The End Legislated Poverty Kit: Organise for a Better Welfare System

The ELPKIT is a resource put together for participants of a one day workshop organized as part of End Legislated Poverty's campaign to improve benefits in BC. The document includes information on how to lobby and organize toward a better welfare system. Topics include: A Guide to Organizing; A Guide to Lobbying Politicians; a Letter to the Minister of Social Development and Economic Security; Resolutions for Municipal Councils and Regional Health Boards; List of Federal and Provincial Politicians; Media Contacts; A Section on the Myths and Realities of Welfare; Background on Benefits in BC; and a Poverty Fact Sheet.