Archive: ‘News’ Category

Release: Call for State of Emergency in NWT on Housing for Indigenous Peoples
February 24, 2023 - 4:18 pm / News

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 - 6:23 pm / News

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 - 1:00 am / News

  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 - 6:10 pm / News

  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 … More


Platforming lived experts in the first-ever right to housing symposium dedicated to women & gender-diverse people
November 22, 2022 - 5:34 pm / News

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 - 6:08 pm / News

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 - 7:38 pm / News

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 - 10:31 pm / News

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


Town Hall with the Federal Housing Advocate
August 22, 2022 - 5:51 pm / News

The National Indigenous Feminist Housing Working Group presents a human rights conversation with the Federal housing Advocate on September 13 at 1 p.m. ET. This event is intended for Indigenous … More


Send a Letter to the Editor
July 28, 2022 - 2:17 pm / News