Author(s):
Friends of the Woodwards Squat; Anti-Poverty Committee
Series:
W.O.O.D.S.Q.U.A.T. Newsletter
Summary:
This is a newsletter from the Woodwards Squat. This issue announces that the Anti-Poverty Committee (APC) is joining the national housing campaign, "Give It or Guard It" (see W.O.O.D.S.Q.U.A.T. Newsletter #18 and #22), in order to pressure all levels of government to take immediate action on the housing crisis. There is a list of demands calling for social housing, re-opening the Residential Tenancy Offices, and creating anti-vacancy bylaws (also see W.O.O.D.S.Q.U.A.T. Newsletter #2), as well as background information on housing policy and homelessness across Canada and BC. There is also the announcements of two APC actions.
Keywords:
Woodsquat; social housing; Woodwards; squatting; community mobilization; homelessness; housing demands; Anti-Poverty Committee; housing policy; funding cuts; solidarity; government