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”
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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”
Ask City Council to act on Federal Housing Advocate’s Report and Recommendations for B.C.
NSUN and other local organizations were thrilled to meet with federal housing advocate, Marie-Josée Houle, she visited Victoria in 2022. Her fact-finding tour focused on the right to adequate housing for First Nations, Inuit and Métis peoples, encampments, and the financialization of housing. The resulting report draws on the knowledge and insights of those withContinue reading “Ask City Council to act on Federal Housing Advocate’s Report and Recommendations for B.C.”
Neighbourhood Solidarity with Unhoused Neighbours 