Homeless Memorial
In this crash course we look at the work of artist and activist Bonnie Briggs and how she sought to bring attention to the housing crisis across the country.
In the 90s, artist and activist Bonnie Briggs asked herself, 'Why isn't there a memorial for homeless people?'
In the 1990s artist and activist Bonnie Briggs asked herself, "Why isn't there a memorial for homeless people?" In this crash course we look at the work of Bonnie and tie it to the housing crisis we are seeing across the country.
Key References
- Toronto activist Bonnie Briggs remembered as advocate for housing, creator of Homeless Memorial - Toronto Star - Mike Adler
- Toronto Disaster Relief Committee: 14 Years of advocacy, activism and action - Toronto Disaster Relief Committee
- CM: Housing and Homelessness: Terminology and Word Choices - Edmonton Social Planning Council - Brett Lambert
- Toronto Homeless Memorial Network - History - The Toronto Homeless Memorial
- Permanent memorial to honour city's homeless unveiled in downtown Calgary - CBC News - Hannah Kost
- A new memorial in downtown Kitchener recognizes the lives lost due to homelessness - City News - Tim Herd
- Toronto halts monthly reporting on number of deaths in its shelter system - CTV News - Abby O'Brien
- Toronto Public Health releases 2022 data for deaths of people experiencing homelessness - City of Toronto - Media Relations Toronto Public Health
