Ben Ziegler

I just sent a letter to the Minister of Housing and the Prime Minister urging a massive expansion of social housing in Canada to end the era of mass homelessness. @moresochousing Take a minute and join me in sending a letter here: actionnetwork.org/letters/tell-t… @moresochousing

This excellent (interactive) visualization integrates climate and conflict hazards with local vulnerabilities. Updated quarterly. I wonder what changes 2025 will bring? climate-conflict.org/www

"The number of applications for (B.C.) seniors subsidized housing was almost 14,000 in 2023/24, a 59% increase over five years; just 6% of total applicants received a unit last year." seniorsadvocatebc.ca/app/uploads/si…

@GregorCraigie @wilsondeborah Congrats Gregor! All your on-air interviews about housing coalesced nicely, in your book.

I'm thrilled to be on The Globe 100 list this year!

US vs China, on #climatechange.

@robwipond Good report on seniors, Rob. You emphasize how a "little support can go a long way". That's exactly what I observed when I was in the seniors advocacy program at @QuadraVillage. The disconnect between unhoused seniors and housing system was ubiquitous.

Across North America, the largest & fastest-growing homeless population isn't purported "drug addicts" or "the severely mentally ill." It's low-income & low-pension elderly people being priced out of their homes. See my new PsychForce.Report story robwipond.substack.com/p/the-fastest-…

The streets: our society's new "retirement homes" for low-income seniors?

Getting ready for National Day of Action - November 22 NOON at the BC LEG in Victoria #yyj Info: ahomeforall.ca Join the call to end the housing and homelessness crisis with social housing! ART | FOOD | MUSIC | SPEAKERS #moresocialhousingnow #housingisahumanright

This is how you protest when your indigenous rights are being attacked.

Canada should focus on its' opportunities, not its' worst fears, when negotiating with the new Trump adminstration. #negotiations collaborativejourneys.com/how-canada-sho…

Very sorry to hear John Horgan, BC premier from 2017-2022, has died. #bcpoli

I tried out Google's AI tool, NotebookLM. I asked it to intersect the insights of 3 thought leaders, each from a different field. My chosen source input was an interview, webinar, and a book. Impressive return. collaborativejourneys.com/ai-product-dem…

"The sun around which all these services (for homeless veterans) must orbit is: housing." open.substack.com/pub/sharonmcma…

@soniatheroux Well done. I listened, and learned. You two should be on Gregor's show more often.

This event is organized by a group of people who escaped homelessness! #yyj November 22 at NOON at the BC Legislature

Please sign this petition letting Victoria City Council know that encampments can only end resolved with housing, in cooperation with those affected. Tell council to do their job and end the daily displacement of people. action.caeh.ca/homelessness-c…

'A fatal miscalculation' says masculinity researcher. search.app/?link=https%3A…

"Planners working in conservative jurisdictions may be more effective by applying functional rather than categorical equity solutions." One of many good points in @LitmanVTPI's analysis.

Indigenous perspectives on treaties in Canada. Interactive map. Superb visual & way to engage. #indigenous

The election south of our border raises serious issues, existential in nature?, for many nonprofits. Will Canada follow suit? nonprofitaf.com/2024/11/you-ar…