ACTION: Lie Down To End Homelessness

What: Lie Down To End Homelessness
When: 2:45 -3:15pm, Sunday, April 13, 2008 (rain or shine)
Where: The Olympic Clock, North Side of the Vancouver Art Gallery

In the spirit of John Lennon and Yoko Ono’s bed-ins, photographer Spencer Tunick, and Flashmob, Streams of Justice (www.streamsofjustice.org) is staging another sleep out at the Olympic clock.

In light of the recent homeless count, we want to fill the square with hundreds more people than we have had before, as a visual representation of the growing number of homeless in the face of our city’s wealth and prosperity, and to highlight the lack of decent income levels, affordable housing, and supports needed for people to have a home.

This is a both a protest and a live art installation, which will be photographed and turned into a media presentation, to raise awareness and push for change both at the government levels and in our communities. Can we say to one another, “You are welcome in my neighborhood?” and offer one another space and resources to find, and call a home?

Invite your friends and media, bring something to lie down on, and come out as an act of solidarity with the homeless, as we attempt to wake up both ourselves and others to end homelessness. Thanks to all who have been out before, we need you again.

For more information e-mail Deegy at streamsofjusticearts [AT] gmail.com

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