Author(s):
Friends of the Woodwards Squat; Bundock, Shannon; Jones, Beverly; Vidaver, Aaron
Series:
W.O.O.D.S.Q.U.A.T. Newsletter
Summary:
This is a newsletter from the Woodwards Squat. This issue reports three statements presented to Vancouver City Council by Shannon Bundock, Beverly Jones, and Aaron Vidaver. These discuss the need for immediate social housing, outline the police's misconduct in relation to the squat, and provide a list of demands, which include: information on the destroyed and stolen items from the squat during the police evictions, disciplinary action against the Chief of the Vancouver Police Department and ceasing police harassment of the squat, and recognition and action on the demands of the squatters and their supporters previously given to the Council.
Keywords:
Woodsquat; social housing; Woodwards; squatting; community mobilization; police brutality; homelessness; housing demands; housing policy; Anti-Poverty Committee; Vancouver Police Department (VPD)