Increasing
Tenant Self-management:
Canada's
First Conversion from
Public
Housing to Co-operative Housing
Tuesday,
February 10th, 2004
9am
to 4:30 pm
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You
are invited to hear about the experiences of a public housing community
converting into co-operative housing. The conference involves a
discussion in converting public housing to co-operative housing.
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On April 1st, 2003, the Atkinson
Housing Co-operative became the first Canadian public housing project to
convert into a co-operative.
Come hear the key people behind this conversion share their story of
how the Atkinson Co-operative was created:
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Members from Atkinson |
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Toronto Community Housing Corporation |
| Co-operative Housing Federation
of Toronto |
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Discussion will include:
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Steps to increasing tenant participation
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How to convert into a housing co-operative
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Issues and challenges encountered by each stakeholder
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Click here for information on the Conference
Schedule
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The
conference will be located at the 1st Floor Library of the
Ontario
Institute for Studies in Education
of
the University of Toronto
252
Bloor Street West
Toronto,
Ontario
Canada |
Getting there:
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OISE/UT is
connected to the subway at St. George subway station |
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Parking is
available on-site |
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Click here
for more information on how to get to OISE/UT
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Click
here for a map on how to get to
OISE/UT |
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ADMISSION IS FREE
and
REFRESHMENTS WILL BE
AVAILABLE!
The conference will
be broadcast live:
http://fcis.oise.utoronto.ca/~social_housing |
For
more information or to RSVP
please
contact Jorge Sousa at
416-923-6641
x2627
Fax:
416-926-4749
Email:
social_housing@oise.utoronto.ca
http://fcis.oise.utoronto.ca/~social_housing
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HERE to DOWNLOAD A COPY OF OUR CONFERENCE POSTER |