Housing Action Reform Enthusiasts are working for housing justice, with Ruth Gerzon

This episode is a recording of the Women Revolutionising Housing (WRH) learning and networking event where Ruth Gerzon, a WRH member, shares about her efforts championing for housing justice in her hometown of Whakatāne, in Aotearoa New Zealand. Ruth and others formed a group called the Whakatāne Housing Action Reform Enthusiasts which makes the acronym WHARE, which means home/house in Te Reo Māori, to address the housing justice issues in her community.  In this episode you will hear of the great strategies Ruth and WHARE have done ' how she mobilises her community to present about their housing challenges, gets the media to cover the issues, gets her local council to participate and start to address these challenges from a systems perspective, and the ways in which they are able to bring the community's voice to the forefront to shape the future of housing in Whakatāne. Her presentation can be found here: https://bit.ly/3PPQHm9 For more information on the show, check out the page on the Common Ground website at https://www.commonground.net.nz/show.  There, you can find a form to apply to be a guest or a sponsor of the show. While on the CG website, check out what services we offer to councils, for-purpose developers, community housing providers, and community groups who want strategies, support and engagement on community-led, affordable, connected, and regenerative housing. Please subscribe to this show as well as the Common Ground YouTube channel to get the newest episodes: http://www.youtube.com/@CommonGroundchannel