Lyn Leigh O'Donnell

Lyn Leigh O'Donnell

Lyn Leigh O'Donnell is a Montreal-based mental health worker and housing rights activist. As a longtime resident of Verdun, she founded the local grassroots organization Verdun, Ensemble Contre la Gentrification in response to the housing crisis.

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Personal Essay

Living through a pandemic on top of a housing crisis, we need to come together as neighbours

There is mourning when people who have been here for generations disappear. Suddenly, the windows are redone, usually with a nice modern finish, and the people you've become so accustomed to sharing your life with just aren't there anymore.

Canada Montreal December 11, 2020