Season 2 Episode 6 

Please be advised that the topics discussed in this series can be challenging to listen to and explore topics of homelessness, abuse, torture, transphobia, racism, and drug use. Please take care while listening.

In the Season 2 finale of She. They. Us., we bring together voices from across the season, advocates - frontline workers, policymakers, and people with lived experience - to share their personal hopes and collective dreams for the future of housing

We will hear from the guests of Season 2, as well as meet Annika and Cheyenne of 100 More Homes Penticton who point the way to what community-driven progress for households led by women and gender-diverse people can look like. 

Meet Our Guests in Order of Appearance 

• Margaret Wanyoike, Housing Advocate
• Lisa Guerin, Program Manager, Colonial Hotel
• Janice Abbott, Founder of the Pan-Canadian Voice for Women’s Housing
• Ashley, HIV Support Services Coordinator
• Jill Atkey, CEO, BC Non-Profit Housing Association
• Gregor Robertson, Mayor of Vancouver 2008-2018 and current Minister of Housing and Infrastructure
• Cheyenne Fath, 100 More Homes Penticton
• Annika Kirk, 100 More Homes Penticton
• Arlene Hache, Community Development Activist and Director, Women’s National Housing & Homelessness Network 

About your host

Andrea Reimer is a Housing Advocate and former politician. In 2008, Andrea was elected as a City Councillor for the City of Vancouver, and served in that role for ten years. Since 2019, she has been an Adjunct Professor at University of British Columbia’s School of Public Policy and Global Affairs. In her teen years, Andrea experienced homelessness and has been a public voice within the housing crisis for the last two decades. 

Additional Resources from this Episode 

We've gathered the resources from this episode into one helpful list:

Season 1 of She. They. Us.: https://pcvwh.ca/she-they-us/she-they-us-podcast/

Pan-Canadian Voice for Women’s Housing: https://pcvwh.ca/

100 More Homes Penticton: https://uwbc.ca/program/100-more-homes-penticton/

Minister of Housing and Infrastructure: https://housing-infrastructure.canada.ca/index-eng.html

Unfortunately, there is not a national crisis line in Canada for survivors of gender based violence. But you can find provincial crisis lines and other resources at this link: https://www.canada.ca/en/public-health/services/health-promotion/stop-family-violence/services.html 

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