CANADIAN ANARCHIST MOVEMENT:

MEMORIAL FOR HOMELESS MAN-TORONTO:

The following event notice is from the Ontario Coalition Against Poverty (OCAP).

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Thursday 11am: Memorial for Homeless Man Who Died on the Streets‏:
Thursday January 15

King West and Bay Street

(Southwest corner)

11am

ANOTHER HOMELESS MAN

DIES ON TORONTO STREETS

In the early hours of January 6 John Massie sought shelter in a bank vestibule located on King Street just west of Yonge Street. While in the vestibule John lit a cigarette and accidentally set himself on fire. John suffered burns to eighty per cent of his body and died later that day.John was a homeless native man who was well known in the community. He was 46 years old when he died.

Homeless people continue to die on Toronto streets. Overcrowded shelters, insufficient income on social assistance, and the lack of affordable housing have all contributed to these deaths.

On Thursday January 15 friends of John and anti-poverty activists will be gathering to remember John Massie. We will also be calling on all levels of government to address the ongoing homeless crisis in the city of Toronto. Please come and join us.

For more info, call us: Ontario Coalition Against Poverty 416-925-6939

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Ontario Coalition Against Poverty

10 Britain St. Toronto, ON M5A 1R6

416-925-6939 ocap@tao.ca www.ocap.ca

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