For more ideas on how to inform the municipal budget, check out these appearances by community experts and leaders at the last EPC on December 10, 2021:
Kate Kehler, Executive Director, SPCW (full EPC statement)
Reuben Garang, Executive Director, IPW
Molly McCracken, Executive Director, CCPA MB
Michael Barkman, Chair of MPHM and Manitoba Public Policy Coordinator, CCEDNet
Lisa Forbes, Manager of BEST, SEED Winnipeg, and Board Member, Trees Please
Executive Director Kate Kehler’s Appearance at the Executive Policy Council on the 2022 Budget
Executive Policy Committee Appearance – Poverty Reduction Strategy
Access Without Fear Statement
Public Interest Law Centre
Support the call to keep the Public Interest Law Centre (PILC) publically funded and better protected by legislation so we can keep the momentum moving forward rather than revisiting which approach we should take. On this page we have provided … Continue reading →
Police Accountability Coalition
SPCW is a member of the Police Accountability Coalition and helped develop the briefing document below: Community Organizations Call for Police Accountability and the Reallocation of Resources – Endorsements – Updated November 25, 2021 PAC Media Release: Media Release by … Continue reading →
Budgets are Coming – Get Involved!
Hi there! Budgets are coming! Want to get involved? Check out this calendar for all things budget! A lot has certainly been happening and there will be more to come. It would seem that the sale of Portage Place is all … Continue reading →
Holiday Resources Calendar – Winnipeg
We have pulled together this calendar of some of the resources that will be operating over the holidays. For additional details on hours and programming for each day, please click on the date of interest. We know that a lot … Continue reading →
With Love From Mom
With Love From Mom is a Christmas Campaign to get children gifts from their mom’s who are incarcerated this Christmas. Donations accepted at 1572 Dublin Ave or you can donate money online here. SCO requests that donations be dropped off … Continue reading →
Restorative Justice Association of Manitoba
The Restorative Justice Association of Manitoba (RJAM) is a community and grassroots initiative with the goal of transforming our current justice system. Its vision is for a Manitoba that is a just society in which all lives have equal value. … Continue reading →
Data Consortium
The Winnipeg Data Consortium purchases consistent socio-economic data from national sources, including the Census, for locally defined geographies, such as Winnipeg’s neighbourhoods and Manitoba’s Regional Health Authorities. This supports government and community groups/departments in policy analysis, research, and evidence-based decision-making. … Continue reading →
Make Poverty History Manitoba
Make Poverty History Manitoba (MPHM) is a coalition committed to changing public policy to achieve a Manitoba without poverty. The coalition is a multi-sectoral collaborative coalition representing business, education, student, youth, Aboriginal, newcomer, labour, women’s, disability, urban, rural, and northern communities. The … Continue reading →
Immigration Partnership Winnipeg
Immigration Partnership Winnipeg (IPW) helps create a community that has a strong desire and capacity to receive newcomers and make them feel at home. IPW is a Local Immigration Partnership (LIP). LIPs are multi-sectoral collectives that bring a new form … Continue reading →