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Housing Inc. with Leilani Farha
Leilani Farha discusses Housing Inc. and the housing crisis in this year’s Massey Lectures. Moderated by Jackie Wong; standard admission is CAD 28, with youth, senior and member discounts.
- Date and time
- Location
- The Revue Stage · 1601 Johnston Street · Vancouver · V6H 3R9
- Organizer
- Vancouver Writers Fest
About this event
Leilani Farha, Global Director of an international human rights organization and former United Nations Special Rapporteur on the Right to Housing, is this year’s Massey Lecturer. This festival conversation centres on Housing Inc. and a housing crisis decades in the making.
Farha will examine the role of financial firms in treating homes as sites of extraction and argue for an approach to housing in which every person counts. Jackie Wong moderates.
Presented by Vancouver Writers Fest on Oct. 21, 2026, at 5:30 p.m. Vancouver local time. Tickets are CAD 15–28 by ticket type; the event ends at 7 pm.
Standard admission is CAD 28. Youth under 25 pay CAD 15; seniors 65+ and members pay CAD 25.20. Age proof may be requested for youth and senior discounts. Avoid strongly scented products. Accessibility assistance: 778-658-0462. Ticket prices include GST and service fees. No exchanges or refunds except if the event is cancelled. Late entry is not guaranteed; missing the event because of lateness does not qualify for a refund. Babes in arms are not permitted at this regular, non-youth event.