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  1. An Action a Day
    Keeps Global Capitalism Away
    Resource Type: Book
    Published: 2004
  2. All Our Sisters
    Stories of Homeless Women in Canada
    Resource Type: Book
    Published: 2007
    The author conducted sixty interviews with homeless women from Vancouver to Ottawa. This investigative reporter has organized the interviews in chapters dealing with the impact of housing policies, violence, addictions, and health in the lives of these women.
  3. America's hidden homeless: Life in the Starlight Motel
    Resource Type: Article
    Published: 2016
    A motel in Massachusetts reveals the extent of the US' hidden homelessness problem. Residents share their stories.
  4. Approaches to Skid Row: Rosewater? Rehabilitation? Radical Renewal?
    Notes on the Conference of December 3, 4, 5, 1974
    Resource Type: Article
    Published: 1975
    Report of the first National Conference of the Skid Row National Coalition.
  5. Beyond Homelessness
    Christian Faith in a Culture of Displacement
    Resource Type: Book
    Published: 2008
    Beyond Homelessness looks at the socioeconomic, ecological and spiritual dimensions of homelessness. Going further than seeing housing as being bricks and mortar the authors see it as a search for belonging, identity and security. They argue that if we see the world as holy instead of earth as home and we understand the Gospels, faith will heal the disharmony in which we have mired ourselves.
  6. Birdie
    Resource Type: Film/Video
    Published: 2015
    Birdie, who sleeps in trees and sells fruits and vegetables on the streets of Rio de Janeiro, loves the two abandoned dogs he now lives with. In Heloisa Passos' film, Birdie reads the minds of his two best canine friends.
  7. Canadian Federation of University Women
    Media Profile in Sources
    Resource Type: Organization
  8. Canadian Information Sharing Service
    Pilot Copy, February 1976
    Resource Type: Serial Publication (Periodical)
    Published: 1976
    The first issue of the Canadian Information Sharing Service publication. The name of the publication was later changed to Connexions and then to Connexions Digest.
  9. Canadian Information Sharing Service
    Volume 1, Number 2 - July 1976
    Resource Type: Serial Publication (Periodical)
    Published: 1976
  10. Canadian Information Sharing Service
    Volume 2, Number 1 - May 1977
    Resource Type: Serial Publication (Periodical)
    Published: 1977
  11. Canadian Information Sharing Service
    Volume 3, Number 1 - February 1978
    Resource Type: Serial Publication (Periodical)
    Published: 1978
  12. The Canadian Safe School Network (CSSN)
    Media Profile in Sources
    Resource Type: Organization
  13. City slides into skid row
    Resource Type: Article
    Published: 1977
    Perhaps some city planners and alderpersons are finally starting to take a serious look at Toronto’s skid row areas and the people struggling to survive in them. And just perhaps, they’ll come up with some solid and humane proposals which will get translated into action.
  14. Connexions
    Volume 4, Number 1 - February 1979 - National Security/Securite Nationale
    Resource Type: Serial Publication (Periodical)
    Published: 1979
  15. Connexions
    Volume 4, Number 5 - October 1979 - Nuclear Energy\Energie Nucleaire
    Resource Type: Serial Publication (Periodical)
    Published: 1979
  16. Connexions
    Volume 6, Number 2 - April 1981 - Urban Core/Milieu Urbain
    Resource Type: Serial Publication (Periodical)
    Published: 1981
  17. Connexions
    Volume 7, Number 4 - December 1982 - Housing
    Resource Type: Serial Publication (Periodical)
    Published: 1982
  18. Connexions
    Volume 9, Number 2 - Summer 1984 - Rights and Liberties - A Digest of Resources & Groups for Social
    Resource Type: Serial Publication (Periodical)
    Published: 1984
  19. Connexions
    Volume 9, Number 3 - Fall 1984 - Housing - A Digest of Resources and Groups for Social Change
    Resource Type: Serial Publication (Periodical)
    Published: 1984
  20. Connexions Digest
    Volume 12, Number 2 - Issue 48 - Winter 1988-89 - A Social Change Sourcebook
    Resource Type: Serial Publication (Periodical)
    Published: 1989
  21. Connexions Library: Community & Urban Focus
    Resource Type: Website
    Selected articles, books, websites and other resources on community and urban issues.
  22. Covenant House
    Media Profile in Sources
    Resource Type: Organization
  23. Death becomes rallying cry
    Resource Type: Article
    Published: 2008
    Paul Croutch, a homeless man who was beaten to death by army reservists was remembered by his friends yesterday at the same spot he lost his life three years ago.
  24. Disaster and Mental Health
    The Palestinian Experience
    Resource Type: Article
    Published: 2005
    The continuing Israeli military occupation of Gaza is the cause of deep and widespread trauma for Palestinian children and adults.
  25. Don Weitz in conversation with Ulli Diemer
    Resource Type: Article
    Published: 2016
    Activist Don Weitz interviewed by Ulli Diemer, December 8, 2016.
  26. Dossier Homme Seul Itinerant
    Resource Type: Article
    Published: 1974
    Theoretical base for organising and educative effort with single itinerant men in Montreal.
  27. Down and Out in Paris and London
    Resource Type: Book
    Published: 1969
    Life near the bottom in France and England in the early 1930s.
  28. Dying For A Home
    Homeless Activists Speak Out
    Resource Type: Book
    Published: 2007
    This is a veteran Toronto street nurse's account of her work with homeless activists from Tent City as well as the stories of Tent City residents.
  29. Fundraising Walk on August 14 Benefits Homeless Women in Crisis at St. Clare Inn in Toronto
    Sources News Release
    Resource Type: Article
    Published: 2010
    Linda#s Walk, 5k Fundraising Walk to help homeless women rebuild their lives, Saturday, August 14, 2010, 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m, St. Bonaventure Church, 1300 Leslie Street, Toronto. Walk 5k to support St. Clare Inn; an alternative for homeless women
  30. Homeless
    The Motel Kids of Orange County
    Resource Type: Film
    Published: 2010
    Follows a group of children as their families struggle to live survive in one of the country's wealthiest areas.
  31. Homeless in America
    Throw Them Out With the Trash
    Resource Type: Article
    Published: 2011
    What the Occupy Wall Streeters are beginning to discover, and homeless people have known all along, is that most ordinary, biologically necessary activities are illegal when performed in American streets — not just peeing, but sitting, lying down, and sleeping.
  32. Homelessness, Health Care and Welfare Provision
    Resource Type: Book
    Drawing on their extensive background in working with the homeless in East London, the editors look at the subject from different perspectives. There are chapters on mental heath, substance abuse, youth homelessness and an analysis of differing models for providing care. Two of the major themes running though the book are: that the homeless have the right to equal access to health care and that only when their needs for affordable housing are met will their health greatly improve.
  33. Hostels and Homelessness
    Resource Type: Article
    Published: 1984
  34. Houses and Homes
    Housing for Canadians
    Resource Type: Book
    Published: 1994
    Canadians need access to sound housing in decent neighborhoods, writes author Sewell. And in order to achieve this, all ideoligical freight is to be jettisoned and deliver nothing but the straight goods. One solution is to build diverse neighborhoods and abolish the many building and planning codes that suppress the creation of affordable housing.
  35. How Dogs Forge a Bond with Rio's Homeless That Is Life-Saving for Both
    Resource Type: Article
    Published: 2015
    Homelessness in Rio is, in many ways, virtually identical to how it manifests in other large cities: it entails unimaginable material and emotional deprivation, hopelessness, societal invisibility, and utter isolation. But one aspect of Rio's homeless population stands out: A huge number of them have dogs that were previously living as desperate, unwanted strays on the street.
  36. Julia Tuttle Causeway sex offender colony
    Wikipedia article
    Resource Type: Article
    The Julia Tuttle Causeway sex offender colony (also called "Bookville" by former residents) was an encampment of banished, registered sex offenders who were living beneath the Julia Tuttle Causeway -- a highway in Miami, Florida, USA -- from 2006 to April 2010.
  37. Local Places In the Age of the Global City
    Resource Type: Book
    Published: 1996
    The contributors to Local Places look at the complex social, economic and political contexts of cities in the 1990s and suggest that cities and urbanity, while part of the problem, also need to be considered as part of the solution.
  38. A Model of Theological Reflection
    Resource Type: Article
    Published: 1976
    Training document to organise analysis of the conditions that foster the existence of skid row.
  39. National Skid Row Coalition Conference, Vancouver May 12-15, 1975
    Resource Type: Article
    Published: 1975
    Description of conference with reflections on implications for Calgary.
  40. No Fixed Address: The Housing crisis in Canada
    Resource Type: Article
    Published: 1982
    What can we do about the present housing crisis? This the slide show suggests that "Those of us who feel we have a right to decent, affordable housing will want to examine alternatives and look at new initiatives."
  41. No Land! No House! No Vote! Voices from Symphony Way
    Voices from Symphony Way
    Resource Type: Book
    Published: 2011
    Accounts from Symphony Way pavement dwellers, joined together in an anti-eviction campaign, living in shacks insisting that the government provide permanent housing.
  42. Registered Nurses' Association of Ontario
    Media Profile in Sources
    Resource Type: Organization
  43. Report on Services to Homeless Men: Working Paper
    Resource Type: Article
    Published: 1980
    It is estimated that there are between 50 and 300 "homeless" men in the city of Halifax.
  44. Report on the Conference; Vancouver 1975
    May 12-13, 1975
    Resource Type: Article
    Published: 1975
    Conference on stategies used on Skid Row, focusing on Vancouver organisations.
  45. Sources welcomes Michael Riordon
    Sources News Release
    Resource Type: Article
    Published: 2010
    Sources welcomes a new member: Michael Riordon. Canadian writer and documentary-maker Michael Riordon writes/directs/produces books and articles, audio, video and film documentaries, plays for radio and stage.
  46. Squatters are not home stealers
    Resource Type: Article
    Published: 2012
    The criminalising of squatters in Britain is part of a Europe-wide backlash. But with at least 10% of the world population squatting, can they really be a menace to society?
  47. Theological Reflection Re: Skid Row
    Resource Type: Article
    Published: 1976
    Reflection on the conditions that foster the existence of Skid Rows in Canada.
  48. Toronto's Poor
    A Rebellious History
    Resource Type: Book
    Published: 2916
    Toronto’s Poor reveals the long and too often forgotten history of poor people’s resistance. It details how the homeless, the unemployed, and the destitute have struggled to survive and secure food and shelter in the wake of the many panics, downturns, recessions, and depressions that punctuate the years from the 1830s to the present.
  49. An Unauthorized Biography of the World
    Oral History on the Front Lines
    Resource Type: Book
    Published: 2004
    This book uses oral history to discuss oral history. It is in memoir style, and delves into how oral history is done in such places as First Nations (Canada), Turkey, Chicago, Newfoundland, Peru, New York City, Cleveland, Israel, and other places. Riordon's concept is about telling stories, celebrating diversity, and making connections between people.
  50. Under the Viaduct
    Homeless in Beautiful B.C.
    Resource Type: Book
    Published: 1991
    The author, through interviews, gives a collection of testimonials of Vancouver's homeless and strategies to combat this social problem.
  51. Urban core support network annual conference 1982:
    The disappearance of affordable housing for people on the margins
    Resource Type: Article
    Published: 1982
    The 1982 Conference of the Urban Core Support Network, held in Toronto in October, focused on the disappearance of affordable housing.
  52. The War at Home
    An Intimate Portrait of Canada's Poor
    Resource Type: Book
    Published: 1999
  53. What A.G.A.I.N.?
    Resource Type: Article
    Published: 1975
    Adequate Guaranteed Annual Income and Skid Row.
  54. Who Killed Grace Bates...?
    Resource Type: Article
    Published: 1976
    Grace Bates, a long-time resident of Cabbagetown, was 63 years of age when she died in the early morning of July 19 [1976] at Nellie’s Hostel on Broadview. She had been taken to Nellie’s Hostel the previous night by a Hostel volunteer after an anonymous phone call stated that she had spent the three previous days and nights alone in wheel chair in Allan Gardens. As a result of the media publicity on her death, an inquest was held.
  55. Women on "Skid Row"
    A Proposal for a Shelter for Alcoholic and Homeless Women in Montreal
    Resource Type: Article
    Published: 1976
    A proposal written to funding bodies requesting financial assistance in setting up a women's shelter in Montreal.

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