This resource is designed to help tenant leaders develop inclusive and participatory strategies to engage their community to claim their right to housing. It outlines the key principles for increased participation within tenant communities, building effective leadership, and mobilizing and organizing tenants. It also offers a guide on how to create strategic planning tools such as community action plans, communication plans and advocacy plans.
Highlights include:
- Sharing information and knowledge.
- Increasing meaningful engagement.
- Developing effective leadership.
- Mobilizing and organizing tenant communities.
- Building a community action plan.
- Supporting policy advocacy through a communication plan.
- A housing advocacy plan worksheet (download the printable version).
This resource is part of our Tenant Leaders’ Toolbox
Inside the toolbox you’ll find:
- A toolkit on implementing the right to housing in Canada.
- Resources on a human rights-based approach to housing, empowering communities to claim this right, and how to target your advocacy.
- Guides on engaging with local, provincial and territorial governments, and how to make a submission to the Federal Housing Advocate
