Shelters

(Right) Brian DuBourdieu speaking about the beating he received at Seaton House.

Seaton House refused to release Brian DuBourdieu's incident report.

Join us:
11am
Monday, July 20th
Seaton House
339 George Street
(east of Jarvis Street, south of Gerrard Street)

Man severely beaten and dumped on sidewalk over dispute about a sandwich.

Press Conference
Dare: Thursday, July 9
Time: 11:00 am
Location: Seaton House, 339 George Street
(east of Jarvis Street, south of Gerrard Street)

OCAP to hold press conference lease come and support OCAP and condemn the assault of homeless man by City management at Seaton House.

Man severely beaten and dumped on sidewalk over dispute about a sandwich.

Watch the Sun video.

Today we went to City Hall to demand that Mayor David Miller immediately restore shelter beds in the downtown east side. We've lost over 350 shelter beds in the downtown core, and tens of thousands of meals over the past year, and the City has done nothing.

"They closed University Settlement for renovations today, so where am I supposed to sleep now?" asks Chris. "I'm sleeping in parks, under bridges. They got empty rooms here in City Hall tho, maybe we should stay here?"

Tomorrow:
Nathan Phillips Square
(Queen and Bay)
9:30 am
Monday, June 23
Today:
Barbecue at Allan Gardens (Gerrard and Sherbourne)

Noon

Monday morning, join us as at City Hall to tell Miller to stop his attack on poor and homeless people.

We held Allen Gardens last night despite a police attack and rain. Shortly before midnight a group of police officers moved in on the protest and violently removed a large tarp- which was protecting people from heavy rain. The police used knives to cut down the tarp while there were people under it. Once it was down, several police slashed the tarp up so it could not be used to keep people dry. In doing so, one officer cut himself badly. By the end of the day, two homeless men had been arrested and one has a bail hearing today.

People are being turned away from shelters almost every night. Over the past 2 years, we have lost over 300 beds and this week we are losing 130 more. That is why we held an Out-Of-The-Cold shelter for one night on Sunday and why we went to City Hall to demand beds the next day. Miller
refused to let us into this Executive Committee meeting and refused to account for these devastating cuts. We will do whatever it takes to ensure that people have beds and meals in this city.

Image graciously plagarized from the APC: apc.resist.ca

The City is Failing Poor People! More Shelters Now!

Join Us:

Sunday, April 6th
Central Neighbourhood House
349 Ontario Street (east of Sherbourne, north of Dundas)
Doors open at 4pm

Monday April 7, 2008
9am ­ Breakfast
Friendship Centre
323 Dundas St. E

10am Press conference
City Hall
Queen and Bay St.

As our City government fails us, OCAP will run an overnight shelter in one of Toronto's poorest neighbourhoods, to draw attention to the lack of services available for poor and homeless people in this city. Free meals, entertainment, and sleeping space will be provided. We will gather to discuss the issues our neighbourhood is facing. On Monday morning, we will head to City Hall, to bring our demands to City Councillor Joe Mihevc, a key voice in the City's refusal to admit to or address these issues.

OCAP was contacted a few weeks ago by Bernie, a former resident of the Pope Squat who began staying at the Christie/Ossington Men's Shelter in Toronto after the Squat was evicted and the cold started