Pertinent for Canadian municipal planners in 2022

"I always just accepted that most public spaces are male-dominated. I never even thought about trying to challenge these public spaces." #citylabarchive trib.al/jjZwduB

Nearly 50% of Nova Scotians earn less than a living wage—New Report | Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives shar.es/aflOCy

What if a lack of housing is at the root of all of our problems? The housing theory of everything: worksinprogress.co/issue/the-hous…

Why it took so long for two black quarterbacks to face off in the Super Bowl trib.al/OOIrEqZ

Matthew Desmond’s Pulitzer Prize-winning book, “Evicted,” is emphatically about the lives of the poor. His new work, “Poverty, by America,” is about how and why the rest of us abide poverty and are complicit in it. nyer.cm/ODAVIO9

Again for the people in the back, 1 in 4 teens miss school because they can't afford period products. It's expensive and to the women who say, "Schools didn't give free period stuff when I went." Yeah, you suffered. So why are you a sadist wanting another generation to suffer?

Hey, community! We are currently seeking donated landscaping for our transition home, Holly House. If you are able to contribute your landscaping services, or donations of mulch or pea gravel, please email Robin at: [email protected] Thank you!

We're excited to be managing shelter services for this initiative together with Welcome Housing & Support Services We have many immediate job opportunities for folks w/ experience in nonprofit support services, outreach etc. For details, please visit facebook.com/adsumforwomen/…

Passengers stood by while a coward choked out an unhoused young man experiencing a mental health crisis. This occurred partially because many people don’t know the difference between feeling UNCOMFORTABLE in public spaces & being UNSAFE in public spaces. Here’s what I mean 🧵

Hey Mic Mac Mall, where is your bicycle parking? 🚲

Not many books make me go 🤯 anymore, but this one did: btlbooks.com/book/the-tenan…

Friends, with the cost of supplies rising and the number of people seeking support also increasing, we need help. Please share this list and consider donating if you can. Drop off anytime at 2421 Brunswick St. We’re always grateful for your support.

10 reasons affordable housing is hard to deliver halifaxexaminer.ca/commentary/10-… by Jill Grant

During these 16 days of activism, remember this: Homelessness is often the cause and the result of Gender-Based Violence. We see it everyday; women forced into situations by the systems and people who failed them. To survivors: we hear you, we see you, we believe you. #16Days

With homelessness in the news & the subject of many funding announcements, it's a good time to run a refresher on some key terms used when discussing the housing crisis and the right to housing. We’re going to start with ‘Diversion’. #housing #housingisahumanright

Halifax YWCA says it's running out of funds to help survivors of gender-based violence ift.tt/1uGlijw

THE NOVA SCOTIA RCMP’S APOLOGY TO AFRICAN NOVA SCOTIANS AND ALL PEOPLE OF AFRICAN DESCENT FOR THE HISTORIC USE OF STREET CHECKS AND OTHER HARMFUL INTERACTIONS

The Halifax library strike and its heavy impact on the city’s unhoused “I use the phone, I use the computer, I use the bathroom for crying out loud." Read more: trib.al/RbtQlxn