Invisible No More: Seeing the Deep Bonds Within the Unhoused Community
Sun, Mar 22
|Kelowna Unitarians
Erica Stewart, a leader with lived experience in Kelowna’s unhoused community, and Joanna Cockerline, outreach volunteer and author of Still, share insights into street-level life, highlighting deep bonds, chosen family, and possible paths forward.
Time & Location
Mar 22, 2026, 10:30 AM – 11:30 AM
Kelowna Unitarians, 1310 Bertram St, Kelowna, BC V1Y 2E8, Canada
About the event
Presenters: Erica Stewart and Joanna Cockerline // Worship Associate: Jane Vallentyne
This service brings together Erica Stewart, who has lived experience as a leader in Kelowna's unhoused community, and Joanna Cockerline, an outreach volunteer and author of the novel “Still” which is set in Kelowna's street-level sex work and unhoused communities. Erica and Joanna look forward to sharing their insights, experiences, a reading from Still, and a consideration of the deep bonds, friendships and chosen family on the street - alongside paths forward both now and in the future.
About our speakers:
Erica Stewart is a KU member who was homeless for 3 years in Kelowna and was formerly known as "the mayor of tent city" for her ability to communicate, advocate and collaborate with residents and bylaw officers. She has since lived in tiny houses and is now in supportive housing.
Joanna Cockerline is a CBC Literary Award prizewinner…