Toward a World that Works for Everyone
City of Vancouver website: https://vancouver.ca/news-calendar/rezoning-for-new-indigenous-led-housing-project-approved-by-council.aspx Proposal addresses urgent need for urban Indigenous-led and managed new permanent social and supportive housing, and shelter beds in the Downtown Eastside. We are pleased to be working alongside the Vancouver Aboriginal Friendship Centre Society and BC Housing to put reconciliation into action. ~ Mayor Kennedy Stewart, February 17 2021 […]
How One Interior Designer is Helping — with Her Invoices Interior designers typically serve the 1%. Jessica Helgerson wants to turn that on its head. By Aimee Rawlins, Fast Company, February 10th, 2021 https://www.fastcompany.com/90602613/how-one-interior-designer-is-fighting-homelessness-with-her-invoices “The one percent” is most often used as a pejorative, shorthand for elite, out-of-touch vultures who prey on the working class. […]
Daphne Bramham: The solution to homelessness, DTES chaos and disorder has been known for years Opinion: It’s hard not to think that our governments are throwing good money after bad when policy-makers ignore both the evidence and the experts By Daphne Bramham, The Vancouver Sun, January 28, 2021 https://vancouversun.com/news/local-news/daphne-bramham-the-solution-to-homelessness-dtes-chaos-and-disorder-has-been-known-for-years-just-not-acted-upon VANCOUVER, In 2008 — the same […]
With thanks to Sitara. From the Foundations for Social Change website: In 2015, then Environmental Consultant Claire Elizabeth Williams returned to Canada from a six-month trip to India seeking a new direction. After volunteering with a non-profit organization there, she was compelled to pursue work that would make a real difference here at home, in […]
From 2019. ‘It’s a Miracle’: Helsinki’s Radical Solution to Homelessness Finland is the only EU country where homelessness is falling. Its secret? Giving people homes as soon as they need them – unconditionally. Jon Henley, The Guardian, June 23, 2019 https://getpocket.com/explore/item/it-s-a-miracle-helsinki-s-radical-solution-to-homelessness?utm_source=pocket-newtab Tatu Ainesmaa just turned 32, and for the first time in more than a […]
Vancouver City Council approves plan to acquire $1 billion of SROs for the homeless Kenneth Chan, Daily Hive, October 20, 2020 https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/vancouver-sro-properties-homeless-acquisition In a meeting last Thursday, Vancouver City Council approved city staff’s plan to partner with the provincial and federal governments on acquiring thousands of single-room occupancy (SRO) properties for an estimated $1 billion […]
A B.C. research project gave homeless people $7,500 each — the results were ‘beautifully surprising’ Participants found housing faster, boosted food security and reduced spending on substances, study found Bridgette Watson · CBC News · Oct 07, 2020 (https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/new-leaf-project-results-1.5752714) The results of a B.C. research project that gave thousands of dollars to homeless people are in and, […]
(Continued from Part 1, yesterday.) The point I wanted to make however is: what do we do in the face of this constant change to maintain our equilibrium, our balance? Things are going faster than I can keep up with. What do we do? I can only say what I do, which I’ve been doing […]
If we were to see the ending of the careers of corrupt politicians, of big business’s control over the finances of the world, of the military-industrial complex’s grip on the world, etc., I think we could all agree that we’d be in a time of terrific, even revolutionary change. We may be saying to ourselves, […]
A roundup of articles on the status of the Coronavirus and ways we can help…. Coronavirus: Transforming London’s ExCeL centre into Nightingale hospital BBC.com, April 1, 2020 https://www.bbc.com/news/av/uk-52112652/coronavirus-transforming-london-s-excel-centre-into-nightingale-hospital Timelapse footage has captured the transformation of London’s ExCeL centre into a temporary hospital for coronavirus patients. The Nightingale Hospital is expected to be operational by […]
California Governor Attacks Crisis of Homelessness by Donating Nearly 300 State-Owned Buildings For Shelters Andy Corbley, Yes! Magazine, March 14, 2020 https://tinyurl.com/sag7h97 California Governor Gavin Newsom has turned over 286 state-owned buildings and properties at no cost in order to house citizens sleeping on the streets. The properties include state-owned undeveloped lots, fairgrounds, armories, and […]
This is an issue in Canada (and the UK according to my friend, Mark, on Facebook). America’s Mental Health Crisis Hidden Behind Bars “Ten psychiatrist jobs have gone unfilled for two years.” By Eric Westervelt and Liz Baker, NPR, February 25 https://www.npr.org/2020/02/25/805469776/americas-mental-health-crisis-hidden-behind-bars It’s recreation time at a Los Angeles County jail known as the Twin […]
When a homeless couple moved in with a millionaire After living on California’s streets for a decade, Greg and Marie received a remarkable invitation. A local businessman asked if they wanted to share his $4m home. A year later, we reveal what happened next – and what the experiment tells us about America’s homelessness […]
Pope Francis Turned a Roman Palace Into a Homeless Shelter The religious leader is a staunch advocate for people living in extreme poverty. Brandon Wiggins, Global Citizen, Feb. 4, 2020 https://www.globalcitizen.org/en/content/pope-francis-turned-palace-into-homeless-shelter/ A 19th century palace next to the Vatican has been converted into a shelter for people living in poverty and experiencing homeless at the […]
https://tinyurl.com/uab4r2q In Denver, Colorado, the price of housing continues to rise, but opportunities to create low-income housing are expensive and, take years to build. So when the Quality Inn and Suites on Quebec St. went up for sale, the president of the Colorado Coalition for the Homeless (CCH) saw a golden opportunity. John Parvensky snapped […]
