[van-discuss] Re: [van-announce] URGENT!!! Woodwards Support Needed at Courthouse

[megan]

27 people were arrested this morning at the squat and they basically
took all those arrested straight to some sort of release hearing - they
are apparently releasing everyone now conditionally (that they don't
return to the woodwards building, that they don't picket at bc housing -
there's a bunch of things that will be in a news release at the end of
the day) and they are to appear in court on some charges (i'm not sure
what yet) in november.

we will be sending out more info at the end of the hearing today.

megan
(i just phoned someone to get this info - that's why it's a little
unclear)



On Sat, Sep 21, 2002 at 11:30:51AM -0700,
Mark Bussanich wrote:
> Can someone out there tell me what the hearing at 800 Hornby was about this
> morning?
> 
> Thanks.
> 
> Mark Bussanich
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "megan" <megan at resist.ca>
> To: <van-announce at resist.ca>; <apc-announce at resist.ca>;
> <van-discuss at resist.ca>
> Sent: Saturday, September 21, 2002 8:53 AM
> Subject: [van-announce] URGENT!!! Woodwards Support Needed at Courthouse
> 
> 
> > For Immediate Release
> > Anti-Poverty Committee
> >
> > September 21st, 2002
> >
> > APC Denounces the Forcible and Brutal Eviction of the Woodwards Squat
> >
> > At 6 am Saturday morning, the police forcibly evicted and arrested the
> > squatters from their home in the Woodwards building.  The police used
> pepper
> > spray as well as arresting some people as they were trying to leave
> > peacefully.  Of the approximatly 60 arrested, two are pregnant women and
> > others have medical conditions which may require immediate attention.
> >
> > Since last Saturday, September 14th, thousands of people, including
> federal,
> > provincial and civic politicians, the BC Federation of Labour, the
> Vancouver
> > District Labour Council, Canadian Federation of Students, and residents of
> > the Downtown Eastside and Vancouver, have been rallying around the vacant
> > Woodwards building.
> >
> > The Woodwards squatters demand that the Woodwards building be developed
> into
> > social housing immediately and that any information regarding the proposed
> > sale and development be made with public consultation.  Decent and
> dignified
> > housing must be given to all the homeless squatters asked to leave the
> > building.
> >
> > The Anti-Poverty Committee denounces the police attack on the squatters
> and
> > the government that would arrest and evict the homeless rather than deal
> with
> > a massive housing crisis in BC.  Gordon Campbell's response to the
> situation
> > is shamefully inadequate and does not provide a solution to this crisis.
> >
> > We demand that the squatters be immediately released without charge.  A
> > hearing is being held at the Courthouse at Robson Square (800 Hornby) at
> > 9:30am this morning.  We call on all supporters to come down and demand
> the
> > safe release of all those arrested.
> >
> >
> > For more information contact:
> > Kara (604) 725-8415
> >
> >
> > -30-
> >
> > ----- End forwarded message -----
> >
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