Vancouver Gwen Adams was featured on Canadian Broadcasting leading the second line with real pizzazz. The event pushed the message out across Canada that housing needed to be a clearer and more urgent entitlement. Few cities make the point more starkly than Vancouver with its mountain vistas and seascapes. The Vancouver ACORN office is moving …
Category: International
Housing is a right
Vancouver The opening saw street side lines for registration and security and too many people surprised at how cool the breeze comes off of the water even on a bright, sunny Vancouver morning. The security was necessary because of the dignitaries in attendance. Stephen Harper, the new conservative Canadian Prime Minister, was the main speaker. …
Catching up with Na
Vancouver The World Urban Forum is a biennial affair put together by UN-Habitat to look the issue raised by cities and the continued concentration of the world’s population in urban areas and the massive issues that follow. They talk about these problems at least, and we will have to see if they do anything about …