[van-announce] WOODWARDS SQUAT - ARRESTS HAPPENING

[megan]

URGENT

The police have moved in and have started arresting people at the
WOODWARDS squat. Your physical support/presence is required at the squat
IMMEDIATELY to support those being arrested, and to assist the squatters
who are attempting to remain in the building.

megan
(6:30 am, saturday)

----- Forwarded message from Friends of the Woodwards Squat <violetta_sera at hotmail.com> -----

X-Originating-IP: [216.66.132.91]
From: "Friends of the Woodwards Squat" <violetta_sera at hotmail.com>
To: housing at woodwards.now
Subject: Urgent - Woodwards Squat Needs Immediate Support - Sat & Sun
Date: Sat, 21 Sep 2002 02:30:21 -0700
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Urgent - Woodwards Squat Needs Immediate Support
Come on Down, Stay the Weekend, Enjoy the Community Picnic!

An attempted police evacuation is expected at dawn on Saturday the 21st. The 
residents of the Woodwards Squat have resolved collectively to lock arms in 
the event of such a forced attempt and will continue their peaceful, 
non-violent occupation until their five demands are met. Your presence on 
Saturday morning is essential to keep the squat alive! Bring a blanket or 
sleeping bag and stay the weekend or just come up the ladder to talk with 
people about social housing issues throughout the day. Support outside of 
the Woodwards building is equally important all weekend long.

If you are unable to make it on Saturday, come down on Sunday the 22nd for a 
community picnic between 1 at 3pm. It?s a potluck protest in support of the 
people inside & a celebration of the first week of occupancy!

DEMANDS FROM THE WOODWARDS SQUAT

1.  Develop Woodward?s into social housing immediately.
2.  Reverse the cuts to social housing and all social services.
3.  Draft a civic anti-vacancy by-law to seize and convert empty buildings 
into social housing.
4.  Full disclosure of all information regarding the proposed sale and 
development of Woodward?s.
5.  Decent and dignified immediate shelter for all homeless squatters asked 
to leave the building.

WAYS TO SUPPORT THE WOODWARD?S SQUAT

1.  Join it. The more people inside, the better. There?s plenty of room.
2.  Stop by. Find out what?s going on. Donate labour.
3.  Donate supplies. The Squat needs: food, water, disposable containers & 
utinsels, coffee, juice, cleaning supplies, toilet paper,  mattresses, 
blankets, socks, shoes, plywood, hardhats, nails, hammers

For more info call (604) 812-2663.

Please note that this is not an official release or statement from the 
Woodwards Squat, but from a support group on the outside.

...

LINKS

Photographs, video & audio files, and commentary at Vancouver Indymedia
http://vancouver.indymedia.org

An Illustrated History of Vancouver Squatting
http://www.geocities.com/emithsilas/vansquat.html

International Squatting News
http://www.squat.net

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