The Common Table Drop-In Program supports people experiencing homelessness, poverty and systemic oppression. A ministry of @theredeemerto
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RT if you love our rainbow steps at The Common Table and Church of the Redeemer! We celebrate and support our 2SLGBTQ+ participants today, this month, and every day. theredeemer.ca/alt/get-invol…
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It isn't just that @fordnation doesn't understand, he doesn't care. In @cityoftoronto, people were still forced outdoors, onto the #TTC, and into libraries, ERs, and coffee shops. The province has no #homelessness strategy, and their housing strategy is an abject failure.
#ONpoli
Wow - Doug Ford with some of the most ridiculous comments on homelessness today.
“they have to move on”
“you don’t see them in the winter”
What a lack of understanding of the issue.
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Portion of a letter I sent to MoH today.
The climate emergency impacts unhoused communities the most. This is absolutely a crisis and we need to do more now. #CanadaIsBurning
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T.O. desperately needs year round Extreme Weather Centres. City's shelter system's turning away 220 ppl a night. Ppl are struggling to survive outside. 2night our Meal Program served 370 meals & a disproportionate # to those w/nowhere to go @SHJNetwork @HPAP_Ontario @cathyacrowe
BREAKING: Toronto's air quality is currently listed as the worst in the world due to wildfire smoke, according to the World Air Quality Index. cp24.com/news/toronto-air-qu…
RT if you like to help people experiencing homelessness. We are looking for volunteers to make sandwiches at 162 Bloor St. W every Wednesday from 12:30 to 3:30 p.m. (June 28 to July 26). Visit our site (link in bio) or email dropin2 [at] theredeemer.ca for more info.
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Stop Barrie City Council Criminalizing Homelessness
Please sign.
When Toronto did this it was cruel, people suffered badly. The law prevented workers from feeding people and preventing freezing deaths. @SHJNetwork @TODropinNetwork
action.caeh.ca/barrie
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Did you hear that there is a bylaw being passed by Barrie's mayor that forbids all people, including outreach-based organizations, to give out any survival supplies *including food*? This bylaw is potentially being passed TOMORROW NIGHT (Wednesday June 21). 🧵
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.@commontableto, a ministry of @TheRedeemerTO, has been using two industrial tool carts loaded with food and supplies to bring hope and support to some of Toronto’s most vulnerable residents. theanglican.ca/carts-connect…
Please RT. Did you know that when you donate to The Common Table in June, you give us a chance to win $20,000 from @canadahelps? (More importantly, you support our program participants.) Thanks for spreading the word! canadahelps.org/en/charities…
The Great Canadian Giving Challenge is back!
Help your favourite Canadian charity WIN $20,000* this June. For more information, and to get started today, visit: canadahelps.org/en/givingcha…
#donatetoday #canadahelps #giveback #bekind #canadahelpscharities
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The lives of refugees are being used as bargaining chips to secure federal funding for @cityoftoronto shelters. Worse, refugees in TO's shelter system will now be profiled by the City and "referred to federal programs," meaning — asked to leave. Shameful. cp24.com/news/toronto-to-ref…
RT if you agree that music soothes the soul! On May 16, Mike Daley and Dan Norman of @TheRedeemerTO brought back the Step Choir for The Common Table community for the first time since the Covid pandemic. Thanks Mike, Dan and team. ❤️
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Over a year ago, we published a report detailing urgent actions that our governments must take to increase affordable rental housing in Toronto.
Our new report takes stock of the developments and setbacks in their efforts, one year later.
Read more ➤ right2housingto.ca/increasin…
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💥DROP-IN MEAL LIST💥TDIN continues to update a list of free meal programs that people can access during the week and on statutory holidays. Find it here tdin.ca/resource.php?id=766. List will be updated regularly! #homelessness #foodsecurity #TOpoli @SHJNetwork @CreatingHealthP
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If you're unhoused, you can vote in the upcoming mayoral election on June 26!
Want to learn more? Here is a handy flyer you can print and share: tinyurl.com/UnhousedVoteTO.
In short: you don't need a fixed address or ID to vote; just let them know this at the polls on E-Day!
Love poetry and helping others? Check out a beautiful poem by one of our Common Table participants on our Instagram page: instagram.com/p/CsRjHsUOO6d/
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MUST READ! Our latest opinion piece on the impacts of privatization of on access and wait times for mental health services
Health Providers Against Poverty Mental Health Subgroup warn that privatization will lead to longer wait times and less access. @HPAPOntario #mentalhealth #privatization rabble.ca/health/health-care…
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Your daily reminder that there actually IS enough. There's enough housing, enough food, enough money for everyone to live safe, sustainable, dignified lives. GREED fuels the scarcity & creates a world where only few can thrive. We CAN change this if we want to. Here's some proof:
Please RT. We need donations of ball caps, socks, men’s underwear (M, L, XL), men’s t-shirts and shorts, running shoes (especially men’s sizes 10-13), deodorant and bottles of sunscreen. Drop off Monday to Friday between 10am & 11:30 am at 162 Bloor West. theredeemer.ca/alt/get-invol…
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Want to understand how to support unhoused people in crisis?
📣An opportunity to learn with @Diana_C_McNally, whose expertise is grounded in deep commitment and practice.
As a teacher and frontline worker of 9+ years, one small thing I can offer is an opportunity to share my knowledge. So, I'm offering a PWYC workshop on May 25 for anyone wanting to be more supportive of unhoused people in crisis: eventbrite.com/e/supporting-…
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Cities and towns must declare the emergency! rabble.ca/columnists/cities-… via @rabbleca
@AtkinsonCF @SHJNetwork @utpress @FCM_online
@CAEHomelessness @timrichter @Hulchanski
