Ricardo Tranjan, author of The Tenant Class, joins us for a community conversation with local housing activists Rebecca Hume (Together at 149 Langside), Yutaka Dirks (R2H Coalition) and moderator Stefan Hodges (West Broadway Tenants Committee).

Category: housing, Manitoba, Rent Assist, Right to Housing, social exclusion Tags: Ricardo Tranjan

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Last Updated: October 12, 2023

The Solution is More Housing

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Previously published in the Winnipeg Free Press October 11, 2023 There is a growing interest among politicians — including Winnipeg’s Mayor and those from Manitoba’s NDP — in learning from the “Houston model” to address homelessness. Those of …

Category: housing, Right to Housing, Social Housing Tags: Lorie English

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Posted: September 26, 2023

We Need to Talk About Social Housing for Seniors

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By Lynne Fernandez and Erika Wiebe

Category: housing, Manitoba Tags: Erika Wiebe, Lynne Fernandez, Seniors Housing

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Last Updated: September 28, 2023

Tax cut policies stall affordable housing action

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Kirsten Bernas and Shauna MacKinnon Previously published in the Winnipeg Free Press September 26, 2023

Category: housing, Tax Cuts, Uncategorized Tags: Kirsten Bernas, Shauna MacKinnon

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Posted: March 16, 2023

Manitoba releases a long-awaited homelessness strategy: It must be election time

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By Kirsten Bernas and Shauna MacKinnon

Category: Homelessness, housing, Right to Housing, Social Housing Tags: Kirsten Bernas, Shauna MacKinnon

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Posted: March 6, 2023

Response to True North Real Estate purchase option for Portage Place Mall

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March 6, 2023 For Immediate Release Winnipeg (Treaty One): True North Real Estate purchase option goes against the community vision for Portage Place land and mall.

Category: Aboriginal issues, City of Winnipeg, housing, Inner City, Press Release, Role of Government, State of the Inner City, Truth and Reconciliation Commission