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Friday April 15, 2011 of 24 hour Soccer Marathon to save New Fountain shelter at Vancouver Art Gallery
Funding for New Fountain Shelter will not be continued beyond April 30th, after which time it would be forced to close, putting people back on the streets!
A bit about the New Fountain Shelter:
Opened at Christmas in 2008, the New Fountain Shelter, funded for only 27 beds, regularly sleeps close to 40 people night after night. In addition to providing a temporary shelter for Vancouver’s homeless the New Fountain has connected over 300 people to safe, permanent housing and works hard to connect people to the medical and social services they need.
You can make a difference by emailing or phoning the mayor of Vancouver, the provincial government, BC Housing, or your federal government representative and tell them you feel housing for the homeless is important and necessary!
Speeches to SAVE New Fountain Shelter in front of Vancouver Police Department at 2120 Cambie Street in Vancouve
Funding for New Fountain Shelter will not be continued beyond April 30th, after which time it would be forced to close, putting people back on the streets!
A bit about the New Fountain Shelter:
Opened at Christmas in 2008, the New Fountain Shelter, funded for only 27 beds, regularly sleeps close to 40 people night after night. In addition to providing a temporary shelter for Vancouver’s homeless the New Fountain has connected over 300 people to safe, permanent housing and works hard to connect people to the medical and social services they need.
You can make a difference by emailing or phoning the mayor of Vancouver, the provincial government, BC Housing, or your federal government representative and tell them you feel housing for the homeless is important and necessary
*With thanks to Craig Sinclair for filming the following videos of Downtown Eastside folks speaking to SAVE the New Fountain Shelter
Below is a photo and video of Dalannah Gail Bowen
Below is a photo and video of Randy Comiso and his personal story of staying at New Fountain Shelter
Below is a photo and video of Sarah Blyth speaking to SAVE New Fountain Shelter in Vancouver Downtown Eastside (DTES)
AHA MEDIA films Protest Action at BC Housing in Burnaby to SAVE New Fountain Shelter in Vancouver Downtown Eastside (DTES)
BC Housing has announced that funding will not be continued beyond April 30th, after which time the New Fountain Shelter would be forced to close, putting people back on the streets!
A bit about the New Fountain Shelter:
Opened at Christmas in 2008, the New Fountain Shelter, funded for only 27 beds, regularly sleeps close to 40 people night after night. In addition to providing a temporary shelter for Vancouver’s homeless the New Fountain has connected over 300 people to safe, permanent housing and works hard toconnect people to the medical and social services they need.
You can make a difference by emailing or phoning the mayor of Vancouver, the provincial government, BC Housing, or your federal government representative and tell them you feel housing for the homeless is important and necessary.
Below are 120 photos and 13 videos of Protest Action at the BC Housing office in Burnaby to SAVE New Fountain Shelter in Vancouver Downtown Eastside (DTES) on Wednesday April 20, 2011
Dave Murray and Richard Cunningham of VANDU give Ivan Christensen from Copenhagen, Denmark a tour of Vancouver DTES
Dave Murray and Richard Cunningham of VANDU give Ivan Christensen from Copenhagen, Denmark a tour of Vancouver DTES.
Dave Murray of VANDU in Vancouver DTES thanks Lady Gaga and MAC AIDS Fund for grant donations
In the next photos and video, Dave Murray of VANDU in Vancouver DTES thanks Lady Gaga and MAC AIDS Fund for grant donations to help VANDU continue to educate about Harm Reduction and AIDS Education in our neighbourhood
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