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The Common Front for Social Justice is fighting to build a more human society based on the respect and dignity of all. We want a New Brunswick without poverty. We want a society which give each and everyone a decent living, in particular by having a minimum wage and social income on which citizens can to live on and not just exist. ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING OF THE COMMON FRONT FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE - June 5, 2010, place to be announced. THIRD SUMMIT ON POVERTY: Poverty, a violation of Human Rights - October 15-16, 2010 at the Moncton Lions Community Centre (473 St. George Street). Commentary - Jean-Claude Basque, March 2010. These are the faces of poverty and social injustices in New Brunswick - for The Daily Gleaner, March 3, 2010. Voice of the People Rally - N.B. Power Not for Sale - Saturday, March 20, 2010, 11am to 1pm, Legislative Assembly, Fredericton, N.B. ![]() Citizens in New Brunswick on Income Assistance lost 3.9% of their purchasing power in 2009. They also did not receive the 2% increase in their basis rate as in 2007 and 2008, so in reality their purchasing power went down 5.9%. How is the NB government new Poverty Reduction Strategy going to address this major loss of revenu when they have not targeted any increase in their 2010-2011 budget for people on Income Assistance? Lamrock advocating two-tier system - news release, February 18, 2010.
INFORMATION SESSION ORGANIZED BY THE COMMON FRONT FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE
Provincial government Plan on Poverty: Overcoming Poverty Together. Reading Between the Lines Sessions will be held:
Analysis of the Poverty Reduction Plan - Reading between the lines - updated, February 2010. Our Analysis of the Provincial Poverty Plan - Summary - January 2010. Our Analysis of the Provincial Poverty Plan - Complete document - January 2010.
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Some Facts Poverty in New Brunswick. Frequently asked questions ...
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