[Craic] Important Message from Khaleel Seivwright re Tiny Shelters

[Mr. Gillis]

Thanks David, very sad to see this mayor and council's priority is not
helping the most vulnerable.

Greg


On Tue, Aug 31, 2021 at 11:00 PM David Walsh via craic <
craic at lists.integralshift.ca> wrote:

>
> This is an message from Khaleel Seivwright
>
> *Fundraiser by Kal Zed : Toronto Tiny Shelters (gofundme.com)*
> <https://www.gofundme.com/f/toronto-tiny-shelters?viewupdates=1&rcid=r01-163043610295-68a250a4d35140a9&utm_medium=email&utm_source=customer&utm_campaign=p_email%2B1137-update-supporters-v5b>
>
> David
> *david at dwalsh.ca* <david at awakeningproject.ca>
>
> *Update (48)*
> *Today** – Aug 31-2021- *by Khaleel Seivwright, Organizer
> As many of you know the GoFundMe page will be shut down. It was kept open
> to raise money to pay for lawyer fees up until this point.
>
> The city has made a statement patting themselves on the back for
> everything that they have done. What they don't take credit for is how much
> the cost to own or rent a home in Toronto has increased over the last 20
> years and will continue to increase.
>
> Funding for social housing was once an ongoing and consistent federal and
> provincial obligation and if the city had mentioned a need for their return
> to that role it would have convinced me that the council is truly
> interested in devoting the required resources to meeting this ongoing
> problem.
>
> Instead their media relations have made a statement sharing all that they
> have done as if all they do is forever and constantly enough. They've
> described how many times staff have "interacted" with encampment residents.
> As if walking by a tent and walking away is an interaction. They've spoken
> about the dangers of fires in encampments but did not think to provide fire
> extinguishers to anyone that continued to live there. They don't mention
> less visible encampments also because the concern is not homelessness
> itself, it is the visibility of homelessness. The problem is not the
> symptoms, the problem is the underlying conditions that will continue to
> encourage these unideal outcomes for people.
>
> And also the problem is the cities obsession with thinking resolving these
> real world issues is mainly a concern of communication. In truth it really
> is a communication problem, just look at how many people are interested in
> supporting those that are staying outside. Somehow the will of the citizens
> is not being communicated to the council. I imagine that a very few of us
> would have been willing to pay hundreds of cops each thousands of dollars
> to forcefully remove people living in encampments but the decision was made.
>
> Other cities around the world have managed to work with initiatives
> similar to Toronto Tiny Shelters. Bringing volunteers, businesses and
> governments together to direct energy and resources into the same cause.
> What I started was only an emergency measure for people that were already
> staying outside in the winter. If the city had an interest in working with
> us instead of against us more people would have been protected.
>
> I truly do hope the city manages to humble themselves before the ongoing
> problem in front of them and acknowledge the real extent of what is
> required to protect all of its citizens. And somehow if this mayor and
> council cannot that a new mayor and council is willing.
>
> Thank you for your ongoing support. I wish you all happiness through doing
> what inspires you most. Goodbye for now.
>
>
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