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  1. And here's the printable booklet version:tinyurl.com/7qemya6
  2. Another "kind of" new booklet on housing and human rights that we've finally posted. Here's the simple layout: tinyurl.com/7t2wcme
  3. An excellent paer on using int'l human rights to challenge poverty and homelessness in Canada: bit.ly/IWcYnh
  4. CERA needs your help: equalityrights.org/cera/?page_id=…
  5. We've finally made PDF versions of our mini-guide to human rights in housing. You can find them under "Recent Updates": equalityrights.org/cera/
  6. Rod Amador of Big Jump Productions has created a great short animation for CERA: equalityrights.org/cera/?page_id=…
  7. CERA's executive director, Leilani Farha, talks about housing and international law in our new video (scroll down): tinyurl.com/6pnscjy
  8. Here's a link to the research report:tinyurl.com/6o2rn9f
  9. Toronto Star reports on research on immigrant homelessness in Toronto: tinyurl.com/73d8kvo
  10. Using the Charter to promote housing rights, an interview with Bruce Porter of the Social Rights Advocacy Centre:tinyurl.com/6pnscjy
  11. CERA has posted three new videos where individuals share their stories of living with environmental sensitivities: equalityrights.org/cera/?page_id=…
  12. The Options Paper from the Commission for the Review of Social Assistance in Ontario has been released: socialassistancereview.ca/commission-pub…
  13. New report by the Federation of Canadian Municipalities calls for initiatives to promote new rental housing: tinyurl.com/6mw5kmy
  14. Article in the Toronto Star on immigrants having to pay large rent deposits to secure housing: tinyurl.com/82w38da
  15. Ask Premier McGuinty to "Put Food in the Budget" for people receiving social assistance: putfoodinthebudget.ca
  16. The OHRC has released a new paper on how to address competing rights: tinyurl.com/6p9q78n
  17. Looking for legal information? Check out "Your Legal Rights", a new project of Community Legal Education Ontario: yourlegalrights.on.ca
  18. A national-housing-day inspired op-ed from the Winnipeg Free Press:tinyurl.com/ctcs8mh
  19. Happy National Housing Day!
  20. And here's a link to the report on the cost of poverty by the National Council on Welfare referred to in the op-ed:tinyurl.com/3zvvfbq