Later this month, Redwood will launch Barrie's first YIMBY week, and all YIMBYers are invited!
What's YIMBY? YIMBY stands for "Yes In My Back Yard" and it is a social movement that has risen up in cities all over North America to combat NIMBYism, or "Not In My Back Yard." Most people agree that homelessness is a shame, and that affordable housing needs to be developed, but some people say, "Yes, somewhere else, but not here." (You know, YSWEBNH ...just kidding, that's not a thing.) The YIMBY movement looks a little different in each city. In some places it involves activism around zoning bylaws. But we think the REAL reason people don't want "other" people in their neighbourhood is because they just don't know them yet. |
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