(Shared from The National Housing Council)
The National Housing Council just announced that the upcoming review panel is called "Neha" and will examine the right to housing for women, Two Spirit, & gender-diverse people, and the government's duty to uphold this right!
This review panel stems from the human rights claims made by the Women's National Housing and Homelessness Network and National Indigenous Women's Housing Network on Canada's failure to eliminate homelessness for Two-Spirit, women and gender-diverse people.
The Terms of Reference the National Housing Council released today outline the scope of work for the review, including how they are framing this review differently compared to the previous review panel (which was on the financialization of housing).
What's New?
At the previous review panel, the panel hosted both a written hearing and virtual oral hearings.
With Neha, the panel will conduct "dialogue" sessions, in which oral sessions will take place in select locations in-person and/or through a virtual format. This oral phase will aim to provide a safe, inclusive, culturally-appropriate and supportive space for the participants to share their knowledge and expertise on the issue.
In addition to this oral phase of the review, the panel may also conduct a written phase.
How to get involved with Neha
The main objective of Neha is to ensure that no one is left behind.
If you are even just a little bit interested in participating in this next review panel, we highly recommend taking a look at the Terms of Reference to get a sense of what to expect.
Now that the Terms of Reference are out, we eagerly await for the National Housing Council to announce when the dialogue sessions begin.
p.s. Review panels are a new form of accountability measure designed to centre the voices of rights-holders (that's you!) and your lived experience to address systemic housing issues across Canada. To learn more about review panels, click here.
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