Encampments: Let’s Talk

Award-winning author Rev. Maggie Helwig will read from her book - Encampment. Join to discuss encampments, housing justice, and community.
About this Event

Encampments: Let’s Talk.

Join us for an engaging and thought-provoking evening with Rev. Maggie Helwig, award-winning author of Encampment: Resistance, Grace, and an Unhoused Community. Moderated by Luisa D’Amato, this conversation will explore the realities of homelessness, the experiences of unhoused communities, and the importance of compassion, dignity, and community response.

Through stories, reflection, and conversation, Rev. Helwig will share insights from her work alongside an encampment community and invite us to consider how we respond to our neighbours experiencing homelessness.

This event is an opportunity to listen, learn, and engage in meaningful dialogue about housing justice, faith, community, and the challenges faced by people living without secure housing.

📅 Date: Tuesday, September 22
🕖 Time: 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
📍 Location: St. Peter’s Church, 49 Queen Street N., Downtown Kitchener

🚗 Parking

Limited parking is available at the church. Additional public parking is available within a short walk.

• Queen Street North Library Lot – Free after 6:00 p.m.
• Duke Street Parking Garage – Flat evening rate after 5:00 p.m.

https://www.kitchener.ca/parking/find-a-place-to-park/#CentreintheSquare(QueenStreetNorth)(lot19B)

• Interactive parking map (Parkopedia)
  https://en.parkopedia.ca/parking/locations/queen_street_north_kitchener_ontario_n2h_2h5_canada_i0fidpwz0w85mz50ij/

Donations are gratefully accepted in support of:

• Sanguen Health Centre — providing community-based healthcare and outreach services, including support for unhoused individuals.
• St. Stephen-in-the-Fields — home church of Rev. Maggie Helwig in Kensington Market, Toronto

Everyone is welcome. Bring your friends, family, and acquaintances for an evening of conversation, learning, and connection.