Upcoming event: Sustainability Breakfast on Social Housing (Metro Vancouver)

I am subscribed to the Metro Vancouver list-serve and they just informed me about the next Sustainability Breakfast, with the topic: Building Community Through Social Housing, on September 9th, 7:30 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. at the downtown campus of the British Columbia Institute of Technology (BCIT) at 555 Seymour Street.

More from the media release:

What role does social housing play in building and sustaining local communities? For residents in the Downtown Eastside, how might housing provide a starting point for citizens to regain a sense of social inclusion?

Our presenters will speak about the value of establishing innovative programs and tenant associations in social housing complexes throughout the region, and will share their first-hand experiences with successful projects at the Somerset Gardens complex in Surrey and through the PHS Community Services Society in Vancouvers Downtown Eastside.

Featured speakers include:

* Ulryke Weissgerber, Tenant Programs & Services Supervisor, Metro Vancouver Housing Corp
* Amy Margison, Vice-Chair, Tenant Association, Somerset Gardens, Surrey
* Liz Evans, Founder and Executive Director, PHS Community Services Society