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December 2010

Inside this Issue

Holiday Open House…1 Standing Together to Find an Alternative…2 Poem and Presentation to the Chili Blanket Anti-Poverty Event…4 Social Work Awards at UNBC – 2010…5 Social Work Students in Action – NSWSA Progress Report…5 Tragic Story Must be Investigated…7 Honouring Northern Social Workers – Nominations are Open for the 2011 Bridget Moran Award…7 Nomination Form for Bridget Moran Award...8 There is an Urgent Need to Increase the Minimum Wage…9 HST and the Big Picture…11 Candlelight Vigil...13

Presented by the Northern Branch, BC Association of Social Workers…..

Inviting all Social Workers and Their Friends to a Holiday Open House

Thursday, December 16th 4:30- 6:30 pm

Central Interior Native Health 1110 4th Avenue, Prince George

We Provide: the warm and welcoming

space, the punch, the munchies, an agency tour, information and networking opportunity

You Enjoy: a visit with some old friends (and make some new ones), update your knowledge

about Central Interior Native Health

A small cash donation to support Central Interior Native Health would be

appreciated

See You There, Spread the Word…

LET’S GET TOGETHER FOR A DRINK...WE’RE BUYING

BCASW Northern Branch Newsletter

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Standing Together to Find an Alternative… Dawn Hemingway’s Presentation to the Chili Blanket Anti Poverty Rally – December 4, 2010 There is growing homelessness, poverty, unemployment - in Prince George, across the North and across the province. Unfortunately, this is not new. Today marks the 8th Chili Blanket Anti-Poverty Event. Still BC ranks number one in child poverty. Women’s programs and services have been cut in the midst of increasing violence against women, missing and murdered women – vicious crimes for which there are simply no words. Seniors can’t make ends meet – especially older women living on their own. University students have debts as large as a mortgage…and there are countless other examples of the challenges faces people in all walks of life. In the face of this situation, what is the solution being peddled by the powers-that-be? One way or another, over and over we are told that the solution lies in making big business, the monopolies and multinationals, banks and financiers, more competitive. And we are supposed to embrace the idea that somehow there will be “trickle down” benefits for the rest of us. This has been the neo-liberal mantra for many years. Cut taxes to big business. Increase taxes for ordinary people. De-regulate banks. Privatize or contract out public sector jobs. Cut social services. And we see the poison fruits of this mantra - a huge financial and economic crisis. Tent villages of the homeless grow in California. Massive cuts, job losses, destruction of social safety net in Greece, Ireland, Britain, and elsewhere. In Canada, we face:

• De-industrialization - closure of hundreds of mills and factories • A gap between the rich and poor which grows ever larger • An HST is foisted upon us – shifting a significant tax burden from the multinationals and large companies onto

people in the most anti-democratic manner • Unrelenting cuts to services • Raw materials being shipped out of our region and country unprocessed. Coal, oil, raw logs all taken out of our

communities with little apparent concern for our environment and for our communities. And somehow it’s always worker’s wages, social services, health care, and education that are targeted for cuts. It is assumed that multinational companies and large financial institutions have the right to maximum profits but people have no rights to have basic needs met and a good quality of life. And big waves of attacks are still to come. Monopolies and multinationals do not care about poverty, homelessness, or destruction of the social safety net in Prince George or across the North. Their focus is on taking our resources which governments of various stripes give to them, and making as much money as possible with little if any concern for our communities. For the most part, the owners of these enterprises are not from our communities; most do not even live in Canada. Yet government after government gives our birthright away to these companies under the hoax that they are the only way to improve our economy and make a better life for us and our families. But facts are stubborn things. It doesn’t matter how many times we are told that handing over control of our futures to these multinationals is going to improve our lives - it doesn’t happen. In fact, our quality of life has headed in the opposite direction. Despite this, we have governments that persist on the same path - and with seemingly little sense of integrity – just party politics that put party interests before the interests of people, much in the same style as the big multinationals that they serve.

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3 Standing Together to Find an Alternative... …continued from page 2 Politicians who try to represent their constituents instead of the party line are chastised and get kicked out of their party caucus. Parties continually promise one thing and do the opposite expecting little consequence. We all know this story only too well. What do we need to do? Carrying on in the old way is in not an option or nothing will change – except for the worse. I think we have no choice but to break with the old ways. We need to build an alternative economy and alternative politics. We need to look to new forms of worker and community ownership; new forms of public ownership. But the neo-liberal onslaught of big business does not want us to talk about these alternatives, let alone seriously consider them. Rather they seek to create an environment such that people are even afraid to propose the possibility of workers actually owning enterprises, or that there can be models for the public ownership of banks, manufacturing and resource industries. But I think this is precisely what we need to be talking about and considering. Let’s start looking at a people’s alternative, where revenue from our land and labour comes back to the people, not some billionaire shareholders far way in New York, or London or Tokyo or, more recently, Beijing. The wealth that is created in our communities needs to stay in our communities. And we need new forms of politics - not dominated by cartel and monopoly-like political parties that muzzle MLAs and hijack the electoral process or that spend all their time cuddling up to big business or trying to satisfy a big business agenda. Some people say that these are big changes that will be very hard to bring about. And there’s no doubt about that. But we have tremendous talent and capacity amongst us. And we have to make the break sometime. I think it will be refreshing - carving out our own path, our own future. As the old saying goes: You can’t make a silk purse out of a sow’s ear. And doing the same things over and over is not going to bring about different results. We need to seriously look at and discuss new ways, new alternatives – in terms of the economy and of our politics and political processes. And we need to look at new ways to connect and work together as communities, as a province, and as a country. Together, we have the untapped strength and capacity to create an alternative…


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Poem and Presentation to the Chili Blanket Anti-Poverty Event by Kristin Olsen and Erica McLean – UNBC BSW Students WHO AM I?? Author Unknown Surrounded by a glass wall seen only by myself this cool exterior protects me keeps me safe holds the world at a distance that i might observe it yet not experience the pain of its vulnerability Surrounded by a glass wall seen only by myself your words I hear plainly clearly The wall does not drown them out inside this wall I am screaming but it is lost and unheard reverberating with in my little glass world Surrounded by a glass wall seen only by myself clenching my fist in desperation I reach out to pound on the wall with my fist Ask for help...reach out but i resist terrified by the sound of breaking glass

Margaret Mead said, "Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world; indeed, it's the only thing that ever does." As a representative of the social work students at UNBC we are proud to be a part of this here today. A community coming together to demonstrate social justice is a bigger voice than any one political leader, and we are thankful to be part of that voice. A voice that shouts for social change. A voice that shouts for equality and care for those who are less fortunate. Today we witness courage, strength and commitment to that social justice within ourselves, our people, and our community. It will be this kind of resolute determination that ultimately dissolves the caging walls of glass that surround our vulnerable and marginalized population. "Once social change begins, it cannot be reversed. You cannot un-educate the person that has learned to read. You cannot humiliate the person who feels pride. You cannot oppress the people who are not afraid anymore." -Cesar Chavez.


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Social Work Awards at UNBC - 2010 By Beth Quesnel, BCASW Northern Branch

At the November 18th meeting of the Northern Branch of the BCASW we were pleased to be able to meet most of the recipients of this years School of Social Work awards UNBC. The passion and energy of these young women is admirable. Each of them expressed appreciation for the help with paying for the education needed to be a professional social worker. NORTHERN BRANCH BURSARY - $500 each Kerry Vigue and Carrisa Boyd In 1983 the Branch members, aware of the challenges around obtaining a social work degree when there was no University in the north, gave out a $500 Bursary, and started fundraising to make this ongoing. In 1995 the fund was passed over to UNBC. Many volunteer hours have gone into successful fund raising events for the Bursary. Since 1996 over $9,000 has been awarded. SHEILA BITSCHY MEMORIAL BURSARY - $750 Lacy Chabot Sheila was a long time social worker/manager with Ministry of Children and Families, known for developing innovative programs for First Nations families in areas west of Prince George. She was killed in a motor vehicle accident, returning from work in Burns Lake in 1996. GORDON TERNOWETSKY MEMORIAL BURSARY - $500 Melissa Menu Gordon (1946-99) was the first social work professor hired by UNBC and the first chair of the program. He was a teacher, author, researcher, social activist and family man. Gordon was instrumental in establishing the Child Welfare Research Center at UNBC. BCASW SOCIAL WORK PRIZE - $250 Jaspreet Parmar Each social work program or school in the province receives funds for this prize from the provincial professional organization. Those choosing the profession of social work are supported. The above bursaries are all paid out annually from the interest on established funds. It is worth remembering however, that additional donations are always welcomed and tax receipts will be provided by UNBC. A donation in their name could be a Christmas Gift for someone who has everything - and supports education and the profession of social work.

Social Work Students in Action

Northern Social Work Students Association Progress Report Laura Johnston, Association Co-Chair

As the semester winds down we are given a chance to reflect on how far we’ve come as an organization in the last four months, and indeed we’ve accomplished much both as individuals but more importantly as a group. In a speech delivered at the Northern Women’s Forum Eighth Annual Chili-Blanket Event; student representative Erika Maclean quoted Margaret Mead whose words are the waypoints which have guided this organizations activity over the course of this term. Mead states “I must admit that I personally measure success in terms of the contributions an individual makes to her or his fellow human beings” and by measured by Mead’s standards this term has been a successful one for the NSWSA. The NSWSA has involved itself in events such as the silent protest held in recognition of Worlds AIDS Day on December 1st, 2010 at UNBC. In cooperation with staff from Positive Living North, UNBC Social Work Students



6 Social Work Students in Action …continued from page 5 acted as silent statues holding signs as statements of concrete fact about the prevalence of HIV and AIDS in our community and in the larger world. In the central student gathering area we staunchly but silently protested the isolation and secrecy which surrounds the world of HIV/AIDS we invited students and faculty to wear a red ribbon in recognition of the necessity of change and as a commitment to taking an active role in it. In recognition of poverty and hunger in our community the NSWSA took on the challenge of collecting donations and providing their time to volunteer in partnership with the Northern Women’s Forum at the 8th Annual Chili Blanket Event. We put the call out to students for donations of warm clothing, blankets, and time and in return received a mountain of donations which were sorted and donated to the event held December 4th, 2010 at the Prince George Courthouse. Specifically we would like to acknowledge 3rd year student Kristin Olsen’s youth group of pre-teen girls for their combined efforts as sous-chefs in cutting all of the veggies in preparation for chili making for three hundred people. We would also like to acknowledge the photographic talents of third year student Randi Mondor for capturing on film memories which we can now proudly display in the many photos which she took. In addition we would like thank all of the students who came out to show their support for the cause as representatives of our class within the wider community. Soon we will be entering our third and fourth year practicum placements and as we prepare ourselves for the clinical side of our education we may see more interaction between professionals in this community and our students. We look to form strong professional relationships which will be the pillars of our professional interactions and which will allow us to practice effectively within the community. We are grateful to be able to take part in these field placements and as unsure as we may at first appear; trust that we are well prepared. Don’t be afraid to say ‘Hi’ to try and make us feel comfortable in your places of work and with your clients but remember we are new to this and we look to you for mentoring and guidance in our new endeavors. As semester ends we look forward to participation in and planning for Social Work Week March 7th-14th, 2010 in which we will be showcasing our chosen profession and drawing attention to notable professionals working within our field. And will keep everyone updated with creative plans for making this happen.


7 Tragic Story is Beyond Imagination… Letter to the Editor from the BC Association of Social Workers November 17, 2010 ________________________________________ The tragic story of the 14 year old girl with Down Syndrome who spent so many days alone with her dead mother is painful beyond imagination. The impact of those days on this young woman may never be adequately measured. This is a complex and deeply saddening story and we all hold some level of responsibility. Clearly opportunities for prevention were missed on several levels. Mary Ellen Turpel-Lafond is correct in asking why The Representative’s office was not alerted to the tragedy immediately. Her investigation may find constructive answers that will work towards preventing such risk and trauma for other children in the future. Sadly it is too late for this family. It is not too late, however, to ensure this girl gets all the support she needs to move forward. For now there are only questions. What helping agencies were involved with the family and where were they? What systems were in place in case of emergency in this home? Do we even have adequate programs and mandates in place that could have played a key preventative role? What happens when the rights and needs of a parent conflict with the rights and needs of the child? Is it fair or even reasonable that we as a society expect MCFD social workers to hold sole responsibility for ensuring children’s safety? And what about this Mom, who clearly struggled with her own health problems? Where was her support? Safety planning is important in all our lives. Neighbours, family and friends play key roles. Schools too can and must often be the first source of alarm. Health and service providers and faith communities play a similar critical role. When tragedies such as this occur it is common to want to place blame. What is important for all of us as individuals, service providers, government officials and social workers, is to recognize that there are many layers to all stories and we can learn from each one of those layers. What can we do on an individual level to prevent future tragedies, and how can we work collaboratively and constructively to improve existing systems, practices and policies so that there are no new stories to report? Carol Ross, MSW Chair, BCASW Child Welfare Committee

Honouring Northern Social Work: Nominations are Open for the 2011 Bridget Moran Award

Deadline February 11, 2011 The Bridget Moran Advancement of Social Work in Northern Communities award honours one individual who has contributed to the advancement of social work ideals. One award will be granted to the nominee who best fits the criteria. A panel of social workers will choose from nominations submitted by their peers and/or other involved parties. As a guide, the panel will use the purpose of social work, condensed below from the BCASW Code of Ethics.

Social work is a profession committed to the goal of effecting social change. Advancement toward this purpose is achieved through the complementarily of social reform and therapeutic approaches. The functions of social work include helping people to develop problem-solving skills; enhancing self-determination; and advocating, promoting and acting to obtain a social justice. The criteria for eligible nominees are:



8 Honouring Northern Social Work …continued from page 7 1. Minimum requirement is a Bachelor of Social Work degree 2. Is a northern social worker and a member of the BC Association of Social Workers 3. Actively promotes the practice of social work and advocates for the profession of social work 4. Maintains consistently high standard for social work practice 5. Unique and timely demonstration for why this award should be presented to this nominee this year,

noting nominee’s achievements in the advancement of social work in northern communities with particular emphasis on social justice aspects.

This award will be presented during the 2011 Social Work Week celebrations (March 6 to 12). Please complete the nomination form (see next page) and return it no later than February 11, 2011 to: Dawn Hemingway, School of Social Work, University of Northern BC, 3333 University Way, Prince George, BC V2N 4Z9 or email to: [email protected].

Nomination Form

Bridget Moran Advancement of Social Work in Northern Communities Award

The person I would like to nominate for the Bridget Moran Advancement of Social Work in Northern Communities is:

Name:___________________________________________

Phone:___________________________________________

Address:_________________________________________

The social worker I have nominated meets the criteria in the following ways:__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Attach additional pages as required

I have advised this social worker of my nomination:

� yes � no

Nomination submitted by: Name:______________________________________________________________________________

Phone:___________________________________________Address:___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Please mail nominations to DAWN HEMINGWAY, School of Social Work, University of Northern British Columbia, 3333 University Way, PRINCE GEORGE, BC, V2N 4Z9 OR EMAIL to [email protected]

NOMINATION DEADLINE: February 11, 2011


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There is an urgent need to increase the minimum wage Presentation to the Prince George City Council by Glen Schmidt

on behalf of the Northern Branch of the BC Association of Social Workers Your Worship and Counselors: My Name is Glen Schmidt. I am a member of the BC Association of Social Workers and I make this presentation on behalf of the Northern Branch of the BC Association of Social Workers. The BC minimum wage has not increased since 2001 and BC currently has the lowest minimum wage in the country. The province has also led the country in rates of child poverty for the past seven years. As residents of BC, all of us must all be deeply ashamed by these facts. The Prince George Citizen reported on Thursday October 7 that more than 20 mayors called upon the provincial government to increase the minimum wage. There has been a call to this council to send a letter to the Premier reiterating the position adopted by a previous council in 2007, that position being to indicate support for an increase in the minimum wage. However, rather than acting on this proposal, council voted to refer the matter to committee. The BC Association of Social Workers Northern Branch urges council to take immediate action on this matter and join the other municipalities that have called for an increase in the minimum wage. There is a prevailing myth that increasing the minimum wage will shut down businesses and kill jobs. Contrary to popular belief, an increase in the minimum wage will not result in job losses. It will however, elevate the quality of life of those people who currently work for minimum wage or draw a wage that is within 20% of the minimum wage. The research on the effects of raising the minimum wage is worthwhile examining. When I refer to research I am referring to peer reviewed research that is not anecdotal or constructed on the basis of flawed methodology or a particular bias. I’m referring to research that undergoes a rigorous peer review process and research that is conducted using sound empirical methods. For example, research by David Card and Alan Krueger (1997) indicated that an increase in minimum wage results in an increase in pay and no decrease in jobs. The empirical validity and accuracy of this research has been supported by the Journal of Economic Perspectives, The American Economic Review, the Industrial and Labour Relations Review, and the Journal of Economics. These are all highly respected economic and business journals. In the US many counties are able to set the minimum wage. This creates interesting possibilities to closely study the effect of minimum wage policy. The relatively small geographic area of a county allows for comparisons between counties that have markedly different minimum wage levels. Research by American economists Dube, Naidu, and Reich (2007) as well as Dube, Lester, and Reich (forthcoming) examined the effects of minimum wage increases over a 6 year period of time in a wide variety of adjacent US counties where there were sharp differences in minimum wage. The research demonstrated that there was no loss of jobs, even in adjacent counties where minimum wage differences were as high as $2.00 per hour. Their research indicated that minimum wage increases have the greatest impact on the service industry. As a general rule, service industries are not able to relocate and consequently continue to deliver



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There is an urgent need to increase the minimum wage …continued from page 9 the service and maintain jobs. The research further indicates that an increase in minimum wage exerts a push on wages that fall within 20% of the legislated minimum wage. Wages that are 20% above minimum wage demonstrate no change based on a minimum wage increase. Contrary to popular belief, an increase in the minimum wage will not result in job losses. It will however, elevate the quality of life of those people who currently work for minimum wage or draw a wage that is within 20% on minimum wage. In Prince George the Salvation Army reports a steady increase in the use of its food bank. The increased use becomes more pronounced as we move into the winter season where people have to make choices between heating their homes or buying food. The Salvation Army also reports that they have a steady increase in new food bank users. Many are low-income earners who struggle to manage on the minimum wage that is legislated in BC. Others are people who were recently laid off due to the continued challenges in the local economy (Personal communication, October 8, 2010). As social workers we see the effects of poverty on a daily basis. We understand that there are many reasons for poverty and some are complex but one of the most concrete things that government can do to reduce poverty is to ensure that working people have a decent wage that allows them to purchase the necessities of life. The Globe and Mail ran an article on November 20 about ending poverty. One of the key economic points about ending poverty relates to reduction in cost in other sectors. For example, the Globe looked at the experiment with a guaranteed annual income in the Dauphin area of Manitoba in the 1970s. The introduction of a guaranteed annual income had no adverse effects on work ethic and more importantly it correlated with a 10% drop in hospital admissions. The 10% drop in hospital admissions allowed the province to realize savings in the area of health care costs. We also know the effects that poverty has on educational outcomes for children. When children go to school hungry and when their families can’t afford materials to enhance learning that occurs within school, the outcomes are poor and potential is lost. BC has led the country in child poverty for seven straight years. Other poorer provinces, such as New Brunswick have developed successful coordinated strategies to reduce child poverty. In BC we seem unable or unwilling to take these kinds of measures. City Council can do its part by joining other municipalities and calling for an increase in the minimum wage. BC has the lowest minimum wage in the country. We are not the poorest province in the country. The research clearly demonstrates that raising the minimum wage will not adversely effect employment. However, it will help to raise the standard of living among the poorest of the poor, especially our children who are worse off than any children in the country. We urge City Council to do the right thing and send a letter to the Province urging the provincial government to raise the minimum wage. Thank you for your attention to this important issue. Card, D., & Krueger, A. (1997) Myth and Measurement: The New Economics of the Minimum Wage. USA: Princeton University Press. Dube, A., Naidu, S., & Reich, M. (2007). The economic effects of a citywide minimum wage. Industrial and Labour Relations Review, 60(4), 520-543. Dube, A., Lester, W., & Reich, M. (forthcoming). Minimum wage effects across state borders: Estimates using contiguous counties. Review of Economics.


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HST and the big picture By Peter Ewart & Dawn Hemingway

The people of British Columbia have good reason to be proud of their campaign against the Harmonized Sales Tax (HST). Over 700,000 people have enthusiastically signed the petition calling for a repeal of the tax, and the campaign has successfully met the legislative requirements to move the initiative to the next stage. Such an achievement is unprecedented in BC, and, indeed, in Canadian history. That being said, the provincial government and its big business supporters, are persisting in their efforts to sabotage the people's movement against the HST, whether it be delaying the initiative process, launching court challenges, and so on. With all of this in mind, it is useful to put the struggle of British Columbians against the HST in its larger context, in "the big picture" if you will. The current economic and financial crisis that has gripped the world began back in 2007. From the beginning, the central issue in this crisis, which was sparked by the recklessness and greed of the big banks and financial institutions, has always been "Who is going to pay?" Despite being the very ones who inflicted this terrible crisis on countries around the world, these financial institutions, like giant football players, were the first to pile onto government demanding massive bailouts amounting to literally trillions of dollars of taxpayer money. Next came the huge "stimulus plans" in which governments in most countries handed out even more trillions to "stimulate the economy" much of which ended up in the hands of the big monopolies and multinationals. Since then, we have watched as one section of big business after another has jumped onto the dog pile demanding its "pound of flesh", and threatening dire consequences unless even more taxpayer money is handed over. At the bottom of this heap, billions of ordinary people in the U.S., Canada, Europe and elsewhere have been crushed by the looting of their pension funds, wage cuts, withdrawal of government services, tax increases and a myriad of other indignities. Their livelihoods and futures are being ripped away from them right before their very eyes. And yet, governments around the world, in the pockets of big business and the big banks, have been willing accomplices in these crimes, which amount to the largest transfer of wealth from the people to the financial elite in human history. But this greedy financial elite is still not satisfied. It wants more. Every concession to it simply increases its ravenous hunger. It is in this context that we have the imposition of the HST in British Columbia. This hated tax has been expressly designed to shift the sales tax burden from certain sections of big business onto the shoulders of workers, professionals, small and medium businesses, and even some less powerful sectors of big business in the province.



12 HST and the big picture …continued from page 11 But something has gone wrong in this backroom scheme of government and the big moneybags. The people of British Columbia are refusing to cooperate. They are not going along with this theft, and have shown this by providing 700,000 signatures in 90 days to launch the initiative to repeal the tax. This is worrisome for the elite, both nationally and internationally. And believe it, they are watching this struggle closely. So far, this elite has been able to successfully rob the public treasury to pay for all the bailouts and stimulus packages. Despite opposition, it has been able to loot many pension plans, cut wages, slash services, raise taxes and impose concessions all over North America and Europe. But it has hit a brick wall in British Columbia with the HST. Which brings us to the issue of the "big picture" for the initiative and recall mechanisms that the people of BC are using in their campaign against the HST. These mechanisms have come about because of popular demand, and are part of the world wide struggle to put more power into the hands of voters. It is not enough to simply repeat that power should flow from the people. We need mechanisms to make sure that it does. That is one of the crucial features of our time. Democracy is much more than just casting a vote one day every four years and then being subject to an elected dictatorship the rest of the time. Such an arrangement favours the financiers and billionaires who can bribe and influence government to carry out their wishes on the other 1456 days. When the Initiative and Recall legislation was brought in 20 years ago, the governments and opposition parties of that time made sure, to their shame, that the mechanisms were weakened substantially, as well as made unwieldy and extremely difficult for people to use successfully. Indeed, it was only through extraordinary effort and sacrifice that the current anti-HST campaign was able to garner the necessary signatures. Thus it is a legitimate demand for the Initiative and Recall mechanisms to be strengthened and improved. But we have entered a new period of history. We need even more mechanisms for people's control over government, big business and the big banks, one's that have not even been invented yet. Who will prevail - the people or the elites? What is clear is that we must first win the struggle against the HST. But we, as citizens, also need to put on our thinking caps and look for more ways, means and mechanisms to advance this important struggle further. That, indeed, is a key lesson of the "big picture". Peter Ewart is a writer and community activist based in Prince George, British Columbia. He can be reached at: [email protected]. Dawn Hemingway is a social work educator, community activist and writer also based in Prince George. She can be reached at: [email protected].


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WEBSITES OF INTEREST

http://www.bcasw.org [BC Association of Social Workers] http://nswsa.unbc.ca [Northern Social Work Student Association] http://www.womennorthnetwork.ca or http://www.unbc.ca/northernfire [Women North Network/Northern FIRE] http://www.casw-acts.ca/ [Canadian Association of Social Workers] http://www.caswe-acfts.ca [Canadian Association for Social Work Education]

Your BCASW Northern Branch Executive

Suzanne Campbell & Kathryn Ens — Co-Chairs Dawn Hemingway & Glen Schmidt – Co-Vice Chairs Janine Cunningham – Branch Rep on Provincial Board Anne Kendall – Treasurer Victor Janzen & Beth Quesnel – Co-Recorders Local Committees: Speakers: Julie Wade, Suzanne Campbell, Glen Schmidt, Dawn Hemingway Awards & Bursaries – Beth Quesnel Communications: Julie Wade Newsletter: Dawn Hemingway & Jackie Lee Fund Raising and Special Events: As needed Advocacy: Everyone

VOLUNTEERS ARE ALWAYS NEEDED AND WELCOME!

You Are Invited to the BCASW’s Northern Branch Meetings

MEETINGS: Date: Third Thursday of every month

TIME: 5:00 – 7:00 pm Location: China Sail Restaurant meeting

room.(5th & Tabor, Prince George) WHAT YOU CAN EXPECT AT OUR MEETINGS: • Introductions • General business • Local Committee events and activities • Provincial committee events and activities • Community connections: events, advocacy and issues of interest WE THEN ENJOY A RELAXING SUPPER TOGETHER …

… Followed by a guest speaker featuring topics of interest

If you would like to submit an article or opinion about local, national or international social work issues for the BCASW Northern Branch Newsletter please contact us at:

[email protected]

DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSIONS TO NEXT NEWSLETTER: FEBRUARY 11, 2011

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