Introduction: the many faces of poverty -- A brief history of poverty in Canada -- Poverty by the numbers -- What is poverty? -- Poverty around the world -- Jobless in Canada -- Safe, running water should be a right -- The working poor -- Feeding our stomachs, feeding our minds -- Empowering the women of Africa -- Millenium development goals -- A letter to Grameen Bank members -- Rocking for a cause -- The City of Calgary tackles poverty -- Denmark: a case study -- Personal action -- Local action -- Global action.