[van-announce] Tent City Needs Video Camera!

[megan at resist.ca]

***PLEASE FORWARD WIDELY!***


The Victory Square Tent City is in desperate need of a video camera!

Despite our best efforts, we have been unable to obtain a video camera.  One 
is desperately needed, not only as a deterrent to possible police violence, 
but to record other attacks on the homeless and their supporters, such as 
what occured yesterday when violent drug dealers assaulted a few of the 
squatters (police attended, briefly detained a few of the dealers and then 
promptly released them!).

If you have access to a video camera, or know somebody who does, please 
contact the Anti-Poverty Committee to make arrangements to bring it down 
(please DO NOT bring it to the Tent City; bring it to the APC Office 
instead).

The videocam should have a charger, battery, plenty of recording capacity 
and have "night vision" capabilities, if possible (if you film the police at 
night using a light, you can be charged with "obstruction").

The videocam will be entrusted to an APC member who will be responsible for 
it.  The owner will have their camera returned at the conclusion of the Tent 
City.

If you can help us with this or other donations (such as tents) please call 
the APC Office at 604-682-2726.  The address of our office is:

108-119 West Pender Street,
Vancouver, Coast Salish Territory
Hours:  10:00 AM - 5:00 PM Monday to Friday (excluding holidays)