The following information was taken from a presentation done by Rob Rainer of Canada Without Poverty. He spoke at the "No Place For Poverty" workshop in Yellowknikfe Oct 5-7, 2010.
Myth 1: There is no such thing as poverty in Canada. No one starves to death like they do in Africa.
Myth 2: People in Poverty in Canada are just a little bit poor.
Myth 3: Canada is getting richer and the number of people in poverty is decreasing every year. The rising tide of wealth creation is lifting all the boats.
Myth 4: Poverty is too expensive a problem for Canada to fix.
Myth 5: People in poverty depend on welfare.
Myth 6: Education is a way out of poverty.
Myth 7: Getting a job is the key to avoiding living in poverty
I want you to think about these myths. I want you to sit and roll them around in your perceptions, perspectives and paradigm.
I think what I have to tell you next will blast your beliefs wide open...
But you will have to wait til tomorrow as I want to give this information to you one day at a time.
Just 7 days to a new way of thinking.
Here is what Nelson Mandela said
Myth 8: The poor shall always be with us as the Bible says.
"Like slavery and apartheid, poverty is not natural. It is man-made and it can be overcome and eradicated by the actions of human beings." Nelson Mandela
One person can change the world. Always.
Love and all good things,
The Peaceful Matriarch
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