Record number of Canadians turning to Food Banks as gap widens between rich and poor
Without the generosity of strangers and social justice organizations, almost 900,000 Canadians – including 342,000 children – would go without food this month.
Hunger remains the world’s number one health risk. It kills more people than the planet’s most devastating diseases – such as, AIDS, malaria and tuberculosis – combined.
Migrant agricultural workers from Ontario's Niagara region gathered at the Virgil AWA agriculture worker support centre on September 16, to celebrate Mexico's, as well as Central America's Independence Day. They were joined at the festivities and barbeque by community members, allies, AWA staff, as well as members of Students Against Migrant Exploitation (SAME).
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