Time to Put Our Feet to the Ground for Housing in BC

Grand March for Housing

Coordinated by Citywide Housing Coalition

Saturday, April 4th

Join communities across BC as they march to demand immediate government action to build and protect affordable rental housing, raise welfare rates and the minimum wage.

For more information contact Laura Stannard at 604-637-3317 or

Rider Cooey at 604-872-1382

or email at info@citywidehousingcoalition.ca .

To organize your own march outside of Metro Vancouver contact: CALMhousing@hotmail.com

CALM: Community Advocates for Little Mountain

Saturday, April 4^th:44 Marches and rallies scheduled so far throughout BC
See list...

2009 Metro Vancouver leaflet: for the Grand March in April

Join us at one of these starting points at noon:

- Thornton Park at Main St. Skytrain Station

- Hastings & Main

- Peace Flame Park - South end of Burrard St. bridge

Convergence & Rally at the Vancouver Art Gallery - Georgia St.

1:30pm

Will you Stand with us?

Concern about affordable housing and homelessness is strong and widespread. From Burns Lake to Princeton, from Revelstoke to Vancouver, we are a broad spectrum of religious groups, concerned citizens, advocacy groups and labour unions.

At Main & 33rd in Vancouver, we stand from 1:00 to 2:00 pm on Saturdays.
LET’S send a message to all levels of government: "We aren’t going away. We will stand until there is a comprehensive affordable housing program. We will be a force in the upcoming municipal, B.C. and federal elections."

Let’s continue to speak for:

1. a permanent, national social housing program
2. a comprehensive provincial housing program that works with municipalities and communities to build affordable housing for people at all income levels
3. public land for non-market housing – no sale of public land to private interests
4. improved access to social assistance, increased welfare rates and a higher minimum wage
5. On April 4^th, lets press MLA candidates to take a stand on affordable housing

April 4th is just five weeks before the provincial election. We want every candidate to be inundated with demands for action on affordable housing and homelessness.

Find your MLA, or the candidates running in your riding & tell them housing is one of the most pressing issues in the upcoming election.

On May 12th 2009, Vote for Social Justice in BC.