Advocacy

If you need help applying for the new  Ontario Energy Support Program (OESP) credit for your Hydro bill, come see the Peer Advocates during our office hours.

In recognition of Black History Month, The Table's Dinner and a Movie night in February will feature two films. Join us for the Community Meal between 4:30 and 6:00 with the movies starting at 6:30.

On January 18th come join Bonita Ford to learn how to use collaborative communication to:  

·      talk through those tough conversations that you need to have

·      focus on solutions to the real needs and issues in disagreements

·      stay open to listening when emotions are making it easier to get lost in misunderstandings

The Peer Advocates at the Table will be participating in the 20000Homes campaign by interviewing people who are homeless or underhoused as part of a Canada wide initiative to adress homelessness across the country.  If you are or you know someone who doesn't have a home to call their own please let them know we would love to talk to them and offer them a gift card for their time.  If you have questions please call teh Advocacy office at 613-2676428 x29.

Come and learn about your rights as a low income consumer, and learn about the impacts privatization is likely to have on you. We will be discussing your rights as a utility consumer as well as hearing from the Citizens Coalition Against Privitization about how the selling of more parts of Ontario Hydro is likely to impact on us all. Lunch will be served as part of this workshop, and gift cards are available for participants.

Mindfullness will be resuming indoors and in the lovely conference room at the CAS complex on Herriot St.  Please join us for these free, relaxed, mindfullness based meditation sessions.

Honour Your Word is an intimate  portrait of life behind the barricades for the Algonquins of Barriere Lake, an inspiring First Nation whose dignity and courage contrast sharply with the political injustice they face.  The title refers to their campaign  slogan demanding Canada and Quebec honour  a precedent-setting conservation deal signed in 1991.  

Donations for the Barriere Lake people are appreciated and will be accepted, but they are not expected.

A one day workshop to help you learn better communication skills.  Lunch provided. Transportation help and gift cards available for participants.