housing

GroundWire | August 28

GroundWire Production — Tue, 29 Aug 2017 16:36:48 +0000

Unsanctioned Overdose Prevention Site goes up in Toronto & WSDA take on coastal fish farms in BC

This episode of GroundWire is produced by CKUT 90.3FM in Montreal broadcasting from the traditional unceded territory of the Haudenosaunee (Mohawk) nation.

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10 years later: new homeless camp, same site, same problem

flux — Fri, 28 Apr 2017 21:38:55 +0000

COAST SALISH TERRITORY - Homeless activists set up a new encampment in Downtown Vancouver today. The camp is on the same site where a homeless camp was held exactly 10 years ago.

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Housing March targets City Hall

flux — Sun, 27 Jul 2014 05:14:42 +0000

DOWNTOWN EASTSIDE - More than 400 people marched from a City-backed condo site to City Hall this afternoon to press for an end to homelessness and for more affordable housing. The City-Wide Housing March was organized by the Vancouver Area Network of Drug Users and rights groups.

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What’s missing in Vancouver’s anti-gentrification movement?

Tyson Leonard — Mon, 19 May 2014 16:51:02 +0000

An interview with Richard Marquez on tenants’ unions, multi-lingual leadership, and stepping outside your comfort zone

This is the second in a series of conversations with Vancouver-based anti-gentrification activists. These conversations will culminate in an article with an in-depth look into the effects of gentrification on Vancouver communities and the strategies being proposed to resist and ultimately stop gentrification.

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Designer babies, the Woodward’s Effect, and community outside capitalism

Tyson Leonard — Mon, 12 May 2014 18:16:08 +0000

An interview with Karen Ward on gentrification in the Downtown Eastside

This is the first in a series of conversations with Vancouver-based anti-gentrification activists. These conversations will culminate in an article with an in-depth look into the effects of gentrification on Vancouver communities and the strategies being proposed to resist and ultimately stop gentrification.

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Snowbirds after the Storm

David Koch — Mon, 17 Mar 2014 18:33:59 +0000

In post-crash Florida, Canadians are part of a growing class of landlords

BROWARD COUNTY, FLORIDA—Corporations and wealthy investors have been buying up the glut of homes repossessed by banks since the subprime mortgage crisis began in the US in 2007, netting bungalows for the price of a pickup truck and then renting them back to locals.

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Rent Control to stop Gentrification

dark cloud — Mon, 17 Feb 2014 08:26:10 +0000

Titre secondaire:

A community forum in Grandview Woodland

Ma Fév 18

ville:

Vancouver/Unceded Coast Salish Territories

Lieu:

Grandview Calvary Baptist Church

Adresse:

1803 E 1st Ave (at Commercial)

Coût:

free

le contact de l'organisatrice:

cope@cope.bc.ca

Space Accessibiity:

Grandview Calvary Baptist Church’s kitchen’s entrance is at street level, which gives access to washrooms, kitchen and lower hall. One washroom has a stall that can accommodate a wheelchair. The washroom door opening is 86 cm, and the stall door is 61 cm.

Lien:

http://cope.bc.ca/rent-control-to-stop-gentrification-a-community-forum-in-grandview-woodland/

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Town Hall: Social Justice Zone in the DTES?

SandraCuffe — Sat, 18 May 2013 10:16:26 +0000

Lu Mai 20

ville:

Vancouver

Lieu:

Carnegie Theatre

Adresse:

401 Main St, on the main floor

Coût:

free

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CCAP town hall meeting
WHAT IF WE HAD A SOCIAL JUSTICE ZONE IN THE HEART OF OUR COMMUNITY?
Monday May 20
1pm

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SOCIAL HOUSING NOW!

SandraCuffe — Fri, 01 Feb 2013 13:42:32 +0000

Titre secondaire:

Facing the housing crisis in BC

Ma Fév 5

ville:

Vancouver

Lieu:

Vancouver Public Library, Alice McKay meeting room

Adresse:

350 W Georgia St

Coût:

free

le contact de l'organisatrice:

socialhousingbc@gmail.com

Lien:

http://socialhousingbc.com

SOCIAL HOUSING NOW!
Facing the housing crisis in BC

A Campaign rally to make social housing a BC election issue
Tuesday February 5
7:00 – 9:00 pm
Vancouver Public Library, Alice McKay meeting room (350 W Georgia St)

Download a PDF of the poster to print:

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The Downside of Gentrification - CCAP 2011 Hotel Report

flux — Thu, 15 Dec 2011 00:25:48 +0000

DOWNTOWN EASTSIDE - The "upgrading" of SRO hotels is putting low-income residents out in the cold. The Carnegie Community Action Project's 2011 hotel report cites gentrification and government inaction for the worsening crisis.

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Housing is a Right, Not a Commodity!

maximwinther — Mon, 07 Nov 2011 04:12:56 +0000

Titre secondaire:

Rally and March

Sa Nov 12

ville:

Vancouver, BC

Lieu:

Vancouver Art Gallery

Adresse:

750 Hornby Street

le contact de l'organisatrice:

directactionov@googlegroups.com

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Lien:

http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=210089659060376

On Saturday November 12th we will get back in the streets. Banking and housing deeply effect us in Canada, but this is nowhere more true than in Vancouver. Every day, renters are evicted and existing housing is demolished in order to keep prices high for the real-estate industry and the Big Five banks that finance them.

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Women's Housing March and Gentrifuckation Tour 2011

isaac — Thu, 22 Sep 2011 06:02:43 +0000

On September 17 a march by a number of local housing groups and allies was held through the downtown east side of Vancouver, targeting businesses trying to gentrify the area.

shelter, chaos, occupations

juan — Mon, 23 May 2011 06:36:33 +0000

A VMC review from struggles around the world over the last month, with a focus on housing issues.

DNC Chinatown Heights Fight at City Hall

Tami Starlight — Thu, 07 Apr 2011 20:38:28 +0000

For Immediate Release
April 5, 2011

CHINATOWN AND DTES RESIDENTS FIGHT CONDO HEIGHTS WITH MUSIC!

VANCOUVER: Chinatown and Downtown Eastside residents took over city
council chambers for a concert to kick off the second session of
public hearings about raising condo heights in Chinatown.

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Housing Injustice – DTES Woman Faces Homelessness After Evictions

isaac — Thu, 31 Mar 2011 23:27:41 +0000

Sandra (real name withheld at request) got onto full disability two years ago for a health condition. “I have a lot of pain. I can barely walk. When your health goes…it’s difficult to work.” Sandra couldn’t afford a place on her own, and got a SRO room at Hotel Winters, in Vancouver’s downtown eastside.

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