Regan Sunshine Brussé
@reganbrusse.bsky.social
#WaterlooRegion #Unsheltered #Grassroots #Community #HumanRights
Social Justice Advocate - Poverty & Housing
www.MyMotherNamedMeSunshine.ca
Social Justice Advocate - Poverty & Housing
www.MyMotherNamedMeSunshine.ca
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Welcome!
Where our Federal and Provincial aids hold gaps, we must persist. Where our local government needs time to change, we must loudly be patient. Loudly, so they feel our support for change. Loudly so th...
www.MyMotherNamedMeSunshine.ca
City of Cambridge cc: Region of Waterloo
All the peeps you had evicted last week are still suffering out there. Now in the #snow. Now, without the grace of their own efforts to #survive. YOU removed these. YOU destroyed these.
#winterishere #dobetter #unsheltered #MoreThanASpecOfWTF
#ForRealLife
All the peeps you had evicted last week are still suffering out there. Now in the #snow. Now, without the grace of their own efforts to #survive. YOU removed these. YOU destroyed these.
#winterishere #dobetter #unsheltered #MoreThanASpecOfWTF
#ForRealLife
City of Cambridge cc: Region of Waterloo
All the peeps you had evicted last week are still suffering out there. Now in the #snow. Now, without the grace of their own efforts to #survive. YOU removed these. YOU destroyed these.
#winterishere #dobetter #unsheltered #MoreThanASpecOfWTF
#ForRealLife
All the peeps you had evicted last week are still suffering out there. Now in the #snow. Now, without the grace of their own efforts to #survive. YOU removed these. YOU destroyed these.
#winterishere #dobetter #unsheltered #MoreThanASpecOfWTF
#ForRealLife
Welcome!
Where our Federal and Provincial aids hold gaps, we must persist. Where our local government needs time to change, we must loudly be patient. Loudly, so they feel our support for change. Loudly so th...
www.MyMotherNamedMeSunshine.ca
November 10, 2025 at 4:34 PM
City of Cambridge cc: Region of Waterloo
All the peeps you had evicted last week are still suffering out there. Now in the #snow. Now, without the grace of their own efforts to #survive. YOU removed these. YOU destroyed these.
#winterishere #dobetter #unsheltered #MoreThanASpecOfWTF
#ForRealLife
All the peeps you had evicted last week are still suffering out there. Now in the #snow. Now, without the grace of their own efforts to #survive. YOU removed these. YOU destroyed these.
#winterishere #dobetter #unsheltered #MoreThanASpecOfWTF
#ForRealLife
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Crews clear homeless encampment in Cambridge
Crews clear homeless encampment in Cambridge
More than a dozen people were displaced after crews tore down a Cambridge encampment on Tuesday morning.
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November 4, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Crews clear homeless encampment in Cambridge
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A Better Tent City asks Waterloo Region for more funding to hire two new staff members
A Better Tent City asks Waterloo Region for more funding to hire two new staff members
A Better Tent City is asking the Region of Waterloo for additional funding so they can hire two new staff members, which they say is crucial for the future of Kitchener’s tiny home community.
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November 6, 2025 at 2:30 AM
A Better Tent City asks Waterloo Region for more funding to hire two new staff members
November 4, 2025 at 5:20 PM
"Step 1: Acknowledge Reality"
Human Rights and Housing Fights: Municipal Encampment Responses
Compiled from presentation contents by Dr. Laura Pin - September 25, 2025
#humanrights #politics #unsheltered #grassroots
Human Rights and Housing Fights: Municipal Encampment Responses
Compiled from presentation contents by Dr. Laura Pin - September 25, 2025
#humanrights #politics #unsheltered #grassroots
Human Rights and Housing Fights: Municipal Encampment Responses
Page built using content and notes as written by Dr. Laura Pin Presented on September 25, 2025 in Saint John, NB at Kent theatre Sponsored by the Housing Mobilization and Engagement Research Lab ,...
www.mymothernamedmesunshine.ca
September 28, 2025 at 2:10 AM
"Step 1: Acknowledge Reality"
Human Rights and Housing Fights: Municipal Encampment Responses
Compiled from presentation contents by Dr. Laura Pin - September 25, 2025
#humanrights #politics #unsheltered #grassroots
Human Rights and Housing Fights: Municipal Encampment Responses
Compiled from presentation contents by Dr. Laura Pin - September 25, 2025
#humanrights #politics #unsheltered #grassroots
Reposted by Regan Sunshine Brussé
🧡On Sept 30, take part in National Day for Truth and Reconciliation events across Waterloo Region. A time to honour Survivors, reflect, and commit to action. #NDTR #EveryChildMatters
September 26, 2025 at 7:17 PM
🧡On Sept 30, take part in National Day for Truth and Reconciliation events across Waterloo Region. A time to honour Survivors, reflect, and commit to action. #NDTR #EveryChildMatters
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This visit follows my letters to the mayor and Cambridge city council and to the Region of #Waterloo, encouraging them to adopt human rights-based approaches to encampments.
September 23, 2025 at 4:35 PM
This visit follows my letters to the mayor and Cambridge city council and to the Region of #Waterloo, encouraging them to adopt human rights-based approaches to encampments.
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And Citizens for Cambridge cite Federal Housing Advocate Marie-Josée Houle: “forced evictions and enforcement approaches do not address the underlying systemic issues and put people at risk of even greater harms.” 6/6 mailchi.mp/citizensforc...
Cambridge must lead with compassion
mailchi.mp
September 19, 2025 at 2:42 PM
And Citizens for Cambridge cite Federal Housing Advocate Marie-Josée Houle: “forced evictions and enforcement approaches do not address the underlying systemic issues and put people at risk of even greater harms.” 6/6 mailchi.mp/citizensforc...
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Community advocates have written some excellent responses in favour of Cllrs Hamilton and Earnshaw's motion re preventing extreme weather encampment evictions in Cambridge this Tuesday 1/6 pub-cambridge.escribemeetings.com/Meeting.aspx...
Motion re: Preventing the forced removal of unhoused persons during extreme weather events - Council Meeting - September 23, 2025
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September 19, 2025 at 2:42 PM
Community advocates have written some excellent responses in favour of Cllrs Hamilton and Earnshaw's motion re preventing extreme weather encampment evictions in Cambridge this Tuesday 1/6 pub-cambridge.escribemeetings.com/Meeting.aspx...
Upcoming meeting & motion:
City of Cambridge Council Meeting September 23, 2025
Highlighting Motion: “Preventing the forced removal of unhoused persons during extreme weather events"
City of Cambridge Council Meeting September 23, 2025
Highlighting Motion: “Preventing the forced removal of unhoused persons during extreme weather events"
September 23, 2025 Cambridge Council Meeting
Motion re: Preventing the forced removal of unhoused persons during extreme weather events (Submitted in September 2 Council meet and set to be discussed in this meeting)
www.mymothernamedmesunshine.ca
September 16, 2025 at 2:41 PM
Upcoming meeting & motion:
City of Cambridge Council Meeting September 23, 2025
Highlighting Motion: “Preventing the forced removal of unhoused persons during extreme weather events"
City of Cambridge Council Meeting September 23, 2025
Highlighting Motion: “Preventing the forced removal of unhoused persons during extreme weather events"
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Urgent call to action as reliance on local foods banks hits 40-year high
Urgent call to action as reliance on local foods banks hits 40-year high
Local food banks are renewing a call for help as they face a prolonged period of unprecedented demand.
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September 3, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Urgent call to action as reliance on local foods banks hits 40-year high
I witnessed the destruction of some of these peoples homes and possessions myself. To at all deny these occurrences is not only misleading—it’s an erasure of people’s lived reality and the added traumas as are being inflicted by these municipally led actions.
#Cambridge #HumanRights #Unsheltered
#Cambridge #HumanRights #Unsheltered
The Political Distractions: Procedural Bylaws & Cambridge Council Meeting September 2, 2025
I witnessed the destruction of some of these peoples homes and possessions myself. To at all deny these occurrences is not only misleading—it’s an erasure of people’s lived reality and the added trau...
www.mymothernamedmesunshine.ca
September 5, 2025 at 2:35 AM
I witnessed the destruction of some of these peoples homes and possessions myself. To at all deny these occurrences is not only misleading—it’s an erasure of people’s lived reality and the added traumas as are being inflicted by these municipally led actions.
#Cambridge #HumanRights #Unsheltered
#Cambridge #HumanRights #Unsheltered
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“You cannot move homeless (people) somewhere else, when there is no somewhere else,” Paul Born told Luisa D’Amato. Local government must provide land for more encampments.
To read the full article, visit: bit.ly/3JNq6FU
To read the full article, visit: bit.ly/3JNq6FU
August 25, 2025 at 1:31 PM
“You cannot move homeless (people) somewhere else, when there is no somewhere else,” Paul Born told Luisa D’Amato. Local government must provide land for more encampments.
To read the full article, visit: bit.ly/3JNq6FU
To read the full article, visit: bit.ly/3JNq6FU
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"Justice Gibson made it clear there would be a meticulous review of all the evidence before anyone at the encampment is forced to move." - CBC News
To read the full article, visit: bit.ly/41Tnwo7
To read the full article, visit: bit.ly/41Tnwo7
Ontario judge rules Kitchener encampment can remain for now, the latest in a string of similar cases | CBC News
The Region of Waterloo has been prevented from enforcing a site-specific bylaw before the Ontario Superior Court has a chance to make a decision after hearings in November, the latest in a string of s...
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August 22, 2025 at 3:17 PM
"Justice Gibson made it clear there would be a meticulous review of all the evidence before anyone at the encampment is forced to move." - CBC News
To read the full article, visit: bit.ly/41Tnwo7
To read the full article, visit: bit.ly/41Tnwo7
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Court rules in favour of Kitchener encampment residents, pausing plans to evict them
Court rules in favour of Kitchener encampment residents, pausing plans to evict them
The Region of Waterloo’s plans to evict residents at a Kitchener encampment have been put on hold after a judge ruled in favour of the residents.
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August 21, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Court rules in favour of Kitchener encampment residents, pausing plans to evict them
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Homeless people who live in tents at Weber and Victoria streets in Kitchener would rather move to another encampment than be placed into shelters or motel rooms. Luisa D’Amato finds out why.
‘They feel more secure at the encampment’
The lawyer representing homeless people at a tent encampment at Victoria and Weber streets in Kitchener says it would be better to find another piece of land for another encampment, rather than place…
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May 23, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Homeless people who live in tents at Weber and Victoria streets in Kitchener would rather move to another encampment than be placed into shelters or motel rooms. Luisa D’Amato finds out why.
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“Change is possible,” he said. “It’s not inevitable that people end up being homeless.” www.thestar.com/news/gta/tor...
Toronto can end tents in parks: Here’s a city that solved street homelessness — and how we can do it too
Helsinki started with a big homelessness problem and they've effectively solved it. Experts say their model could be adapted for Canada's largest city, if we're ready to be bold.
www.thestar.com
January 12, 2025 at 11:56 PM
“Change is possible,” he said. “It’s not inevitable that people end up being homeless.” www.thestar.com/news/gta/tor...
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Great new!👍The Court has granted an injunction for the 100Vic Encampment Case! The Region is restrained from enforcing its Site-Specific By-law until the constitutionality of the bylaw can be determined following the hearing in November.
Read the decision at: wrcls.ca/3878-2
Read the decision at: wrcls.ca/3878-2
August 21, 2025 at 3:42 PM
Great new!👍The Court has granted an injunction for the 100Vic Encampment Case! The Region is restrained from enforcing its Site-Specific By-law until the constitutionality of the bylaw can be determined following the hearing in November.
Read the decision at: wrcls.ca/3878-2
Read the decision at: wrcls.ca/3878-2
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"These are not simply "issues" to be managed—they are people whose choices, voices, and lived experiences must be respected and meaningfully included in any decision-making process."
#HumanRights #CambridgeON #Unsheltered
#HumanRights #CambridgeON #Unsheltered
A Human Rights Approach - Dear City of Cambridge RE: Heat Wave Evictions
More of my thoughts and ramblings on this topic... Convieniently posted and published in no particular order!
www.mymothernamedmesunshine.ca
July 15, 2025 at 9:18 PM
"These are not simply "issues" to be managed—they are people whose choices, voices, and lived experiences must be respected and meaningfully included in any decision-making process."
#HumanRights #CambridgeON #Unsheltered
#HumanRights #CambridgeON #Unsheltered
"We cannot continue to claim we are pursuing a human rights-based approach if, at critical moments like these, we refuse to take responsibility for meaningful change and fail to act in accordance with the very principles we proclaim ourselves wishing to uphold."
#HumanRIghts #Unsheltered
#HumanRIghts #Unsheltered
July 15, 2025 at 9:36 PM
"We cannot continue to claim we are pursuing a human rights-based approach if, at critical moments like these, we refuse to take responsibility for meaningful change and fail to act in accordance with the very principles we proclaim ourselves wishing to uphold."
#HumanRIghts #Unsheltered
#HumanRIghts #Unsheltered
Realizing the Right to Housing: Municipal Policy Responses to Encampments - Waterloo Region Snapshot July 2025
"This research snapshot shares our preliminary findings from the encampment survey from people with experience staying in encampments in Waterloo Region exclusively.
"This research snapshot shares our preliminary findings from the encampment survey from people with experience staying in encampments in Waterloo Region exclusively.
Realizing the Right: Municipal Policy Responses to Encampments - Waterloo Region Snapshot
This research snapshot was compiled by Dr. Laura Pin, Regan Sunshine Bruss é , and Dr. Erin Dej in July 2025.
www.mymothernamedmesunshine.ca
July 15, 2025 at 9:29 PM
Realizing the Right to Housing: Municipal Policy Responses to Encampments - Waterloo Region Snapshot July 2025
"This research snapshot shares our preliminary findings from the encampment survey from people with experience staying in encampments in Waterloo Region exclusively.
"This research snapshot shares our preliminary findings from the encampment survey from people with experience staying in encampments in Waterloo Region exclusively.
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Evicting encampments and confiscating/destroying people’s belongings violates human rights and puts them at greater risk of harms
Today, during a heatwave, Cambridge bylaw and police used heavy machinery to throw out 4 unhoused peoples personal belongings. With no suitable shelter options, they face serious health risks. Evictions should be paused during extreme weather. Learn a better way: homelesshub.ca/book/office-...
July 15, 2025 at 8:31 PM
Evicting encampments and confiscating/destroying people’s belongings violates human rights and puts them at greater risk of harms