Mount Dennis and Beyond:
A Comprehensive Resource Hub for Anti-Displacement & Community-Led Urban Solutions
Welcome to the Anti-Displacement Resource Hub.
This website brings together books, articles, guides, and projects to help stop displacement and gentrification. At the center of our site is the Mount Dennis Community for All Action Plan—a plan that brings city leaders and community members together to fight rapid gentrification and has inspired events like the Mount Dennis People’s Summit.
What You'll Find in the Anti-Displacement Resource Hub:
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Essential Readings
Books, articles, toolkits, and reports on displacement, gentrification, and urban change.
Glossary
Key terms and definitions to help you understand important concepts like displacement, gentrification, and anti-displacement strategies.
Actionable Projects
Real examples of community efforts and city programs that work to prevent displacement.
Details about the Mount Dennis Community for All Action Plan
A community plan that fights rapid gentrification and inspired the Mount Dennis People’s Summit.
Stories
Fictional stories that show the real-life impact of gentrification, making the issues clear for people of all ages.
Mount Dennis Community for All Action Plan
The Mount Dennis People’s Summit builds off the community organizing work as part of The Mount Dennis Community for All Action Plan which aims to bring the city and community together to tackle rapid gentrification in Mount Dennis. Building on existing municipal plans, it outlines clear actions, goals, and strategies to prevent displacement and keep housing affordable. It also outlines how to improve public and green spaces, strengthen the local economy (including job opportunities), and address key equity priorities such as fighting anti-Black racism and supporting Indigenous reconciliation.
Learn MoreMount Dennis Community For All Action Plan Resources
About The Action Plan
More Reading
- Mount Dennis Secondary Plan - Full - City of Toronto
- Mount Dennis Secondary Plan - Presentation - City of Toronto
- Mount Dennis "Community for All Action Plan": Update - City of Toronto
- Picture Mount Dennis Planning Framework Study - City of Toronto
- Picture Mount Dennis Planning Framework (Report) - City of Toronto
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📚 Resources on Displacement & Community-Led Solutions
Below you can find links to books, articles, guides, and toolkits which can provide more information and context.
📖 Key Readings & Reports
About Mount Dennis for All
- Mount Dennis Secondary Plan - Full - City of Toronto
- Mount Dennis Secondary Plan - Presentation - City of Toronto
- Mount Dennis for All Action Plan - Learning Enrichment Foundation (LEF)
- Mount Dennis "Community for All Action Plan": Update - City of Toronto
- Picture Mount Dennis Planning Framework Study - City of Toronto
- Picture Mount Dennis Planning Framework (Report) - City of Toronto
Affordable Housing, Displacement, Gentrification, and Other Related Terms
Articles & White Papers
Books - Toronto/GTA
Books - General
Fiction - Children/Youth
- Take Back the Block by Chrystal D. Giles
- The Blue House by Phoebe Wahl
- Noodle & Bao By Shaina Lu
- Alejandria Fights Back! / ¡La Lucha de Alejandria! By Leticia Hernández-Linares, The Rise-Home Stories Project, and Robert Liu-Trujillo
- Africville by Shauntay Grant and Eva Campbell
- The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora by Pablo Cartaya
Fiction - General
- There Goes the Neighborhood by Jade Adia
- Sunshine Nails: A Novel by Mai Nguyen (Toronto)
- Neruda on the Park by Cleyvis Natera
- Clementine and Danny Save the World (and each other) by Livia Blackburne
- Pride by Ibi Zoboi
- BTTM FDRS by Ezra Claytan Daniels and Ben Passmore
- For more book recommendations, click here!
Toolkits
📢 Anti-Displacement in Action
Toronto
Canada
International
Register for the Mount Dennis People's Summit
Join us at the Mount Dennis People’s Summit to collaborate with local residents, community organizations, and city leaders in developing actionable anti-displacement strategies. Through panel discussions, and interactive workshops, we will work together to ensure that growth in Mount Dennis benefits everyone.
Register Here