Caught In the Eye of the Storm Book Launch at A Different Booklist

Join author Jon Careless in conversation with Ryan Kelpin at A Different Booklist about Caught In the Eye of the Storm Urban Revitalization in Toronto’s Lawrence Heights.

Caught in the Eye of the Storm is an account of a community struggling to preserves itself in the face of stigmatization, oppression and urban revitalization. It evaluates tenant involvement in the process of revitalization and shows that is not a purely hopeless endeavor. Through their collective agency the tenants of Lawrence Heights are breaking new ground.

This historically significant case study and has relevant lessons for anyone involved in housing justice.

About the author: 

Jon Careless is a researcher of urban issues, including homelessness and urban revitalization, with a primary focus on the city of Toronto, where he lives. He has a PhD in political science from York University and works as a senior policy advisor for Ontario Public Service.