Homeless Awareness Week

Friday, September 14, 2007

Homeless Awareness Calgary Press Conference at City Hall

Friday, September 14, 2007 | 12:00-1:00 pm | City Hall Atrium | 800 Macleod Trail S.E.

Stop by City Hall as Mayor Bronconnier officially proclaims the week of September 16-22, 2007 Homeless Awareness Week 2007. Guest speakers and a question and answer period to follow.

Sunday, September 16, 2007

Homeless Awareness Calgary Community Launch & Family Fun in the Park Day

Sunday, September 16, 2007 | 11:30-3:00 pm | Riley Park | 800 - 12 St. N.W.

Join Homeless Awareness Calgary and your fellow community members in our Launch Day Family Fun BBQ to kick off Homeless Awareness Week with a bang! Guest speakers, musicians, new radio station Energy 101.5, a Resource fair, family fun, kids entertainment and a free BBQ will be on site to ensure a great day. For more information, contact Larissa Kennedy at 205-6628.

Governors for Children Positive Letter Writing Campaign

Sunday, September 16, 2007 | 11:30 am - 3:00 pm | Riley Park | 800 - 12 St. N.W.
Thursday, September 20, 2007 | 10:00 am – 4:00 pm | Eau Claire Market

Governors for Children is challenging you to write a letter or sign one of ours, to send to our municipal and provincial governments. Together our voice is stronger in making positive changes. Unity can make a difference! Governors for Children’s goal is to mail at least 200 letters to our governments so they know Calgarians DO care about homeless children and youth, and want to see change happen. You can write your own letter, or use one of GFC’s 10 letters posted on their website: www.governorsforchildren.org/events2.html. Sign or drop off letters at Riley Park September 16th, or in Eau Claire September 20th during Homeless Awareness Week.

On the Road Again

Sunday, September 16, 2007 | 11:30 - 3:00 | Discussion Forum | 1:00pm | Riley Park | 800 - 12 St N.W.

"On the Road Again" is a performance art project that functions as a vehicle for discussion and for mobilization in response to Calgary's rapid ongoing urban growth.

Donated, found and purchased furniture will be collected, and during a one day workshop wheels will be installed on each piece of furniture. This newly mobilized furniture will be moved in a parade along sidewalks and public spaces in the city. The furniture also provides a social space for conversation, bringing people together for discussion and action around the rapid transformation of the city.

Join artist Tomas Jonsson, writer Jennifer McVeigh, and activist Grant Neufeld from the Calgary Housing Action Initiative at "On the road again" during the Launch Day of Homeless Awareness Week, September 16. A discussion forum will begin at 1:00pm. For more information, contact Jennifer at the Calgary Housing Action Initiative at 270-3200.

"On the Road Again" is presented by The New Gallery and sponsored by Calgary Dollars.

Tuesday September 18, 2007

Community Open House at Raido House/Windsor Park

Tuesday, September 18, 2007 | 10:00 am – 7:00 pm| 922 - 21 Ave S.E. & Windsor Park

Come and find out more information about John Howard’s youth residences and the youth they are supporting in an Open House of both Raido House and Windsor Park. Shuttle service will be available every half hour, depending on demand.

For more information or to make a group booking, contact Lindsay Lazenby at Raido House at 265-4566. It is not necessary to RSVP, however, Raido House hopes to make this event a remarkable experience, and would appreciate an RSVP. Otherwise, feel free to show up at any time.

Six Degrees of Homelessness

TIME AND DATE CHANGE: Wednesday, September 19, 2007 | Calgary Dream Centre | 4510 Macleod Trail South | 2:00 - 4:00 pm | 7:30 – 9:00 pm

Listen to the powerful stories of survivors, as six individuals both housed and not housed, bravely speak about their story and start to create new stories and new beginnings! “Rounded by Three” is a seven minute play that will also be featured, exploring the many levels of social stigma surrounding homelessness. In closing, author Louise Gallagher will explore “Victor, not Victim”, and how it can relate to anyone, not just individuals experiencing homelessness.

Calgary Low Income Coalition: "Prosperity 2006" film; and "Disability in the Friendly Cow Town" film, by Laura Fiorilla.

Tuesday, September 18, 2007 | 6:00 -9:00 pm | Screening starts at 7:00pm, with discussion panel after screening | Carpenter’s Hall | 301 - 10th St NW

Calgary Low Income Coalition (CLIC) works to make sure that a community voice is heard on poverty issues. When the Government of Alberta gave out $400 "Prosperity Cheques", CLIC made a movie, "Prosperity 2006," about what Calgarians thought about the cheques as a way to highlight the issues of people who live in poverty. The questions asked were: how would you spend your cheques; and what should the government's priorities be? Contact John Donovan at 283-0919.

Wednesday, September 19, 2007

Hope Happening Awareness Event

Wednesday, September 19, 2007 | 10:00 -2:00 pm | Salvation Army Centre of Hope | 420 - 9 Avenue S.E.

Come and support the Salvation Armies 2007 Hope Happening Awareness Event with a job fair, program information, visual displays and Ice Cream! We want to promote and raise the awareness of Calgary’s Homeless and the Small Steps Home that each individual takes on their journey.

“The Game of Life”

Wednesday, September 19, 2007 | 11:30-1:00 pm | Aspen Family and Community Network Society | #13, 2115 - 27th Avenue N.E.

Aspen is hosting an interactive "Game of Life" that puts participants in the shoes of families and youth in poverty. Participants will walk away with a greater understanding about some factors that create homelessness and some of the decisions that those without homes face. A debriefing discussion will follow the game. Suitable for youth and adults. Bring your own bagged lunch.

Taste of Homelessness

Wednesday, September 19, 2007 | 2:00 – 5:00 pm | Avenue 15 Youth Shelter | 938 - 15 Avenue S.W.

Homeless Awareness BBQ/Open House for the Calgary Community" at Avenue 15 on the Wednesday, Sept.19, 2007 from 2:00-5:00 PM. The event will develop further and we are hoping to get some corporate sponsorships and thinking of a "bagged lunch" exchange, where members from the community can trade a brown bagged lunch for gift certificates. These certificates would be distributed to the three different youth shelters in the city: Ave 15, Safe house and EXIT.