Ontario Coalition Against Poverty

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In this article the writer discusses community organizing in a particular organization in Toronto. The organization examined is the Ontario Coalition Against Poverty (OCAP). This paper looks at issues such as mandate, organization, methods and targets of this organization.

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"The Ontario Coalition Against Poverty (OCAP) is an advocacy group that works to protect the interests of impoverished and working class individuals in Ontario. According to Jeff Shantz in "Fighting to Win", The Ontario Coalition Against Poverty (OCAP) is a direct action anti-poverty organization which, since 1989, has fought governments of all stripes in Ontario, left (so-called), right and centre to defend the needs of poor people and to work for a future where people are able to live decently. OCAP's mission is to improve the lives of poor people in Ontario."

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