This week on the show, Henry Hawkins spoke with Fran Klodawsky, a professor of Geography at Carleton, about her research on homelessness in Ottawa. She spoke to some of the many myths of homelessness; why people become homeless, why it is not so easy to get out of, substance abuse and mental illnesses, and what kinds of people are typically homeless. Professor Klodawsky also discussed some of the social programs in Ottawa that work on supporting and preventing homelessness. The report from the Alliance to End Homelessness will be found here.
Later, Henry also spoke with the three participants of the recent 5 Days campaign for homelessness on campus. The 5 Days campaign in a Canada-wide effort, supported here at Carleton by the Sprott School of Business, that seeks to raise awareness in local communities on the prevalence of homelessness, and what people can do to get involved. Eric Berrigan, Michael Fleming, and Jessica Karam were the three participants, and they spoke about their experiences at the halfway point of the event, the reactions they faced from students, and why they got involved in the event.
