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Community organisations put out a call to action to protect women amidst housing crisis

By: Chloë Arneson, News Writer Content warning: This article mentions acts of gender-based violence and violence against Indigenous peoples.  On August 16, several organisations published a joint press release titled, “Women are not acceptable casualties in the response to the housing crisis.” The organisations who collaborated included the Downtown Eastside Women’s Centre, Battered Women’s Support Services, WISH Drop-In Centre Society, and Atria Women’s Resource Society. They condemned the city’s disregard for womens’ safety as the city sweeps homeless encampments in the downtown eastside.  These encampments, also known as “tent cities” have lined the sides of several streets in Vancouver for…

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