Poverty and the Power of the Living Wage | Cori Ramsay | TEDxUNBC

Cori Ramsay, speaking about her own experiences with poverty speaks to the need for a living wage for the poorest in our societies. Recorded at TEDxUNBC in Prince George, BC.

Cori Ramsay was born on Vancouver Island and spent her childhood living in various places including a trailer park in Coquitlam, a school bus in Hope, and a condemned building in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside. It was here that she started working with Living Wage for Families, a not-for-profit organization based out of Vancouver, focused on poverty reduction. With a firm understanding of what it means to live in poverty, Cori has spent the last three years calculating the living wage for Northern British Columbia. Hoping to put an end to low wage poverty, Cori works to dispel misconceptions about working poverty and minimum wage.

This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at http://ted.com/tedx Cori Ramsay was born on Vancouver Island and spent her childhood living in various places including a trailer park in Coquitlam, a school bus in Hope, and a condemned building in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside. After the loss of her parents, Cori moved to Prince George to live with her aunt and uncle where she attended the University of Northern British Columbia, graduating with a degree in English (2010).

Upon graduation, Cori entered into the financial services industry, working in various financial roles until she found her passion in marketing and communications. It was here that she started working with Living Wage for Families, a not-for-profit organization based out of Vancouver, focused on poverty reduction. With a firm understanding of what it means to live in poverty, Cori has spent the last three years calculating the living wage for Northern British Columbia. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx