Make Poverty History

Let politicians know that poverty is an issue that needs to be addressed. Join over 250,000 Canadians who already support the campaign.

1.2 billion people around the world live in abject poverty. An estimated 50,000 people die EVERY DAY from poverty-related causes. Every week more people die as a result of poverty than died in the tsunami of 2004.

Canadians have shown time and again that they care deeply about those less fortunate than themselves, both at home and around the world. And it costs us surprisingly little to make significant improvements in people’s lives. It is time for our government to take action.

We have the resources to end poverty.



When millions of Canadians join together and speak with one voice, governments will have no choice but to listen.

------------ WHAT WE WANT -------------

MORE AND BETTER AID
More and better aid is needed to help end extreme poverty and hunger... to enable every child to attend elementary school... to reduce child mortality rates... to improve maternal health... to create decent jobs... and to begin to reverse the spread of HIV/AIDS.

TRADE JUSTICE
Currently, international trade is neither free nor fair. Trade rules allow rich countries to pay large subsidies to a small number of companies to export food. We need trade justice so poor countries can protect small farmers and staple crops... so governments can access affordable medicine and maintain public services

CANCEL THE DEBT
The world’s poorest countries are sending billions of dollars to the world’s richest countries. They have now paid $298 billion, more than they borrowed, yet they still owe over $200 billion, due to interest charges.

END CHILD POVERTY IN CANADA.
Today, one million Canadian children, or nearly one in six, are still poor. Aboriginal people are disproportionately affected. We must end child poverty in Canada.


------------- WHAT YOU CAN DO -------------


1. Tell a friend about the campaign.
2. Wear a white band.
3. Take action.
4. Check out the BLOG

Cupid

Our landlord just loves her cupids. We have them all over our garden..

The Fringe

The Vancouver Fringe Festival is an annual alternative theater festival held in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada since 1985. This event is organized and sponsored by the First Vancouver Theatrespace Society, a volunteer, not-for-profit society. The festival is usually staged in September at a number of venues around the city. Like other fringe festivals, the Vancouver Fringe has instituted a "bring your own venue", in which performers can stage performances at places other than those provided by the festival organizers.

The Vancouver Fringe Festival adheres to the Canadian Association of Fringe Festivals model. The most important tennants of this model are that productions are selected on a "first-come, first served" basis, with all box office proceeds retained by each production. In addition to donations, the festival society raises funds for itself by requiring attendees to pay a membership fee in addition to purchasing tickets for each show.

Go see The Crackwalker!

The power of expression

Persistence and determination = Salmon

Can you see it?

Caribbean Days Festival

This event draws a crowd of exuberant fun-lovers to North Vancouver's Waterfront Park for a weekend of parading, dining and dancing in the sunshine.

This is a weekend of tropical rhythm, cuisine, carnival and culture as only the Caribbean can offer. Over the years, the Festival has grown into the largest Caribbean event on the local calendar -- and with tens of thousands of attendees, possibly the largest cultural event of its type in BC, period.

See you Saturday!

David Blaine

David Blaine began his career by bringing street magic to the public, performing card tricks and illusions such as levitation or bringing dead flies back to life. His first television appearance was on Conan O'Brien, where he also performed card tricks, and promoted his Street Magic special. He used a small camera crew to record his act live in front of everyday people providing the basis for his television specials, David Blaine: Street Magic and David Blaine: Magic Man.

His first television special, David Blaine: Street Magic influenced the way magic is performed and portrayed on television. With its strong focus on spectators' reactions and showmanship, Blaine entertained unsuspecting pedestrians without the use of the typical magic props used by other magicians.

I think he is a god.

GOOSE

Power?