Who are we?

Queer Community

We are a collection of Queer folk and allies who want to live interdependently in an equitable eco-friendly manner, where we all have value. What better way than to work together in a co-operative to make that happen? We want a community that supports one another and feels safe.

Allies Welcome to Apply

What is a co-op?

“An autonomous association of persons united voluntarily to meet their common economic, social and cultural needs and aspirations through a jointly owned and democratically controlled enterprise.”

– International Co-operative Alliance

Land Acknowledgement

As The Serenity Housing Cooperative (SHC) is a province-wide organization, we recognize that our members are situated on the traditional territories of diverse Indigenous peoples across British Columbia.

Additionally, SHC also acknowledges the fact that many territories in what is now known as British Columbia are unceded, meaning that Indigenous peoples never surrendered their sovereignty over the land or entered into treaties. We recognize the dispossession of these territories and the inherent jurisdiction that the Indigenous peoples still hold over them.

As most or all of our members are settlers on this land, we at SHC acknowledge the complicated relationship between the 2SLGBTQIA+ community and Indigenous peoples. While there is solidarity and understanding to be found in our similar experiences with systemic homophobia, transphobia, racism and discrimination, as well as stories of our coming together in acts of community and resistance, we are also settlers and occupiers of dispossessed land. To acknowledge our privilege as settlers is to recognize our own contribution to the lasting effects of colonialism, and we at SHC are cognizant of our status as uninvited guests on the traditional territories of Indigenous peoples.

We also acknowledge the role we play as an organization who seeks to own land. Our responsibilities are to steward the land responsibly and to be in good relationship with the indigenous people who are in relationship with that particular piece of land.