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Support CRAB Squat

Publication type: 
Letter / Correspondence
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Author(s): 
Leyden, Jim
Date: 
2003-08-15
Pages: 
2
Summary: 
This is a letter seeking endorsement and support for the CRAB Park Squatters against an injunction launched by the Vancouver City Council and Parks Board. It describes the squat in terms of its fight against homelessness and for Aboriginal cultural rights. In particular, it discusses the Western Aboriginal Harm Reduction Society's right to squat on their traditional aboriginal land, their efforts to keep the park clean and safe for all users, and their desire to build a longhouse and sweat lodge in the park. It provides a list of contact people to write at the Parks Board.
Keywords: 
Parks Board; homelessness; squatters; community consultation; coalition building; urban aboriginal people; drug use; government; Crab Park