Trinity United Church

This week we break down the story of one of the shining examples of Housing Justice in KW. Former city planner Jeff Willmer shares the history of A Better Tent City, and how this self-organized tiny home community came to be as an independent and grassroots response to homelessness in the city. Jeff shares how a few ordinary citizens took an idea; some land and an unwillingness to settle for the status quo and became a model for housing justice that has already started to be replicated in other parts of the province.

https://hubleadership.podbean.com/e/winter-is-coming-a-housing-justice-podcast-ep-25-a-better-tent-city-with-jeff-willmer/?token=9a135f24356526d03212c4fa8cf6a457

As we begin the final 5 episodes of season 3, we invite Gemma Ricker to return after her first episode in season 1 to expand on what it looks like to evolve our understanding of addiction, safe supply and to bust a few myths about CTS sites. Gemma offers the perspective of a "regular, everyday citizen" in the two years since she has left front-line work and gives us a roadmap for how we can advocate and make positive change for our neighbours when we're not in the field of housing or housing supports.

https://hubleadership.podbean.com/e/winter-is-coming-a-housing-justice-podcast-ep-22-busting-myths-about-cts-sites-addiction/

This week Waterloo Regional Councilor and former mayor Rob Deutschmann joins Adam to give his perspective on the use of lawsuits against encampments and the Ford government wielding legislative power to attack people in poverty instead of attacking poverty itself. Rob also talks about why he won’t join those who call for the destruction of more encampments, and why Doug Ford’s decision to shut down consumption sites make neighborhoods less safe, and healthcare weaker.

https://hubleadership.podbean.com/e/winter-is-coming-a-housing-justice-podcast-ep-20-why-destroying-encampments-and-closing-cts-sites-will-never-work-with-rob-deutschmann/?token=977f11f96822510d2dfa01b9605a6cce