Katarokwi Union of Tenants |
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House prices and rent are skyrocketing across the country. 12,000 Ontarians experience homelessness every night. We need tenant power to fight the housing crisis together. Do you need help with your housing situation? Email us today at katarokwitenants@gmail.com! | | |
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Volunteer Opportunities + Upcoming Events |
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Community BBQs at The Hub When: Every Tuesday at 5 PM Where: 661 Montreal Street
We continue to host free weekly BBQs every Tuesday, at the Integrated Care Hub on Montreal Street. These BBQs provide a reliable source of food for 100+ people, so we're always looking for more helpers and food donations. | | |
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Dear Landlord Screening When/Where: Stay tuned! We are organizing a digital screening of Dear Landlord, a 1970 documentary about the struggles of low-rent tenants for better housing in Kingston. Following the screening will be a discussion with Joan Kuyek, a former Kingston City Councillor, founder of MiningWatch Canada, author, and lifelong community activist, who is interviewed in the documentary. |
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Community Soup Program When/Where: Ongoing
As part of our commitment to feeding the people of Kingston, we are cooking and serving soup in several locations around the city each week. We need volunteers for both cooking and serving soup, so we can keep those bellies full! |
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Want to get involved in any upcoming events? Email us today at katarokwitenants@gmail.com! |
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We recently published a critique of the Kingston Frontenac Housing Corporation for failing thousands of Kingstonians who live in their neglected, infested, inhumane buildings. To see how tenants are fighting back for the “quality affordable housing...strong communities...and respect for all,” that the KFHC claims to stand for, but refuses to provide, read our full statement here. |
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In an effort to better utilize our volunteer resources, we’ve put together a brief survey to keep volunteer contact info and volunteer roles up to date. It only takes one minute to complete, and there is something for every level of time/effort commitment, so please fill it in today! You can fill out the survey here. |
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Crisis Watch: Kingston - Episode One KUT Members Ivan Stoiljkovic and Doug Yearwood discussed Kingston housing, gentrification, and the impacts of capitalism in the first episode of Crisis Watch: Kingston, a documentary series hosted by Sebastian Vaillancourt, on CFRC 101.9 FM. If you missed it live, you can find the podcast here, or on Spotify, iTunes, etc. |
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Berlin Activists Seize a Quarter Million Apartments At the end of September, grassroots activists in Berlin, Germany, seized 240,000 public housing apartments owned by corporate landlords in Berlin, putting them in the hands of renters themselves. This momentous victory is an inspirational example of the power of the people, in the face of profiteers. To read more, check out this article by Daniel Gutiérrez, a activist in the Deutsche Wohnen und Co. Enteignen movement. |
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Call for Volunteers and Donations |
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Volunteers and donations are how we achieve everything you’ve read about here, and we’re always looking for more of both, to put more plans into action, and make Kingston’s tenants even stronger. We are looking for: - Monetary donations
- Food (especially for BBQs and soup)
- Winter clothing
- People (especially to lead fundraising initiatives)
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Thanks to our sponsors this month! OPSEU 433 and Ongwanada Frontline Workers |
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