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

[Greg Gillis]

Thank you Catherine for this stark reminder of how our city and country
criminalize poverty and relentlessly harasses the poor, also for the
opportunity to be in solidarity with these people who suffer so much!

Greg


On Sat, Dec 3, 2022 at 9:08 AM Catherine Walther via Sundaycommunity <
sundaycommunity at lists.integralshift.ca> wrote:

> FYI Catherine
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> Date: Sat, Dec 3, 2022 at 7:35 AM
> Subject: Dec. 8: Jesus to be jailed for living on street
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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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