Saturday, September 08, 2007
Colour of Poverty Campaign Launched
A new campaign has been launched called the Colour of Poverty. The province-wide community-based campaign is launching a series of fact sheets and capacity-building initiatives that aim to promote an understanding of how poverty arises within or impacts upon racialized groups, and suggest ways, tools & strategies for people to work toward equity & inclusion in Ontario. So far, 10 fact sheets can be downloaded from the site, covering interconnected topics such as employment, education, food security and health.
The research of the Colour of Poverty Campaign states that by the year 2017, more than half of Toronto’s population will be people of colour. Nearly one in five immigrants experiences a state of chronic low income, which is more than twice the rate for Canadian-born individuals and ethno-racial minority (ie. non-European) families make up 37% of all families in Toronto, but account for 59% of poor families. ACTEW’s recently released fact sheet and e-bulletin on Immigrant Women and Employment found research that demonstrates immigrant and racialized women are particularly vulnerable. One of the most startling statistics is that immigrant women are more highly educated than Canadian-born women, yet are paid substantially less.
Follow the Colour of Poverty Campaign and download the fact sheets at http://www.colourofpoverty.ca/
The research of the Colour of Poverty Campaign states that by the year 2017, more than half of Toronto’s population will be people of colour. Nearly one in five immigrants experiences a state of chronic low income, which is more than twice the rate for Canadian-born individuals and ethno-racial minority (ie. non-European) families make up 37% of all families in Toronto, but account for 59% of poor families. ACTEW’s recently released fact sheet and e-bulletin on Immigrant Women and Employment found research that demonstrates immigrant and racialized women are particularly vulnerable. One of the most startling statistics is that immigrant women are more highly educated than Canadian-born women, yet are paid substantially less.
Follow the Colour of Poverty Campaign and download the fact sheets at http://www.colourofpoverty.ca/
Labels: Issues_and_Trends, Resources_and_Research
