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[Photograph of the Woodward's squat in Vancouver]
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Creator: Bodalia, Chandra
Date Created
2002-10-11
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Photograph of the 2002 Woodward's squat held on the Downtown Eastside of Vancouver, B.C. A painted wall reads, "WE WANT WOODWARDS! NOW."
The Woodward's squat or "Woodsquat" started on September 14, 2002 and lasted three months. It is known as one of the most prominent acts of civil disobedience in the history of Vancouver, and was marked by activists occupying the vacant Woodward's building at closed in 1993. They championed the city for social housing, but the building was later demolished in 2006. The event was also marked by police brutality and raids.
The Woodward's squat or "Woodsquat" started on September 14, 2002 and lasted three months. It is known as one of the most prominent acts of civil disobedience in the history of Vancouver, and was marked by activists occupying the vacant Woodward's building at closed in 1993. They championed the city for social housing, but the building was later demolished in 2006. The event was also marked by police brutality and raids.
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https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/woodsquat-retrospective-2022-1.6586412
https://learningexchange.ubc.ca/2023/11/21/spotlight-on-preservation-woodwards-squat-oral-histories-and-more/
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1 photograph : col. negative
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CC BY-NC-SA 4.0
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