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| July 2, 2011The Community Dialogue Sessions: housing the homeless
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The Sessions deal with location, financing and necessary supports and services, respectively. Moderated panels will be made up of people who have experienced homelessness, Metro Vancouver city councillors and business leaders, including: Vancouver's Assistant Director of Housing Policy Jill Davidson, RainCity Housing's Mark Smith, and BC Housing's Craig Crawford. Moderators are: Journalist Kathryn Gretsinger, Headlines' Artistic Director David Diamond and the Georgia Straight's Editor Charlie Smith.