John Clarke is a writer and retired organizer for the Ontario Coalition Against Poverty (OCAP). Follow his tweets at @JohnOCAP and blog at johnclarkeblog.com.
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After decades of involvement in trade union and anti-poverty struggles, I find myself thinking more and more about the lessons I have…
There have now been four editions of From Consent to Coercion: The Continuing Assault on Labour (Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 2023), the first…
Twenty years ago this month, the founding conference of the Ontario Coalition Against Poverty (OCAP) took place. In the two decades that…
Now that the crisis of the financial markets has become a crisis of the ‘real’ economy, it is obvious that those who…
Poverty, income security, and health are intimately related. With: * Natalie Mehra, Director Ontario Health Coalition * John Clarke, Organizer Ontario Coalition…
The Ontario Coalition Against Poverty (www.ocap.ca) is a grassroots anti-poverty organization based mainly in the city of Toronto in Ontario, Canada. It…
This interview is an update of an earlier interview, ‘From Protest to Resistance’, that appeared on ZNet. OCAP, the Ontario Coalition Against…
On June 15, 2000, the Ontario Coalition Against Poverty (OCAP) brought a crowd of 1,500 people to the Ontario Legislature at Queen’s…
OCAP often argues that social movements need to move “from protest to resistance” if they wish to have a serious impact. What…
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