Category: 230 Fightback
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Letter of Support from Japanese Canadians for Social Justice
March 16, 2023 Attn: Jon Love , CEO KingSett CapitalScotia Plaza, 40 King St. W., Ste. 3700Toronto ON M5H 3Y2 This letter is addressed to you on behalf of Japanese Canadians for Social Justice, a group that aims to build community support for human rights and social justice. Our history of Japanese Canadians is one…
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Questions remain about eviction of 150 Toronto seniors in 2019 (Rabble)
By Gaetan Heroux March 6, 2023 Nearly four years ago residents of the Davenhill Senior Living centre were told they were being evicted. In the summer of 2019 residents of 877 Yonge St., a senior’s home operated by the non-profit organization Davenhill Senior Living, were given notice that they would have to find new accommodations…
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March on Kingsett
Today, community members and supporters brought our voices to city hall and the KingSett office building. We first gathered outside Toronto city hall to deliver a letter to the mayor’s office. Our delegation of 3 was stopped by security and told that the “mayor’s office is unavailable.” However, security took the letter with the assurance…
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Letter to Jon Love
Mr. Love: This letter will convey to you the outrage that many in the Downtown East community feel over your plans to erect a condo tower at 214-230 Sherbourne. The unhoused people and low income tenants who live in this area are in desperate need of real housing solutions and more upscale housing and…
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Letter to John Tory
Mayor Tory: The Downtown East is facing a housing disaster. Many people are unhoused and even greater numbers are inadequately and precariously housed. While this appalling situation continues, an oversupply of upscale housing is generated and this brings with it a process of gentrification that drives up rental costs and obliterates vital community services.…
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