Poverty & Human Rights Roundtable Series

Join Campaign 2000, Citizens for Public Justice and Canada Without Poverty for a three-part virtual roundtable series on poverty and human rights.

In 2015, Canada committed to the 17 United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).  These goals are part of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, a global call to action to achieve social, economic and environmental prosperity.  Enshrined in the 2030 Agenda is a commitment “to realize human rights for all,” including economic, social and cultural rights.

The Localizing Canada’s Commitment to the Sustainable Development Goals Project (SDGs Project) is developing a community-driven indicator framework for the federal government to use to measure progress towards achieving several of the SDGs, including Goal #1: No Poverty.  The SDGs Project uses principled, community-based and participatory research approaches to engage people who experience systemic marginalization and poverty, community service organizations, advocates and organizers from coast to coast to coast that will inform the measurement framework for realizing rights and ending poverty in local contexts. 

The virtual roundtable format will include presentations, guest speakers and breakout discussions and will feature those who have been engaged through the SDG’s Project.  Participants will have an opportunity to connect with organizations and individuals dedicated to ending poverty from across the country for movement-building.

Register for each one individually or as many as you want to attend.

Roundtable 1: June 14, 2023 12 PM – 2 PM EST

Connecting lived expertise to public policy: meaningful engagement as a means to advancing human rights

Speakers include:

• Marie Christian, VOICES Manitoba: Youth in Care Network (MB)
• Samantha Bonnar, Community Cares Youth Outreach (NS)
• Jack Bogaard, Voices Influencing Change (YK)

Roundtable 2: June 15, 2023 12 PM – 2 PM EST

Holding government to account: legal and policy levers for ending poverty

Speakers include:

• Shalini Konanur, South Asian Legal Clinic of Ontario (ON)
• Sahar Raza, National Right to Housing Network (ON)
• Jennifer Chartrand, First Nations Family Advocate Office (MB)

Roundtable 3: June 16, 2023 12 PM – 2 PM EST

Poverty-free communities are possible: strengthening the national anti-poverty movement

Speakers include:

• Raymond Funk, Vibrant Communities Charlotte County (NB)
• King Kxndi, BIPOC USHR (PEI)
• Andrea Hatala, ODSP Action Coalition (ON)

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To request accommodations, please contact Mithilen Mathipalan at mithilenma@familyservicetoronto.org by June 7, 2023. The event will be closed captioned and there will be live ASL and French language interpretation.  All three roundtables will be virtually held on Zoom.

Stay tuned for speaker updates.

For more information about the Localizing Canada’s Commitment to the Sustainable Development Goals Project, visit https://sdg.campaign2000.ca. The project is co-led by Campaign 2000, Citizens for Public Justice and Canada Without Poverty.