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Poverty Elimination: Programs Poverty Elimination Action Team Working towards a world without poverty The Poverty Elimination Action Team aims to improve the well-being of all people living in Newfoundland and Labrador. Email Us Poverty Elimination: Welcome SJC responds to City's no fault eviction of Shirley Cox Call For Equitable Pandemic Response Read Our Open Letter To Government Here Poverty Elimination: Image 2SLGBTQ+ Neighbouring Pod This group was created by Trans, Two spirit and Queer people to help out during the pandemic and beyond. We will share and connect people to resources, bring people essentials and host online workshops and social events. We have fundraised a small Community Aid Fund for folks needing essentials hampers, so please reach out if you're looking for support. Love and solidarity! If you'd like to support the Community Aid Fund you can do so, here: donorbox.org/caf2020 Please read the rules and contact our email if you need help or have questions: 2slgbtqaidnl@gmail.com Join Our FB Group Email Us Basic Income Basic income is an opportunity to rebalance our province’s social and economic models, which leave thousands of people behind. Nobody in Newfoundland and Labrador should be forced to choose between vital medical care, heating their home, or having enough food to eat. There are many complex issues that Newfoundlanders and Labradorians face, and a basic income is not a solution for all of them - but largely eliminating poverty in this province would certainly be a good start. That is what a basic income would do. Read the recently launched policy paper on Basic Income by Basic Income NL. Learn more. Share your story. Become a signatory. Read the Policy Paper Email Us Poverty Elimination: About Us Partnerships Coalition Canada Basic Income Coalition Canada Basic Income is a cross-country alliance of basic income advocacy groups and networks. We are advancing the development of a national movement for basic income in Canada, building alliances and collaborating with advocacy groups, networks and individuals supporting a just recovery in Canada from the COVID-19 pandemic. Learn More $15 and Fairness NL Do you support the motion to raise the minimum wage to a living wage for all workers in our province? If so, please join $15 and Fairness NL + and urge the Government of Newfoundland and Labrador to legislate a $15 per hour minimum wage. We believe that a $15 minimum wage would be a good first step in improving health outcomes in this province. It is abundantly clear that there is a direct relationship between income, food insecurity, and health. Income is the leading social determinant of health and, as such, a living wage would provide significant health benefits to the 48,900 workers in Newfoundland and Labrador who earn $15 and hour or less. Email Us Poverty Elimination: What We Do News & Views Poverty Elimination: News Household Food Insecurity in Canada 2021: Report November 2022 Following the inclusion of food insecurity as an indicator for Canada’s Poverty Reduction Strategy in 2018, the Canadian Income Survey (CIS) began the annual monitoring of household food insecurity. Drawing on data from the CIS, this report presents a portrait of household food insecurity in Canada in 2021, examining who is most affected and how food insecurity rates differ across the country. The report also uses CIS data to examine food insecurity rates in 2019 and 2020, providing a look at food insecurity before and after the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. The report linked below is designed to provide a tool to describe the problem of food insecurity in Canada, monitor trends, and identify priorities for interventions to address this major public health issue. It builds on the extensive work of Health Canada and Statistics Canada in measuring and monitoring household food insecurity. Get the report NL CERB Clawbacks Push People into Poverty: Advocates July 3, 2020 In Newfoundland and Labrador, social assistance = $11,800/year. This is a poverty wage. If CERB is good enough for Canadians, it should be good enough for those on social assistance as well. Learn more The Stink of Poverty July 7, 2020 A beautiful and moving short story by our Co-Chair, Mark Nichols. Thank you for sharing this heart-wrenching yet powerful piece on poverty. Learn more Past Events Poverty Elimination: Past Events Is Our Healthcare on the Chopping Block? The Poverty Elimination Action Team organized an online chat about Health Accord NL on March 25, 2021. The Health Accord presents us with an opportunity to provide the provincial government feedback on our medical and health care systems. We talked about ways to engage and discussed the contracting of a private company (Change Healthcare), by our provincial government, to reduce our health care costs. We brought together participants to discuss through concerns about this approach, and ways to challenge austerity. Learn More Poverty Elimination: Pro Gallery PEAT TV Play Video Search videos Search video... All Categories All Categories Nonprofits & Activism People & Blogs The Cost of Poverty in the Atlantic Provinces, Report Release Play Video Green New Drinks on a Living Wage Play Video Poverty Elimination: Videos

Free Palestine Rallies Jan 11, 2024 UPDATE: There are Rallies organized every Saturday by Palestine Solidarity - Newfoundland & Labrador to show solidarity with Palestinians and resist and condem the genocide the Israeli state is committing. Every Saturday at 2pm NT at Harbourside Park in St. John's Please come show your support and help spread the word. You can sign up for the Palestine Solidarity NL Listserv here: https://palestineactionyyt.beehiiv.com/subscribe This will be important for updates on how weather conditions are impacting rally plans. If you can't make it out, or if the weather keeps us from gathering, here's an action the Palestine Solidarity NL invites you to do from home: Birds of Gaza: Get creative and design your own bird in memory of a child martyred SATURDAY: ALL OUT FOR GAZA Organized by Palestine Solidarity - Newfoundland & Labrador Join in solidarity with the Health Workers of Gaza Date: Saturday December 16 Time: 2 PM (NT) Location: Harbourside Park, St. John's Return every Saturday until there is a ceasefire! Same time same place! SUNDAY AFTERNOON: SCREENING OF "THREE PROMISES" BY YOUSEF SROUJI Date: Sunday December 17, 2023 Time: 3 - 6pm NT Location: Memorial University Education Building, ED 1020 "While the Israeli army retaliates against the Second Intifada in the West Bank in the early 2000s, a mother films her family's daily life, punctuated by time spent shielding her family from harm in the basement. Now, her son revisits this past, delivering a heart-breaking portrait of the anguish of parents who are forced to choose between their children’s physical safety and the emotional upheaval of leaving home." Please wear a mask to this event to help protect each other SUNDAY EVENING: FUNDRAISER DINNER FOR GAZA Organized by Palestine Solidarity Action NL Experience Palestinian Culture & Performances Date: Sunday Dec 17 Time: 6 - 8 pm Location: Benevolent Irish Society, 30 Harvey Road, St. Johns $50 per ticket. Seating is limited. Reserve your ticket by emailing and please note any dietary restrictions. email: palestineactionyyt@gmail.com All proceeds benefit Islamic Relief Previous Next

Anti-Capitalist x Activist Book Club Reading is Revolutionary! Join our bi-weekly book club and explore leading and classic theorists, practitioners, and visionaries through critical, communist, anarchist, and Indigenous lenses. ---------------- Every two weeks we read 20-50 pages or listen/watch 30-60 minutes of content. Meetings take place online on weekdays. Monthly schedules are determined collectively but generally run from 7:30 to 8:30pm NT/ 7:00 to 8:00pm AT. Upcoming Books Join AxA Book Club! First Name Last Name Email Submit Thanks for submitting! We'll be in touch Upcoming Books This Nonviolent Stuff’ll Get You Killed: How Guns Made the Civil Rights Movement Possible by Charles E. Cobb Jr. Past Readings/Content The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas by Ursula K. Le Guin The Ones Who Stay and Fight by N.K. Jemisin Autobiography of Malcolm X as told by Alex Hanley Nonviolent Communication: A Language of Life, by Marshall Rosenberg How To Blow Up A Pipeline by Andreas Malm Let This Radicalize You by Kelly Hayes and Mariame Kaba Expect Resistance: A Field Manuel by Crimethinc How Fascism Works by Jason Stanley Pedagogy of the Oppressed by Paolo Freire. Wretched of the earth by Frantz Fanon The Red Deal by The Red Nation Mutual Aid - Dean Spade (2x) Out of the Sun: On Race and Storytelling - Esi Edugyan Class Power On Zero Hours - AngryWorkers Warrior Life: Indigenous Resistance and Resurgence - Pam Palmatar Massey Lectures - Thomas King Manufacturing Consent: Noam Chomsky and the Media - National Film Board Revolutionary Rehearsals in a Neoliberal Age - edited by Colin Barker, Gareth Dale, and Neil Davidson Can’t Pay, Won’t Pay - The Debt Collective This Bridge Called My Back: Writings by Radical Women of Color - edited by Gloria Anzaldúa and Cherríe Moraga Pleasure Activism: The Politics of Feeling Good - Adrienne Marie Brown Policing Black Lives - Robyn Maynard The Land Back Issue - Briarpatch We Do This Til We Free Us - Mariame Kaba Border and Rule - Harsha Walia Study and Struggle Curriculum Fall 2020 , including full or partial readings of Are Prisons Obsolete - Angela Davis Pedagogy of the Oppressed - Paolo Freire Freedom Dreams - Robin D.G. Kelley We Are Our Own Liberators: Selected Prison Writings - Jalil Mutaquim Geographies of Racial Capitalism - Ruth Wilson Gilmore Combahee River Collective Statement Care Work: Dreaming Disability Justice, - Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha City of Inmates - Kelly Lytle Hernández Undoing Border Imperialism - Harsha Walia Freedom Is a Constant Struggle - Angela Davis Small Game Hunting at the Local Coward’s Gun Club - Megan Gail Coles As We Have Always Done - Leanne Betasamosake Simpso Caliban and the Witch - Sylvia Federici Radicalized - Cory Doctorow Settlers: The Mythology of the White Proletariat - J. Sakai. Struggle Within : Prisons, Political Prisoners, and Mass Movements in the United States - Dan Berger Capitalist Realism - Mark Fisher Utopia for Realists: The Case for a Universal Basic Income, Open Borders, and a 15-hour Workweek - Rutger Bregman The State and Revolution - Vladimir Lenin Planet of Slums - Mike Davis Women, Race, and Class - Angela Davis

Acerca de Prison Pen Pal Project We are a group of volunteers building friendships through letter writing with community members experiencing incarceration in provincial penitentiaries in NL. Want to volunteer? Get in touch using the form at the bottom of the webpage or write to the address below. If you know someone experiencing incarceration who might like a pen pal, please let them know they can write to the address below to be matched with a pen pal. the pen pals c/o SJCNL PO box 7283 St. John's, NL A1E 3Y5 FAQ join the pen pals Send us a message, answering the questions above, to be matched with a pen pal. First Name Last Name Email Thanks for submitting! Message Send

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Our Vision: Text Revolution of Care Manifesto The struggle against patriarchy, white supremacy, colonialism, imperialism, climate change, and our corrupt economic system can feel overwhelming. It’s not a struggle we can take on alone. That’s why the Social Justice Co-operative is building a grassroots movement centred on creating caring communities and fostering friendships between activists based on caring for each other. We believe in the dignity and value of every human being. We call this movement a “Revolution of Care” because revolutionary care is the antidote to capitalism, and it is capitalism that has made our society sick. Where capitalism relies on greed to function, the antidote must be generosity. Where capitalism relies on individualism, the antidote must be community. By capitalism, we mean the global intersecting systems of oppression that impoverish billions to make a handful of people rich, the systems that co-opt democracy to protect the rich, and the systems that make all of us complicit in the destructive exploitation of our land, water, and communities in the service of profits for the rich. Our affluence in Canada is built off of poverty here and elsewhere. We do not live in isolation. Our local choices affect lives internationally. All beings on earth, human and non-human are linked in a web of relation. Click here to read our Strategic Compass for 2021 Our Vision: Text Care, like capitalism, can be applied as a way of life, as a system to uphold rule in society and our communities, and as a guideline by which all decisions are made. Capitalism encourages taking advantage of every situation for personal gain, focusing our attention inward, and creating a competition out of life itself. Revolutionary care encourages the exact opposite: to seek to provide for the needs of all those around us, in every situation, creating a sense of community and belonging. Revolutionary care uses empathy as a means of knowledge and understanding; this knowledge is the basis for all decisions, with the ultimate goal of meeting the needs of all. Where capitalism applies value to how much an individual can take, the revolution of care calls for our values to be shifted based on how much care one gives back to their community and each other. Where individual wealth is multiplied by the greed of capitalism, collective wealth is multiplied under the revolution where care is placed as the centre. Revolutionary care, when applied on a larger scale, has the potential to collapse hierarchies by giving consideration and a voice to all. It prevents the elevation of the few above the many by illuminating our world with the views and emotions of those around us, creating empathy, and, ultimately, generosity. It elevates the importance of the community as a whole creating a sense of belonging and trust. It decentralizes decision making by creating fluid governance based on current needs and giving space to all who wish to participate. Revolutionary care has the potential to crumble capitalism by creating communities that care for their people rather than their profits. The SJC intends to grow this movement, and spread the Revolution of Care as a way of organizing, a way of decision making, and as a way of life. Our Vision: Text A “Revolution of Care” means reclaiming care, by building a movement centered on compassion and kindness that gives space to heal, learn, and grow. By strengthening relationships and ensuring that everyone feels welcome, we are connecting community members and shaping our own system, one that can end the exploitation of people and the destruction of thriving ecosystems for profit and build communities where everyone feels loved and respected. Therefore, the Social Justice Co-operative commits to the following principles of revolutionary care: - ensure anti-racist decolonization; -- anti-racist decolonization, at its very core, is a care building movement based on Indigenous feminism which includes radical love and acceptance. Indigenous feminism places care at the centre of decision making and ensures that all community members have their physical, spiritual and emotional needs met; - radical inclusivity: everyone is given an equal opportunity to join our movement by addressing barriers; creating welcoming environments, especially for members of traditionally marginalized and neglected groups; -- a revolution of care requires us to have patience for all people as they learn and make mistakes; -- recognize that we have all been socialized in inherently racist, classist, sexist, cis-heteronormative and ableist systems and that it takes time and patience to understand and unpack this socialization; - all voices are heard, marginalized and most impacted voices are amplified, and all experiences are valued and considered; - a collaborative, cooperative, consensus-based, decentralized approach to decision-making; - intentional relationship and community building, recognizing the need for social spaces in addition to organizing spaces; - promotion of worker-owned co-operatives, a strong union movement, and international worker solidarity; - intentional care for all of humanity, our environment, and the other species with whom we share the earth by resisting wasteful, hazardous, and unsustainable patterns of consumption and destruction; - intersectional approach to a just transition from an extraction economy to a society that cares for the land and for each other. Our Vision: Text The Revolution of Care is a journey and as we grow and learn, we continue to reflect on how we can better serve the movement. Hence, this is a living manifesto, to be built and expanded on as our revolution grows. Our Vision: Text

Climate Petition Challenge Petition to Declare Provincial Climate Emergency Join us and demand that the Government of Newfoundland and Labrador declare a climate emergency. How does it work? 1. Download the petition package below 2. Fill in your name and information. Know others who want to sign? Get their information too! 3. Return your completed package to the Social Justice Co-Op (details on the form) That's it! Quick and easy! Why do I have to download a form? In order for a petition to be presented in the House of Assembly, it has to be on paper. But don't worry! You collect the signatures and send us the forms, we do everything else, including cover the postage fees (contact us for details). Download the form and show your support today. Every signature counts! Print & Sign The Petition Climate Petition Challenge: Who We Are Right to Left: Lela Evans (PC), SJC member Rosie Myers, and Jim Dinn (NDP) posed for a selfie after Rosie delivered the petition to Confederation Building. What have we done so far? Taking the first steps towards progress In 2019, a team of SJC members put together this petition and set out into their communities. Over the course of a few months they collected over 2,000 signatures from citizens demanding the province declare a climate emergency Unfortunately, the arrival of the COVID-19 pandemic meant that signature collection had to stop. The petition was put on hold until it was safe to venture out again. In June, 2021, the Coalition for a Green New Deal NL and DecarbonizeNL teamed up and breathed new life into the project. They contacted all the seated parties and four MHAs - Lela Evans (PC), Jim Dinn (NDP), Jordan Brown (NDP), and Paul Lane (IND)- agreed to present the petition to the floor. From June 16th to the end of session, our petition was presented every day! Our Labrador MHAs spoke to witnessing climate change firsthand, and all demanded the province take action. We are now collecting signatures again, with the intention of presenting a second batch of petitions in October when the House resumes. This is where we need you! Download the form and get out into your communities. Stay safe, collect signatures, and get us the support we need so we can demand the government take the climate crisis into account with every deicion they make. We can do this! 2073 SIGNATURES COLLECTED, AND COUNTING! Sign the petition to declare a climate emergency! Join the Climate Petition Challenge Climate Petition Challenge: Quote Climate Emergency Declaration: Petition to the House of Assembly of Newfoundland and Labrador We, the undersigned residents of the Province of NL, bring the attention of the House of Assembly to the following: THAT, WHEREAS: According to the document “The Way Forward on Climate Change” the province is already experiencing the effects of climate change; NL joined the Pan-Canadian Framework on Clean Growth and Climate Change in 2016, but is not on track to meet its 2020 targets; Financial costs resulting from climate change will unequally impact municipalities due to responsibilities set out in the “Municipalities Act 1999” THEREFORE, your petitioners call upon the House of Assembly to urge the government to: Declare a CLIMATE EMERGENCY Establish a task force on decreasing the effects of the climate crisis while building community resilience Consider climate in all policy & decision making Download, print and sign the climate petition now! Climate Petition Challenge: Who We Are Climate Petition Challenge: Get Involved

SJCNL Supports Environmental Transparency Committee (ETC) in efforts to secure Federal Impact Assessment for Project Nujio'qonik by World Energy GH2 The SJCNL sent a letter to Minister Stephen Guilbeault and the Impact Assessment Agency for the Atlantic region in support of the Port-Au-Port peninsula based Environmental Transparency Committee's (ETC) request for designation of Project Nujio'qonik under the Impact Assessment Act (IAA). We encourage anyone concerned that Project Nujio'qonik is being rushed through the environmental impact assessment stage at the provincial level to consider reaching out to minister Stephen Guilbeault and the federal Impact Assessment Agency (IAA) for intervention. Minister Guilbeault has until October 3rd to decide. You are welcome to use any or all of our letter in your correspondence. You can read our letter and learn more about Project Nujio'qonik by clicking on the 'learn more button below. We will be discussing the project and concerns about its impact at the October Monthly General Meeting of the Social Justice Co-op, which will take place on Thursday, October 12, 2023, between 7-9pm NT, 6:30-8:30 AT. All welcome! Email SocialJu sticeCoopNL@gmail.com for the zoom invite. Check out our accessibility details here: bit.ly/sjc-access Learn More about Project Nujio'qonik

An Open Letter to the City of St. John's re: Eviction of Ms. Shirley Cox October 31, 2022 An open letter to the City of St. John’s: We are writing to express our grave concern and to protest the City of St. John’s decision to evict Ms. Shirley Cox from Riverhead Towers on October 31, 2022 . Ms. Cox, an 82-year-old woman who uses a wheelchair, has no other wheelchair-accessible and affordable housing options available to her . BACKGROUND: Ms. Cox called CBC Radio in an act of desperation, seeking help with an eviction notice she received from her landlord, the City of St. John’s. The City has not disclosed their reason for eviction to Ms. Cox. She believes it may be because she smokes cigarettes outside the main entrance of Riverhead Towers rather than in a designated smoking area. Ms. Cox cannot use the designated smoking area because the pathway to the area is not wheelchair accessible. CBC journalist Anthony Germaine and NDP MHA Jim Dinn have both visited Ms. Cox in her apartment, and both have publicly stated that Ms. Cox does not smoke in her apartment and that there is no discernible odor of tobacco in her home. MHA Dinn confirms that the designated smoking area would be very difficult for her to reach using her wheelchair. MHA Dinn has sought assistance for her from various community organizations, but with the current housing crisis, coupled with the scarcity of wheelchair-accessible affordable housing, finding an alternative home for her is unlikely. Ms. Cox has expressed that she will not be forced into a care home, which is her right as a competent, independent adult. She has also said that she likes living in Riverhead Towers as she has formed friendships there and that moving would isolate her from her community . She has also stated that she would be safer on the street than in a shelter, a fact that was verified by the Executive Director of “Solutions for Seniors,” an organization that the City recommended as a resource. Ms. Cox faces elevated risk of exploitation and physical or mental violence because of her disability, gender, and advanced age . Research suggests that women who are disabled experience various forms of abuse and violence at a rate of 50% to 100% higher than average. (Source: https://www.dawncanada.net/issues/women-with-disabilities-and-violence/ ) STATEMENT FROM THE CITY On Oct. 27th, in response to a request for information from Anthony Germaine (CBC), Councilor Ravencroft released the following statement on behalf of the City. “Regardless of circumstance, issuing an eviction notice is the most difficult decision with which staff in the housing division are faced. It is always our last resort, and it is not executed without proper consideration and due notice.” OUR RESPONSE “Regardless of circumstance…” Given the well-documented forms of discrimination that marginalize, exploit, and exclude Persons with Disabilities, women, people of advanced age, and people who live in poverty scrupulous regard must be applied to circumstances of Ms. Cox . She faces marginalization at many intersections (disability, gender, age, and socio-economic status) and each of these factors exacerbates the risk of harm she is facing . Careful regard must be given to these circumstances by the city when making decisions that impact her access to the basic need of housing. “It (eviction) is always our last resort.” We propose the following two alternatives to eviction : As a disability-inclusive landlord, the city can opt to address and correct the accessibility barrier that makes it impossible for her to access the smoking area to which all other non-disabled tenants have access. As a disability-inclusive landlord, the city can opt to work with Ms. Cox to identify an accessible alternative area where she can smoke with the same ease as can non-disabled tenants. Have either of these alternatives been attempted? “It (eviction) is not executed without proper consideration.” Given the absence of disability-informed, poverty-informed, and trauma-informed decision-making processes , it is our position that “proper consideration” has not taken place. CONCLUSION We believe that evicting Ms. Cox from her home is an extreme and unnecessary measure . Evicting Ms. Cox exposes her to grave risk of harm given her disability, age, gender, and socio-economic status , coupled with the lack of affordable and accessible housing available . The city’s refusal to disclose the reason for her eviction , further raises concern. If it is related to her smoking, the city has a duty to accommodate her by making the route to the designated smoking area accessible. We urge the City of St. John’s to re-consider evicting Ms. Cox from her home . This decision is generating discomfort and fear for Ms. Cox and among other vulnerable residents in our community who are worried about her well-being and about the precedent this sets. To those reading who share our concern , we ask that you email the city to voice your support for Ms. Cox and ask that they do not proceed with her eviction . You can reach all councilors by emailing council@stjohns.ca . Sincerely, Disability Justice Working Group The Social Justice Co-op of NL Email St. John's City Council

Call For Equitable Pandemic Response An Open Letter to Our Governments on COVID-19 Now is the time to collaboratively build a robust response to COVID-19 and to create the conditions that will make collective flourishing possible. Join the call for an equitable pandemic response by signing our petition . Sign The Petition Call For Equitable Pandemic Response: About Us In Newfoundland and Labrador, the COVID-19 pandemic comes at a time of significant global and local uncertainty. Across the world, communities are already strained under simultaneous unfolding threats to our physical, psychological, social, and financial health including climate change, economic crises, rising fascism, and ongoing austerity. Here in Newfoundland and Labrador, we are just emerging from the upheaval of a historic storm and ensuing state of emergency. Our province has been wracked in recent years with poor governance, debt, austerity, and economic uncertainty. We have long known that our provincial healthcare system is overburdened and under-resourced, while Newfoundlanders and Labradorians suffer from the highest rates of chronic illness in the country. Call For Equitable Pandemic Response: Text Crisis is no longer approaching: it is at our door and it will impact the most vulnerable people in our province, and across the world, with the greatest intensity. Call For Equitable Pandemic Response: Text The only choice we have now is solidarity. As community members, we will respond with strong measures of physical distancing, social solidarity, and mutual aid. We applaud the leadership that many individuals, organizations, businesses and governments have taken in imposing widespread precautionary measures. But we know that our governments and service providers can do more to ensure an equitable response to COVID-19. As the pandemic evolves, our national, provincial and local responses must also evolve along with it. The specific actions that we are calling for follow. None of these are fanciful -- many have been discussed and some have already been successfully employed elsewhere in Canada and across the world in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Call For Equitable Pandemic Response: Text In all responses to COVID-19 our governments and service providers must prioritize those who are most physiologically and socially vulnerable to this virus and the social response to it. These include: Institutionalized people (e.g., incarcerated people, those in shelters, and in elder and long-term care facilities); Seniors, elders and immunocompromised people; Those who experience racial, cultural, and linguistic discrimination which limits access to healthcare and support systems; Those who are homeless, and those who live alone, without adequate support in their homes, or who live in violent homes; Those engaging in essential work that is traditionally feminized, racialized, low-waged and performed by migrants and people with precarious immigration status (e.g., childcare, homecare, grocery store workers). It also includes people living in rural, remote, Northern and Indigenous communities within Newfoundland and Labrador, who face unique challenges including a lack of clean drinking water, food insecurity, and inadequate healthcare resources. Call For Equitable Pandemic Response: Text People must have security - in terms of employment, finances, immigration status and otherwise - to be able to stay home from work if they are sick, abide by public health measures, and protect themselves and those around them. To this end, we call upon all relevant levels of government to work together to: Institute Universal Basic Income (which is progressively and not regressively taxed) and the following wage supports: Moratorium on firing workers who do not arrive to work because they choose to self-quarantine, who are sick, or who lack childcare. Institutional paid sick leave of at least 21 days for all workers (including those who are self-employed). A living-wage for anyone required to work outside their home during the COVID-19 pandemic. Institute an immediate moratorium on housing evictions (and on cutting off utilities), including for housing programs and shelters. Suspend mortgage payments, rent payments, electricity and heating oil payments. Increase pay and protections for those working in support roles for elder and disabled populations - this work is feminized, racialized, and is often performed by people with precarious immigration status. Introduce supports for parents who have to miss work due to childcare demands or need childcare due to work demands, develop COVID-19 resources for those engaging in childcare, and develop options for providing childcare for those who need it. Require that all relevant service providers institute a “don’t ask, don’t tell policy” regarding immigration status so that undocumented migrants can access services in Newfoundland and Labrador without fear. Consider designating the Province of Newfoundland and Labrador as the first sanctuary province. Immediately offer permanent residency to all Temporary Foreign Workers. Grant immediate Medical Care Plan coverage to recently graduated international students, people who are waiting for work permits, temporary workers and those who are stranded because of COVID-19. Include international students and temporary workers in all federal, provincial and municipal emergency support measures. Offer immediate permanent residency or citizenship for international students and recent graduates. Call For Equitable Pandemic Response: Text Many government institutions – especially the healthcare system – will require increased resources to deal with the COVID-19 crisis. We argue that the community sector also requires increased resources, financial and otherwise, as they are well poised to ensure a just response to the pandemic. To this end, we call upon all relevant levels of government to work together to: Ensure transparency and accessible information-sharing with citizens and community organizations during and after the pandemic; Collaborate with community sector organizations, coalitions, and cooperatives with social justice and equity goals to strengthen the community-led response; Mobilize public and private spaces, in partnership with the community sector, to increase capacity for homeless and precariously housed people, and people living with violence, to practice physical distancing, quarantine, and self-isolation; Potential spaces could include, but are not limited to, community centres, stadiums, hotels and residences; Outline a transparent plan for addressing shortages of supplies and equipment in our healthcare system. These include but are not limited to: testing kits, oxygen, and ventilators. Open fever hospitals in public or private spaces if bed space is lacking; Offer COVID-19-related resources in all languages spoken across the province, and in a variety of formats accessible to people with disabilities; Gather and disseminate anonymized data about the types of supports requested and provided to identify community needs and build future community capacity; Give existing shelters increased financial resources and discretion to adapt their admissions criteria; Release incarcerated people currently on remand to prevent the prison healthcare system from becoming overwhelmed; Provide funding to art-based solutions that maintain social closeness during physical distancing; Collaborate with food banks, community freezers, and meal programs to ensure food reaches people who depend on their services; Further, we condemn racism towards Asian, Pacific Islander, Indigenous, and other racialized communities, and call on all Newfoundlanders and Labradorians to support those who are being targeted by hate crimes and discrimination. Call For Equitable Pandemic Response: Text This pandemic has laid bare the inequities at the root of our current social structures. In responding to it, we must continue to fight for the world we want to see. When we wake up from this current nightmare, we want it to be in the world of our choosing - not a world that a pandemic and an inadequate, unjust system chose for us. Now is the time to collaboratively build a robust response to COVID-19 and to create the conditions that will make collective flourishing possible. In Solidarity, Addressing Islamophobia in NL Project Anti-Poverty NL Anti-Racism Coalition NL Fight for $15 and Fairness Graduate Students’ Union of Memorial University Social Justice Co-operative NL Call For Equitable Pandemic Response: Text

Social Justice Co-operative NL The Social Justice Co-operative of Newfoundland and Labrador works to address issues of social, economic, and political inequality at home and abroad. Read About Us Home: Welcome Community Update on Theft in SJCNL **Jan 2026 Update - Fraud Report Available To Read Here** Download Fraud Report Board Response Fund The Revolution! Independent donors like you allow us an uncompromising political voice! We have accomplished a lot over the past couple of years but we need financial resources to bring about a Revolution of Care. The Social Justice Co-operative does not take money from corporations or governments for our activism and operations. To maintain our independence, we depend on grassroots funding from people like you. Please consider funding our work, be that as a one-time donation, or as a monthly donor, to help us keep momentum going by sponsoring our work. Donate

News & Views Accessibility has come a long way in St. John’s, but it still has far to go - Saltwire September 23, 2021 Learn More L'avis de l'activiste Kerri Claire Neil - Le Gaboteur September 20, 2021 Learn More This zero-waste team wants your help revealing the biggest plastic polluters in N.L. - CBC News August 20, 2021 Learn More News: News Newfoundland and Labrador government says risk too great to take on equity stake in remaining years of Terra Nova project - Saltwire June 10, 2021 The Premier’s Economic Recovery Team (PERT) report is fundamentally flawed and risks leading the province down a dangerous path, critics are warning. Unless the report’s nature and its immediate failures are understood and challenged, Newfoundlanders and Labradorians could be corralled into a conversation about their own future that marginalizes certain perspectives, limits civic engagement, and compounds underlying issues at the root of the province’s devastated economy. Learn More Greene Report Must be Resisted: Observers - The Independent May 11, 2021 The Premier’s Economic Recovery Team (PERT) report is fundamentally flawed and risks leading the province down a dangerous path, critics are warning. Unless the report’s nature and its immediate failures are understood and challenged, Newfoundlanders and Labradorians could be corralled into a conversation about their own future that marginalizes certain perspectives, limits civic engagement, and compounds underlying issues at the root of the province’s devastated economy. Learn More MUN will hike tuition in 2022, says university president - CBC News June 1, 2021 CLEAR is partnering with the Social Justice Co-operative N.L. and the Nunatsiavut Government on the citizen science survey, collecting data on key food prices. “The goal of the N.L. Food Pricing Project is to better understand the cost of key food items across our province,” said Ms. Neilsen, who is from North West River, Labrador, and is completing a bachelor of science degree. She and Ms. Davidson, who is originally from Clarenville and is working towards a bachelor of science degree, are eager to expand the study. Learn More Price Watchers - The Gazette June 7, 2021 CLEAR is partnering with the Social Justice Co-operative N.L. and the Nunatsiavut Government on the citizen science survey, collecting data on key food prices. “The goal of the N.L. Food Pricing Project is to better understand the cost of key food items across our province,” said Ms. Neilsen, who is from North West River, Labrador, and is completing a bachelor of science degree. She and Ms. Davidson, who is originally from Clarenville and is working towards a bachelor of science degree, are eager to expand the study. Learn More Learn More May Day, or International Workers’ Day (IWD), presents an opportunity not only to remember our struggle, but to continue and expand it—to develop working-class power capable of challenging both the power of the merchant class at home, and the wider capitalist class abroad. This year, and every year, we ought to fight for May Day. We have nothing to lose but our chains. How We’re Leading a Climate Justice Movement in NL - The Independent May 1, 2020 As Premier Andrew Furey settles in at Newfoundland and Labrador’s helm, one group is using the change in provincial leadership to push for more action on climate change. “We're keeping an eye on the kind of moves he's making, especially early in office,” said Heather Elliott, a member of the Coalition for a Green New Deal NL, a group formed August of last year, and which is also affiliated with the Social Justice Cooperative NL. Elliott spearheaded writing a letter from the group to the premier. The letter was also shared with The Telegram. September 20, 2020 'Move away from fossil fuels immediately, Coalition for a Green New Deal NL tells Furey' - The Telegram Why May Day Matters for Newfoundland and Labrador - The Independent May 1, 2021 Learn More Over the past year, the Social Justice Co-operative has been leading a campaign to address the climate crisis in Newfoundland and Labrador by connecting with activists and organizing a wide range of actions with a vision of anti-racism, anti-colonialism, and international worker solidarity. As we strike and organize for the climate through social and environmental justice, we wanted to take today—May 1st, International Workers’ Day—to reflect on the past year, share with you our successes, and our next steps. May Day, or International Workers’ Day (IWD), presents an opportunity not only to remember our struggle, but to continue and expand it—to develop working-class power capable of challenging both the power of the merchant class at home, and the wider capitalist class abroad. This year, and every year, we ought to fight for May Day. We have nothing to lose but our chains. Progressive Dreams Deferred in 2021 St. John’s City Election September 29, 2021 Learn More Learn More "The most significant factor affecting the health and well-being of Newfoundlanders and Labradorians is Climate Change. We understand that this province has seen a lot of economic success since oil was first discovered off our coasts, especially when the collapse of the cod fishery left an economic vacuum that needed to be filled. However, as science has conclusively shown, the need to move away from fossil fuels is immediate. Our youth continue taking to the streets and social media, demanding that our generation be accountable for their future." - excerpt of letter submitted to Premier Andrew Furey from the Coalition for a Green New Deal in Newfoundland and Labrador. 'Move away from fossil fuels immediately, Coalition for a Green New Deal NL tells Furey' - The Telegram September 20, 2020 The Coalition for a Green New Deal recently welcomed Premier Furey into office and encouraged him to take courageous action to transition NL away from fossil fuels and care for our communities. The Premier did not respond to the letter, but thankfully The Telegram reached out and this is the statement from his office “Creating a strong and vibrant offshore oil and gas industry to ensure some of the lowest emission production can continue to be part of the global energy mix is a way that we can help achieve our commitment to net zero emissions by 2050 ,” reads the email. Minister Trimper had a more nuanced approach “I think climate change is definitely the number one threat facing not just this province, but the world ,” he said. "So, we've got to get off carbon-based fuel sources. That said, it isn't going to happen overnight. " We are disappointed in this response from government. Climate change is an urgent threat to our jobs, to our families, to our communities, and we need courageous leadership at the helm that is willing to take this public health emergency seriously. Learn more September 18, 2020 Learn More Minimalism - Cross Talk with Ramona Dearing January 13, 2021 "Are you someone who takes great pleasure in having lots of stuff around, from books to collectibles to clothing to gadgets and tools. Or do you prefer having plenty of space in your closets and cupboards, and having the bare minimum of stuff to keep you going? Guests: Viviana Ramirez Luna and Sophie Wells are both on the Zero Waste Action Team." Listen Now LETTER: A New Year, A Greener World - SaltWire What a youth panel wants to hear more about on the election trail - CBC News January 29, 2021 When will our political parties acknowledge and commit to addressing the climate crisis?! "I don't see it getting as much attention as it deserves. I know last year St. John's did declare a climate emergency, but I haven't heard much on a provincial level, so I would like to see each of the parties commit to either at least acknowledging that this is an issue that we need to face and say that they will work on a plan," said Feltham. Learn More Kerri-Claire Neil: using her voice for all the right reasons - Tint of Ink February 3, 2020 "Some of Neil’s concerns for the future of the province are addressed through her efforts with the Social Justice Cooperative Newfoundland and Labrador (SJC). SJC “aims, as its core commitment, to advance the cause of social, economic and political equality at home and abroad.” The Cooperative is involved with a variety of campaigns focused on the giving the people of the province a voice and insure social justice, including a focus on climate change." - by Gina Gill Learn More Rally Held at Bannerman Park in Solidarity with Wet’suwet’en Nation in B.C. - VOCM February 15, 2020 "The group was demonstrating to show their solidarity with protests happening in British Colombia against the northern B.C. Pipeline project, which crosses traditional Wet’suwet’en land. Those at the rally carried signs that read “water is life” , “reconcilliation is dead”, and “solidarity with Wet’suwet’en and Labrador Land Protectors”. Dr. Rachel Jekanowski is one of the organizers of the event. She says they all came out from both indigenous and non-indigenous walks of life to stand up to protect indigenous sovereignty and their right to their own lands and waters and their right to make their own political decisions about them." Learn More Some residents hope to make a case to bring Metrobus service to C.B.S - CBC News February 15, 2020 "Jen Crowe is co-chair of Happy City St. John's, a non-profit group that helps to create public dialogue in the city. The group organized the forum. According to Happy City St. John's, 77 per cent of people living in Conception Bay South work outside of the community. Crowe says the numbers make a good case for public transit in the area. 'You're really really limited if you're a student or if you're a senior, or you're someone who just can't afford a vehicle," Crowe said. "You're really limited in how you get around that place and also get to St. John's and Mount Pearl." Crowe said one of the big issues that came up during the forum was the cost of bringing Metrobus to Conception Bay South." - by Alex Kennedy and The St. John's Morning Show Learn More Activist group holds St. John's rally in solidarity with Wet'suwet'en nation protesters - CBC News February 15, 2020 "Cold temperatures in downtown St. John's Saturday did not deter Solidarity with Labrador Land Protectors from rallying in support of the Wet'suwet'en nation protests. Rachel Jekanowski, a member of the St. John's-based community activist group, helped organize the rally. The group was formed to support the Labrador Land Protectors group in opposition to the Muskrat Falls hydroelectric project, but also supports other causes. 'We're trying to bring community members, Indigenous and non-Indigenous alike, from across the city and across the province together to stand up and say that we defend and support Indigenous sovereignty,' Jekanowski said." - by Stephen Miller Learn More Dozens gather at MUN during Muskrat Falls announcement to protest B.C. pipeline - CBC News February 10, 2020 Letter: Premier Furey, We Need a Green New Deal - The Independent The Social Justice Co-op was LIVE at VOCM's Lunch Bunch with Andrew Hawthorne on January 30, 2020, talking about the Green New Deal for NL, events like Green New Drinks, our petition for NL to declare a climate emergency, and MORE! Listen Now "About 100 people gathered at Memorial University's Signal Hill campus Monday afternoon to protest the construction of a British Columbia pipeline. The demonstration — held near Monday's announcement of a Muskrat Falls rate-mitigation agreement, with federal Natural Resources Minister Seamus O'Regan in attendance — was a move of solidarity with the Wet'suwet'en Nation, who oppose the development of a pipeline on their territory in British Columbia, and to protest the RCMP, who arrested Wet'suwet'en members blocking access to the pipeline construction site." - by Mark Quinn Learn More "When thinking about tackling the climate crisis, let’s think beyond the “greenness” of our energy sources and energy efficiency. Let’s reflect about minimizing our demands and finding meaning through caring relationships with the planet and with others, not through consumerism. Committing to minimalism can be the start of new experiences and new behaviours that, once changed, can last long, inspire others and make the change the planet urgently needs." - by Viviana Ramírez Luna Learn More Social Justice Co-op at Lunch Bunch with Andrew Hawthorne January 30, 2020 Learn More "Members of a St. John's non-profit that studied how a few dozen households managed their plastics say they were shocked to find that most of it wound up going in the trash. The Social Justice Co-operative Newfoundland Labrador's Zero Waste Action Team released the finding of its research earlier this week. 'From our preliminary findings, we see that out of the total plastic waste that is generated in a house, 75 per cent of it, as per count … is not getting recycled,' project organizer V. Nikhilesh Paliath said in an interview." St. John's group startled by how much plastic goes to the dump - CBC News March 24, 2021 January 6, 2021 News: News