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What is a STAND?

The idea of a STAND is based on the example of the Mothers of the Plaza de Mayo, an association of Argentine mothers whose children "disappeared" under the military dictatorship between 1976 and 1983. They stood in a city square every week for years and their white scarves became an international brand for peaceful protests.

The first STAND in Vancouver was at Little Mountain Housing Complex. The needless destruction of this highly successful community is a symbol of everything that is wrong with the government’s housing strategy. The publicly owned site is being sold to be redeveloped with no increase in the number of social housing units. The tenants have been disrespected and displaced, 224 homes will be destroyed years before the reconstruction begins. While thousands in Vancouver are homeless, more than 170 homes now sit empty at Little Mountain. Community Advocates for Little Mountain (CALM) have held a STAND every Saturday since October 2007 to protest this scandalous situation and support the remaining tenants.

Since February 23, 2008 the Citywide Housing Coalition expanded the STANDS and they have been held in fifteen locations throughout Vancouver. Standing on busy street corners with colourful banners and scarves has attracted lots of media attention. The idea caught on and we continue to grow!

OUT - STANDING!

75 Stands for Housing held in 30 B.C. communities

On Saturday, May 3rd housing advocates from Golden to Victoria made a simple, clear statement: Housing is a human right. Sixty new Stands for Housing throughout the province were established, joining the 15 Vancouver Stands that began last October with six people standing at one intersection.

Municipality - intersection
Sponsoring Organization
Burnaby - Willingdon & Kingsway
BCTF local 41
Burnaby - Willingdon & Lougheed Hwy
Housing advocates and concerned citizens
Burns Lake
Concerned citizens
Campbell River - Alder St. & Shoppers Row
Teachers
Castlegar - Spring Fling
Concerned citizens
Colwood - Juan de Fuca Rec Ctr Island Highway
Pilgrim United Church Social Justice Committee
Coquitlam-Blue Mountain St. & Austin Ave.
Concerned citizens
Courtenay - 17th St. & Cliffe Ave.
Concerned citizens
Delta - Delta St. & 48th Ave. in Ladner
   
Gibsons - in front of George Gibson's statue
Concerned citizens
Golden - Golden post office
Concerned citizens
Grand Forks - Overwaitea lot on Highway 3
Teachers - Habitat for Humanity
Kamloops - Farmer's Market (St. Paul & 3rd)
Judy Reed and concerned citizens
Kelowna - 1751 Harvey & Hwy. 97
BCTF Local 23
Kelowna - Hwy 33rd & Rutland Rd.
Faith Lutheran Church
Kimberley
BCTF Local 3
Maple Ridge - Dewdney Trunk & 224th St.
Lutheran Church
Mission - 1st-2nd Ave.& Railway St.
Concerned citizens
Nanaimo
Student Council Woodlands S.S.
Nanaimo - Hwy 19/Woodgrove Mall/Cdn Tire
Concerned citizens
Nanaimo - Pearson Bridge (Comox/Terminal)
Concerned citizens
Nelson - end of Baker St. at the 4-way stop
BCTF Nelson Local 8
North Vancouver - 1175 Mt. Seymour Rd.
Jean McIntyre and concerned citizens
North Vancouver - 15th and Lonsdale
North Shore Shalom Seekers
North Vancouver - 3255 Edgemont Blvd.
Highlands United Church
North Vancouver - Carrie Cates Court near Lonsdale Quay
St. Andrews United Church
North Vancouver - Lonsdale and 17th
St. Agnes Anglican Church
Parksville
Ocean Coalition for Strong Communities
Penticton - Main St. & Jermyn Ave. (library)
BCTF local 67
Port Coquitlam - Shaughnessy & Pitt. R. Rd.
BC Federation of Labour
Port Coquitlam - Shaughnessy at City Hall.
BC Federation of Labour
Port Coquitlam -Shaughnessy & Lions Park
BC Federation of Labour
Prince Rupert - 3rd Ave. at Tim Hortons
Concerned citizens
Princeton -Cenotaph downtown
Concerned citizens
Revelstoke - Mackenzie Ave & 2nd St.
Renters' Voice
Richmond - Brighouse Library on Granville St.
Poverty Response Com.& Teachers' Association
Salmon Arm - Alexander Ave. & TransCanada
Kay Braby and Kairos
Salmon Arm - Shuswap St. & TransCanada
Concerned citizens
Squamish
Concerned citizens
Surrey - 96th and King George Hwy
BC Federation of Labour
Surrey - 93030 King George Hwy
Surrey Teachers Association

Vancouver - Hastings & Nanaimo

Linda Shuto, colleagues & neighbours

Vancouver - Cordova & Gore

St. James Anglican´s Social Gospel Coordinating Group

Vancouver - Main St. & 33rd Ave.Avenue

CALM

Vancouver - Sasamat & West 10th Ave.

Neighbours at 10th Ave. and Sasamat

Vancouver - Commercial & 1st Ave.

Y.H.T, Random Acts of Kindness, Homelessnation

Vancouver - King Edward & Main

CALM

Vancouver - Moberly & 6th Ave.

Citywide Housing Coalition & False Creek neighbours

Vancouver - Georgia & Burrard

Christ Church Cathedral Social Justice Committee

Vancouver - Burrard & West 4th Ave

Dunbar Make Poverty History

Vancouver - Broadway & Commercial

Streams of Justice

Vancouver - Burrard & Nelson

St Andrew´s-Wesley Homelessness, Mental Health Action Group,St. John´s Anglican Church

Vancouver - 4th Ave. and Vine

Jean Lemond and Friends

Vancouver - 25th Ave. and Dunbar

Barb Sutherland and neighbours

Vancouver - 58 West Hastings

Carnegie Community Action Project

Vancouver - Commercial & 12th Ave.

Vancouver Elementary Teachers Association

Vancouver - Granville & Broadway

Betty Krawczyk & Friends

Vancouver - Main & Terminal

BCGEU & Laura Gibbons

Vancouver - Joyce & Kingsway

Andrea and Friends

Vancouver - Hastings & Abbott

Colleen Carroll, Carnegie Community Action Project

Vancouver - Davie and Burrard

Teachers & Jane McEwan

Vancouver - Fraser & 33rd Ave.

Teachers

Vancouver - 1st Ave. & Victoria

Streams of Justice

Vancouver - Granville & Broadway

Cdn Memorial United

Vancouver - Broadway & Macdonald Ave.

Concerned citizens

Vancouver - Entrance to Granville Island (foot of Shore Pine Walk)

City-wide Housing Coalition

Vancouver - Oak & 49th Ave.

Unitarian Church

Vancouver - Commercial & Broadway Skytrain Station

B.C. Federation of Labour

Vancouver - Commercial & Venables

B.C. Federation of Labour

Vernon
 Concerned citizens
Victoria
Victoria Labour Council
Victoria - 680 Courtney St. Andrew’s Church
Faith in Action
Victoria - Government between View & Fort
BCTF locals 61 & 62
Victoria at City Hall
Committee to End Homelessness
Victoria at The Bay
Committee to End Homelessness

Intersection Interaction: News from the Stands

Nelson-- We had 11 participants and gave out 85 leaflets.  Everyone is keen to participate on June 7 and we will look into expanding to other locations.

North Vancouver--we had at least four groups on the North Shore this morning...Raging Grannies at two...At my corner there were upwards of 25 church people and women's centre people, and we went through several hundred brochures. Almost everyone took one. Several said, "When is the next one??"

Victoria--About 75 people stood in the rain, but the enthusiasm for the
cause kept us warm and we were energized by the fellowship! If the revolution ain't fun, count me out!

Vancouver, 6th and Moberley--Five of us scurried alongside the cars lined up on 6th, handing out
leaflets to people waiting to get through the Cambie St bottleneck. 250
leaflets altogether...Afterwards, the convergence of Standers, tenants, and supporters at
Little Mountain (100 people at least) was inspiring-- especially the
eloquence of speakers Kia (of CALM), and LM tenants Ingrid and Alana...

Princeton-- 8 people of Princeton took a STAND in Princeton today. I hope someone made the news...Interesting conversations and reactions.

Burns Lake--Five teachers from local #55 participated in the province-wide STAND to raise awareness about homelessness across our province.  In our small town, the sun was shining and people were glad to show their support with a friendly wave and honk of the horn.

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