TENT CITY ORGANIZERS MEET THE PRESS

VANCOUVER  - Organizers of the upcoming Tent City delivered their demands today outside the real estate sales office at the Olympic Village.

Organizer Nathan Compton of VAN.ACT said the main goals are:
1. Resident controlled 100% social housing for all unsold units at the Olympic Village.
2. The purchase of a minimum 10 sites per year, and the creation of resident controlled 100% social housing on all those sites.
3. Scrap Project Civil City and immediately stop the criminalization of poverty.

As the press conference was taking place, real estate mogul Bob Rennie was announcing his own news. He said his sell-off of condos at the publically-bankrolled site has been so successful that he might want to convert even more of the dwindling number of rental units to condos.

The Tent City begins Saturday, Feb. 26 with a march starting at 12 Noon outside the closed Pantages Theatre at 159 East Hastings. 

Organizers are calling for volunteers, endorsements ( tentcity2011@gmail.com)   and material supplies including: 
- First Aid Kits
- Tarps
- Camping tents
- Large Outdoor Tents
- Blankets, foams, and sleeping bags (for homeless residents)
- Water
- Non perishable food items (granola bars, trail mixes, peanut butter, rice, beans, couscous etc)
- Walkie Talkies.

For more information call: 604-700-2309  

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