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Award-winning journalist, Denise Davy has written many powerful investigative stories during her career, but few have been as memorable as the one written about Margaret Jacobson, a woman who lived much of her life on the streets. When Jacobson was in her teens she experienced significant mental health issues that continued throughout her life. As a result she experienced countless systemic barriers. Davy tells Margaret's story in her new book, Her Name Was Margaret.
In this event, Denise sits down with local professionals working with individuals experiencing homelessness for a conversation about how our systems need to improve. Please join us for this important conversation.
Guest Speakers
Sara Escobar has been in Social Justice Work for 25 years & has been fortunate enough to have worked for local agencies such as OneROOF, Extend-A-Family, Safe Haven, The Working Centre and most recently House of Friendship. Sara is also a co-founder of Peregrine Outreach Waterloo Region which is a network of care for the street-involved population and workers that
support them.
Jesse Burt is an Outreach and Harm Reduction Worker for ACCKWA (AIDS Committee Of Cambridge, Kitchener, Waterloo & Area). Jesse has experience working directly with people who use drugs and are experiencing homelessness in various settings including shelters, drop-ins and encampments. Jesse's focus is Outreach, Drug policy and Safe Supply.
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Programmer: Megan
