Pope Squat

In 2002, the Ontario Coalition Against Poverty squats an abandoned building during the Pope's visit to call attention to the homeless crisis in Toronto (TVAC, 2002)

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News & Politics

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• OCAP
• homeless
• poverty
• activism
• Toronto
• Canada

[bigjdaddyo]

OCAP lost all credibility when they threw firebombs at police and tried to break the leags of horses by placing bikes by their hooves. That day, the thugs in their ranks exposed their true agenda and ever since no one has paid any attention to them, save a few dozen hard core supporters. No one else cares.

[satanmacnuggit]

Ahem. The horses were charging injured protesters, OCAP had their own theories about which 'thugs' threw the firebomb (at the steps, not at police), and since then they have garnered lots of support through diverse tactics. Nice try.

[marcelthemaoist]

This is the first _real_ action I ever took part in.

[stealthisnickname]

Kudos from APC. No homes, no peace!

Keep fighting.

[88tubuck]

Well do you have nothing better to do? It's true the pope squat has not done anything. Maybe OCAP should try a different aproach?

[waluum]

It's not as good of a thing to piss off someone who you don't see eye to eye with as it is to plead your case with them even in the face of denial from them.

[qqnpp]

awesome jonathan!

[homesnotgames]

Do you have nothing better to do 88tubuck.

[88tubuck]

No the pope squat has not pissed off local right wingers. All it has done is get people in trouble with the law.

[homesnotgames]

we love ocap