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Anti-Poverty Committee News #10

Publication type: 
Newsletter
Author(s): 
Anti-Poverty Committee
Date: 
2003-02
Pages: 
8
Collections: 
Friends of the Woodwards Squat
Summary: 
This is a newsletter of the Anti-Poverty Committee, an anti-capitalist and anti-oppression organization fighting for the rights of poor and working people in Vancouver, BC. This issue includes the articles: ""No One is Illegal: Refugees Deported, APC Members Arrested"" (on a demonstration against the deportation of Kobra and Hassan to Iran), ""APC One Year Later"" (reflecting on APC's first year organizing against Gordon Campbell's attracks on the poor), ""Against the War and Deportation"" (on the exploitation and victimization of refugees and immigrants), ""The War at Home"" (on the oppression of immigrants within Canada), ""Surviving and Resisting the Disability Cuts"" (on forums to address changes and cuts to Disability Benefits), ""Poverty is Violence Against Women"" (on the cutbacks as forms of state violence against women), ""HEU Resistance: Not Alberta Bound: The Chilliwack Laundry Blockade"" (on privatization of services by Fraser Health Authority), and ""The Take Down of the Woodward's Squat"" (on the various outcomes for the Woodward's squatters). It also has ""Upcoming Disability Actions,"" ""Direct Action Casework Victory,"" ""Definition of Flying Squad,"" ""HEU Action Update,"" and ""Other News"" (that the Lower Mainland Coalition for Social Justice has reformed). It also states their basis of unity and ways to get involved through meetings and donations.
Keywords: 
community mobilization; Woodsquat; demonstrations; BC Liberals; racism; disability benefits; homelessness; immigrants; protest

The APC Book

Publication type: 
Miscellaneous
Author(s): 
Anti-Poverty Committee
Date: 
2004-09-22
Pages: 
3
Collections: 
Friends of the Woodwards Squat
Summary: 
This provides comments on a rough draft description of the work of the Anti-Poverty Committee (APC) and the Downtown Eastside Residents Association (DERA) in defending the rights of tenants being evicted from various buildings (i.e. Marr hotel, Passlin hotel, and Dunsmir house) in the Downtown Eastside of Vancouver. It suggests more discussion of APC's strategies and tactics in connection to their overall goals. The rough draft is included.
Keywords: 
evictions; tenant rights; COPE; homelessness; development; gentrification; City bylaws; Olympics; residential hotels; Anti-Poverty Committee; poor; strategies

327 Carrall Street

Publication type: 
Poster
Date: 
2003
Pages: 
1
Collections: 
Friends of the Woodwards Squat
Summary: 
This is a poster for a drug user run safe injection site. It lists the available services.
Keywords: 
safe injection site

An open letter to the COPE membership

Publication type: 
Letter / Correspondence
Author(s): 
Leyden, Jim
Date: 
2003-08-24
Pages: 
2
Collections: 
Friends of the Woodwards Squat
Summary: 
This is a letter to COPE members asking for support for the CRAB Park Squatters and the restoration of social justice and democracy in Vancouver. It describes the injunction against the squatters and the denial of legal representation for the squatters during this process. It asks for members to act in solidarity with the homeless by writing elected COPE officials to delay the injunction hearing.
Keywords: 
urban aboriginal people; COPE; Crab Park; legal issues; Parks Board; rights; poor; social justice

Together We Will Stop the April Cuts

Publication type: 
Poster
Author(s): 
Woodwards Social Housing Coalition
Date: 
2003-10-17
Pages: 
2
Collections: 
Friends of the Woodwards Squat
Summary: 
This is announces a community workshop to address and strategize around issues of homelessness and changes to social assistance policy that are to take effect in BC, April 1, 2004, organized by the Woodwards Social Housing Coalition. It provides a list of participants and an agenda for the day's topics and speakers.
Keywords: 
government policy; homelessness; poverty; funding cuts; community mobilization; strategy; social assistance; social housing

Art Class

Publication type: 
Poster
Date: 
2004-02-04
Pages: 
1
Collections: 
Friends of the Woodwards Squat
Summary: 
This is a poster for an art class to be held at the Stanley.
Keywords: 
Portland Hotel Society

Women-Only Writing Fightback Workshop

Publication type: 
Brochure / Leaflet / Pamphlet / Information Sheet
Date: 
2003-08
Pages: 
1
Collections: 
Friends of the Woodwards Squat
Summary: 
This announces a women-only writing workshop at the Kootenay School of Writing.
Keywords: 
community mobilization; women

Anti-Poverty Committee News #10

Publication type: 
Newsletter
Author(s): 
Anti-Poverty Committee
Date: 
2003-01
Pages: 
4
Collections: 
Friends of the Woodwards Squat
Summary: 
This is a newsletter of the Anti-Poverty Committee, an anti-capitalist and anti-oppression organization fighting for the rights of poor and working people in Vancouver, BC. This issue includes the articles: ""APC One Year Later"" (reflecting on APC's first year organizing against Gordon Campbell's attacks on the poor), ""Against the War and Deportation!"" (on the exploitation and victimization of refugees and immigrants), ""Direct Action Casework Victory!"" (on the flying squad's direct action against BC Hydro), ""Disability Forum: Survive and Resist the Cuts"" (on forums to address changes and cuts to Disability Benefits), ""Woodward's Update: Historic Woodward's Struggle Continues..."" (on the end of the squat and continued struggles of the residents council). It also lists upcoming events, states their basis of unity, and ways to get involved through meetings and donations.
Keywords: 
community mobilization; Woodsquat; disability benefits; BC Liberals; Olympics; immigration; racism; protest

To All Squatters and Supporters of the Woodsquat

Publication type: 
Brochure / Leaflet / Pamphlet / Information Sheet
Author(s): 
Anti-Poverty Committee
Date: 
2002-11-10
Pages: 
1
Collections: 
Friends of the Woodwards Squat
Summary: 
This is a leaflet announcing that volunteer lawyers associated with Pivot will be taking affidavits from individuals involved with the Woodwards squat, which will be used to fight the City of Vancouver's injunction.
Keywords: 
legal issues; Woodwards; Woodsquat

Obstruction of In-Justice: Pickton, Pigs and Politicians

Publication type: 
Newsletter
Author(s): 
Collective Opposed to Police Brutality - Vancouver
Date: 
2002-12
Pages: 
14
Collections: 
Friends of the Woodwards Squat
Summary: 
This is a newsletter (vol. 1, no. 5) of the Collective Opposed to Police Brutality - Vancouver that provides information, analysis, and critique of police actions locally, nationally, and internationally. This issue focuses on Vancouver's missing women, the election of COPE, and squatting. It includes articles on: recently elected mayor Larry Campbell, 'Why Anarchist Hate the Cops,' and an indigenous person's experience of police brutality. Other sections included are: 'Special reports' - on the Victoria Memorial Arena Squat, the national squatting movement, and homelessness; 'Local news' - on police attacks on Guns and Roses fans, sexist comments made by VPD officer and a RCMP officer, dropped charges against Woodwards squatters, privacy and the Public Safety Act, a Woodwards update, an attack against the safe injection site by US white house drug Czar, police negligence in terms of missing women, and community policing; 'National news' from Saskatoon, Calgary, Toronto, Ottawa, and Winnipeg; and 'International news' from USA, Nepal, Chile, China, Italy, Mongolia, India, UK, among others. It also includes a page of protest songs set to the tune of Christmas carols.
Keywords: 
police brutality; crime; Vancouver Police Department; poverty; squatting; violence against women; safe injection site; racism

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