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Clarke: OCAP Marks its First Twenty Years

Znet Article, November, 27 2010 John Clarke
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Twenty years ago this month, the founding conference of the Ontario Coalition Against Poverty (OCAP) took place.

Clarke: Economic Crisis and the Poor

Znet Article, December, 13 2008 John Clarke
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Now that the crisis of the financial markets has become a crisis of the 'real' economy, it is obvious that those who already face poverty (or live on the edge of it) will be hit extraordinarily hard in the days ahead.

Clarke: When the class line is drawn, which side will you fall on?

Znet Article, May, 03 2004 John Clarke
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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 combines 'direct action casework', daily collective struggles on behalf of individual co...

Clarke: Fighting to Win

Znet Article, July, 05 2003 John Clarke
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This interview is an update of an earlier interview, 'From Protest to Resistance', that appeared on ZNet. OCAP, the Ontario Coalition Against Poverty (www.ocap.ca), is a community anti-poverty organization based in Toronto, Ontario, Can...

Clarke: What's at Stake in the OCAP Trial?

Znet Article, March, 20 2003 John Clarke
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On June 15, 2000, the Ontario Coalition Against Poverty (OCAP) brought a crowd of 1,500 people to the Ontario Legislature at Queen's Park. The March was organized to demand action from the Provincial Tory Government on the growing crisis of homele...

Clarke: From Protest to Resistance

Znet Article, February, 10 2003 John Clarke
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OCAP often argues that social movements need to move "from protest to resistance" if they wish to have a serious impact. What do you mean by that? OCAP talks of going from â€œprotestâ€ to resistance and fightin...

Clarke: Interrogation at the US-Canada Border

Znet Article, February, 27 2002 John Clarke
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My name is John Clarke and I am an Organizer with the Ontario Coalition Against Poverty (OCAP). In the early afternoon of February 19th, 2002, I crossed the international bridge between Sarnia, Ontario and Port Huron, Michigan. I was on my way to ...