Vancouver Events to End Homelessness

Little Mountain Art-In, 2nd Edition

Host: CALM – Community Advocates for Little Mountain
Date: Sunday, January 11, 2009
Time: 1:30pm - 4:30pm
Location: Little Mountain Housing Complex
Address: E. 33rd & Ontario, Vancouver, BC
Contact: 604-325-7209

Outdoor art gallery – artists and community members who want to stop the demolition of 224 homes and have them reopened to those in need of affordable housing.

Website: CALM

Community Advocates for Little Mountain
Will you stand with us? We stand for housing every Saturday

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Little Mountain Housing Redevelopment Petition
CALM

Sign the petition

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Public Forum on Homelessness - Vancouver - January 14th 2009

Co-Hosts: Libby Davies, Hon. Hedy Fry and Don Davies

Date & Time: Wednesday, January 14, 2009

From: 9:00am - 12:00pm

Location: Vancouver Japanese Language School Auditorium
487 Alexander St. Vancouver, BC

Description

This public forum will explore existing challenges and opportunities for addressing homelessness in the community, with a particular focus on federal policy and funding.

The goal of the forum is to send a strong message to the federal government to implement a national housing strategy and to step up their plan to address homelessness.

Guest speakers include:
Judy Graves, Tenant Support for the City of Vancouver
Dr. Michael Byers, UBC Department of Political Science
Jaimie McEvoy, Director, Hospitality Project
Laura Track, Lawer, Pivot Legal Society