Publication type:
Brochure / Leaflet / Pamphlet / Information Sheet
Summary:
This is a pamphlet that outlines the nationwide 'Give it or Guard it' campaign that the Anti-Poverty Committee is actively endorsing. It provides background on the Canadian housing crisis and its effects in Vancouver, as well as statistical information about the crisis. It also details the ultimatum directed all at three levels of government to provide social housing through the conversion of abandoned buildings (including Woodwards), development of anti-vacancy bylaws, stabilization of rent controls, and reopening Residential Tenancy Offices.
Keywords:
Anti-Poverty Committee; housing demands; housing policy; social housing; government; Woodsquat; homelessness; squatting; poor; coalition building