[homeles_ot-l] Fwd: October 19 - Red Tent National Day of Action on Homelessness in Canada

Sun Aug 8 17:20:38 EDT 2010

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From: Rob Rainer <rob at cwp-csp.ca>
Date: 8 August 2010 13:11
Subject: October 19 - Red Tent National Day of Action on Homelessness in
Canada
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The CWP Advocacy Network is partnering with Pivot Legal Society, founder of
the Red Tents Campaign <http://www.redtents.org/>, and others to help make
October 19 this year a Red Tent National Day of Action on Homelessness in
Canada.  Please see the important message below on this day of action.  For
more information or to sponsor a tent, visit www.redtents.org, email
housingnow at redtents.org, or call Pivot Legal Society at (604) 255-9700.
Housing is a human right under international law that Canada is obliged to
honour.  The Red Tents Campaign is underscoring that message as we
collectively push for passage into law of Bill
C-304<http://www2.parl.gc.ca/HousePublications/Publication.aspx?Docid=4477270&file=4>(
*An Act to secure, adequate, accessible and affordable housing for Canadians
*), which is scheduled for Third Reading in the House of Commons on October
20th.

*Rob Rainer*

Executive Director / Directeur executif

CWP ADVOCACY NETWORK / RÉSEAU DE REVENDICATION CSP

*Working in alliance with Canada Without Poverty** *

*Travaillant en alliance avec Canada sans pauvreté***

1210 - 1 rue Nicholas Street, Ottawa, ON K1N 7B7

(613) 789-0115; rob at cwp-csp.ca; www.cwp-csp.ca; www.dignityforall.ca

*Support the Red Tent Campaign Day of Action for a National Housing Strategy
*

Sponsor a red tent today <http://www.redtents.org/>.

Reliable estimates place the number of homeless people in Canada as high as
300,000. In anticipation of homelessness week, the red tent campaign is
getting set for a national day of action on October 19th to call on the
federal government to address this crisis.

With the introduction of Bill C-304, *An Act to secure, adequate, accessible
and affordable housing for Canadians *set for a final reading this fall, the
time for action is now. That’s why* *the Red Tent Campaign will be headed to
Ottawa to ask Conservative MPs and the Bloc Quebecois to join with the NDP
and the Liberals in supporting this Private Member’s Bill for a funded
national housing strategy. We’re taking with us the message that ‘Housing is
a Right’ straight to the government’s doorstep, and telling them it is time
to live up to their responsibilities to Canadians.

*When:* October 19th 2010, 10am EST

*Where:* The lawn of Parliament Hill

*What:* Day of action in support of a national housing strategy.

The Campaign is looking for 100 people or groups to sponsor a red tent so we
can reach our goal of 308 tents, one for each Member of Parliament. The
tents will be set up on Parliament Hill October 19th with a personalized tag
detailing the member’s voting record on issues of housing and homelessness.
Show your support and send a message to the government that Canadians are
ready for action on homelessness now by
sponsoring<http://www.redtents.org/>a red tent to be set up on
Parliament Hill. Together we can find a lasting
solution to the housing crisis.

What is the Red Tent Campaign?

The Red Tent campaign is working for a funded national housing strategy.
Modeled on a campaign in Paris France, Red Tents are a symbol of Canada’s
housing crisis and the growing support for a funded national housing
strategy. Red Tent is an open source campaign founded on principles of
non-violence, empowerment and genuine participation of people who are
homeless, and collaboration among organizations and across sectors.

For more information or to sponsor a tent, visit www.redtents.org, email
housingnow at redtents.org, or call us at (604) 255-9700

Red Tent is a joint campaign effort of more than 20 housing organizations,
including: Pivot Legal Society <http://www.pivotlegal.org/>, CWP Advocacy
Network <http://www.cwp-csp.ca/>, ACORN Canada <http://www.acorncanada.org/>,
Impact on Communities Coalition <http://iocc.ca/>, and the Advocacy Centre
for Tenants Ontario <http://www.acto.ca/>.

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