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Age of Gentrification and Truly Affordable Housing - SDCWR

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Starting to "rebuild" some old site sections and pages. Here are a few "new" ones in progress! 

On the Right to Adequate Housing - By Peter Eglin

I was born in the summer of 1947, after the coldest English winter on record. My parents, who had grown up in the poorer housing of inner Liverpool, were on the housing list and, newly married, had moved in to what was a new estate on the outskirts of the city in the late 1930s. The estate – what we would call a subdivision – was built by local government...

Building upon our existant connections

If you have a moment, let me know more about your piece of the local connection; your group, local program or service. Interesting link? Toss it at me! News article you enjoyed? Please share it! 

​I will do my best to add these entries to future pages for all to browse. ​

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Posted by My Mother named me Sunshine on Sunday, January 26, 2020

January 25th, 2020
 Public Input Session - 
​2020 Budget Proposal Details
On Monday, January 13th,  at the 7:30 PM Council meeting to hear public input on the 2020 City Budget, I presented regarding our need to address our affordable housing crisis. 
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Here's what I suggested. 
Two main things: 
1) A permanent budget line titled "Affordable Housing Initiatives Funding" to be placed in the 2020 Kitchener City Budget. 
2) Publicly accessible funding available to be obtained at City level, method and use terms to be developed further by the Affordable Housing Strategy Advisory Committee, and after such approved by the City Council, in the amount of $5,000,000 over the course of the this is the next 4 years budgets. These can be used for local initiatives to access in response to housing need in support of housing creation. ​

Rally for Housing Justice

Hosted by Terre Chartrand
​Today many areas in our community came alive. They represented unity of voice and concern about the current states of affair within our world, both far and near. One of these was the Social Justice Housing Rally that took place at City Hall in Kitchener. With the recent eviction of a local, "Pearl", many are feeling more aware of the current local housing issues and recognize the changes we must face if we are to resolve them.  We begin to focus on not only the situations of today, but while strategizing for a better tomorrow.

United.

My thoughts on housing in 2018

"The time to hesitate is through"
​She said she was angry. It caught my attention.
​We all introduced ourselves at the first meeting of the Advisory Committee on Affordable Housing. When my turn came, I shared my housing related experiences briefly and a few other small details. Many participants started with where they were from, work-wise: they represented local agencies and groups or committees, and others came from council chambers and the different areas that are usually included in such planning and strategizing. But when Councillor Chapman said she was in the room, having come there because she was angry, I felt that....

The Alliance Against Poverty

Click here to visit the Alliance Against Poverty Website
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Meet Alliance Against Poverty Members
Claire and Louise
OOPS!!! Website was down through part of summer. (and intermittently) Life had me miss this. Finances lack at times currently to maintain site fees. Despite having removed, for now, the post regarding some School Board "concerns and affairs", make no mistake, I remain firm in all I have said and am continuing to address such matters. Updates when appropriate time to offer and as available. 

Still seeking Civil representation. Please contact if interested. Fees will require discussion and flexibility. 

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This is who I am, what I do and what I say, 
if you like it, let it be, if you don't, please do the same
​- Ani DiFranco

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But the struggle is real....

So this is, I suppose, where I am to tell you my story, or something to the effect of who I am today and what key points I feel brought me here.. Here go my best efforts to do so. I will add to this as I find pieces of myself that I feel qualify.