Media Advisory
April 7, 2017
Alliance to End Homelessness to release 2016 Progress Report on Ending Homelessness in Ottawa on Tuesday, April 11, 2017 (7:45 – 9:00 am)
The Alliance to End Homelessness Ottawa will release the annual Progress Report on Ending Homelessness in Ottawa – reporting on shelter use and affordable housing options in 2016 – on Tuesday, April 11. The Progress Report
will be released in the Councillor’s Lounge, at Ottawa City Hall. Doors will be open by 7:45, with formal remarks underway by 8:00 am. Media is welcome.
Along with a brief presentation by Mike Bulthuis (Executive Director) of 2016 progress and challenges, local service providers will offer perspectives from their vantage point, including Sue Garvey (Executive Director, Cornerstone Housing for Women); Wanda Macdonald (CEO, Pinecrest-Queensway Community Health Centre); and Ray Sullivan (Executive Director, Centretown Citizens Ottawa Corporation).
Elected officials of all three orders of government have confirmed attendance and brief remarks, including: Adam Vaughan (MP, Spadina-Fort York; and Parliamentary Secretary, Families, Children and Social Development (Housing and Urban Affairs)); Nathalie Des Rosiers (MPP, Ottawa-Vanier; and Parliamentary Assistant to the Minister of Housing); Mayor Jim Watson; and Deputy Mayor, and Special Liaison on Housing and Homelessness, Mark Taylor. Numerous other City Councillors will be present, as well.
What: Release and presentation of the 2016 Progress Report on Ending Homelessness in Ottawa
When: Tuesday, April 11, 2016 at 7:45 (until 9:00 am). Presentations beginning by 8:00 am.
Where: Councillor’s Lounge (2nd floor), Ottawa City Hall (110 Laurier Ave W.)
By: Karen Umurerwa, Expert Steering Team Member
Housing and Mental Health in Black Communities
In 2012, my family made the hard decision to move from Rwanda to Canada. The transition from my homeland to Canada was the toughest process I could have gone through. Canada was a land of opportunities, but it was one that was completely foreign to us as we had no friends or family that could ease our integration.
By: Yetunde Amanda Ona
Embracing Identity: The Bonds of the African Diaspora
The following piece was written by Yetunde Amanda Ona who arrived in Canada 6 years ago with her young children as a refugee claimant. She navigated the homelessness system, and is now an Alliance staff member working to create a more effective and dignified housing and homelessness system. These are her reflections on identity and the African Diaspora.
By: Gail Gallagher
National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women (Dec. 6th)
On this day, we remember the innocent lives lost and of the murder of 14 young women at Polytechnique Montréal on December 6, 1989. As a result of this tragic event, December 6 was designated as the National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women.
In addition, the 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence begins on November 25 (International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women) and ends on December 10 with International Human Rights Day. The 16 Days of Activism are an opportunity to come together to speak out and renew our commitment to end gender-based violence.
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