Our Forum on October 4th was a powerful evening.
You showed up! Around 600 people packed Knox United Church - demonstrating the power that we have together. The candidates responded with commitments to work with us to advance our issues.
Rev. Kersi Bird, co-chair of our affordable housing team, wrote a beautiful opinion piece on our forum and on the importance of listening to the voice of the city during an election - and always. This was published in the Calgary Herald
You can read it at: https://calgaryherald.com/opinion/columnists/opinon-during-the-municipal-election-who-is-listening-to-the-voice-of-our-city?itm_source=opinion
Together with our members, Calgary Interfaith Council, the Inter-Cultural Dialogue Institute, the Calgary Unitarians and Temple B'nai Tikvah, the Calgary Alliance hosted an Interfaith Picnic to build understanding, relationships and Islands of Peace from the ground up.
Proponents of the strategy said the plan’s approval is only the beginning of the process, but sets the course for a series of actions to help address housing affordability.
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PROTEST: A protester with the Calgary Alliance for the Common Good gathers to protest for action to be taken on affordable housing and rent, at City Hall on Thursday, September 14, 2023. More on the housing debate at livewirecalgary.com.
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Ryan Andersen with the Calgary Alliance for the Common Good recognized that elements of the recommended housing strategy, like removing parking minimums and going to one common land-use designation, became politicized before Thursday’s meeting.
“What we expect from our leaders is to cut through that politicizing and actually address the needs of Calgarians. They’re real and so real leadership addresses the real needs of communities,” Andersen said.
Read moreView previous media mentions here.