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W.O.O.D.S.Q.U.A.T. #49 - Letter to Mayor and Council / Election Analysis

Publication type: 
Newsletter
Author(s): 
Friends of the Woodwards Squat; Vidaver, Aaron; Bundock, Shannon
Series: 
W.O.O.D.S.Q.U.A.T. Newsletter
Date: 
2002-12-03
Pages: 
4
Collections: 
Friends of the Woodwards Squat
Summary: 
This is a newsletter from the Woodwards Squat. This issue contains a letter to the new COPE city council and mayor that addresses the injunction, the sale of Woodwards, resettlement of the squatters, the housing crisis, and remedies for the actions of the past city council, as well warns of increased problems in the neighbourhood if the squat were to be closed. The issue also has analysis of the recent municipal election and discusses the relationship between municipal politics and mass movements, along with their various strategies. There are two quotes by COPE councillors regarding housing and the Demands of the Coalition of Woodward Squatters and Supporters (see W.O.O.D.S.Q.U.A.T. Newsletter #28) are listed.
Keywords: 
Woodsquat; social housing; Woodwards; squatting; community mobilization; Downtown Eastside; homelessness; COPE; municipal government; City bylaws; urban safety; social movements

W.O.O.D.S.Q.U.A.T. #50 - I'm Completely Distracted Within the First Seven Seconds

Publication type: 
Newsletter
Author(s): 
Friends of the Woodwards Squat; Danberger, Taum
Series: 
W.O.O.D.S.Q.U.A.T. Newsletter
Date: 
2002-12-05
Pages: 
4
Collections: 
Friends of the Woodwards Squat
Summary: 
This is a newsletter from the Woodwards Squat. This issue has poetry by Taum Danberger on his experiences, the squat, the social and political context and issues of the Downtown Eastside.
Keywords: 
Woodsquat; social housing; Woodwards; squatting; Downtown Eastside; homelessness; poor; human rights; welfare cuts

W.O.O.D.S.Q.U.A.T. #51- Diagram of the Squat Structure and Two Letters from City Councillors on a Negotiated Settlement

Publication type: 
Newsletter
Author(s): 
Friends of the Woodwards Squat; Louis, Tim; Woodsworth, Ellen
Series: 
W.O.O.D.S.Q.U.A.T. Newsletter
Date: 
2002-12-05
Collections: 
Friends of the Woodwards Squat
Summary: 
This is a newsletter from the Woodwards Squat. This issue has a diagram of Woodwards Squat structure noting relationships between various agents within the squat, the City of Vancouver, commercial news media, the public, community associations, and the BC provincial government. There are also two letters from COPE councillors stating that they are willing to meet and negotiate with the squatters.
Keywords: 
Woodsquat; social housing; Woodwards; squatting; community mobilization; homelessness; housing demands; BC Housing; COPE; City of Vancouver; BC provincial government; media; Anti-Poverty Committee; Vancouver Police Department (VPD); BC Supreme Court; Portland Hotel Society

W.O.O.D.S.Q.U.A.T. #52 - Canada is All Native Land - Demands - News From Argentina

Publication type: 
Newsletter
Author(s): 
Friends of the Woodwards Squat; ABCNative; Krebs, Mike
Series: 
W.O.O.D.S.Q.U.A.T. Newsletter
Date: 
2002-12-07
Pages: 
4
Collections: 
Friends of the Woodwards Squat
Summary: 
This is a newsletter from the Woodwards Squat. This issue has a poem by ABCNative that discusses the ongoing effects of colonialism in Canada and native land issues. There is also a discussion of the 'Demands' of the squatters and supporters (see W.O.O.D.S.Q.U.A.T. Newsletter #2 and #28), both explaining why they are necessarily in general and why they have changed in this instance. There is also news about mass marches in Argentina to end hunger.
Keywords: 
Woodsquat; social housing; Woodwards; squatting; community mobilization; homelessness; housing demands; colonialism; government; social movements; shelters; aboriginal people; tactics

W.O.O.D.S.Q.U.A.T. #53 - Squatting in Vancouver

Publication type: 
Newsletter
Author(s): 
Friends of the Woodwards Squat; Keeping Time
Series: 
W.O.O.D.S.Q.U.A.T. Newsletter
Date: 
2002-12-08
Pages: 
4
Collections: 
Friends of the Woodwards Squat
Summary: 
This is a newsletter from the Woodwards Squat. This issue reprints 'Squatting in Vancouver' (from Keeping Time) that provides a history of squats in Vancouver from their beginnings in 1860 to 1990s. These include: Brockton Point Squatter Village, Deadman
Keywords: 
Woodsquat; social housing; Woodwards; squatting; community mobilization; homelessness; housing demands; evictions; City of Vancouver; Vancouver Police Department (VPD)

W.O.O.D.S.Q.U.A.T. #35 - Three Cameron Ward Letters and Minutes for the Finance Committee

Publication type: 
Newsletter
Author(s): 
Friends of the Woodwards Squat; A. Cameron Ward and Company
Series: 
W.O.O.D.S.Q.U.A.T. Newsletter
Date: 
2002-11-03
Pages: 
2
Collections: 
Friends of the Woodwards Squat
Summary: 
This is a newsletter from the Woodwards Squat. This issue consists of three letters from A. Cameron Ward and Company, lawyers representing the squat, to Tom Zworski (of the City of Vancouver), George Abbott (Minister of Community, Aboriginal and Women's Services), and Premier Gordon Campbell and Vancouver Mayor Philip Owens. These letter address (respectively) the potential enforcement of City's Street and Traffic By-law, the publicly agreed upon meeting concerning the Downtown Eastside, and a meeting to address solutions to the housing crisis and poverty in Vancouver. There is also a statement by the Finance Committee and a list of upcoming events.
Keywords: 
Woodsquat; social housing; Woodwards; squatting; community mobilization; Downtown Eastside; homelessness; housing demands; City bylaws; government

W.O.O.D.S.Q.U.A.T. #36 - How to Defend the Squat in Court

Publication type: 
Newsletter
Author(s): 
Friends of the Woodwards Squat
Series: 
W.O.O.D.S.Q.U.A.T. Newsletter
Date: 
2002-11-04
Pages: 
2
Collections: 
Friends of the Woodwards Squat
Summary: 
This is a newsletter from the Woodwards Squat. This issue explains the 'Wirt of Summons' given to the squat by the City that seeks a court injunction to close down the squat. It states the procedures for the squatters and their supporters to appear before the court to speak in favour of the squat, as well calls for affidavits from squatter by the Pivot Legal Society to be used against the injunction.
Keywords: 
Woodsquat; social housing; Woodwards; squatting; community mobilization; homelessness; housing demands; legal issues; City bylaws

W.O.O.D.S.Q.U.A.T. #38 - Victory! We Won and We Will Again

Publication type: 
Newsletter
Author(s): 
Friends of the Woodwards Squat; The Woodwards Legal Defense Committee; Pivot Legal Society
Series: 
W.O.O.D.S.Q.U.A.T. Newsletter
Date: 
2002-11-08
Pages: 
2
Collections: 
Friends of the Woodwards Squat
Summary: 
This is a newsletter from the Woodwards Squat. This issue contains two reports, one from the Woodwards Legal Defense Committee and the other from the Pivot Legal Society, concerning the charges of civil contempt against 54 Woodwards' squatters who were arrested and charged during the September evictions. These explain that the BC Housing Corporation dropped all charges and were order to pay the legal costs of the squatters and compensation. Further legal action is being pursued by the squatters in relation to the evictions.
Keywords: 
Woodsquat; social housing; Woodwards; squatting; community mobilization; police brutality; homelessness; legal issues; BC Housing; Vancouver Police Department (VPD)

W.O.O.D.S.Q.U.A.T. #39 - Six Ways to Help the Woodwards Squat

Publication type: 
Newsletter
Author(s): 
Friends of the Woodwards Squat; Coalition of Woodward's Squatters and Supporters; Anti-Poverty Committee
Series: 
W.O.O.D.S.Q.U.A.T. Newsletter
Date: 
2002-11-09
Pages: 
2
Collections: 
Friends of the Woodwards Squat
Summary: 
This is a newsletter from the Woodwards Squat. This issue outlines six ways that individuals and organizations can help support the squat in their struggles against the housing crisis, homelessness, the city's injunction, and police harassment. Also listed are the 'Coalition of Woodwards Squatters and Supporters Demands' (see W.O.O.D.S.Q.U.A.T. Newsletter #2 and #28) and an announcement of affidavits being taken by Pivot Legal Society.
Keywords: 
Woodsquat; social housing; Woodwards; squatting; community mobilization; homelessness; housing demands; legal issues; City bylaws; Vancouver Police Department (VPD)

W.O.O.D.S.Q.U.A.T. #40 - Squat Meeting: Emergency Response Team & Injunction Hearing Court Procedures

Publication type: 
Newsletter
Author(s): 
Friends of the Woodwards Squat; Coalition of Woodwards Squatters and Supporters
Series: 
W.O.O.D.S.Q.U.A.T. Newsletter
Date: 
2002-11-15
Pages: 
2
Collections: 
Friends of the Woodwards Squat
Summary: 
This is a newsletter from the Woodwards Squat. This issue provides the agenda for a squat meeting that is being held for that day, which includes a proposal for an 'Emergency Response Team', an update on the fight against the injunction, and an outline of the upcoming court proceedings. The issue also reprints the 'Coalition of Woodwards Squatters and Supporters Demands' (also see W.O.O.D.S.Q.U.A.T. Newsletter #2 and #28).
Keywords: 
Woodsquat; social housing; Woodwards; squatting; community mobilization; homelessness; housing demands; Vancouver Police Department (VPD); City bylaws; legal issues

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