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UnSheltered Campaign:
2022 Municipal Election
​Unsheltered Pledge & TOwn Hall

On October 17, 2022 Unsheltered Campaign hosted a town hall open to all candidates.
​Below is the recording of this event. 

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To connect the group can be reached by email at UnshelteredCampaign@gmail.com
2022 Municipal Election Candidate responses on Housing and Homelessness

Candidates who have signed the Unsheltered Pledge so far:

Region of Waterloo

Cambridge:
  • Pam Wolf

Kitchener:
  • ​​Joe Gowing
  • Matt Rodrigues
  • Michael Parkinson
  • Rob Deutschmann
  • Soobok Lee
​
Waterloo:
  • Chantal Huinink 

City of Kitchener
  • Simon Guthrie (Ward 1)
  • Derrick Rabethge (Ward 2)
  • Bryan Richardson (Ward 3)
  • Devon Harnarain ( Ward 3)
  • Jason Deneault (Ward 3)
  • Jon Massimi (Ward 5)
  • Brooklin Wallis (Ward 9)​
  • Debbie Chapman (Ward 9)
  • Aislinn Clancy (Ward 10)
  • Lana Hiscock (Ward 10)
  • Peter Davis (Ward 10)
  • Stephanie Stretch (Ward 10)  

City of Cambridge
  • Matt Rogers (Ward 2)
  • Michele Braniff (Ward 3)
  • Bill Conway (Ward 6)
  • Eian Campbell (Ward 6)
  • Naeem Awan (Ward 5)

City of Waterloo 
  • Kypp Saunders (Mayor)
  • Rob Evans (Mayor)
  • Madelyn Steiss (Ward 3)
  • Bob Oberholtzer (Ward 5)
  • Jen Vasic (Ward 5)​​
​
Woolwich Township
  • ​Patrick Merlihan (Mayor)
  • Cheryle Baker (Ward 1)
  • Dan Holt (Ward 1) 
  • Fred Redekop (Ward 2)
  • Kayla Grant (Ward 3)

Wilmot Township
  • Steven Martin (Ward 4)
​
(List last updated Oct. 19, 2022)
 Find out more about the Unsheltered
​Campaign and their local efforts by visiting the groups page at Civic Hub
As sent by Unsheltered Campaign to local Municipal Candidates October 11, 2022:

"To: All Candidates for: Waterloo Regional Council; Kitchener, Waterloo, Cambridge City, Councils; Wilmot, Wellesley, Woolwich, and North Dumfries Township Councils; Regional
Chair, and all city and township Mayorships,

On August 18th, 2022, Waterloo Regional Council took a step in addressing the Region’s homelessness crisis by approving an Interim Housing Solutions strategy. The tools that Waterloo Region intends to employ in this strategy are:
  • Expanding the Transitional Housing Program
  • Expanding the Home-Based Support Program
  • Expanding the Emergency Shelter Program
  • Permitting a temporary managed Hybrid Shelter/Outdoor Model

In presenting the strategy to Council, Peter Sweeney spoke to the crucial importance of consulting and involving unsheltered residents of Kitchener, Waterloo, and Cambridge. However, despite this strategy being approved, Waterloo Regional Council has not dropped their eviction lawsuit against residents of the 100 Victoria St. encampment, nor their new eviction date in November, 2022.

Further, in the time since the strategy was approved, we have seen the closure of an emergency shelter in Kitchener, and a lack of options for the residents evicted from a Cambridge encampment.

Our unsheltered neighbours in Waterloo Region deserve more! The Municipal Election on October 24th brings with it a wealth of possibilities for a progressive and just future. As part of their election platforms, we are inviting all candidates to pledge to the following three key commitments to housing:

1. I pledge to approach housing and homelessness from a human rights-based perspective: Housing is a human right.

2. I pledge to fight for the rights of unsheltered residents by urging Waterloo Regional Council to end their lawsuit against residents and others involved in the 100 Victoria St. encampment.

​3. I pledge to urge Waterloo Regional Council to approve the sanctioning of all encampments on Regional land as an interim measure to keep unsheltered residents safer while they await permanent housing.


Candidates can sign the #UnshelteredPledge by clicking here. We welcome you to tweet your support with the hashtag #UnshelteredPledge and tag @UnshelteredC. We are also inviting all candidates to a virtual Unsheltered Campaign Town Hall on Monday, October 17th, at 6:30pm to discuss their plans to address the ongoing housing crisis and meet the needs of unsheltered residents.

Registration is available within the pledge form.

Sincerely,
Unsheltered Campaign"


Above letter and below file sourced HERE  
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  • Regional Council Meeting June 22, 2022
  • Unsheltered Campaign: Letters and Recent Engagements​
  • The Criminalization of Homelessness
  • Housing: A Human Right

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