Tuesday, June 25, 2024
10am sharp start time
Casa del Popolo (back terrace)
4873 St. Laurent
Montreal, Quebec
Media contact:
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Stefan Christoff, 438-936-1948
Featuring perspectives from:
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Stéphanie Barahona, Front d’action populaire en réaménagement urbain (FRAPRU)
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Sandra Wesley, Executive Director at Stella Montréal
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Dru Oja Jay, CUTV Montreal and SEIZE
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Hubert Gendron-Blais, Réverbérations d’une crise: une enquête sonore sur le logement à Montréal
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Mostafa Henaway, community organizer at the Immigrant Workers Centre
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Maggie Chittspattio, a community organizer at Resilience Montréal
As moving day approaches, the effects of the housing crisis become more visible. Thousands are facing uncertainty in their access to housing, and many are being forced to move further from their families and communities. At this press conference, community activists and organizations will share their experiences on the frontlines of the housing crisis.
Over the last year, SEIZE (the Solidarity Economy Incubator for Zero Emissions, based out of Concordia University) has been surveying housing justice groups, organizations and tenant unions across Québec and Canada. On Thursday we are releasing a report that highlights the ideas, policy opinions and organizational realities of the 59 groups surveyed across Canada.
Media will have the opportunity to speak to the researchers who contributed to the report, and organizers who are at the front lines of the housing crisis. Copies of the SEIZE report, From Crisis to Consensus, will also be available.
