Under Rob Ford's administration, the Toronto Community Housing Corporation is being sold for parts.
social housing
Vancouver city hall cancels hearing, vote in support of higher density rezoning in DTES
Vancouver City Council voted Thursday to postpone hearings on the controversial Historic Heights Report which would have recommended higher density zoning for the Downtown Eastside and Chinatown.
The hearing, scheduled for 2 pm Thursday afternoon, would have allowed Council to hear reactions from affected groups and residents of the communities concerned.
Councillor Andrea Reimer told reporters in front of Council Chambers that they were postponing hearings and a vote on DTES rezoning for higher density in order to conduct social and economic impact studies first. The portion of the report that makes recommendations for zoning in Chinatown will be brought before council at a later date, perhaps in February.
Housing First: The best bet to end homelessness
From 2002 to 2008, the counted number of homeless in Metro Vancouver increased 137 per cent, from 1,121 to 2,660. What is equally important, from 30 to 50 per cent (with some estimating as high as 70 per cent) of the homeless population in Vancouver have mental health concerns. An unfortunate result of de-institutionalization is that the burden of mental healthcare has fallen on the police and general hospitals. To solve homelessness, we can't just build homes. We must also successfully address the mental health concerns of the homeless.
Toronto Social Action Coalition presents: Social housing, NOT for sale!
Mar 1 2012 - 7:00pm
Mar 1 2012 - 10:00pm
Location
Edward Day Gallery
952 Queen Street West
Toronto, ON M6J 1G8Canada
Phone:
(647) 782-6797
43° 38' 40.7904" N, 79° 25' 1.1496" W
See map: Google Maps
The Toronto Community Housing Corporation wants to sell over 700 houses, displacing thousands of tenants from their homes and neighbourhoods. In Toronto, over 80 000 people are already waiting for affordable housing and many more struggle with homelessness, poverty and unemployment. This evening will bring together City Councillors, thought leaders and activists to discuss the importance of affordable housing, the path to a strong and thriving Toronto, and the fight to save Toronto's social housing.
All are Welcome. Refreshments Provided.
Speakers include:
Contact name:
Nick Day
Contact email:
An in-depth look at the fight to save social housing in Toronto
Under Rob Ford's administration, the Toronto Community Housing Corporation is being sold for parts, starting with more than 700 stand-alone houses scattered throughout the city core. If they are sold, thousands of people will lose their homes and Toronto's poverty problem will get worse. Now there is a talk of a "compromise" deal on this sale of social housing. But why is this plan being considered at all? Nick Day investigates.
Occupying housing from the Pope Squat to Occupy Toronto
It was a sweltering afternoon in late July 2002 when the armoured vehicles of the Toronto Police Emergency Task Force pulled up in front of our building. Quickly we started barricading the door with an old desk, if they were coming to kick us out we weren't going to make it easy for them. We waited tensely as the cops approached the door with submachine guns drawn. Our crime? We dared to take over an abandoned building in the middle of a housing crisis. We all survived that early raid and were eventually allowed back into the building where we lived for the next three months -- dubbing it the "Pope Squat" as we occupied it during the pontiff's visit to Toronto.
