| Artist | Title | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| Christine Bruce | Warning: This episode addresses homelessness in Victoria BC, with occasional mentions of such traumatic circumstances as the opioid crisis, tent communities and sheltering bans, and homeless deaths. The bulk of the conversation, however, focuses on compas | ||
| Elijah Larsen | An introduction to the Backpack Project in Victoria, BC | ||
| Elijah Larsen | Homelessness in Canada is at epidemic proportions | ||
| Christine Bruce | Population statistics in Victoria, BC | ||
| Niki Ottosen | The realities of being homeless in Victoria, BC in 2022 | ||
| Noam Chomsky | PSA for community radio | ||
| Elijah Larsen | PSA for local food | ||
| Elijah Larsen | segue into the second half | ||
| Niki Ottosen | The Backpack Project's development from a one-time seasonal initiative to a weekly strategy for keeping people alive | ||
| Steve Heighton | The Nightingale Won't Let You Sleep | The Devil's Share | |
| John Rose | Lake Erie | Kent County | |
| Elijah Larsen | How about a Basic Income Guarantee, to give everyone some dignity and independence |
A re-airing of From Backpacks to Safe Housing with Niki Ottosen (originally aired April 4, 2022)
The Backpack Project is a Victoria BC initiative that provides mutual aid to community members who live without homes. They collect life saving supplies such as tents, sleeping bags, blankets, clothing, food, water and medical supplies and distribute those supplies to anyone in need. Niki Ottosen and her family are the official name behind The Backpack Project, but as Niki will tell us, the initiative only succeeds because of the generous support and donations from local businesses and everyday citizens throughout the Greater Victoria Regional District. On any given day, nearly 3,000 people are watching Niki’s Facebook page, The Backpack Project, ready to help.