Winter is Coming: A Housing Justice Podcast - Ep 24: Tiny Homes, Relationships + Restorative Justice with Jay Straus

“The intersections of being LGBTQ+ and living on the streets” As we close season 3 we’re joined by Rev. Evan Smith. Evan shares his story of living on the streets of Toronto, the homeless community w...

8 Apr 20251h 2min

“SHOW & the need for Federal Social Housing” This week we’re joined by Brian Paul who shares the amazing work being done by his team at Supportive Housing of Waterloo (SHOW). Brian chats about the ne...

1 Apr 20251h 1min

“A Better Tent City” This week we break down the story of one of the shining examples of Housing Justice in KW. Former city planner Jeff Willmer shares the history of A Better Tent City, and how this...

25 Mar 20251h 15min

“Faith, Harm Reduction & Housing Justice” As we begin the second half of season 3, Rev. Michiko Bown-Kai joins us to chat about the role of faith and justice and unpacks how churches can engage with p...

11 Mar 20251h 7min

Busting myths about CTS Sites + Addiction As we begin the final 5 episodes of season 3 we invite Gemma Ricker to return after her first episode in season 1 to expand on what it looks like to evolve ou...

11 Feb 20251h 1min

Innovating how we help people As season 3 continues we sit down with Tony D'Amato Stortz, Author of "A Home of their Own: A Guide to Building a Tiny Homes Community", and principal founder of Better ...

28 Jan 20251h 9min

Why destroying encampments and closing CTS sites will never work   This week Waterloo Regional Councilor and former mayor Rob Deutschmann joins Adam to give his perspective on the use of lawsuits agai...

21 Jan 202549min