What’s New
Aug 1: Pride 2010 was a BLAST!
Our second year at Pride saw us dancing to live music, marching with parasols and bubbles, and a booth at the Sunset Beach Festival where we spoke with many interested individuals and listened to great music. Read more.
July 27: At Home’s latest news
The current ‘At Home’ newletter has an update on our Assertive Community Treatment (ACT) Team and our ACT Team’s Mona Woodward talks about Aboriginal supports. Have a read (page 2).
June 6: Even the Kiwis are talking about RainCity Housing
In Wellington, New Zealand, folks are interested in ‘Putting up Walls for Dignity’ by providing low barrier shelter and housing, and use our Triage Shelter as an example. Read the blog.
May 25: Homelessness panel reconvenes ‘On The Coast’
CBC’s Stephen Quinn gets Judy Graves, Coast’s Executive Director Darrell Burnham and our own Bill Briscall to talk about the private sector stepping up financially to help the City and the Province provide housing. Listen to the panel. Visit ‘On The Coast’.
May 25: A play about the survival sex trade
Dawn McLeod, a local actor and playwright, has brought together the ‘How About Now’ Collective, and with the help of RainCity Housing, is presenting ‘Time and Space’, a community-based play starring former sex trade workers that examines the survival sex trade. Visit their website. Read the 24 interview.
May 7: Therapeutic Conversations
Sean Spear, Aaron Munro, and Colin Saunders – all work at RainCity Housing and all are speaking at ‘Therapeutic Conversations 9 (TC9)’. The conference takes place May 6 to 8 in Vancouver, has international presentors and attendees, and examines the importance of narrative therapy. Visit their website.
