: how wealth and income extremes hurt us all Declaring extreme wealth unethical, Oxfam thinks economic inequality is not inevitable and has some suggestions – and a goal for 2025 -  about what can … [Read more...]

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Stiglitz on inequality

January 23, 2013 by

  January 23, 2013 Stiglitz on inequality Today, SJN offers a penetrating analysis of why economic recovery is slow and stagnant.  Columbia economics professor and author of Freefall Joseph Stiglitz suggests growing inequality of both incomes … [Read more...]

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