Someone Lives Here (2023)
Documentary & Discussion with Duo/Duet
Thursday, March 6, 2025, 5:30 PM
In English
Free, at the Gallery
Preceding the Housing Justice Convergence, join us for a screening followed by a discussion on the housing crisis in Canada. Someone Lives Here (2023), directed by Zack Russell, follows carpenter Khaleel Seivwright as he builds small life-saving shelters for unhoused people living outside in Toronto during the winter of the pandemic. His actions attract international attention but also staunch opposition from city officials. Following the screening, Isaac Peltz and Gabrielle Brassard-Lecours, independent journalists of Duo/Duet will discuss their ongoing investigation into Canada’s housing crisis.
As a precursor to the Housing Justice Convergence.
Read moreIsaac Peltz is a non-binary journalist. They first had a musical career before turning to independent journalism. They have notably published in The Rover, work in a team with Gabrielle Brassard-Lecours through the Duo Duet project and investigate the housing crisis in Quebec.
Gabrielle Brassard-Lecours has been a journalist for almost two decades and is well known in the Quebec media landscape. She is the co-founder of two independent media, Ricochet and Pivot. She served as president of the Association des Journalistes Indépendants du Québec for five years and has published in most Quebec publications. She launched DuoDuet with Isaac Peltz last December and is a lecturer in journalism at Université de Montréal. She is also co-founder of the Canadian Journalism Collective, who is in charge of distributing 100 million dollars to Canadian media.
CloseThe Housing Justice Convergence brings together people directly affected by the housing crisis, tenant unions, cooperative members, non-profit developers, policy advocates and funders to build alliances and working relationships, and identify points of unity. It also is a moment to strategically assess the potential conservative government and prepare for a privatization offensive. The convergence is a moment to elevate the proposals of grassroots housing organizers, accelerate collaboration between housing advocates, and create acute clarity for policymakers.
The Housing Justice Convergence is organized by SEIZE, a community and student driven non-profit network, and a consortium of allies. The convergence has not received significant funding from the philanthropic sector, political parties, universities, or governments.
