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An event at UBC Okanagan will be focusing on local perspectives of homelessness in the Central Okanagan.
This event on Wednesday is primarily focused towards students, but anyone interested in the social issue of homelessness is welcome to attend. The display and panel presentation, “Faces of Homelessness”, will highlight different impacts from local perspectives and is intended to encourage both social action and community engagement. Some aspects that will be investigated during the event are economic development, social planning, policing, and alumni.
Organizers say that those who attend might be surprised to see who are the actual faces behind homelessness, as well as to realize what positive impact they can have on reducing stigmatization. “Students are one of many groups increasingly impacted by homelessness in Canada,” says Shelley Cook, PhD student and event co-organizer. “They also can play an important role in addressing the broadening homelessness crisis in Kelowna and across Canada."
Lorraine Copas will be hosting panel presentations at the event on a recently released report, “Family Homelessness in Prince George, Kamloops, Kelowna, Nelson, and Nanaimo”.
The event is being held Wednesday, January 21st in the UBC Okanagan campus Ballroom in the University Centre building. The poster board session will be from 12 p.m. to 1 p.m., while the panel presentation will be from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m.
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