Friends of the Woodwards Squat

This is a newsletter from the Woodwards Squat. This issue outlines six ways that individuals and organizations can help support the squat in their struggles against the housing crisis, homelessness, the city's injunction, and police harassment. Also listed are the 'Coalition of Woodwards Squatters and Supporters Demands' (see W.O.O.D.S.Q.U.A.T. Newsletter #2 and #28) and an announcement of affidavits being taken by Pivot Legal Society.

This is a newsletter from the Woodwards Squat. This issue contains letters addressed to the incoming municipal government (COPE, Fred Bass, and Jim Green) and Mayor Larry Campbell that respond to seemingly compromised election commitments to supporting the squat made in comments to the media. In particular, concern is expressed in relation to COPE and Mayor Campbell supporting the injunction against the squat and aligning with business interests over those of marginalized people in the Downtown Eastside.

This is a newsletter from the Woodwards Squat. This issue contains three set of overlapping demands from the Woodwards Social Housing Coalition, the Anti-Poverty Committee, and the Friends of the Woodsquat to the Government of British Columbia, the City of Vancouver, and the Government of Canada. These include the increasing social housing and other social services, legislating anti-vacancy bylaws, providing funding and support for aboriginal peoples in the Downtown Eastside, ceasing police harassment, providing immediate and adequate shelter for the squatters, and disciplining the Vancouver Police Chief for unreasonable use of force at the Britannia Riots (also see W.O.O.D.S.Q.U.A.T. Newsletter #2). It also provides a list of contacts.

This is a newsletter from the Woodwards Squat. This issue provides three updates from squats in Halifax, which are part of the 'Give It or Guard It' national housing campaign (see W.O.O.D.S.Q.U.A.T. Newsletter #18). There is also a list other social housing actions in Guelph, Montreal, Sudbury, Ottawa, and Toronto. It is announced that the clocks are turning back that night.