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Release: Call for State of Emergency in NWT on Housing for Indigenous Peoples
February 24, 2023

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CALL FOR A STATE OF HOUSING EMERGENCY   (Yellowknife, NWT, CA) The National Indigenous Housing Network (NIHN) along with the Women’s National Housing and Homelessness Network are … More


We’re Hiring: Communications Advisor (parental leave)
February 1, 2023

Come work with us! We are looking for a part-time Communications Advisor to fill a parental leave (9 months). Apply by February 15. Job Summary The Women’s National Housing and … More


Research Release: A Portrait of Homelessness Amongst Gender-Diverse People in Canada
January 26, 2023

  By Alex Nelson, Jayne Malenfant, & Kaitlin Schwan Today we release two companion reports on homelessness and housing need amongst gender-diverse people in Canada, highlighting pervasive human rights violations. … More


STATEMENT: Demand for Urgent Action to Protect the Lives of Indigenous Women, Girls, Two-Spirit, & Gender-Diverse People Experiencing Homelessness
December 22, 2022

The alleged serial killer in Winnipeg, accused of murdering four First Nations women, targeted Indigenous women in soup kitchens and homeless shelters. The National Indigenous Housing Network, the Women’s National … More


Platforming lived experts in the first-ever right to housing symposium dedicated to women & gender-diverse people
November 22, 2022

Human Rights Practice in Action: Reflections from the National Symposium on the Right to Housing for Women & Gender-Diverse People. By Kaitlin Schwan & Stefania Seccia, Women’s National Housing & … More


Success! 176 Letters to the Editor in Support of Human Rights Claims
September 28, 2022

In our first campaign to amplify our Human Rights Claims, supporters reached out to newspapers across the country in droves and showed up for women and gender-diverse people’s housing rights. … More


Recording: Town Hall with the Federal Housing Advocate
September 15, 2022

On September 13, The National Indigenous Feminist Housing Working Group hosted a human rights conversation with the Federal Housing Advocate. The Town Hall was for Indigenous women, girls, Two-Spirit and … More


We’re Hiring: Administrative Coordinator
September 12, 2022

Come work for us! We are growing our team to include a part-time Administrative Coordinator. Apply by September 28.   Job Summary The Women’s National Housing and Homelessness Network is … More