In this episode, Avery is joined by guest hosts Marcus Sibley and Jessica Braimoh to discuss social belonging and homelessness in mid-sized Canadian cities. We talk about their research and we bring you an interview with Western researcher Dr. Carrie Anne Marshall and Kate's Rest founder Brian Hart.
Executive Producers for this episode are:
Dr. Jessica Braimoh is a clinical sociologist and an assistant professor in the Social Science Department (Criminology) at York University. Her research is focused on the ways social institutions and systems respond to experiences of marginality. She studies the link between criminalization, racialization and class among other systems of domination. She is interested in the ways social institutions are coordinated in their response to marginality.
Dr. Marcus Sibley is an assistant professor in the Department of Criminology at Saint Mary’s University in Halifax. His research critically examines intersecting forms of policing and surveillance in the context of homelessness, sex work and human trafficking, and gender-based violence.
Guests for this episode include:
Dr. Carrie Anne Marshall is an assistant professor at Western University in the School of Occupational Therapy. Her research focuses on the intersection between poverty and mental wellbeing. The majority of her research focuses on homelessness and the transition between unhoused to housed.
Brian Hart is a retired parish priest. In 2006, he bought a property on Big Island in Prince Edward County that is now known as Kate's Rest. He's been living on the property with his friends for 17 years. Kate's Rest is owned and operated by the Kate's Rest Foundation and those who call the property home, which also hosts a 50,000 square foot aquaponics farm. Kate's Rest provides permanent housing and support for people who were homeless or at risk of homelessness.