Media
The Social Housing Now! Campaign has been covered in the media here:
11 February 2013
New coalition forms to campaign for affordable housing in B.C.
By Redeye Collective
4 February 2013
On Feb. 4th, the Coalition held a press conference at the Carnegie Community Centre Theatre to demand 10,000 units of social housing per year for the over 100,000 homeless and under-housed in our province. Rich Coleman, BC’s minister responsible for Housing, responded to the Coalition’s demands. Here’s the media coverage:
- Social housing challenge is unrealistic:
Coleman Says true numbers are higher than Social Housing Coalition BC claims
by Dave White, NEWS 1130 • February 5, 2013 - Crisis group wants 10,000 social housing units built per year
By Kevin Griffin, The Province • February 5, 2013 - Community groups ask B.C. to build 10,000 new housing units a year
Coalition illustrates the housing crisis by rolling out a two-metre tall ‘iceberg’
By Kevin Griffin, The Vancouver Sun • February 4, 2013 - B.C. urged to build 10,000 housing units a year to deal with ‘crisis’
By Kevin Griffin, The Province • February 4, 2013 - Housing advocates demand B.C. election commitments
Chris Campbell, 24 hours • February 4, 2013 - Coalition challenges B.C. to build 10,000 social housing units a year
by Yolande Cole, The Georgia Straight • February 4, 2013
16 January 2013
Rally for housing draws crowd
New Westminster residents join activist group in demanding more clean, affordable housing for low-income people
By Theresa McManus, The Record
