Homelessness & Housing
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From  NEW! Easter Homily, 2018From: Encampment |
In this chapter Helwig urges the reader to overcome things such as power, greed, fear, in order to maintain hope within, and bear witness to, our difficult world. | Maggie Helwig | 5 | 2025 | $0.50 Add |
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NEW! EncampmentResistance, Grace, and an Unhoused Community |
Maggie Helwig shares what it’s like to advocate for the unhoused people who set up an encampment beside the Anglican church in Toronto’s Kensington Market, where she is the priest. It … | 202 | View | ||
 NEW! Ending Homelessness in CanadaThe Case for Homelessness Prevention |
Homelessness is at critical levels. This book identifies the causes and offers ideas about what it will take to prevent Canadians from finding themselves without a roof over their head. More … | 186 | View | ||
 Fight to WinInside Poor People’s Organizing |
AJ Withers draws on their own experiences as an organizer, extensive interviews with the Ontario Coalition Against Poverty (OCAP) activists and Toronto bureaucrats, and freedom of information … | 305 | View | ||
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From Fighting for Roofs and BedsHousing First From: Fight to Win |
In this chapter the author describes the efficacy and short-comings of a Housing First model for addressing homelessness. Given the background of neoliberalism, the author concludes that programs … | A. J. Withers | 30 | 2021 | $3.00 Add |
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From Fighting to WinPower and Poor People’s Organizing From: Fight to Win |
This chapter introduces Ontario Coalition Against Poverty’s mass mobilization strategies and individual casework as organizing principles. The role of casework as a dual activist strategy … | A. J. Withers | 22 | 2021 | $2.20 Add |
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From NEW! FireFrom: Encampment |
Helwig describes how extreme cold alerts affect Toronto’s homeless population, including increased incidences of encampment fires. | Maggie Helwig | 18 | 2025 | $1.80 Add |
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From NEW! HereFrom: Encampment |
Helwig discusses the dehumanization of homeless people in the city of Toronto and the difficult circumstances under which they must survive, including the limitations of shelter and affordable … | Maggie Helwig | 18 | 2025 | $1.80 Add |
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From  Heron Gate and the Financialization of Rental HousingFrom: Resisting Eviction |
Chapter 6 examines Heron Gate’s owner and landlord in more detail. Crosby takes a deep dive into the world of financialized real estate investment within a broader context of housing policy and … | Andrew Crosby | 15 | 2023 | $1.50 Add |
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From Heron Gate, Racial Stigma, and Strategic NeglectFrom: Resisting Eviction |
Chapter 5 offers a profile of Heron Gate Village. Crosbys analyzes statistics on community demographics and housing. With its high concentration of immigrants, refugees, and people of colour, … | Andrew Crosby | 17 | 2023 | $1.70 Add |
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From NEW! Homily for Christmas Midnight Mass, 2022From: Encampment |
Helwig highlights the importance of focusing on things such as love, light, and patience, and caring for the world just as the world cares for us. | Maggie Helwig | 3 | 2025 | $0.30 Add |
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From In the Streets, in the Parks and in the CourtsFighting Bulldozer Diplomacy From: Fight to Win |
The impact of Covid-19 on homeless people is discussed, along with how defunding the police and decarceration entered public discourse. Issues with overcrowded and full shelters and shelter … | A. J. Withers | 25 | 2021 | $2.50 Add |
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From NEW! LandFrom: Encampment |
Helwig outlines the many difficulties that the encampment at St. Stephen-in-the-Fields Church faced and continues to face. This includes complaints from neighbours, interference of City staffers … | Maggie Helwig | 18 | 2025 | $1.80 Add |
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From NEW! LawFrom: Encampment |
This chapter describes the city’s attempt to clear the encampment at St. Stephen-in-the-Fields Church in order for a community group to plant a garden on the site. | Maggie Helwig | 24 | 2025 | $2.40 Add |
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From NEW! LossFrom: Encampment |
Helwig catalogues some of many occurrences of loss for those living on the street – from the loss of personal possessions to the loss of life, safety, friends, family, and loved ones. | Maggie Helwig | 23 | 2025 | $2.30 Add |
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From  NEW! Pick a SideFrom: The Tenant Class |
Ricardo discusses the highly politicized nature of the so called housing crisis and argues that there can be no neutral stance taken on the issue of tenant rights. | Ricardo Tranjan | 15 | 2023 | $1.50 Add |
