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Re: Information Pertaining to the City's Involvement in Actions of 22 September

Publication type: 
Letter / Correspondence
Author(s): 
Vidaver, Aaron
Date: 
2002-11-06
Pages: 
2
Summary: 
This letter to the City of Vancouver's Manager of Corporate Information and Privacy asks for information on the City's involvement in the Vancouver Police Department actions of September 22 in relation to the Woodwards squat. It states that all informal avenues to obtain this information have been exhausted and that Freedom of Information Requests will be made.
Keywords: 
City of Vancouver; Vancouver Police Department (VPD); Woodwards; Woodsquat; homelessness

Re: Request for Issuance of Complete Affidavit Package

Publication type: 
Letter / Correspondence
Author(s): 
Vidaver, Aaron
Date: 
2002-11-08
Pages: 
1
Summary: 
This is a letter to the Mayor and the City Council of Vancouver that requests a complete Affidavit package, which had been delivered incomplete to the Woodwards squat. The letter outlines materials that are missing from the package or that are of poor quality. It also states an understanding that the City Council intends to use the Vancouver Police Department to address the crisis of housing in the Downtown Eastside rather than political or social means.
Keywords: 
City of Vancouver; Woodwards; Woodsquat; legal issues; City bylaws

Re: City of Vancouver v. Claude Maurice et al

Publication type: 
Letter / Correspondence
Author(s): 
Vidaver, Aaron
Date: 
2002-11-12
Pages: 
1
Summary: 
This is a letter to the City of Vancouver Law Department that seeks a complete Affidavit package because the one delivered to the Woodwards squat was incomplete. This is the second request for these materials, as outlined in the letter. It also states that these materials are required for the author to review before his upcoming appearance as a Defendant in the Supreme Court of BC. This is first 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: City of Vancouver v. Claude Maurice et al

Publication type: 
Letter / Correspondence
Author(s): 
City of Vancouver
Date: 
2002-11-12
Pages: 
1
Summary: 
This is a letter from the City of Vancouver that responds to a request from Aaron Vidaver for a complete Affidavit package and provides access to the information requested. This is the second 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: City of Vancouver v. Claude Maurice et al

Publication type: 
Letter / Correspondence
Author(s): 
Vidaver, Aaron
Date: 
2002-11-13
Pages: 
1
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
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
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

The Woodwards Squat & the Media

Publication type: 
Brochure / Leaflet / Pamphlet / Information Sheet
Author(s): 
Radical Rhizome 3
Date: 
2002-11-21
Pages: 
1
Summary: 
This is a leaflet for a video screening and discussion that is part of a new series which merges activism and experimental video. Participants include squat residents and independent media producers addressing social housing and representation.
Keywords: 
Woodwards; Woodsquat; media; social housing; representation

Support the Woodwards Squat! Fight for Social Housing! Rally Against the Liberals!!!

Publication type: 
Brochure / Leaflet / Pamphlet / Information Sheet
Date: 
2002-09-19
Pages: 
1
Summary: 
This is a leaflet for a rally to support the Woodwards squat's fight for social housing and protest against the BC Liberals. It describes the need and demand for Woodwards to be converted into social housing.
Keywords: 
Woodwards; Woodsquat; social housing; BC Liberals; homelessness; demonstration

The Woodwards Squat Documentation [Centre]

Publication type: 
Miscellaneous
Author(s): 
Vidaver, Aaron
Date: 
2003-02-2
Pages: 
1
Summary: 
This is a description of the Woodwards Squat documentation project, which includes its rational and a list of potential funds, documentary resources, publications and other miscellaneous documents from organizations associated with the squat.
Keywords: 
Woodwards; Woodsquat; history

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