Our event begins at 11:00 am, on the 2nd floor of Koffler House, 569 Spadina Ave.
Our featured speaker, Michelle Bilek, is with the Canadian Alliance to End Homelessness (caeh.ca). She will argue for methods such as Housing First and supporting affordable housing options – strategies like housing sharing, renting secondary units for Housing First clients, innovative building solutions and developments. Michelle will present the case that it is methods such as these and not management of homelessness by increasing shelter spaces that are the solution.
Our featured musicians will be CITIZEN JANE, a Toronto-based folk-pop duo that evocatively weaves powerful vocal harmonies with innovative string textures to create an emotionally charged soundscape.
The duo consists of married couple Reenie Perkovic (vocals, guitar, mandolin) and Lea Kirstein (viola, fiddle, cello, vocals), who met while studying classical music on the west coast of Canada. The ladies have since made a home in Toronto’s vibrant music scene.
Reenie grew up in the Toronto area, after her family escaped the civil war in her birthplace, Sarajevo, Bosnia. Reenie was a semi-finalist in the 2016 UK Songwriting Contest, and has released 3 solo albums. She has opened for Juno-nominated Alysha Brilla, and Annabelle Chvostek (Wailin’ Jennys).
Lea is an acclaimed violist and fiddler, who grew up in Victoria, BC, where she studied viola and music education at UVic. Classical musician by day and fiddler by night, Lea discovered new ways of melding the two styles into one. Her passion for these genres took her across Canada & the U.S. with the Folk Arts Quartet. She has recorded with Juno-nominated artists Oliver Schroer and Teresa Doyle.
To RSVP to this event visit our meetup page.