Nicole Chaland she/her @NicoleChaland
Place-based person trying to end homelessness in Victoria, B.C. which I guess means ending homelessness in Canada. I hope to work in a record shop one day. Lək̓ʷəŋən Territory Joined October 2019-
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This was actually my starting point into housing research. In my master’s thesis (U of T 1988) I wondered why ‘planning for violence prevention’ was all about street lights, rather than affordable housing & local women’s services. 36 years later, still wondering.
This was actually my starting point into housing research. In my master’s thesis (U of T 1988) I wondered why ‘planning for violence prevention’ was all about street lights, rather than affordable housing & local women’s services. 36 years later, still wondering.
Shelters are part of homelessness, not the solution.
Shelters are part of homelessness, not the solution.
Being a #housingfirst advocate is getting very lonely. No matter how good the results we keep being dragged back to “shelter first “ & “earn your housing first” despite dismal results from that approach. The failed examples given as justification were not real #housingfirst.
“Over the last decade, Ontario’s rent control guideline has allowed landlords to increase rents by 16.5%,” said @ricardo_tranjan , the @ccpa report’s co-author. “Over that time, average rents have actually increased by 54.5%.” thestar.com/real-estate/to…
Separate laws for housed and unhoused. No biggie.
Wow. I'm so ashamed of what our culture has done to people with disabilities. This is about MAiD-free public health care. A phrase I didn't know existed until now. policyoptions.irpp.org/magazines/apri…
Say it loud for the folks in the back.
I asked the provinces if they think housing is a human right, and plan to make rules protecting that right. Quebec sent this: "Do I ghost her again? Otherwise, a general response that doesn't answer, to say housing is a priority for our government?" thestar.com/news/canada/ca…
So this must mean there will imminently be affordable and supportive #housing, safer supply, detox, treatment beds and dry housing for everyone who needs it, right? Which is really what we have always needed to stop the harm.
So this must mean there will imminently be affordable and supportive #housing, safer supply, detox, treatment beds and dry housing for everyone who needs it, right? Which is really what we have always needed to stop the harm.
I'm willing to be that the public housing of the 60's was 100% affordable to low incomes, but public investments in housing today are mostly only affordable to high incomes (even if they mkt it as middle-class housing, don't be fooled).
I'm willing to be that the public housing of the 60's was 100% affordable to low incomes, but public investments in housing today are mostly only affordable to high incomes (even if they mkt it as middle-class housing, don't be fooled).
“But equal or more attention” indeed needs to be focused on deep affordability development and programs.
“But equal or more attention” indeed needs to be focused on deep affordability development and programs.
NEW POLLING: 72% of Americans reject arresting & fining people for experiencing homelessness. We partnered with @HousingNarrativ to survey public opinion surrounding #JohnsonVGrantsPass and the trend to punish homelessness. The results? People want #HousingNotHandcuffs.
Hundreds of people have gathered in front of the Supreme Court to rally for #HiusingNotHandcuffs and for the rights of homeless people in the #JohnsonVGrantsPass case. We’re just getting started!
If you are the least bit curious about HOUSING in Canada, read this: mra-mb.ca/wp-content/upl… #homesforall #bcpolitics #canpoli
If your only tool is a hammer, everything looks like a nail BUT WE NEED HALF OF ALL CRANES TO BE SOCIAL HOUSING! From 1964 - 1973 an average 16,000 public housing units were constructed PER YEAR. Go ahead & fix zoning, but equal or more attention to fix social housing too.
If your only tool is a hammer, everything looks like a nail BUT WE NEED HALF OF ALL CRANES TO BE SOCIAL HOUSING! From 1964 - 1973 an average 16,000 public housing units were constructed PER YEAR. Go ahead & fix zoning, but equal or more attention to fix social housing too.
Watch WNHHN's Khulud Baig and Marie McGregor Pitawanakwat (WNHHN and National Indigenous Women's Housing Network) discuss how the budget will impact women & gender-diverse people, including Indigenous women, Two-spirit and gender-diverse folks. loom.ly/kZLKOA4
This is how we solve homelessness.
Growing up in BC there was massive social pressure on us as teenagers to get a car, setting us up for a lifetime of perceived dependence on them. Breaking this cycle with reliable and free or low-cost public transit is would be a huge win: thetyee.ca/Opinion/2024/0…
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The Haida Title Act is being debated in the Legislature this week. If passed, it will relinquish British Columbia’s ownership and jurisdiction to over 10,000 square kilometres of land and resources on Haida Gwaii. Haida laws and customs will govern the territory. It will call…
more than 5000 people are homeless in Metro Vancouver, where the average rent for a 1brm apartment is 2,980/mth
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This was actually my starting point into housing research. In my master’s thesis (U of T 1988) I wondered why ‘planning for violence prevention’ was all about street lights, rather than affordable housing & local women’s services. 36 years later, still wondering.
Accessible, affordable, secure HOUSING is a key DV PREVENTION strategy. If women can leave in the knowledge of housing security, & affordability, they will be safe. They will leave. I know this. And the perpetrators (or potential) perpetrators will come to know it too #DVenough
Shelters are part of homelessness, not the solution.
Being a #housingfirst advocate is getting very lonely. No matter how good the results we keep being dragged back to “shelter first “ & “earn your housing first” despite dismal results from that approach. The failed examples given as justification were not real #housingfirst.
Being a #housingfirst advocate is getting very lonely. No matter how good the results we keep being dragged back to “shelter first “ & “earn your housing first” despite dismal results from that approach. The failed examples given as justification were not real #housingfirst.
Indigenous peoples in Sooke get access to 170 below-market homes news.bchousing.org/indigenous-peo… Big day for M'akola opening its largest housing project in our 40 year history. Our work with the T'Sou-ke Nation & the Community of Sooke continues to strengthen.
Today marks a historic milestone in #Sooke as we opened 170 new homes in partnership with @makolahousing and many others. This is the largest expansion of affordable housing in our communities history! ➡️ news.gov.bc.ca/releases/2024H…
@snufflewort Some whimsy for you today @snufflewort. This was the latest sunset I’ve photographed. And from in the water. Went for the moonrise angle. As a photographer you will appreciate this.
@CBCEarlyEdition Entertaining uniformed “experts” on a panel when lives are at stake in a drug crises feeding on stigma & misinformation is… awful!
Under 5 hours until appointment. I can feel many of you waiting with me for answers. Thank you. #fuckcancer
Evergreen: “How not to say the wrong thing” latimes.com/opinion/op-ed/…
Only getting to exempt 1/3 of your capital gains *above* $250,000 in a single year from taxation, instead of exempting 1/2, is not the same as being "fucked". And you may not be a millionaire, but if you earned over $250,000 capital gains in a single year, you are very well off.
@JimboStanford @TorontoStar I’m not a billionaire…not even a millionaire. I do have a rental property. But I’m fucked too?
Say it loud for the folks in the back.
Housing (often with supports) is the only solution to homelessness. cbc.ca/news/canada/lo…
When detox isn’t even taking people if they have benzos in their system (which is often in the illicit fentanyl supply) and treatment won’t take people if they haven’t gone to detox first then the wtf are ppl gonna do ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Eby is asked if he plans to create more supervised consumption sites now that he's banning public use. Eby says there's already more than 50 sites in BC and that "our priority and focus is on increasing availability of treatment, of detox." Sounds plainly like a "no" to me.
I asked the provinces if they think housing is a human right, and plan to make rules protecting that right. Quebec sent this: "Do I ghost her again? Otherwise, a general response that doesn't answer, to say housing is a priority for our government?" thestar.com/news/canada/ca…
So this must mean there will imminently be affordable and supportive #housing, safer supply, detox, treatment beds and dry housing for everyone who needs it, right? Which is really what we have always needed to stop the harm.
#BREAKING: The B.C. government says it will ban drug use in all public spaces, including parks and hospitals, as part of a major overhaul of its drug decriminalization pilot project. trib.al/WSPWiZ5
I grew up in Ottawa, Canada. As a child, the only time I saw a kufiy.a outside of my own home was when kids would wear them on Halloween to dress up as "terr0rists". Welcome to Canada.
NEW POLLING: 72% of Americans reject arresting & fining people for experiencing homelessness. We partnered with @HousingNarrativ to survey public opinion surrounding #JohnsonVGrantsPass and the trend to punish homelessness. The results? People want #HousingNotHandcuffs.
Hundreds of people have gathered in front of the Supreme Court to rally for #HiusingNotHandcuffs and for the rights of homeless people in the #JohnsonVGrantsPass case. We’re just getting started!