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Housing is Not One-Size-Fits-All: An Intersectional Lens

Thursday, Nov. 19, 2026
8:30am to 11:00am

Part of: Edmonton Housing Month

University of Alberta
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A half-day symposium on the gaps in efforts to address the housing crisis, sharing and inviting conversation on three years of research by the Intersectionality in Action Partnership project.

  • How can we better understand the gaps?
  • How can an intersectional lens help us do that?

Join us for a half-day symposium that addresses these questions by sharing and inviting conversation on three years of research by the Intersectionality in Action Partnership (IAP) project.

Scroll down to learn more about the sessions and the speakers. Click on the "register" button to register. You will be able to choose sessions you would like to attend.

All sessions are in person and online. All times are ABT (Alberta Time), which is equivalent to Central Time.

This symposium is a joint effort of the Intersectionality in Action Partnership team, the Institute for Intersectionality Studies, the Affordable Housing Solutions Lab, and the Community University Partnership at the University of Alberta. IAP is funded by a SSHRC Partnership Development Grant.


University of Alberta

Faculty of Education

11011 88 Avenue
Edmonton, AB, T6G 2G5


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