A podcast by folx who are currently, or have past experience of being unhoused along side artist allies.
Trial By Shelter speaks back to the war on the unhoused and to the tribulations experienced in the shelter system in Toronto.
EPISODE 3.2
PARK BENCH, SUBWAY, OR UNION STATION
In the second part of Episode 3 TBS looks at the punitive practice of service restricion - kicking residents out of the shelter supposedly for a rules infraction. In this second part, we look at who is targetted for service restrictions, the impacts on folks of being service restricted, and the lack of accountability for the unjust harms that come with being service restricted, and the carceral industrial complex that keeps people stuck in traumatizing shelter system
EPISODE 3.1
YOU’RE RESTRICTED, GET OUT!!
Episode 3 looks at the harmful practice of service restriction — kicking residents out of the shelter for a rules infraction. While they are supposed to be a last resort to deal with situations where residents or staff are at risk of harm, many service restrictions are given for minor sometimes made up reasons, under false accusations, or a ‘client’ is deemed difficult or speaks back to staff. Shelter residents give accounts of their experiences being service restricted.
The full story of Stephanie Simon’s eviction from the Delta
EPISODE 2
Welcome to Satan House
In episode 2, former shelter worker, tattoo artist and activist, Noora Mahmoud describes her time working at the most infamous shelter in Toronto: Seaton House.
What she recounts even shocked us!
From Noora’s note book:
Episode 1 looks at a some of the many egregious conditions and treatments that folx in the shelter system are subject to through the voices of community members sharing their experiences.
