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Friends of the Woodwards Squat

W.O.O.D.S.Q.U.A.T. #56

Publication type: 
Newsletter
Author(s): 
Friends of the Woodwards Squat; Scheltgen, Dayl; BC Civil Liberties Association
Series: 
W.O.O.D.S.Q.U.A.T. Newsletter
Date: 
2003-01-19
Pages: 
2
Summary: 
This is a newsletter from the Woodwards Squat. This issue has a letter to Gordon Campbell from the Woodward's Negotiation Team commenting on his drinking and driving incident and a letter from the BC Civil Liberties Association to the squat for their successful non-violent demonstration on the important issue of housing. It also has a call for documents and a list of contact information.
Keywords: 
Woodsquat; social housing; Woodwards; squatting; community mobilization; homelessness; housing demands; Gordon Campbell; BC Liberties Association

www.woodsquat.net

Publication type: 
Web Page / Electronic Reproduction
Author(s): 
Friends of the Woodwards Squat
Date: 
2002-10-09
Pages: 
28
Summary: 
This is documentation of the website 'woodsquat.net' as it appeared online between September 14th, 2002 and October 28th, 2002. The website provides a detailed account of the first two months of the Woodwards squat (Woodsquat) event told through the writings of the squatters and their supporters. It provides news, updates, links, press releases, upcoming events, speeches, a chronology of events, contact information, and so on as they pertain to Woodsquat and the events surrounding it, like the BC housing crisis and Britannia riots. It focuses in particular on the actions of Vancouver Police Department in relation to the squat, arrests and legal issues of the squatters, ways to support the squat, and the demands of the squatters and their supporters for social housing, amongst other things.
Keywords: 
Woodwards; Woodsquat; housing demands; community mobilization; BC Liberals; housing policy; poor; social housing; welfare cuts; media; City of Vancouver; Downtown Eastside; homelessness; Vancouver Police Department (VPD); legal issues

Friends of the Woodwards Squat Press Kit

Publication type: 
Media Release
Author(s): 
Friends of the Woodwards Squat
Date: 
2002-10-26
Pages: 
9
Summary: 
This is a Press Kit compiled by the Friends of Woodwards Squat concerning the 43 days of the Woodwards squat in the fall of 2002. It lists the following documents: Statement for the 'Give It or Guard It' Press Conference (26 October); Summary of Demands (Updated 26 October); Transcript of Statement Presented to City Council (22 October); Preliminary Inventory of Items Destroyed or Stolen by the Vancouver Police Department on 21-22 September (14 October); Contact Information for Groups Involved in the Woodwards Squat (Updated 25 October); Summary of Demands of the Woodwards Social Housing Coalition and Anti-Poverty Committee which are endorsed by Friends of the Woodwards Squat; Letter Intended to Prevent a Third Police Eviction at Woodwards Endorsed by Friends of the Woodwards Squat and Other Groups. These documents outline the demands of the squatters and their supporters (such as reversing cuts to welfare and social housing, creating an anti-vacancy bylaw, redressing police actions against the squatters, addressing aboriginal issues, and so on) that are addressed to all three levels of government.
Keywords: 
Woodwards; Woodsquat; housing demands; community mobilization; Vancouver Police Department (VPD); Anti-Poverty Committee; City bylaws; welfare cuts; housing policy; homelessness

Friends of the Woodwards Squat's Presentation to City Hall and Regular Council Meeting - October 22, 2002 Agenda

Publication type: 
Conference / Meeting Proceedings
Author(s): 
Friends of the Woodwards Squat; Vidaver, Aaron; City of Vancouver
Date: 
2002-10-22
Pages: 
6
Summary: 
This is a presentation written by the Aaron Vidaver, Friends of the Woodwards Squat, for the October 22, 2002 Vancouver City Regular Council Meeting, as well as the agenda for the meeting. In relation to the squat, the agenda includes an in camera meeting to deal with matters of 'security of property of the city' and there is a motion on the 'social sustainability of the Woodward's redevelopment', for which requests to speak have been received. The presentation, which addresses the motion, outlines the situation at the Woodwards squat and calls on the Council to address the housing crisis in Vancouver and to meet the demands of the squatters that primarily concern ending police harassment at the squat and dealing with the legal issues pertaining to the destruction of the squatters' property by the police and City of Vancouver. There are handwritten notes on this draft of the presentation. The final version of this presentation is reprinted in W.O.O.D.S.Q.U.A.T. Newsletter #26.
Keywords: 
Woodwards; Woodsquat; The Woodward's Redevelopment; housing demands; City of Vancouver; legal issues; Vancouver Police Department (VPD); homelessness; City bylaws

Support Demonstration for Woodward's Squat

Publication type: 
Letter / Correspondence
Author(s): 
Krebs, Mike
Date: 
2002-09-15
Pages: 
1
Summary: 
This is a letter announcing a demonstration of support for the Woodward's squat. It situates the squat in terms of the cancelled social housing project at Woodwards by the BC Liberals and the right to housing. It calls for people to attend the rally and to make donations.
Keywords: 
Woodwards; Woodsquat; demonstration; social housing; homelessness; BC Liberals

W.O.O.D.S.Q.U.A.T. #45 - A History of the Woodwards Squat

Publication type: 
Newsletter
Author(s): 
Friends of the Woodwards Squat; Anti-Poverty Committee
Series: 
W.O.O.D.S.Q.U.A.T. Newsletter
Date: 
2002-11-25
Pages: 
4
Summary: 
This is a newsletter from the Woodwards Squat. This issue gives an account of the 73 day history of the squat, restates the Coalition Demands (see W.O.O.D.S.Q.U.A.T. Newsletter #2 and #28), and calls for volunteers for 'Witnessing Shifts to Ensure the Safety of the Squatters'. The history documents the beginning of the squat, various rallies, the numerous interactions with the City of Vancouver and Vancouver Police Department (VPD), court proceedings, and the issuing of the injunction ending the squat.
Keywords: 
Woodsquat; social housing; Woodwards; squatting; community mobilization; Downtown Eastside; homelessness; housing demands; demonstration; City of Vancouver; Vancouver Police Department (VPD); City bylaws; legal issues; BC Housing

W.O.O.D.S.Q.U.A.T. #46 - A History of the Woodwards Squat Part 1: Opening Day

Publication type: 
Newsletter
Author(s): 
Friends of the Woodwards Squat; Drury, Ivan; Marwan Marwan
Series: 
W.O.O.D.S.Q.U.A.T. Newsletter
Date: 
2002-11-26
Pages: 
4
Summary: 
This is a newsletter from the Woodwards Squat. This issue gives the history of the beginning of the Woodwards Squat, providing both background information about the vacant Woodwards building and social housing policy, and connecting these issues and the squat to policies of the BC Liberal, particularly cuts to welfare and housing. It also discusses community actions and organizing prior to the squat and coalitions amongst communities and unions. The demands of the Coalition are reprinted (see W.O.O.D.S.Q.U.A.T. Newsletter #2 and #28), as is a call of witnessing shifts.
Keywords: 
Woodsquat; social housing; Woodwards; squatting; community mobilization; Downtown Eastside; homelessness; BC Liberals; housing policy; welfare cuts; coalition-building; social movements

W.O.O.D.S.Q.U.A.T. #47 - A History of the Woodwards Squat Part 2: The Week Inside: 14-21 September

Publication type: 
Newsletter
Author(s): 
Friends of the Woodwards Squat; Bundock, Shannon; Marwan Marwan
Series: 
W.O.O.D.S.Q.U.A.T. Newsletter
Date: 
2002-11-02
Pages: 
4
Summary: 
This is a newsletter from the Woodwards Squat. This issue recounts the seven days that squatters were inside the Woodwards building and the unifying of the squat. Relationships and roles inside the squat are discussed, such as setting up a kitchen, establishing media and police liaisons, as well as interactions with the police and the initial injunction by BC Housing. Also within this issue is the list of demands of the Coalition of Woodwards Squatters and Supporters (see W.O.O.D.S.Q.U.A.T. Newsletter #2 and #28) and announcements.
Keywords: 
Woodsquat; social housing; Woodwards; squatting; community mobilization; homelessness; housing demands; community; Vancouver Police Department (VPD); government; social movements; BC Housing

W.O.O.D.S.Q.U.A.T. #48 - Stick Together! Power in Unity! We Will Win!

Publication type: 
Newsletter
Author(s): 
Friends of the Woodwards Squat
Series: 
W.O.O.D.S.Q.U.A.T. Newsletter
Date: 
2002-11-29
Pages: 
2
Summary: 
This is a newsletter from the Woodwards Squat. This issue warns of the injunction against the squat and the potential police enforcement of it. It states that public opinion is on the side of the squatters, informs that the injunction is against objects, not people, and gives a list of instructions of what to do if the police come to close the squat. It also announces a Poetry Night event.
Keywords: 
Woodsquat; social housing; Woodwards; squatting; community mobilization; eviction; homelessness; City bylaws; solidarity; Vancouver Police Department (VPD)

W.O.O.D.S.Q.U.A.T. #49 - Letter to Mayor and Council / Election Analysis

Publication type: 
Newsletter
Author(s): 
Friends of the Woodwards Squat; Vidaver, Aaron; Bundock, Shannon
Series: 
W.O.O.D.S.Q.U.A.T. Newsletter
Date: 
2002-12-03
Pages: 
4
Summary: 
This is a newsletter from the Woodwards Squat. This issue contains a letter to the new COPE city council and mayor that addresses the injunction, the sale of Woodwards, resettlement of the squatters, the housing crisis, and remedies for the actions of the past city council, as well warns of increased problems in the neighbourhood if the squat were to be closed. The issue also has analysis of the recent municipal election and discusses the relationship between municipal politics and mass movements, along with their various strategies. There are two quotes by COPE councillors regarding housing and the Demands of the Coalition of Woodward Squatters and Supporters (see W.O.O.D.S.Q.U.A.T. Newsletter #28) are listed.
Keywords: 
Woodsquat; social housing; Woodwards; squatting; community mobilization; Downtown Eastside; homelessness; COPE; municipal government; City bylaws; urban safety; social movements

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