Friends of the Woodwards Squat

This draft statement describes the rationale, demands, and stance of the Coalition of Woodwards Squatters and Supporters for those who might be interested in joining the Coalition. Their demands are for social housing, anti-vacancy bylaws, and government support of aboriginal businesses in the proposed Woodwards storefronts, among others. It describes their tactics as non-violent and as seeking to work with others to fight the Liberal government's treatment of poor and working people in BC.

This is a letter to the Minister of Community, Aboriginal, and Women's Affairs, George Abbott, from the Coalition of Woodwards Squatters and Supporters. In it they request a meeting to negotiate the interim use and development of the Woodwards building.

This is a comprehensive chronology of the Woodwards squat. It details events (ex. meetings, rallies, press conferences, etc.), documents from the squat and other organizations (publications, photos, statements, city notices, etc.), and number of residents at the squat between September 2002 and the end of January 2003.

This document contains 21 witness statements regarding the actions of the Vancouver Police Department during an eviction of the squatters at the Woodwards building. They describe the violence of the arrests and the clearing away of the squatters' belongings by City garbage trucks.