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Woodwards Squat Chronology: Actions and Documentation, 14 September - 14 December 2002

Publication type: 
Miscellaneous
Author(s): 
Vidaver, Aaron
Date: 
2003-01-31
Pages: 
13
Collections: 
Friends of the Woodwards Squat
Summary: 
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.
Keywords: 
Woodwards; Woodsquat; archives; community mobilization; DTES history

Woodwards Squat Historical Re-Enactment On the fourth anniversary of the opening of Woodsquat

Publication type: 
Poster
Author(s): 
The Woodwards Squat Historical Society of Vancouver
Date: 
2006-09-14
Pages: 
1
Collections: 
Friends of the Woodwards Squat
Summary: 
This is a poster for a historical re-enactment of the Woodwards squat to mark its anniversary. It asks people to bring props and costumes.
Keywords: 
Woodwards; Woodsquat; demonstration

Witness Statements from Sunday 22 September Police Actions

Publication type: 
Miscellaneous
Author(s): 
Friends of the Woodwards Squat
Date: 
2002-09-22
Pages: 
9
Collections: 
Friends of the Woodwards Squat
Summary: 
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.
Keywords: 
Woodwards; Woodsquat; eviction; police brutality; Vancouver Police Department; legal issues

For Immediate Release: Demonstration in support of Woodward's Coalition draws over 500

Publication type: 
Media Release
Date: 
2002-09-24
Pages: 
1
Collections: 
Friends of the Woodwards Squat
Summary: 
This is a media release describing a demonstration at the Woodwards building, which was in support of the squatters' demand for social housing and against the police actions at the squat.
Keywords: 
Woodwards; Woodsquat; social housing; eviction; demonstration; police brutality; solidarity

Coalition of Woodwards Squatters and Supporters

Publication type: 
Letter / Correspondence
Author(s): 
Coalition of Woodwards Squatters and Supporters
Date: 
2002-09-30
Pages: 
1
Collections: 
Friends of the Woodwards Squat
Summary: 
This is a call for support and donations to sustain the Woodwards squat. It provides a list of needed resources, including food, clothing, bedding and so on.
Keywords: 
social housing; Woodwards; Woodsquat; community mobilization

Coalition of Woodwards Squatters and Supporters (Draft)

Publication type: 
Position Paper
Author(s): 
Coalition of Woodwards Squatters and Supporters
Date: 
2002-10-01
Pages: 
1
Collections: 
Friends of the Woodwards Squat
Summary: 
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.
Keywords: 
Woodwards; Woodsquat; social housing; housing demands; homelessness; community mobilization; housing policy; BC Liberals; social movement; coalition building

To: Strand Properties IV Corporation, Re: Negotiations

Publication type: 
Letter / Correspondence
Author(s): 
Coalition of Woodwards Squatters and Supporters
Date: 
2002-09-26
Pages: 
1
Collections: 
Friends of the Woodwards Squat
Summary: 
This is a letter to the Strand Properties IV Corporation from the Coalition of Woodwards Squatters and Supporters. It provides a list of their demands and presses for a meeting to negotiate the redevelopment of Woodwards.
Keywords: 
Woodwards; Woodsquat; social housing; housing demands

To: The Honourable George Abbott, Re: Negotiations

Publication type: 
Letter / Correspondence
Author(s): 
Coalition of Woodwards Squatters and Supporters
Date: 
2002-09-27
Pages: 
1
Collections: 
Friends of the Woodwards Squat
Summary: 
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.
Keywords: 
Woodwards; Woodsquat; housing policy; housing demands

Urgent Appeal! Please forward widely.

Publication type: 
Letter / Correspondence
Author(s): 
Pilipa, Anton; Gray, Theresa
Date: 
2002-10-16
Pages: 
2
Collections: 
Friends of the Woodwards Squat
Summary: 
This asks for support for the Woodwards squatters and an endorsement of a letter to Vancouver Police Chief Jamie Graham rejecting his statements that the squat was composed of political radicals not homeless people. The letter states its support for the homeless people at Woodwards, opposes the police attacking the homeless people, opposes the eviction of the homeless Natives from unceded Native land, and demands decent and dignified housing for all.
Keywords: 
Woodwards; Woodsquat; Vancouver Police Department (VPD); coalition building; social housing; homelessness; activists; housing demands; aboriginal territory; police brutality

Woodwards Squat - Come on Down, Stay the Weekend, Enjoy the Community Picnic!

Publication type: 
Letter / Correspondence
Author(s): 
Friends of the Woodwards Squat
Date: 
2002-09-21
Pages: 
1
Collections: 
Friends of the Woodwards Squat
Summary: 
This is a call for people to come down and support the squat at Woodwards which is under threat of a police eviction. It lists the demands from the Woodwards squat and ways to support the squatters.
Keywords: 
Woodwards; Woodsquat; social housing; community mobilization; police; housing demands

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