Update: OCAP holds park for night! Come to City Hall Monday

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.

"Miller has attacked people by closing down over 350 shelter beds, canceling tens of thousands of meals, and increasing the number of tickets laid against people on the streets under the Safe Streets Act by 288%. If Miller won't give us what we need, we will keep fighting until we get it," says Danielle Koyama of OCAP.

"We need housing for people - too many shelters are getting closed down. There is not enough housing and nothing has changed yet," says Karl Schmidt, a homeless man who as been on and off the streets for years. "The city has to do something - the shelters are over crowded... A bachelor apt costs $500 to $600. How are we supposed to get by?"

We will also be having a barbecue in the park today at noon.