Events

Town Hall: Murder By Policy, from outrage to action on homelessness

Join us for a town hall that seeks to confront and centre the question of who is seen, who counts, and whose humanity is recognized.

Discussions facilitated by Leilani Farha, former UN Rapporteur on Homelessness:

  • Community experiences in DTES

  • Raising visibility of unhoused and centring them in decision-making

Heart of the City Panel: Speaking at City council

Last December, City council listened to 169 speakers, mostly from the Downtown Eastside, who were responding to the City’s plan to rezone the heart of the DTES for 32-storey market rental towers while ignoring homelessness.

All 169 speakers opposed the plan. Most were eloquent in defending their community and calling for what the community needs. Many were first-time speakers.

This event will showcase a few of those speeches and a panel of speakers to answer these questions:

  • How does it feel to speak at council?

  • How does it feel when the council ignores you?

  • What can you do about it?

Heart of the City Walking Tour: How we could end homelessness in the DTES

  • Friday, November 6

  • 1 p.m.

  • Meet at the Balmoral lot

  • 159 East Hastings

The Carnegie Housing Project estimates that over 3,500 people in Vancouver are homeless.

Your hosts will lead a tour of Downtown Eastside sites that could be used to stop the loss of low-income housing, build new housing that low-income people can afford, or shelter people who have no housing in the meantime.

Be part of the conversation about important policy solutions, learn about the city's rezoning last December that could gentrify the neighbourhood, and learn how we can work to get our governments to end homelessness.

Carnegie Housing Project action lunch meetings

This weekly meeting is for residents and allies of the DTES who are driven to fight for a compassionate, community-centred approach to ending houselessness in the DTES.

We talk about and plan actions to educate and agitate for changes in the housing system that prioritize good housing for those who are economically excluded in society. We also identify emerging government policies that may interfere with that goal.

Lunch is included!

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