Unpacking TO City Council
Topics on the summer meeting agenda affecting our communities The agenda for the last official Toronto City Council meeting until October went up this week.read more
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OCAP's HSF Mass Application Clinic
On July 17th, the Ontario Coalition Against Poverty took to the streets once again in support of tenants accross Toronto, demanding that the City of Toronto bring back the Community Start-Up an...
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Police Harassment and Intimidation of George Street Residents Intensifies
Battle over Seaton House and Gentrification Picks Up We are writing this statement as residents of 311 George Street, a collective house situated in Toronto's downtown east. Over the past several...
View ArticleRIGHT NOW! Come down Support Expropriation of 230 Sherbourne- 'Drina House'!
Calling all Allies!Members and supporters of OCAP have just opened the vacant building at 230 Sherbourne and are camping out in the adjoining lot. read more
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With gentrification, poor face choice between housing and community
Available community housing often far from friends and services Sitting on the church steps at Dundas and Sherbourne Streets, Brian DuBourdieu and his friends Nipper and Sam Ash seem to know nearly...
View ArticleCKUT 90.3FM: Gentrification in Canadian Cities Today
A live round-table discussion on gentrification in Canadian cities with guests Fred Burrill from P.O.P.I.R.& Liisa Schofield from the Ontario Coalition Against Poverty (OCAP). Hosted by CKUT’s...
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Snowbirds after the Storm
In post-crash Florida, Canadians are part of a growing class of landlords BROWARD COUNTY, FLORIDA—Corporations and wealthy investors have been buying up the glut of homes repossessed by banks since...
View ArticleGroundWire September 1, 2014
This week GroundWire was produced on unceded Coast Salish Territory at CJSF in Burnaby by Maegan Thomas. Headlines:read more
View ArticleCops Blink on Tent City Takedown
OPPENHEIMER PARK - Strong camper, supporter, legal observer and media presence at the Homeless Tent City kept Vancouver Police at bay last night. The City of Vancouver had a court order for the VPD to...
View ArticleNovember 2-5: 5th International Che Guevara Conference – Canada
5th ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL CHE GUEVARA CONFERENCE - CANADA“Cuba’s Economic Reforms: Capitalism or Socialism”November 2-5, 2012Vancouver & Kamloops, BC, CANADA Featuring:DR. ALEIDA GUEVARA - Havana,...
View ArticleGroundWire | February 10, 2014
Community Radio News from January 28th-February 10th This episode of GroundWire was produced on Fort William First Nations Territory in Thunder Bay, ON at CILU by Carly Forbes Headlines:Free Speech...
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Sudbury: Whose downtown is it?
Many studies, speeches, and proposals in recent years have made suggestions about the "what" and "how" of transforming the downtown in Sudbury, Ontario.read more
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National Housing Day Rally & Right to Housing Forum
Fri Nov 21city: Toronto Venue: Church of the Holy Trinity Address: 10 Trinity Square Cost: Free organizer contact: http://www.acto.ca Space Accessibiity: wheelchair accessible Map link:...
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Toronto: RALLY for National Housing Day!
Subhead: Part of a National Day of Action Fri Nov 21city: Toronto Venue: Yonge-Dundas Square Address: 1 Dundas St. East Cost: Free organizer contact: R2H Coalition Space Accessibiity: wheelchair...
View ArticleGroundWire | February 25, 2015 & March 3, 2015 | Homelessness Marathon Edition
This edition of GroundWire was produced by Ophira Horwitz and Cam Willis on unceded Anishinabe and Haudensaunee territories at CFRC 101.9 FM in Kingston, Ontario.read more
View ArticleGroundWire | June 8, 2015
Produced at the NCRC This edition of GroundWire was produced by GW Training Track participants during the 2015 National Campus and Community Radio Conference (NCRC) held on the traditional territory...
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Toronto Residents Reject Pan Am Games
OCAP marches on the Distillery District to protest the government's misguided priorities when it comes to housing; choosing instead of permanent solutions to spend billions on a temporary spectacle.
View ArticleThe Myth of the "Middle Class"
The idea of a robust "Middle Class" is a powerful force in American society, yet few Americans actually belong to it.read more
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Gentrification and Displacement in Toronto’s Downtown East
Street Patrol fights back A group of Indigenous women, two-spirit people, and allies are patrolling the streets of Toronto’s Downtown East. Three nights a week the group walks the streets of their...
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