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Uploaded to Vimeo by SPARC BC, this video gives an overview of the Listening Circles that First Call's Living Wage Campaign facilitated about the impact of low wages on the families of the earners. As one of the featured participants says, "This living-wage issue is really an issue around human rights."
The video appears to have been released to raise awareness for the following events:
- Children and Livable Cities Forum -- Friday, Sept. 14, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
- Livable Cities: Reducing Child Poverty, Photography and Social Change -- Exhibition runs from Sept. 12-17, exhibition opening hosted by Kathryn Gretsinger is Thursday, Sept. 13 at 7 p.m.
Details on both here: http://www.sparc.bc.ca/component/content/article/392
The Social Planning and Research Council of BC (SPARC BC) is a non-partisan, charitable organization that was established in 1966. SPARC BC focuses on social justice issues and works together with communities on accessibility, community development, income security and social planning.