Women's rights

Vancouver Rallies in Solidarity with the Peoples' Struggles in the Middle East and North Africa

SandraCuffe — Sat, 29 Jan 2011 23:14:00 +0000

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"No More Fear": Hope for the Future

by Sandra Cuffe

Power of Women Housing March

Maya — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 07:19:18 +0000

Power of Women's List of Demands, as presented at their march on June 13th, 2009 in Vancouver's Downtown Eastside

1. Safe, supported and long-term affordable housing should be available immediately.

2. Women who are survivors of violence, especially those with children, should be given high priority for affordable housing.

3. No housing units, including supportive housing and special needs residential facilities, should be exempt from the provincial Residential Tenancy Act.

4. An immediate moratorium on conversions of low-income housing to condominiums in the Downtown Eastside.

5. Rent controls and price controls on food and other basic necessities.

6. No one be evicted or displaced from the Downtown Eastside or other urban, rural and indigenous communities as a result of the Olympic Games.

7. Immediate withdrawal of the $1 million Project Civil City which includes by-laws that prohibit camping on sidewalks and and end to police ticketing and street checks.

8. Social assistance rates should be increased by 40 per cent and removal of barriers to accessing assistance such as the three week wait, two year independence test, two year time limit and single parent employability rules.

9. All women should have access to subsidized childcare instead of child apprehension due to poverty.

10. A full provincial public inquiry into the ongoing tragedy of missing and murdered women.

11. Establish a living wage of at least $16 per hour and abolish the $6 per hour training wage.

For more information: http://www.dewc.ca/

3RD ANNUAL WOMEN'S HOUSING MARCH

Maya — Sun, 07 Jun 2009 00:15:51 +0000

Subhead:

Downtown Eastside Women Centre Power of Women Group

Sat Jun 13

city:

Vancouver

Venue:

Downtown Eastside Women Centre

Address:

302 Columbia- corner Cordova, just west of Main

On Saturday June 13 at 1:30 pm, join women in the Downtown Eastside Women Centre Power of Women Group in the 3rd Annual March for Women's Housing and March Against Poverty! Everyone welcome!

We are marching for:
- Social Housing, Childcare, and Healthcare for all!
- No more Evictions and No more Condos in the DTES!
- People Before Olympic Profits!
- Stop Criminalizing the Poor!

Although we are still suffering in shelters and on the streets, we are not yet defeated. We are making our voices heard, we are bringing empowerment into our lives, we are fighting for positive change, and we are expressing the humanity of our neighbourhood. We hope all of you will join us.

For more information contact project at dewc.ca or call 604-681-8480 x
234. We are also seeking endorsements, please contact us if you would are interested in being added to a list of supporters.

On facebook: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=80841139629