Event Details

• Date: Tuesday, November 24
• Time: 6:00 p.m.
• Location: Beeton Hall, Toronto Reference Library – 789 Yonge Street, Toronto, ON M4W 2G8

About Seeking Shelter

As Canada faces an escalating housing crisis, people and communities across the country are refusing to wait for solutions. In Seeking Shelter, filmmaker Nadine Valcin highlights individuals and grassroots organizations developing creative, inclusive responses to housing instability. The series explores what becomes possible when communities come together to build housing solutions rooted in care, innovation, and collective action.

Screening Program

• Episode: Communal Land for the Common Good : Toronto’s Parkdale Neighbourhood Land Trust is cultivating innovative approaches to housing and community ownership, demonstrating how land can be stewarded for collective benefit.
• Co-ops and the Power of Community : Since the 1970s, a Toronto housing co-operative has modelled a people-first, collaborative approach to housing, showing how community-led solutions can create stability and belonging.

Panel Discussion and Q&A

Following the screening, TVO’s Nam Kiwanuka will moderate a discussion exploring the themes raised in the films and the future of community-driven housing solutions. Audience members will also have an opportunity to participate in a Q&A session and share reflections through a collaborative audience poll.

Panelists

• Nadine Valcin – Award-winning filmmaker and creator of Seeking Shelter
• Dominique Russell – Executive Director, Kensington Market Community Land Trust
• Steve Sirisko – Board Member, Arcadia Housing Co-op

RSVP

Admission is free, but seating is limited. To reserve your seats, please email g.demers@nfb.ca with the subject line: “Seeking Shelter Premiere RSVP” and indicate the number of seats you would like to reserve.

For additional event information, visit the Toronto Public Library event page: Toronto Public Library Event Listing