[homeles_ot-l] Peoples' Social Forum 2014

[Mike Bulthuis]

This weekend (August 21-24), the Peoples' Social Forum arrives in Ottawa! 

 

The program includes four days of workshops, presentations, assemblies,
demonstrations and cultural activities - and aims to explore the
interconnectedness of many issues and movements. Consult the full program on
the Forum website:  http://www.peoplessocialforum.org/

 

The program lists a number of workshops (held at U of Ottawa) oriented
specifically to explore issues of homelessness and affordable housing,
including: 

 

.         "A snapshot of Affordable Housing and Homelessness in Canada"
(Thursday, August 21, 9:00 am, Tabaret Room 070)

.         "Poverty in Canada - and access to social housing and community
social services" (Thursday, August 21, 1:00 pm, Morisset Room 250)

.         "Not Under my Roof - LGBTQ2S Youth Homelessness in Canada"
(Thursday, August 21, 1:00 pm, Montpetit 207) 

.         "Dignity for All: A Campaign for a Poverty-Free Canada" (Friday,
August 22, 9:00 am, Morisset 211)

.         "Tiny Housing Project" (Friday, August 22, 2:45 pm, Faculty of
Social Sciences Building, 4006)

.         "The Right to Housing" (Friday, August 22, 4:30 pm, Simard 221)

.         "For the Right to Housing in Canada: Issues and Struggles!"
(Friday, August 22, 4:30 pm, Tabaret Room 070)

 

(This information is based upon available info on-line; please consult the
Forum Program for up-to-date information). 

 

Best, 

Mike

 

Mike Bulthuis

Executive Director

 

Alliance to End Homelessness Ottawa

171 George Street, Ottawa ON K1N 5W5

613-241-1573, ext. 314

 

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