Tuesday 24 May 2011
Wednesday 18 May 2011
The Poverty Challenge
http://www.thepovertychallenge.org/
The Poverty Challenge is an intensive one-day summit on poverty for high school students in the Kingston area. Students attending the Challenge will have the chance to:
Experience poverty as it is by assuming the role of a person living in poverty in Kingston with particular challenges and responsibilities.
For example, you are a single mother of 3. After losing your job, you are evicted from your apartment. Your challenges are to feed your family, find alternative housing, and seek a job or support from Ontario Works.
Navigate the system in a real-world simulation by seeking help from local agencies.
Do your best to succeed by providing the necessary answers, information and documentation. If you are not successful, you must find another way for you and your family to survive.
Become an agent of social change by participating in the Think Tank.
Your experiences during the simulation activity will provide you with insight into a particular social issue. Working with others who experienced the same challenges, you will devise a solution to a specific problem.
Tuesday 10 May 2011
Wednesday 4 May 2011
Homeless Man Uses Albuquerque Dumpster As Address
"Albuquerque authorities arrested a homeless man for failing to notify them that he moved out of the Dumpster he listed as his address."
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