Disaster readiness · Tenancy rights · Community
Feel like every piece of disaster advice you’ve ever been given was written for someone who owns their home?
Store ample supplies in your garage. Retrofit your home. Save an emergency fund. Invest in solar. Get a lithium battery. Install a windmill (seriously, we’ve heard this).
If you’re renting, couch surfing, living in your car, or just one rent increase away from losing your place: that advice doesn’t help you, and if you’re like me, it might even make you feel more helpless. And nobody has bothered to write advice that does.
Until now.
Preparedness for You is a free, three-hour workshop built specifically for renters, unhoused people, and anyone navigating housing insecurity in the Northern Rivers. We’ll work through what disaster preparedness actually looks like when you don’t own your home, and what your rights are when disaster strikes.
Mullumbimby
Thursday 23 April, 10am–1pm
Byron Community College, Room 3
6/8 Burringbar St, Mullumbimby NSW 2482
What we’ll cover:
- Practical disaster preparedness strategies that work for your situation: renting, unhoused, or in precarious housing
- Your rights as a tenant before, during, and after a disaster
- How to build mutual aid with your neighbours so you’re not facing it alone
- How to make your voice heard in community disaster planning; because your experience matters and the system needs to hear it
Free entry. Free food and beverages (vegan and gluten-free options available). All welcome.
Accessibility
The venue is all-accessible with off-street parking, no step access and disability amenities. If you have specific access needs, please let us know at Office@houseyou.org so we can ensure they’re met.
Hosted by House You, supported by the Community Disaster Action Group (CDAG) and the Foundation for Rural Regional Renewal (FRRR)
