World Habitat Day October 6th
Check out the post below from Brian Spendley, President of Syracuse University/SUNF-ESF Habitat for Humanity. Remember you can earn 2,500 points for coordinating with your local Habitat campus chapter or community affiliate on a build day, awareness-raising or advocacy event in honor of World Habitat Day!-Margaret McDonnell
In the spirit of World Habitat Day, on Monday, October 6th, my Habitat for Humanity campus chapter, Syracuse University/SUNY-ESF Habitat for Humanity, will be advocating for affordable housing through various events. These events include educating community and campus members on poverty in our area and throughout the world; hosting a photo exhibit documenting the destruction in the wake of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita as well as the hopeful road to recovery through the eyes of Habitat volunteers and storm survivors; holding a press conference featuring speakers focused on the dynamics of poverty housing in Syracuse, NY; and finally bringing to light the problem of homelessness through an overnight sleep out.
But what I am most excited about is the advocacy rally following the press conference in the afternoon. Students and community members will sign petitions and stand up in need of adequate housing in the U.S. and throughout the world. There is still time for your campus to get energized and involved in World Habitat Day!
Check out the list below for ways that your campus can earn 1,600 points for planning a build day, awareness-raising or advocacy event with your local Habitat campus chapter or community affiliate!
- Partner with Habitat by building, educating, or advocating on World Habitat Day.
- Plug into events in your area .
- Plan your own event.
- Learn about secure tenure.
- Read about the history of World Habitat Day and other events taking place around the world.
- Even though billions worldwide face tremendous odds when it comes to housing, our next President can do something to greatly improve those odds. Join Habitat for Humanity in urging Senators Obama and McCain to, as President, make the U.S. a world leader in the battle for better housing for all.
- Email us at worldhabitatday@habitat.org with your questions, comments or suggestions.
Join me and hundreds others around the world on October 6th 2008, as we raise our voices and take a stand with everyone in need of adequate housing in cities, towns and rural communities in the U.S. and around the world.
-Brian Spendley, President of Syracuse University/SUNF-ESF Habitat for Humanity
Students work on the steel-frame construction of a Habitat house in Belen, New Mexico.
Photograph by Kim MacDonald
