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MEDIA RELEASE/ MEDIA INVITATION FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE   Calgary, AB, August 30, 2017 – Vibrant Communities Calgary and Basic Income Calgary will be hosting a Community Conversation about [...]

By Franco Savoia We polled Calgarians in 2014 and 2016. Eighty percent know that there is poverty in our city. In fact, four per cent had had direct experience at one time in their lives. Eight [...]

By Lee Stevens The idea of a Basic Income or a Guaranteed Annual Income has been getting a lot of attention in recent years.  In July of 2016 Vibrant Communities hosted a community conversation [...]

By Darrell Howard When I was a kid and complained about not getting what I wanted, my parents used to say, “beggars can’t be choosers.” I heard this repeatedly. Didn’t like liver and onions for [...]