[Sundaycommunity] Fwd: Dec. 8: Jesus to be jailed for living on street

[Catherine Walther]

FYI Catherine

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JESUS TO BE JAILED FOR "DWELLING IN STREET"

Sculptor Timothy Schmalz and the Church of St Stephen-in-the-Fields will
hold a media event on Thursday, December 8th, at 9:30 am, to protest the
criminalization of homelessness, and show solidarity with the encampment in
the church yard at 103 Bellevue Avenue
<https://www.google.com/maps/search/103+Bellevue+Avenue?entry=gmail&source=g>
at College St., 2 blocks west of Spadina.


On November 24th, the encampment which has existed peacefully in the yard
of the Church of St Stephen-in-the-Fields for the last six months was
served with a Notice of Violation by the City of Toronto. The named
violations are “obstruct street” and “dwell in street.” The residents of
the encampment have been given until December 8th to vacate the place which
has become the only safe shelter they can obtain.

Internationally renowned sculptor Timothy Schmalz, whose work is installed
at the Vatican, created a statue outside St Stephen’s which is familiarly
known as “Panhandler Jesus.” On December 8th, he will be present at St
Stephen’s to install a cage around the statue. It is the sculptor’s
intention that the cage should remain in place until the City stops
criminalizing homelessness, and the encampment residents are offered safe
and decent shelter, rather than being evicted and dispersed with no housing
plan.

The Anglican Bishop of Toronto, the Right Reverend Andrew Asbil, will be
present for the installation, as will the Reverend Canon Maggie Helwig,
priest of St Stephen’s, and residents of the encampment itself. Political
representatives have also been invited.



For more information, contact the Reverend Canon Maggie Helwig,
416-526-5438.

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