[Wamvan] Fwd: Hey! Big action against DTES gentrification coming up next week

[Tami Starlight]

FYI

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From: Carnegie Action <carnegie.action at shawlink.ca>
Date: Sat, Sep 10, 2011 at 8:37 AM
Subject: Hey! Big action against DTES gentrification coming up next week
To: Carnegie Action <carnegie.action at shawlink.ca>


“It’s going to be a long hot summer”, as Homeless Dave would say.  Really
hope you can make it. ~Wendy/CCAP****

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SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 17 2011:****

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ANNUAL WOMEN’S HOUSING MARCH****

immediately followed by a****

DTES BLOCK PARTY TO BLOCK CONDOS****

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Spread the word! Poster and leaflet available here:****

http://dtesnotfordevelopers.wordpress.com/2011/08/14/womens-housing-march-block-party/
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Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=272871019394832****

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5th ANNUAL WOMEN S HOUSING MARCH****

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Sat. Sep 17 @ 1:30 pm****

Starts at Cordova and Columbia, just west of Main St.****

Unceded Coast Salish Territories****

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On Saturday Sep 17 at 1:30 pm, join the Downtown Eastside Women Centre Power
of Women Group* in the 5th Annual March for Women s Housing and March
Against Poverty.****

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We invite groups to bring their banners and anything else for our festive
march and  GentriFucation Tour . All genders are welcome and celebrated. ***
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Please bring your drums and regalia. This march is child-friendly and there
will be a rest-vehicle for elders. Spread the word!****

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This year, we celebrate the recent victory that has forced the provincial
government to commit funding to a 24-hour low barrier shelter for women as a
result of our collective efforts. We also continue to march for:****

- Social Housing, Childcare, and Healthcare for all!****

- No more Evictions and No more Gentrification in the Downtown Eastside!****

- Stop Criminalizing the Poor!****

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Email: project at dewc.ca or Phone: 778 885 0040****

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Immediately followed by A DTES BLOCK PARTY!****

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BLOCK PARTY TO BLOCK CONDOS ON THE 100 BLOCK Sat. Sep 17 at around 4 pm
Music, food, and the last bit of summer sun!****

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Marc Williams wants to build condos at the old Pantages Site in the Downtown
Eastside. Condos in the heart of the neighbourhood will cause higher
property values, higher rents in single-room occupancies, displacement of
current residents, increased policing, and low-income residents feeling
unwelcome in their own neighbourhood.****

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We are getting the neighbourhood and all our allies together to protect the
site for 100% social housing for low-income residents. The DTES is not for
developers to make millions, it is for our vibrant and vital low-income
community!****

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HOW TO SUPPORT:****

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* If you are a group, endorse the DTES Community Resolution:****

http://dtesnotfordeveloper?s.wordpress.com/savepantag?es/****

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* If you are an individual, sign the online petition:****

http://www.petitiononline.?com/nocondos/petition.html****

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* If you work in the DTES, sign the Boycott Statement:****

http://dtesnotfordeveloper?s.wordpress.com/dtes-worke?rs-boycott/****

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* If you are a social housing provider, don t collaborate with Sequel 138:**
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http://dtesnotfordeveloper?s.wordpress.com/social-hou?sing-provider-boycott/
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Organized by Stop Pantages Condos Coalition: Aboriginal Front Door, Carnegie
Community Action Project, Citywide Housing Coalition, DTES Neighbourhood
Council, DTES Power of Women Group, Gallery Gachet, Streams of Justice,
Vancouver Area Network of Drug Users.****

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* About the DTES Power of Women Group organizing the Annual Women s Housing
March:****

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The DTES Power of Women Group on Facebook:****

https://www.facebook.com/??sk=group_95044879752****

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Stories from  In Our Own Voices  Power of Women Writing Project on Vancouver
Media Co-op:****

http://vancouver.mediacoop?.ca/author/dtes-power-wome?n-group****

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Watch a short film Survival, Strength, Sisterhood: Power of Women in the
Downtown Eastside: http://vimeo.com/19877895****

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