Homelessness Awareness Week 2013 - Speaking Up Event - Charles Nichols
Channel: Social Development Centre Waterloo Region
Date: 2013-05-09

Speaking Up -- Homelessness Awareness Week 
The Speaking Up Event on May 7, 2013 aimed to bring together a panel of speakers from all walks of life to discuss personal experiences of homelessness and service provision in the Waterloo Region as a part of the 5th Homelessness Awareness Week. 

Homelessness Awareness Week was developed to encourage a broad base of advocacy on homelessness issues through public education. The week was developed in response to the rising numbers of community members being homeless. We envision a country and community where everyone has a safe affordable home with supports as needed.

Speakers included: 
Charles Nichols -- Homelessness Awareness Week Coordinator, activist and lived experience perspective  http://youtu.be/Y-YqHj7htd4 
Cathie Stewart --Savage -- Out of the Cold Coordinator http://youtu.be/5r8DuTdA3bo 
Colin Plant -- Activist and lived experience perspective http://youtu.be/PlWxXGi_2p0 
Joe and Sara- Community Outreach Workers http://youtu.be/nYxkeKAFMfw 
Ken -- lived experience perspective  http://youtu.be/N8bK9bKELhY 

For more information on Homelessness Awareness Week, please visit the website:  http://www.homelessawarenessweek.org/