Housing For All

The Social Economy and Homelessness in Victoria

Dr. Benjamin Isitt, Department of History, University of Victoria

Join us as we celebrate co-op week with an exploration of how co-operatives and the social economy address the need for affordable housing.This talk will be the launch for Dr. Isitt's paper "Housing for All: The Social Economy and Homelessness in Victoria" published by the The Canadian Social Economy Hub and the Canadian Social Economy Research Partnerships.

Abstract:
Solutions to homelessness in British Columbia's Capital Region already
exist – in innovative and diverse Social Economy organizations that
today house more than 7,000 Greater Victoria residents. This study demonstrates how forward-looking action by non-profit
societies and co-operatives, in partnership with supportive
governments, has succeeded in providing reliable and safe non-market
housing options for people in need.

Time: October 16th, 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Location: David Strong C130

Dr. Benjamin Isitt is an associate professor and post doctoral fellow in the 
Department of History at the University of Victoria. Born in Winnipeg, Dr. Isitt 
holds a BA and MA in history from the University of Victoria and a PhD from the 
University of New Brunswick in Fredericton. His areas of research include 
Post-confederation Canadian history; working-class history and comparative labour 
relations; social movements; British Columbia and the Canadian West; comparative 
social democracy; Canadian political history.

Download the poster below. For more information, contact us at solbcics@uvic.ca

This presentation is part of the:

2008 Fall Speakers Series: Co-operation and Sustainability

Hosted by the BC Institute for Co-operative Studies and the Canadian
Social Economy Partnerships project, with support from the Faculty of
Business.

This series features presentations by UVic academics, graduate
students, visiting faculty and community practitioners discussing topics
related to Co-operatives, the Social Economy and Sustainability. These presentations
are free and open to all members of the public and university community.

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Audio File

• Housing For All: The Social Economy and Homelessness in British Columbia's Capital Region
  Benjamin Isitt
  Speakers Series Presentation - October 16, 2008
  English
  MP3, 25.8 MB
  37m 25s

PowerPoint Presentation

• Housing For All: The Social Economy and Homelessness in British Columbia's Capital Region
  Benjamin Isitt
  Speakers Series Presentation - October 16, 2008
  English
  PDF, 5.3 MB
  

Occasional Paper

• Housing For All: The Social Economy and Homelessness in British Columbia's Capital Region
  Benjamin Isitt
  CSEHub Occasional Paper 6 - October 2008
  English
  PDF, 4.5 MB
  60 pages
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