Townhall about condos across from Raycam, Wednesday October 10

**community town hall forum**

HOUSING OR HOMELESSNESS?
A townhall about the condo towers proposed across the street from Raycam

WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 10
6:30PM
RUSSIAN HALL
(600 Campbell – 3 blocks south of Hastings)

Speakers:
Stella August, DTES Power of Women group
Scott Clark, Aboriginal Life in Vancouver Enhancement (ALIVE)
Hendrik Hoekema, Inner City Economic Strategy
Jean Swanson, Carnegie Community Action Project (CCAP)
Karen Ward, Gallery Gachet and Woodward’s Social Housing resident

March against police brutality, Friday October 5

*RALLY AND MARCH*

END POLICE BRUTALITY
and the CRIMINALIZATION OF THE POOR
Friday October 5
12noon
VPD Headquarters
(Cambie and 2nd Ave)

September events supported by DNC

SEPTEMBER EVENTS SUPPORTED BY DNC

1. Women’s Housing March, Saturday September 15, 1:30pm at Cordova and Columbia

2. Women speak out against pipelines, Friday September 21, 7pm at Aboriginal Friendship Centre

3. The War Stops Here! Gathering against drug prohibition, Saturday September 22, 9:30am-6pm at Oppenheimer Park

4. What we are hearing in the DTES Local Area Planning Process, Friday September 28 at the Japanese Language Hall, time TBA.

Downtown Eastside residents issue Pantages demolition clean-up challenge to City Hall

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Kelvin Bee, Aboriginal Front Door

Read the Downtown Eastside Not for Developers coalition report on the action here and the community letter to Vancouver City Council here

See Asia Hotel resident Ben Smith’s disgusting video of swarming rats at the demolition site here

Media coverage of the news conference issuing a Pantages challenge
Tyler Orton, “Pantages rubble draws Downtown Eastside Ire.” 24 Hours News, July 16 2012
Mike Aynsley, “DTES residents to city: Clean up the Pantages Theatre site or else.” Open File News, July 16 2012
Shane Bigham, “Locals set deadline for city to clean Pantages site.” News 1130, July 16 2012
See especially the excellent TV spot from Rumina Daya on Global:
Peter Meiszner, “Downtown Eastside residents demand clean-up of demolition site.” Global TV news, July 16 2012

Save Wonder & Palace actions update: Protest camp ongoing & Emergency action Tuesday 1pm

Day 2 of emergency actions to save low-income housing at the Wonder and Palace hotels…

(Details below)
*1* WEST VAN PROTEST CAMP ONGOING
*2* EMERGENCY ACTION FOR SOCIAL HOUSING NOT HOMELESSNESS
*3* DETAIL INFO (Directions to the protest camp / our demands / backgrounder / Social housing not homelessness news release)