Echoes of Childhood Poverty: Composing Lives in Higher Education A submission to the Canadian Poverty Reduction Strategy Submitted by Elaine J. Laberge Doctoral student (Sociology), University of Victoria; MA; BA   #104, 268 Superior Street Victoria, BC V8V 1T3 (250) 686-2214 elaberge@uvic.ca http://www.echoesofpoverty.com       This submission is grounded in my master’s research on…

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DANDELION a play by Elaine J Laberge A Play   Written by Elaine J. Laberge     Abstract: Intergenerational poverty. Single mothers. Welfare dependence. These are ugly stories and uglier realities. These are stories of social class and class-based inequality society does not want to attend to. But, young Emelia, Gretchen’s daughter, is desperate to…

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