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PLEASE CIRCULATE THIS
NOTICE ANYWHERE AND EVERYWHERE!
TO
ALL ALLIES IN THE FIGHT FOR HOUSING:
Emergency
Meeting
Saturday,
November 2, 10:00 AM
1510 King Street West,
The powers that be in Toronto are tightening a noose around the
Pope Squat.
- Last
Friday, on the pretext of responding to an altercation, masses
of cops (including ETF) launched a huge raid on the building.
Doors of peoples' rooms were broken down and the building ransacked.
-
This week, the water to the place has been turned off. City
officials originally demanded payment of a debt going back over
years but negotiations are underway.
-
The Fire Marshall has now placed security guards in the building
round the clock to conduct a 'fire watch'. He made clear that
this measure had to be accepted or the residents would all be
immediately evicted. He informs us that certain modifications
are required to bring the place up to acceptable standards but,
as of writing this notice, refuses to provide us with the list
on the grounds that we don't own the property!
The Pope Squat has provided shelter to dozens of homeless people
since July 25. Huge amounts of work have been done to renovate
the place and people have poured hours of effort into turning
their own rooms into places they can call home. This is all despite
a complete refusal by any level of government to offer one shred
of support or assistance.
The Pope Squat is not just a place of shelter, though. It is also
an act of resistance. The greed and irrationality of boarding
up buildings while people sleep and die on the streets is challenged
by its existence and there are those who hate it for that reason.
The Pope Squat residents and OCAP are determined to preserve and
protect this vital gain and to see it turned into a self managed
social housing project. Please come out and support this struggle
on Saturday.
For more information, call the Ontario Coalition Against Poverty
at (416) 925-6939.
Ontario
Coalition Against Poverty
517 College Street, Suite 234
Toronto, Ontario M5G 4A2
Tel: 416-925-6939
Email: ocap@tao.ca
URL: www.ocap.ca
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