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SUMMARY:Rent Control:  A community Forum
DESCRIPTION:Is Vancouver too expensive for you or your family? What ca
 n the city do to keep rents down and protect tenants?\nWhat can renter
 s do to organize themselves?\nThis is a forum to discuss these issues.
 \nSpeakers:\nJACKIE WONG is a Vancouver based journalist who focuses o
 n affordable housing, renters, and seniors issues.\nDJ LARKIN works at
  the PIVOT Legal Society, as their Housing and Gender campaigns lawyer
 .\nGAIL HARMER is a seniors advocate in the West End\nSEAN ANTRIM is t
 he Executive Director of the Coalition of Progressive Electors\nBackgr
 ound:  Vancouver is the most unaffordable city in North America. In th
 e 1970s, tenants fought and won significant gains such as rent control
 , as well as the requirement that landlords provide a reason for evict
 ions. But years of governments influenced by landlords and big busines
 ses have meant that many of the gains made in the past have been serio
 usly weakened. Rents in Vancouver are now unaffordable for many, and h
 igh rents are forcing many to leave their homes or even the city.\nIn 
 our work to develop bold, working solutions to the housing crisis, COP
 E is building a plan to control rents. COPE is also working on a plan 
 to strengthen existing city by-laws to stop displacement and ensure th
 at renters in Vancouver have the affordability and secure tenure they 
 need to live comfortably in the city Cost: By donation\n\nFor more inf
 ormation visit http://villagevancouver.org/events/rent-control-a-commu
 nity-forum
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CATEGORIES:community, engagament
LOCATION:Gordon Neighbourhood House
WEBSITE:https://www.facebook.com/events/266613000161715/
URL:https://www.facebook.com/events/266613000161715/
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ORGANIZER:Cope
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