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@realSarahPolley (she/her) on X: "OCAP took me in when I was 15, living on my own, with no community. They gave me a political education and a place to belong. It's why, to this day, I don't understand why many progressives are so focused on being "civil" and "polite" about the war on the poor."

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@realsarahpolley
OCAP took me in when I was 15, living on my own, with no community. They gave me a political education and a place to belong. It's why, to this day, I don't understand why many progressives are so focused on being "civil" and "polite" about the war on the poor.
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John Clarke
@JohnClke
Nov 27, 2020
facebook.com/john.clarke.77… 30 years of the Ontario Coalition Against Poverty
1:54 PM · Nov 27, 2020·
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  • @realsarahpolley
    @realSarahPolley (she/her)
    @realsarahpolley
    OCAP took me in when I was 15, living on my own, with no community. They gave me a political education and a place to belong. It's why, to this day, I don't understand why many progressives are so focused on being "civil" and "polite" about the war on the poor.
    @JohnClke
    John Clarke
    @JohnClke
    Nov 27, 2020
    facebook.com/john.clarke.77… 30 years of the Ontario Coalition Against Poverty
    1:54 PM · Nov 27, 2020·
    6
  • @CharSmith1989
    charlotte smith(she/her)
    @CharSmith1989
    Nov 28, 2020
    Hi. I was also homeless at 15 and now me and my friends, along with currently homeless youth in Ottawa have worked to establish a bursary for homeless youth to attend university
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  • @IsoFulford
    Nicholas Fulford
    @IsoFulford
    Nov 27, 2020
    Experience is the best teacher, and passion to make change is essential The problem is, if we don't engage outside of those who agree with us, we won't achieve enough influence to change attitudes and policy - hence civility Civility if necessary, but not necessarily civility.
  • @Garnet_2203
    Bev 🇨🇦
    @Garnet_2203
    Nov 27, 2020
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