Monthly Archives: January 2010
Downtown Eastside Fact Sheet, Poverty Facts
DTES Fact Sheet Poverty Facts
Displacement is Happening: City’s Historic Area Height Review
Dave Diewert, Streams of Justice It just doesn’t make sense for anyone who wants to undertake a major renovation of their home to take off the roof, or remove the entire back wall of the structure without having an idea … Continue reading
Filed under More Social Housing, Stop Gentrification
2010 Olympic Impact Update: Now on You Tube, Poverty Olympics Athlete’s Village
Filed under Poverty Olympics, Videos
2010 Poverty Olympics – February 7, 2010 in Vancouver, Canada: Now on You Tube, Poverty Olympics Athlete’s Village
Filed under Poverty Olympics, Videos
Low-income Downtown Eastside residents to draw a line in the sand
Come to a news conference/action to: —Hear Downtown Eastside residents speak out about the impact of Woodwards on our community; —Learn what residents think about the City plan to allow more condo towers in our neighbourhood, to be debated January … Continue reading
Filed under Better Incomes, More Social Housing, Stop Gentrification
Displacement Facts
Hello City Council members, It would be great if you could read this before dealing with the Historic Area Height Review on Jan. 19th. CCAP really appreciates some of the things this council has done to get affordable housing and … Continue reading
Filed under Better Incomes, More Social Housing, Stop Gentrification
CCAP and low-income DTES residents desperately need your help at City Council on (probably) Jan. 21st
Hi everyone. CCAP and low-income DTES residents desperately need your help at City Council on (probably) Jan. 21st. That’s the day that council will hear speakers on staff recommendations to allow building heights to increase in the western DTES (roughly … Continue reading
Filed under More Social Housing, Stop Gentrification
Bill C-304: Libby’s Affordable Housing Bill passed second reading
2nd Session, 40th Parliament, 57-58 Elizabeth II, 2009 HOUSE OF COMMONS OF CANADA NOT OFFICIAL VERSION DRAFT PREPARED BY BRUCE PORTER AND LEILANI FARHA FROM ADOPTED AMENDMENTS AS WE UNDERSTOOD THEM DECEMBER 11, 2009 BILL C-304 An Act to ensure … Continue reading
Filed under International, More Social Housing
Constitutional right to sleep in tents is upheld
Friends, The Court of Appeal has upheld the trial judge’s ruling in the Victoria right to shelter case! People who are homeless and have no choice but to sleep outside have a constitutional right to protect themselves from the elements, … Continue reading
Filed under International, More Social Housing
Update on Assistance to Shelter Act
by Dave Diewert, Streams of Justice The name of this new law is pure euphemism. Behind the rhetoric of humanitarian goodwill and the ostensible outpouring of concern for the health and well-being of homeless people is the dark reality of … Continue reading
Filed under More Social Housing
