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The current housing crisis has been decades in the making. Housing is about more than mere shelter; it is a deeply personal and highly political reflection of what (and who) we value.

Governments, scholars, professionals, and citizens continually try to shape cities into their own visions of 'home.' Many of these visions exclude Indigenous peoples, poor, racialized, and other marginalized communities.

The consequences and systemic inequities of these housing policies are still being lived today, and exacerbated by the convergence of other crises: affordability, health care, climate change, and social and political polarization.

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Nathalie Frankowski + Cruz Garcia: WAI Architecture Think Tank

Ryan Hall : Ecottrust / Siksika Nation Housing

Dustin Couzens: co-founder MODA Modern Office of Design + Architecture

Dr. Uchechukwu Peter Umezurike: Writer & Poet

Host or Publisher Design Talks Institute