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| dignity is accomplished
ea aan a through our every day mre towards 2 wots that
ee ights builds relationships with each truly embraces human rights
spaces where all are other — in our workplaces, For all, no matter the age, ability,
SD background or experience.
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valued, included and respected. _SGhools, homes and beyond. .| want to take a moment and ask us-all to close our eyes for a moment |
want to thank the creator for bringing us here today but | also want us
to take a moment to reflect on the land we stand on, the territory we
are in. Treaty 6 territory, | want to thank the first Peoples of this land fof
welcoming my ancestors into this land and for the opportunity to live in
this great territory. 9 -
YEG Dignity came out of recommendations made to the Mayor's Task Force’
». on Poverty in 2015 by the John Humphrey Centre's Youth Action
Project. The youth realized that we need to break the stigma around
poverty, because it traps people within it The tying of dignity to poverty
is so critical because we don't understand the level of oppression that
can exist and how hard it can be to pull that weight off of somebody
Ve have to understand how discrimination is so heavy on people
being able to come out of poverty because it influences their capacity
overty
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SOWING THE SEEDS OF CHAN'with a disability. Poverty of money, poverty of
supports, poverty of relationships, poverty of
access, and poverty of having a voice to speak
. out! All humans have a right to live in Dignity
regardless of their abilities. Let’s work together
to creating a better life for the disabled in our
. community.