EVICTED CRAB PARK TENANTS DON’T NEED CHARITY—THEY NEED JUSTICE
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✍️ The article tells the story of the author's experience living in CRAB Park, a tent city in Vancouver, and the city's negligence and harm towards its residents. The author calls for justice and demands better from the city.
👉 The author lived in CRAB Park for two years, sharing the space with dozens of others 👉 The city provided only six electrical outlets, which did not all work 👉 The closest access to a bathroom or drinkable water was a five-minute walk away 👉 City employees frequently destroyed residents' belongings without notice 👉 The city's cleanup of CRAB Park was a death sentence for the camp 👉 The city offered only 15 tents to replace the community space 👉 The city's harm reduction measures are insufficient and do not address the root causes of addiction and homelessness
-- #RyanExner #CRABPark #Vancouver #DowntownEastside #MetroVancouver #liberal #politics
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