Past events

2010

November 9: Point Grey Inequality Caper

February 7: Third Annual Poverty Olympics

2009

February 8: Second Annual Poverty Olympics

2008

February 3: First Annual Poverty Olympics

Fun and games amid serious talk. Organizers showed the world that "Vancouver has world-class poverty". See the Poverty Olympics website: povertyolympics.ca

2006

Oct. 14th: 2nd annual Make Poverty History Walk, Rally and NGO Fair

Walk started at 11am at Seaforth Peace Flame Park (south end of Burrard Street Bridge). March to the Vancouver Art Gallery. Estimated arrival time 12 pm. Registration: 10am

Jean Swanson and Emily Mayne from Raise the Rates spoke at the rally after the walk, and we had an information table at the fair.

Oct. 22nd: Unitarian Church (49th and Oak)

Jean Swanson discussed the campaign with the congregation and 'The Price is Not Right' gameshow skit performed between 12:30 and 1:30pm.

Oct. 29th: Heart of the City Festival, Carnegie Theatre

'The Price is Not Right' gameshow skit was performed between 7 and 9pm as part of a festival event.

Oct. 1st: Hospital Employees Union AGM, Richmond Executive Inn, 6-9pm

Aug. 13th: Dragonfly Children's Festival, Cates Park/Whey-ah-Wichen

'The Price Is Not Right' gameshow skit on stage at 2pm.

Aug. 10th-15th: Festival Vancouver

At Oxfam table

Aug. 5th, 6th: Powell Street Festival

Aug. 5th: Vancouver Dyke March, Commercial Drive

July 29th: Illuminares, Trout Lake

July 14th: Vancouver FolkFest

At Oxfam table

July 6th: Langara NGO Marketplace

Oxfam kindly offered to have our information at their table

June 26th: Nevco ( Network of East Vancouver Community Organisations)

June 24th: Peace Walk rally

Table site booked for 1pm at Sunset Beach.

June 18th: Commercial Drive Car-Free Festival

Again, we had a very successful information table and got the message across to a large number of people.

June 17th: Alexander Street Block Party

We had lots of support at the information table: people signed letters to Claude Richmond, we filled up many sheets of the petition, and people took posters to put up around their neighbourhoods.

The premiere of 'The Price is Not Right' gameshow skit was received well by a fairly large crowd.