Social Housing Toolkit Available!
for “All Candidates” forums in the 2013 BC election The candidates’ forum toolkit is designed to help you question candidates in the 2013 BC election about affordable housing, social housing, and rent control. It is meant as a general guide only and does not include statistics specific to your local community. Download a copy of...
It takes courage to make change: Activists challenge BC NDP to end homelessness and poverty
It takes courage to make change: Activists challenge BC NDP to end homelessness and poverty By Ivan Drury View more photos here Social housing flying squad report #13 Flying squad outside Adrian Dix’s Campaign Office Friday, May 3rd, 2013 UNCEDED COAST SALISH TERRITORY: On Friday May 3rd a group of 16 housing and welfare activists...
End the Housing Crisis! March for Social Housing Now! May 11, 2013 at noon
Saturday May 11 at 12 noon Meeting at Vancouver Art Gallery, Robson St side (750 Hornby St) March to arrive at Vancouver Public Library (350 W. Georgia St) LOCATIONS ACROSS THE PROVINCE Kelowna Farmers’ Market @ 11:00 am at the corner of Benvoulin & Springfield (near Sears parking lot) Karen Abramsen (Council of Canadians), kareneh...
Social Housing Day of Action on Vancouver Island • May 7th
Tuesday, May 7th On Tuesday May 7th, activists from the mainland will travel over to Vancouver Island to be part of a day of action for social housing in BC. For months communities on the Island have been part of the movement for social housing with weekly stands for housing on Saturdays in their communities....
STANDS 4 Social Housing on Saturday, May 4th, noon to 1pm
Here are the locations of the STANDS 4 Social Housing, with contact information for the person(s) organizing and coordinating them. If you are willing to organize a STAND in your neighbourhood, please contact Dave Diewert (STANDS @ socialhousingbc.com or 604.253.1782) and he will send you a STAND kit and support you in getting it going....
STAND and MARCH for Social Housing in Kamloops! Sat, May 4th
The BC election is just two weeks away and the two main contenders for power in Victoria have avoided uttering the words “Social Housing” in their platforms and debates; meanwhile more than 100,000 people in the province are struggling in the face of homelessness. Now is the time to act. Come join us in the...
Rally to Demand the NDP End Poverty & Homelessness
Friday, May 3rd, 2013 at 12 noon Adrian Dix’s Campaign Office 2740 Kingsway, at Earles Street * A group will leave from Carnegie at 11:15am Just two-weeks before the BC election the NDP has released their full program, to the great frustration and disappointment of low-income and low-wage working people throughout the province. To fight...
No Party for 100,000 people facing homelessness in BC
Download this statement as a PDF Social Housing Coalition BC statement on BC Liberals and NDP housing platforms UNCEDED COAST SALISH TERRITORY: On Wednesday, April 24th, the BC NDP released its platform statement on housing and, consistent with the party’s position on welfare rates, there is very little for low-income people. While the BC Liberal...
Flying squad wins meeting with NDP policy caucus
April 16, 2013 About two dozen members and supporters of the Social Housing Coalition BC attended the BC NDP’s rally on the first night of the official election period. The Hotel Vancouver ballroom was crowded with NDP members and supporters, many of whom also supported our flying squad’s cry for an ambitious social housing program...
Homes Not Austerity! Action on Tuesday, April 30th at 4:30 pm!
Rally for housing at BC Liberal fundraiser and demand HOMES NOT AUSTERITY Tuesday, April 30 at 4:30pm Vancouver Club (915 W. Hastings) Taking place on unceded Coast Salish Territory: the traditional territory of the Tsleil-Waututh, Musqueum, and Skwxwú7mesh/Squamish nations. Come to a demonstration Tuesday April 30 outside a BC Liberal fundraiser for MLA Margaret MacDermid...
STANDS 4 Social Housing on Saturday, April 27th, noon to 1pm
Here are the locations of the STANDS 4 Social Housing, with contact information for the person(s) organizing and coordinating them. If you are willing to organize a STAND in your neighbourhood, please contact Dave Diewert (STANDS @ socialhousingbc.com or 604.253.1782) and he will send you a STAND kit and support you in getting it going....
Stand up for Social Housing in the Okanagan!
Social housing flying squad action Protest outside BC Liberal “Okanagan campaign kickoff” Wednesday April 24 at 5pm Capri Coast Hotel (1171 Harvey Ave, Kelowna) Join the province-wide movement demanding social housing and rent controls to end the housing crisis in BC. On Wednesday April 24 Christy Clark’s BC Liberals will be gathering for a rally...
