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In today’s episode, we hear from the Rev. Dr. Carmen Lansdowne, Executive Director of First United Church’s Social Housing Society, located on the traditional, ancestral, and unceded territories of the Squamish, Musqueam and Tsleil-Waututh nations. This is Carmen's presentation from the Beyond Housing to Homefulness Symposium hosted by Empire Remixed and the Sorrento Centre in Spring 2021.Show Links:Beyond Housing to Homefulness Symposium: https://www.empireremixed.com/homefulnessEmpire Remixed: https://www.empireremixed.comSorrento Centre: https://www.sorrentocentre.caRev. Lansdowne's Website: https://www.salaconsulting.ca/Rev. Lansdowne on Twitter: https://twitter.com/revviecFirst United Church's Redevelopment Project: https://firstunited.ca/redevelopment/
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