We will continue to add our voices and stand with the women, men and children who are homeless on the streets of Toronto. In the spirit of the Lenten Season, we call on our faith communities to listen to these voices like they were coming from the Crucified Christ : OPEN EMERGENCY SHELTERS NOW ! STOP HOMELESS DEATHS NOW ! Shelter is a basic human need. It is a human right along with food, clothing and human dignity. When that right is being denied, it now becomes our moral duty to reclaim it. – Rev. Rafael Vallejo @ Metro Hall
Global News Clip
http://www.globaltoronto.com/video/ocap+protesters+set+up+homeless+shelter+at+city+hall/video.html?v=2341194066#stories
1.Gaetan Heroux, OCAP organizer with Rev. Rafael Vallejo at MetroHall at a noon hour press conference responding to Mayor Ford’s comments that there are enough beds in Toronto’s Shelter system.
2.John Clarke of OCAP and Rafael during sit-in declaring the “Grand Opening” of Metro Hall as an emergency makeshift shelter for Toronto’s homeless.
3.Police moved in at around 10 PM Thursday Night escorting protesters out of Metro Hall. One person was arrested, the rest issued tickets for trespass.
Rafael @MetroHall, 55 King and John, Toronto
Mayor Ford says OCAP protest just ‘cheap publicity stunt’
http://www.globaltoronto.com/ocap+protesters+set+up+homeless+shelter+at+metro+hall/6442823396/story.html