I’m delighted to close season two of the podcast with a conversation with Fay Martin from Places for People. This is a critical listen for anyone struggling with a sense of hopelessness as we continue into a season of upheaval. As Fay says, “doing what you can with what you have is a great antidote for feeling powerless and vulnerable”. Join us as we talk about the importance of using community resources to address community issues as an alternative to waiting for somebody else to fix things

Show Notes

Places for People’s next fundraising campaign is selling degrees so they can repair the furnace in one of their properties. Donate today on their Facebook page: Turn Up the Heat for Places for People – Every Degree Makes a Difference!

Research into the social tipping point for effective change cited by Fay (and hats off to Heather for pulling these results showing between 3% to 25% together for us):

• Social tipping dynamics for stabilizing Earth’s climate by 2050 | PNAS
• Social tipping point and optimism
• Research Finds Tipping Point for Large-Scale Social Change | Annenberg

Find Places for People Online:

• Instagram: @p4phaliburton
• Facebook: @placesforpeoplehaliburton
• Website: https://www.placesforpeople.ca/

Find the Muskoka Community Land Trust Online:

• Instagram: @muskokaclt
• Facebook: @muskokaclt
• LinkedIn: @muskokaclt
• Website: muskokacommunitylandtrust.org
• Patreon: AtHomeinMuskoka

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Beth Houston joins me in today’s episode to talk about Gravenhurst Against Poverty, a cornerstone organization in Muskoka that creates community through food, programming, and transportation. We talk about what GAP is doing right now, what it would like to do, and what it will take to make our big dreams for Gravenhurst come true.

Show Notes:

• Read G.A.P.'s Impact Report and 2024-2028 Strategic Plan
• Volunteer in one of their many programs
• Donate to Gravenhurst Against Poverty
• Mark your calendars for Coldest Night of the Year on February 22, 2025 and subscribe to the GAP newsletter to follow the details

Find Gravenhurst Against Poverty Online:

• YouTube: Gravenhurst Against Poverty
• Instagram: @GravenhurstAgainstPoverty
• Facebook: @GravenhurstAgainstPoverty
• Website: gravenhurstagainstpoverty.com

Find Us Online:

• Instagram: @muskokaclt
• Facebook: @muskokaclt
• LinkedIn: @muskokaclt
• Website: muskokacommunitylandtrust.org
• Patreon: AtHomeinMuskoka

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In today’s episode the Coordinator of the Alliance for a Liveable Ontario, Franz Hartmann, walks us through five ways to make homes affordable in Ontario.

Five Ways Home is a project of hope by a staggering array of people from across the political spectrum, including environmentalists, planners, and farmers. Built on a foundation of deep research, it’s a set of actionable solutions to Ontario’s housing crisis that’s written for people, not policy-makers.

Show Notes

• Download Taking Action Together: Five Ways to Make Homes Affordable in Ontario
• Watch the Five Ways To Make Homes more Affordable videos:
• Introduction to Five Ways Home (3 min)
• Make housing affordable and part of liveable communities (1 min)
• Invest heavily in non-market affordable housing (1 min)
• Build smarter and faster (1 min)
• Build a wide variety of housing types (1 min)
• Build in the right Places (1 min)
• Click the Take Action button and share with your friends, family, neighbours, and MPPs

Find Five Ways Home and the Alliance for a Liveable Ontario Online:

• YouTube: @liveableontario
• Instagram: @allianceforaliveableontario
• Facebook: @liveableontario
• Website: fivewayshome.ca

Find Us Online:

• Instagram: @muskokaclt
• Facebook: @muskokaclt
• LinkedIn: @muskokaclt
• Website: muskokacommunitylandtrust.org
• Patreon: AtHomeinMuskoka

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