As the unaffordability of living in Vancouver pushes youth and lower income folks out of Vancouver, it becomes important to ask: Will Vancouver become a city without youth?

Hosted by the SFU Semester in Dialogue: Housing Futures, this public dialogue will explore solutions to the housing crisis through a youth perspective. Undergraduate students have spent seven weeks exploring the complexities of the housing crisis and will share the opportunities for change that they have identified through their research and dialogue with various thought leaders.

Using the cities of Berlin, Montreal, Vienna, and Hong Kong as case studies, the cohort has identified various policy recommendations to engage the public in a solutions-focused housing conversation. Join us in a public dialogue to explore global to local housing solutions by evaluating housing solutions from around the world, exploring what home means to you, and engaging in an open dialogue with a panel of prominent figures in the Vancouver housing scene.

Through the final public dialogue, the cohort hopes to create a space for positive and thoughtful conversations about the potential for change and progress for the future of housing in Vancouver.

Admission is free!

DATE: Tuesday, June 18th, 2019

TIME: 1-4 PM. Feel free to drop in at any time during the event.

LOCATION: Djavad Mowafaghian World Art Centre, SFU Woodward’s, 149 W Hastings St, Vancouver

When you arrive at the venue, please note that the entrance to the building at 149 W. Hastings St. is closed due to ongoing renovations on the ground floor. Please use the doors on the Cordova St. side, accessible through the Woodward’s courtyard.

Art Activity Photo Submissions (OPTIONAL)

Submit a photo of “what home means to you” (with an optional written reflection attached to it) to youthlesscity@gmail.com by June 14th.

By submitting a photo, you give consent to it being printed and included as a part of an interactive art activity that will take place at the event.

Please note that photography will be present at this event. If you do not wish to be photographed, please reach out to us or inform us during registration at the event.

We would like to acknowledge that this event will take place on the unceded and traditional homelands of the səl̓ilw̓ətaʔɬ (Tsleil-Waututh), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh Úxwumixw (Squamish), xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam) and kʷikʷəƛ̓əm (Kwikwetlem) Nations.