Fw: BAD NEWS
Graeme Bacque (gbacque@idirect.com)
Wed, 12 May 1999 00:43:26 -0400
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From: Cathy Crowe <crowe@pop.web.net>
Sent: Wednesday, May 12, 1999 12:21 AM
Subject: BAD NEWS
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>Date: Tue, 11 May 1999 19:24:53 -0700
>From: ccrowe <ccrowe@ctchc.com>
>To: David Walsh <dwalsh@web.net>, Peter Rosenthal
<rosent@math.toronto.edu>,
> Paula Dolezal <paulina@inforamp.net>,
> David Hulchanski <david.hulchanski@utoronto.ca>,
> Michael Shapcot <mshapcot@web.net>, Cathy Crowe <crowe@web.net>,
> John Andras <john.andras@researchcap.com>,
> Kira Heineck <kheineck@hotmail.com>,
> Don Heap <bb264@freenet.toronto.on.ca>,
> Michael Shapcott <mshapcott@chfc.ca>
>Subject: BAD NEWS
>
>University of Toronto
>
>
>
>In April 1999 the University Affairs Board (of the University of Toronto
>Governing
>Council) unanimously passed the following motion:
>
>"That the University of Toronto endorse the actions taken by the U of T
>community in their efforts to assist the homeless in Toronto and that U
>of T endorse the call made by the Toronto Disaster Relief Committee to
>have homelessness declared a national disaster and for the development
>and implementation of immediate short and long term humanitarian
>relief."
>
>
>On May 11 the President of the student council set out the following
>message.
>
>
>11 May 1999 via email
>
>From: Chris Ramsaroop, President
> Students' Administrative Council
> University of Toronto (tel 978-4911 x 228)
>
>To: UofT Homelessness Committee
>
>Re: Overturning the Homelessness Disaster Declaration
>
>This Thursday, May 13, 1999 at 4:30pm U of T will be overturning
>University Affairs Board unanimous support for declaring homelessness a
>national disaster.
>
>WE NEED SUPPORT: phone President Prichard's office at 978-2121; e-mail
>him at thepresident@utoronto.ca; show up this Thursday, it's the last
>item on the agenda.
>
>I can not stress how important this decision will be. If they vote down
>this motion, this will be a slap in the face for all the hard work all
>of us have done this year. In fact I am absolutely disgusted that the
>University would back down from supporting this motion.
>
>I know many people feel the same anger that I feel, so I hope that many
>on this list will show up to support this motion and let this
>administration know that we will not let them get away with withdrawing
>the declaration of homelessness as a national disaster.
>
>TAKE CARE PEACE
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>
We must house our people!
Cathy Crowe, RN
w: 416-703-8482 (117)
fax: 416-703-6190
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