Finding Space to Solve Homelessness

About the Event:

How can we use public, private, and religious land to mitigate the homelessness crisis? The Finding Space forum will discuss ideas, solutions, and challenges around land use issues and homelessness. We will explore social, legal and policy issues related to many private and city-based approaches to tackling homelessness, such as safe parking lots, authorized encampments, shelters, and tiny villages. The Finding Space forum aims not only to stimulate thought, discussion, and scholarship, but ideally, to empower participants to more confidently pursue and support more progressive uses of public, private, and faith-based property to address the needs of peopel experiencing homelessness.

Agenda:

8:00 – 9:00 a.m. BREAKFAST & NETWORKING Court Level

9:00 – 10:00 a.m. WELCOME PLENARY Rooms C5

10:15 – 11:45 a.m. CONCURRENT TRACKS: DEEPER DIVE PANELS

Each track begins with a moderated panel to provide a deeper overview and orientation to current issues, innovative approaches, and challenges

Track 1: Vehicle Residency & Safe Parking, Room 109

Track 2: Authorized Encampments, Room 110

Track 3: Religious Land Use, Room 309

Track 4: Accessory Dwelling Units, Room 327

Noon – 1:15 p.m. LUNCH & KEYNOTE Rooms C5

Keynote address: Cary Moon, Urban Planner & Civic Leader

1:15 – 1:30 p.m. BREAK AND TRANSITION

1:30 – 3:00 p.m. CONCURRENT TRACKS: BREAKOUT GROUPS

Each track defines specific tasks for smaller breakout group to tackle during this session

Track 1: Vehicle Residency & Safe Parking, Room 109

Track 2: Authorized Encampments, Room 110

Track 3: Religious Land Use, Courtroom

Track 4: Accessory Dwelling Units, Room 327

3:00 – 3:45 p.m. TRACKS PREPARE CONSOLIDATED REPORT BACK

Track moderators will coordinate with each track breakout group to form a brief, consolidated report back in closing plenary.

3:45 – 4:00 p.m. BREAK AND TRANSITION

4:00 – 5:00 p.m. CLOSING PLENARY: DEBRIEF & NEXT STEPS Room C5

5:15 – 6:30 p.m. RECEPTION Second Floor Gallery

Call for Papers for Publication:

The Seattle Journal for Social Justice invites scholars and practitioners to submit articles addressing homelessness. A selection of submissions will be chosen for publication in an upcoming issue of Seattle Journal for Social Justice (Summer 2018). Please send article proposals via email to sjsjcontent@seattleu.edu and rankins@seattleu.edu with the subject line: Finding Space Forum. The deadline for article proposals is March 1. In your email, please include your name, the proposed article title, and an abstract describing the article. After we receive and accept your proposal, the authoring guidelines will be e-mailed to you. First drafts will be due April 22.

Lodging Information:

Silver Cloud - Broadway

Online Reservation Instructions
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Group Rates:

King Room: $169.00
Double Queen Room: $179.00
Rates above are net and exclusive of tax.
Upgraded room types are available at a premium rate and are based on availability.