Sample Tweets Write about your concerns about poverty and inequality in BC and the need for a poverty reduction plan. Here are some sample tweets to start you off: • Poverty is pretending I forgot my lunch again. We need a #poverty reduction plan #bcpoli @PovReductionBC • Poverty is going to bed hungry every night. We need a #poverty reduction plan #bcpoli @PovReductionBC • Poverty is not going to friends b’day party b/c mom can’t afford a present. We need a #poverty reduction plan #bcpoli @PovReductionBC • Poverty is standing in the rain for hours waiting for a free meal. We need a #poverty reduction plan #bcpoli @PovReductionBC • Poverty is never seeing my kids b/c I’m working two jobs. We need a #poverty reduction plan #bcpoli @PovReductionBC • BC has the highest #poverty rate in Canada and no plan to tackle it! We need a pov reduction plan #bcpoli @PovReductionBC • BC has the largest gap between rich and poor in Canada and no plan to tackle it! We need a pov reduction plan #bcpoli @PovReductionBC • 510,000 people living in #poverty in BC is shameful! We need a poverty reduction plan #bcpoli @PovReductionBC • 87,000 children living in #poverty in BC is shameful! We need a poverty reduction plan #bcpoli @PovReductionBC • Only BC and SK left with no pov reduction plan. Other places saving lives and money tackling #poverty headon #bcpoli @PovReductionBC • Paying for negative effects of #poverty costs double poverty reduction plan. We need a pov reduction plan #bcpoli @PovReductionBC SAMPLE TWEETS 1 • Most poor people have a job but still can’t make ends meet. We need a #poverty reduction plan #bcpoli @PovReductionBC • Welfare rates are too low at $610/month. Raise the rates as part of a #poverty reduction plan #bcpoli @PovReductionBC • Minimum wage workers still below poverty line. Raise min wage as part of a #poverty reduction plan #bcpoli @PovReductionBC • Aboriginals, people with dis, immigrants, single mothers more likely to be poor. We need a pov reduction plan #bcpoli @PovReductionBC • Childcare inaccessible and unaffordable. Provide child care for $10/day as part of a #poverty reduction plan #bcpoli @PovReductionBC • Housing inaccessible and unaffordable. Build social housing as part of a #poverty reduction plan #bcpoli @PovReductionBC • Education unjust. No more school fees and lower tuition fees as part of a #poverty reduction plan #bcpoli @PovReductionBC • BC is only province with MSP premiums. Better health care as part of a #poverty reduction plan #bcpoli @PovReductionBC SAMPLE TWEETS 2