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11/29/2021

The Work Begins...

REGIONAL COUNCIL BEGINS TO REVIEW THE CONCERNS SURROUNDING
ENCAMPMENT DISPLACEMENT IN WATERLOO REGION

IN Local News on This Topic 

Chair Redman would love to see an end to homeless camps - The Record - 30/11/21

Top region official apologizes for encampment eviction, commits to review process - CBC News - 29/11/21

"This is not who we are": Regional Council addresses public outcry over removal of homeless encampment - CTV News - 29/11/21

Regional chair distressed by removal of housing encampment in Kitchener - City News Kitchener- 29/11/21 

"This is not who we are": Eviction of Kitchener encampment discussed at regional council Monday - The Record - 29/11/21​
More related local News coverage

What if we made our leadership decisions with love, care and compassion?

We can and we must do better.

Sending love into the universe… ?

? /6

— Laura Mae Lindo (@LauraMaeLindo) November 27, 2021

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Proposed November 17th, 2021 to Regional Council in seeking temporary solution to homeless displacement
​- Content and related links
  • Looking more at Unsheltered displacement - Blog Post 25/11/21
  • Love, compassion, and positive action! - Blog Post 28/11/21
  • Regional Council discusses the recent encampment displacement - Update - 29/11/21​

November 9, 2021 Committee of the Whole Regional Council
-Point In Time Count​

Actions speak louder than words. Saying this is not who we are does not reflect the fact that this encampment was bulldozed after police were called in to deal with two residents. The actions of the @RegionWaterloo tell us exactly who they are. https://t.co/MeD2lIj2xA

— Quinta's boy - Get vaccinated. For our protection. (@robdeutschmann) December 2, 2021
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The local grassroot community erupted... with love! 
-Rally at Charles and Stirling​

Related Information

  • A Human Rights Approach: A National Protocal for Homeless Encampments in Canada​
  • Make the Shift
  • ​Charter of Rights and Homeless Persons - LawNow.org
  • Homeless Charter of Rights - HomelessHub.ca

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