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No Hope in COPE!

Publication type: 
Brochure / Leaflet / Pamphlet / Information Sheet
Author(s): 
Victory Square Tent City
Date: 
2003-10-14
Pages: 
2
Collections: 
Friends of the Woodwards Squat
Summary: 
This leaflet attacks the COPE (Coalition of Progressive Electorate) city council and their approach to issues of poverty. It criticizes COPE for increasing the number of police in the Downtown Eastside, the lack of housing given to the Woodward's squatters, the lack of support for a safer injection site, and lack of action to help the homeless, including those in the Tent City. It calls for social housing and solidarity in the struggle for justice.
Keywords: 
COPE; poor; Woodwards; squatters; police; Downtown Eastside; safe injection site; Tent City; social housing

Untitled

Publication type: 
Letter / Correspondence
Author(s): 
City of Vancouver; Aaron Vidaver
Date: 
2002-10-30
Pages: 
1
Collections: 
Friends of the Woodwards Squat
Summary: 
This is a letter to the squatters surrounding the Woodward's building from the City of Vancouver's Engineering Services. It notifies the squatter that he or she is obstructing free use of the sidewalk and is in violation of the Street and Traffic By-law. It gives the squatter a deadline to remove obstructions. It also provides contact numbers for assistance with removal of the objects and for the Tenants' Assistance Program. There are handwritten notes responding to points in the letter.
Keywords: 
Woodwards; Woodsquat; City bylaws; legal issues; City of Vancouver

Friends of the Woodwards Squat: Day 51 - 03 November 2002 - Sunday

Publication type: 
Web Page / Electronic Reproduction
Author(s): 
Friends of the Woodwards Squat
Date: 
2002-11-03
Pages: 
1
Collections: 
Friends of the Woodwards Squat
Summary: 
This is a list of links to resources and references for the Woodwards squatters. It includes information about the City injunction against the squatters, materials connected to the Vancouver City Council and Vancouver Police Department, writings from the squat, and news from outside of Vancouver. It also states the demands of the squatters.
Keywords: 
media; Woodwards; Woodsquat; community mobilization

Vancouver Squatters' Alliance

Publication type: 
Brochure / Leaflet / Pamphlet / Information Sheet
Pages: 
1
Collections: 
Friends of the Woodwards Squat
Summary: 
This is a leaflet for the Vancouver Squatters' Alliance offering membership to all those without homes.
Keywords: 
squatters; homelessness

English 100: Composition - Study Guide for 'Woodsquat'

Publication type: 
Miscellaneous
Author(s): 
Farr, Roger
Date: 
2008-04-10
Pages: 
1
Collections: 
Friends of the Woodwards Squat
Summary: 
This is a Study Guide for reading 'Woodsquat' for English 100: Composition. It discusses why this collection is included on the syllabus and provides questions to help direct analysis of the various articles.
Keywords: 
Woodsquat; research; homelessness; squatting

Press Release from Victory Squatters and Supporters

Publication type: 
Media Release
Author(s): 
Victory Squatters and Supporters
Date: 
2003-07-22
Pages: 
1
Collections: 
Friends of the Woodwards Squat
Summary: 
This is a press release from the Victory Squatters and Supporters that describes the situation of homelessness and poverty in Canada and explains their intentions through squatting.
Keywords: 
homelessness; squatters; housing demands; housing rights; welfare cuts; tent city

Woodward's Squat

Publication type: 
Letter / Correspondence
Author(s): 
Campbell, Leslie
Date: 
2002-10-29
Pages: 
1
Collections: 
Friends of the Woodwards Squat
Summary: 
This is a letter to City of Vancouver manager Dave Rudberg concerning the injunction against the Woodwards squat and the moving of some of the squatters into shelters. It calls on the City of Vancouver to address the need for affordable housing, not simply shelters, and challenges the comments that criticize that housed people are working with the squatters.
Keywords: 
Woodwards; Woodsquat; tent city; homelessness; shelters; affordable housing; solidarity

Re: City of Vancouver v. Claude Maurice et al

Publication type: 
Letter / Correspondence
Author(s): 
Vidaver, Aaron
Date: 
2002-11-13
Pages: 
1
Collections: 
Friends of the Woodwards Squat
Summary: 
This is a letter to the City of Vancouver Law Department that informs that a delivery of missing affidavit material was sent to the wrong address. It indicates the address it should be sent to and requests that the author's family not be contacted in regards to these matters. This is the third in a series of 5 instances of correspondence between A. Vidaver and the City of Vancouver on this issue.
Keywords: 
City of Vancouver; Woodwards; Woodsquat; legal issues; City bylaws

Re: Woodwards Squat: First Fatality From Untreated Illness Expected Over Weekend

Publication type: 
Letter / Correspondence
Author(s): 
Vidaver, Aaron
Date: 
2002-12-12
Pages: 
1
Collections: 
Friends of the Woodwards Squat
Summary: 
This is a letter to the Mayor of Vancouver requesting an immediate meeting with the Woodwards Squat Negotiation Team to negotiated the move of the squatters to the Dominion Hotel.
Keywords: 
City of Vancouver; Woodwards; Woodsquat

Five Questions on The Woodwards Squat for UBC Humanities 101

Publication type: 
Miscellaneous
Author(s): 
Vidaver, Aaron
Date: 
2008-04-10
Pages: 
3
Collections: 
Friends of the Woodwards Squat
Summary: 
This is a series of responses to questions on the Woodwards squat. It addresses the history of the squat, the current state of the Woodwards building, the success of the squat, and the presence and effect of infiltrators at the squat. It discusses the differences between the views of the squat from the City of Vancouver and the Vancouver Police Department from that of the squatters themselves. It also discusses strategies, differentiating between those aimed at fragmentation and at unity. It provides a list of references in relation to the squat.
Keywords: 
Woodwards; Woodsquat; community mobilization; DTES history; City of Vancouver; activism; Vancouver Police Department; solidarity; squatting

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