In conjunction with International Community Arts Day, Common Weal Community Arts Inc presented a one-day installation, '1% Home Sweet Home' in Victoria Park, Regina. The project was a commentary on the serious issues of housing and homelessness, faced by numerous Regina residents.
Regina currently has a vacancy rate of 1% for rental properties. Added to that, the average cost for a one bedroom apartment is $802/month, which equals 97% of total income for people on social assistance, and 73%, along with food, of people earning minimum wage. This critical problem affects not only people on welfare and minimum wage-earners, but also students, seniors, immigrant peoples, etc.
1% HOME SWEET HOME was an attempt to bring attention to this serious problem in our city.
Project partners included :
-Carmichael Outreach
-North Central Community Association
-Indian Metis Christian Fellowship
-Street Culture Kidz
-Project People
-Traditional Grandmothers Guidance Centre
-Youth and Elders Listening and Learning (YELL)
-Making Peace Vigil
-Regina Anti-Povery Ministry
-Birdsong Communications
-U of R Fine Arts Dept.
-Barbara Meneley
-Dr. Marc Spooner, Faculty of Education, U of R
