#Housing Matters: Housing Challenges for Women & Gender-Diverse People: Exploring Solutions and Support Systems. Raise awareness on housing issues faced by women including homelessness & engage in meaningful conversations to explore innovative solutions.
The Urban Economy Forum and the World Urban Pavilion together with the Women’s National Housing and Homelessness Network, and the National Indigenous Women’s Housing Network, are hosting a two-half day event on June 11 and 12, entitled “Housing Challenges for Women & Gender-Diverse People: Exploring Solutions and Support Systems” to raise awareness on housing issues faced by women and gender-diverse people, including homelessness, and engage in meaningful conversations to explore innovative solutions to amend the situation.
World Urban Campaign – Urban Thinkers Campus 9.0
This event is affiliated with the World Urban Campaign (WUC), an initiative led by UN-Habitat, which has issued a Call for Action on #HousingMatters. This global campaign seeks to emphasize housing as a fundamental need that significantly influences our environment, well-being, and the future of cities. The WUC serves as an advocacy and partnership platform aimed at promoting awareness of positive urban changes necessary for achieving green, productive, safe, healthy, inclusive, and well-planned cities.
The Urban Thinkers Campus (UTC) functions as an open forum for critical dialogue among urban stakeholders and decision-makers who recognize urbanization as an opportunity for beneficial urban transformations. Its primary objective is to facilitate collaboration among partners towards the realization of the Sustainable Development Goals by 2030 and the New Urban Agenda by 2036.
World Urban Pavilion – Canada: Women and Urban SDGs
This UTC is aligned with the flagship program of the World Urban Pavilion, “Canada: Women and Urban SDGs,” which aims to enhance capacities for creating a fair and just society where gender equality is achieved. The program seeks to transform the urban paradigm by promoting a gender-sensitive approach to urban planning that addresses the housing needs of women and girls.
The Urban Thinkers Campus is being held in person at the World Urban Pavilion located at 660 Dundas Street East, 3rd Floor, Unit 5 & 6, Toronto and virtually from June 11 & 12.