Friends of PEI Church in Action-United Church of Canada

#UCCanLivableIncome #poverty #basicincome

Tomorrow, April 8, 2021 we are invited to join members of the United Church of Canada to light a candle and lift up a prayer as we continue to work together toward ending poverty.

UCC Vigil - April 8, 2021 Light a candle on April 8 to support the guaranteed livable income movement. On Thursday, April 8, at 12.30 p.m. on the eve of the Liberal National Convention, The United Church of Canada will be inviting Canadians across the country to light a candle in support of a... guaranteed livable income, often referred to as the guaranteed basic income. The COVID-19 pandemic has heightened the importance of health and well-being of the entire community and exposed the cracks in the current economic situation. Building on the positive experience of the Canadian Emergency Response Benefit (CERB), this is a unique opportunity to make an important policy change to ensure greater income security for all Canadians. Plan to light a candle, take a picture, and post it to social media (#UCCanlivableincome, #guaranteedlivableincome #basicincome). Send it to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Minister of Finance Chrystia Freeland, your local MP, and news outlets. Follow up with an e-mail using the e-mail template available, or craft your own. Please cc: [email protected]. Encourage others to do the same. https://united-church.ca//light-the-flame_gli_april-2021.p

Former United Church of Canada Moderator, The Very Rev. Lois Wilson's call for support for a Guaranteed Livable Income program. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XBm5y8Yj31U

Our Moderator's call to action to show support for a Guaranteed Livable Income. https://united-church.ca//create-guaranteed-livable-income https://www.youtube.com/watch