Housing Justice Project: A Human Rights Approach to the Provision of Adequate Housing
Jan 18, 2016
Civil Society Engagement & Education
Forums, Lectures, Debates Housing Justice Survey
Housing Matters Media Project
Social Change and Law
Tanudjaja v Canada – R2H“intersection of municipal planning with human rights”
UN Universal Periodic Review Submission on Vancouver
Housing
Plans for 2014 Discrete Activities… Public Engagement & Education
Urban Housing Dialogue with Coast Salish Videos on Housing Issues for Youth Transitioning Out of Care
Policy Development “Pink Paper” on Women and Housing Case Studies on Affordable Housing Initiatives: Publications and
Workshop Social Change and Law
Ongoing Support on Right to Housing Case Residential Tenancy Act Review
Wrap Up Activities…PublicationsSymposium on Innovative Adequate Housing
Evaluation Measures
Publications distributed and downloaded
Presentations and workshops…diverse audiences
Media take-up, including social media coverage and presence
Interaction with other community groups
Range and diversity of civil society actors contacted and collaborated with
Consultation with decision-makers
Unanticipated Issues
Working across ideological and practical divides in this key area of policy & law has been challenging.
Given current political environment, synthesis across the three strands with the goal of concrete policy change has proved difficult.
Limited understanding of housing insecurity for under-represented groups has redirected the focus of the project to increase awareness of housing issues for youth, urban on-and-off reserve indigenous people, & women, for example.
Reflections from Initiative
Recognition that a central element of provision of adequate housing involves reimagining & reinvigorating of public housing.
Adequate housing policy requires a nuanced understanding of housing issues for diverse & vulnerable populations.
Realization that there is a broad range of civil society actors eager to engage with housing issues .