[van-announce] FW: Saturday - Surround City Hall for Social Housing

[Brad Olson]

Will you please put this on the next van announce list asap. The event is this Saturday and we need as many people out as possible.

Thank you

Date: Wed, 15 Oct 2008 16:56:32 -0700
From: brad1olson at hotmail.com
Subject: FW: Saturday - Surround City Hall for Social Housing
To: olson42 at interchange.ubc.ca










> From: wpedersen at look.ca
> To: brad1olson at hotmail.com
> Subject: Saturday - Surround City Hall for Social Housing
> Date: Wed, 15 Oct 2008 16:51:12 -0700
> 
> C I T Y W I D E   H O U S I N G   C O A L I T I O N
> 
> Call Out
> SURROUND CITY HALL for Social Housing
> Oct 18 1-2 pm
> Finale of week long vigil and fast to end homelessness at City Hall 
> & Homeless Awareness Week (Oct 13-18)
> 
> 
> All Governments:  Permanent social housing programs allow cities to build
> housing in neighbourhoods for all ages and income levels!
> 
> ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::
> MEETING PLACE:
> Vancouver City Hall
> 12th Ave Entrance
> Saturday, October 18, 1-2 p.m.
> Info:  604-839-0379
> ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::
> 
> City Governments:
> -No private development on public lands
> -Use Property Endowment Funds to build social housing
> -To end homelessness in the DTES, build social housing before more condos
> -Enforce existing housing & maintenance bylaws
> -Create inclusive neighbourhoods by ensuring 20% of all developments have
> housing affordable to people with low-incomes
> 
> “Our presence at this site of political power will be a sign that
> homelessness and poverty are a matter of concern for us,” says Dave Diewert
> of Streams of Justice and the Citywide Housing Coalition. “We desire a just
> city not a Civil City, and justice begins with affordable and dignified
> housing, adequate income and meaningful support for all.”
> 
> Visit:
> www.citywidehousingcoalition.org/ - flyer for 18th at bottom of home page
> www.my-calm.info/
> www.rentersatrisk.ca/
> www.streamsofjustice.org/2008/09/homeless-action-week-vigil.html
> www.ccapvancouver.wordpress.com/
> 
> "This is our one big turn out event for the year.  Hope you can make it."
> 
> ====================
> Wendy Pedersen
> Organizer, Carnegie Community Action Project (CCAP)
> Carnegie Association
> 604 839 0379
> 
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