Tag Archives: Homelessness

How you can help – today!

This post is the companion article for our recently published one-pager which you can find online here as a PDF. Each 8.5 x 11 sheet can be cut into three brochures and although it looks nicer in colour you can also print it in black and white. If an image is better for sharing onContinue reading “How you can help – today!”

Housing Justice Project Report Release Event

NSUN was honoured to be asked to support the Housing Justice Project group as they spoke to the media and the public from the steps of the Legislature on May 7, 2024. They released their comprehensive report Homes for All: Evaluating the Right to Housing in Victoria, spoke about their personal journeys of homelessness andContinue reading “Housing Justice Project Report Release Event”

Susan Z. Martin Addresses Mayor and Council – April 11, 2024

NSUN member Susan Z. Martin spoke to council about the slow pace of housing construction for those most in need in the CRD and what NSUN sees as a viable and quickly available alternative – sanctioned encampments. See Susan’s address beginning at about 38:35 minutes into this video. The text of her address is here.Continue reading “Susan Z. Martin Addresses Mayor and Council – April 11, 2024”

Niki Ottosen and Tammy C. Address Mayor and Council – April 11, 2024

NSUN member Niki Ottosen, founder of The Backpack Project, was the first speaker of six to address council at their meeting on April 11, 2024. Niki spoke about the harassment of unhoused people by City of Victoria bylaw officers. The text of her address is here and you can watch her starting at about 23:00Continue reading “Niki Ottosen and Tammy C. Address Mayor and Council – April 11, 2024”

Open Letter: Homes for All

We are a coalition of people with lived expertise of homelessness, homeless outreach workers, community-based organizations, housing advocates, researchers, and academics. Today is National Housing Day and we join national leaders[1] in calling on the Government of Canada to act decisively on their legal obligation to demonstrate progress on realizing the human right to housingContinue reading “Open Letter: Homes for All”