An interview with Women’s National Housing & Homelessness Network (WNHHN) Stefania Seccia on conversations they hosted as part of the Green Resilience Project (GRP). WNHHN is a collective of diverse women, including those with lived expertise, who work to eliminate homelessness and housing insecurity for women, girls, and gender-diverse peoples across Canada. Interested in exploring how climate change is impacting gendered housing precarity and homelessness, WNHHN hosted a workshop during the 2024 National Conference on Ending Homelessness with support from their sister organization, the National Indigenous Women’s Housing Network (NIWHN). To view the full report, click here.
Questions answered in Part 1 of this 3 part video:
1 – Can you tell us about the Women’s National Housing & Homelessness Network?
2 – Can you tell us about the conversation you hosted? And, why host a conversation on the connections between housing and climate change?
Conversation Spotlight – Women’s National Housing & Homelessness Network (Part 2)
Question answered in Part 2
1 – During your conversation, what were some of the connections people made between climate change impacts, or current climate change solutions, and housing for low-income and marginalized gender-diverse people?
Conversation Spotlight – Women’s National Housing & Homelessness Network (Part 3)
Questions answered in Part 3:
1 – What were some of the recommendations made during your conversation?
2 – How would incorporating climate change, affordability, and community resilience lenses with a gender perspective impact your work? What’s next for WNHHN?