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Engage Barrie
Sep 24, 20231 min read
CBC article re: Barrie's Anti-Homeless motion and bills being sent to UN
CBC News, September 24 Barrie wanted to ban donations to homeless people on its property. Advocates are sending the plan to the UN City...
Christine Nayler
Sep 21, 20236 min read
A Deputation Cut Off at Tuesday's Public Meeting on Council's Anti-Homeless Motion
EBO Contributing Member Christine Nayler spoke at Tuesday night's Public Meeting, but her deputation was cut short. The following is the...
Sarah Tilley
Sep 20, 20232 min read
The Unheard Deputation from Tuesday's Public Meeting on the Anti-Homeless Motion
EBO Contributing Member Sarah Tilley attended the September 19 Public Meeting on Council's anti-homeless motion, but her request to speak...
Engage Barrie
Sep 20, 20231 min read
Barrie's Proposed Public Space Bylaw sent to the UN Rapporteurs on Homelessness & Extreme Poverty
Today, the Canadian Drug Policy Coalition sent the City of Barrie's proposed public space bylaw to the UN Rapporteurs on Homelessness &...
Engage Barrie
Jul 17, 20233 min read
Damon Baldwin-Fox's speech from the "Stop The War On The Poor" Rally
On May 31, the Barrie Housing and Homelessness Justice Network hosted a rally at City Hall to "Stop the War On the Poor", in response to...
Engage Barrie
Jul 7, 202316 min read
Fact-Checking City & Council Communications re: "Homelessness" Motion & Bills
We made note of some incorrect information stated in the June 21 Council meeting, at which the controversial Bills 67 & 68 (the...
Engage Barrie
Jul 1, 20231 min read
Radio Waterloo Interview with Engage Barrie
Engage Barrie discusses Barrie City Council's repressive agenda targeting homeless people Radio Waterloo's M.P. Holmes interviewed our...
Engage Barrie
Jun 21, 20232 min read
Controversial Bills 67 & 68 Referred to Staff – plus Clarification on Existing Bylaws
First of all, we are happy to announce that Bills 67 and 68 did NOT get passed by Council tonight – thank you to everyone who took the...
Engage Barrie
Jun 21, 20232 min read
The Shift – International Human Rights Organization – weighs in on the May 17 motion and Bylaws
For The Shift's full statement, please visit their website at https://make-the-shift.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/Letter-of-Concern-Bar...
Engage Barrie
Jun 20, 20231 min read
CAEH Statement on proposed Bylaw Amendment (plus ACTION request)
For the CAEH's full statement, please visit their website at https://caeh.ca/city-of-barrie-bylaw-june-23/ – and please use their online...
Engage Barrie
Jun 20, 20232 min read
Open Letter to Council from the Federal Housing Advocate of the Canadian Human Rights Commission
For the CHRC's full statement, please visit their website at https://www.housingchrc.ca/en/open-letter-barrie-city-council – we are only...
Engage Barrie
Jun 20, 20232 min read
JHSSM Response to Bills 67 & 68
Our colleagues at the John Howard Society of Simcoe & Muskoka has released a statement of their opposition to the Bylaw amendments. ...
Engage Barrie
Jun 20, 20233 min read
Community Legal Clinic of York Region gives legal opinion on Bills 67 & 68
The Community Legal Clinic York Region has sent their legal opinion to Council, and shared the letter on their Twitter account. We...
Engage Barrie
Jun 19, 20231 min read
RALLY and SILENT PROTEST: Stop the War on the Poor!
Our colleagues at the Barrie Housing and Homelessness Justice Network are hosting this event, Wednesday (June 21, 6:30pm) before and...
Accountability Team
Jun 18, 202316 min read
City Council - Wednesday, June 21, 2023, 7:30pm – ACTION REQUESTED
The "homelessness" bylaws are being pushed through at this meeting. Visit https://www.engagebarrie.org/post/concerned-about-new-homeless...
Engage Barrie
Jun 16, 20231 min read
Concerned about the new homelessness bylaws? Contact your Councillor here
We've made it easy for you, with an email template you can customize and send! The bylaws directed by City Council's controversial Motion...
Engage Barrie
May 26, 20239 min read
EBO Response to Direct Motion Without Notice addressing Homelessness
Open Letter to Barrie City Council Mayor Nuttall, Councillors, CAO Prowse, We are writing in response to last Wednesday’s Direct Motion...
Engage Barrie
May 23, 20231 min read
Rally to Stop The War On The Poor – May 31
Join the Barrie Homelessness and Housing Justice Network (BHHJN) and community partners on Wednesday, May 31, 6:45pm outside City Hall...
Engage Barrie
May 19, 20231 min read
CBC Ontario Morning – Barrie's homelessness strategy draws criticism
Keenan Aylwin, former Barrie Councillor (and EBO member) speaks with host Ramraajh Sharvendiran Aired May 19, 2023 – Ontario Morning, CBC...
Victoria Scott
Nov 24, 20223 min read
Dignity, Inclusivity and Respect: Communicating with Diverse Members of our Community
"A healthy, economically robust and vibrant community does not treat some of its members as having less value than others. Even the...
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