Pedestal: A Women's Liberation Newspaper
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is part of: Pedestal
issued: 2016-11-10
issued: 1971-06
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extent: 16 pages
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note: MxcXleQ, cfeportyireTt, stercsjE photo by Randy On Friday, May 28, a group of mostly young and unemployed people (lots of women) occupied the site of the proposed Four Seasons high-rise development. They are building a park named All Seasons Park to support their demand that the property which is at the entrance to Stanley Park be used as park property. Among the newly-planted shrubs and flowers are little benches, a sandbox and other facilities especially for children. Nine people were arrested and seven charged when the fence was torn down at the beginning of the occupation. The Four Seasons developers have said that the people can stay and develop their park and presumably no one will be charged with trespassing on private property until the bulldozers go in. Neighborhood people are getting interested and donations of shrubs, plants, money are coming in from older persons living in the area. The NDP voted at their convention to support the move. Topsoil and a lot more work are needed if the park development is to become permanent. The occupiers are planning to stay indefinitely in order to stop the construction of the hotel complex. Sandringham... The following letter was sent to various unions and other groups, including Women's Caucus, by the 28 women on strike at Sandringham private hospital in Victoria. Hopefully, the meeting they propose will come up with plans for action in support of their struggle for job security, $2/hour, and an 8-hour day. Watch the Pedestal for further news. Meanwhile, call or write Neil Cook, President, National Nursing Homes (1055 W. Hastings 688-9971) and express your support for the strikers. Dear sisters: We are writing to you to put the question — would you be willing to act on an Ad Hoc Committee to support our strike, to pool all support, both labor and sympathizers, in order to deal adequately with Mr. Cook and National Nursing Homes Ltd. against whom we have been on strike for 7 months. We are new to the Trade Union Movement…
note: Vol. 3, no. 6; June 1971
has type: Newspapers
spatial: British Columbia
is shown at: 10.14288/1.0340832
language: English
provider: Vancouver: University of British Columbia Library
publisher: Vancouver : Vancouver Women's Caucus
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source: Original Format: Simon Fraser University. Archives and Records Management
subject: Women's rights--Periodicals
subject: Feminism--Periodicals
type: Text