Watch the Conversation Spotlight video series below:
Black Environmental Initiative (BEI) interview with Muzamil Gadain
With support from GRP, BEI seized the opportunity presented by the City of Toronto’s consultation to review their “Confronting Anti-Black Racism Strategy,” using their conversation as a basis to provide insights into the environmental challenges facing Black communities in Toronto.
Good To Be Good (GTBG) interview with Mecca Ongy
The Peer Support Group workshop addressed the deep connections between environmental issues and the economic and social challenges impacting women and gender-diverse people in our communities.
Community Action for Environmental Sustainability (CAFES) interview with Angela Keller-Herzog
They explored a strategic partnership between The United Church of Canada’s presence in rural communities around Ottawa and CAFES’ network of climate change advocates.
Women’s National Housing & Homelessness Network (WNHHN) interview with Stefania Seccia
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).
National Right to Housing Network (NRHN) interview with Jessica Tan
NRHN used their GRP conversation as an opportunity to explore how climate resilience must be an essential component of the right to housing and how climate-related displacement, energy insecurity, and disaster response disproportionately affect those already struggling to access safe, affordable, and secure housing.
The ENRICH Project interview with Dr. Ingrid Waldron and Sarah Kazanowski
The ENRICH Project hosted a Solidarity Talk in collaboration with community leaders alongside the Centre for Environmental Justice (CEJ) from Shelburne, Nova Scotia.