At the Vigil for Public Housing held on Parliament House Steps
organised by Joe Toscano, Independent Candidate for Albert Park.
HOMELESS PERSONS UNION VICTORIA
So what actually happened to the former residents of The Gatwick in St Kilda, victims of gentrification? Weren't there reassurances at the time that they would be safely rehoused?
POST BY HOMELESS PERSONS UNION VICTORIA.
"Lethal article released just before Victorians go to the polls. If this isn't a good enough reason to build more #publichousing
and for the Andrews Labor government to stop hiding the fact that
SCORES of public housing across this city and this state LIE EMPTY, we
don't know what is.
Over 86,000 people on the Victorian public housing waiting list, hundreds of people sleeping in the CBD every night - - Labor's promise of building 1,000 new public housing places is just not going to cut it - it's not just insulting, it's a form of STATE VIOLENCE.
You won't hear the homelessness organisations saying this, as they are dependent on government money to do their work. This is the crisis we are in in 2018 Australia, folks. It's a humanitarian disaster.
Think about your vote on Saturday and if you give two hoots about equality, justice and dignity in this state, give your vote to those who have a genuine public housing policy. Not 'social', not 'affordable', not 'community' housing - that's just more money for the corporations. We're talking about PUBLIC HOUSING - owned by US.
Homeless Persons Union Victoria
https://www.facebook.com/HPUVIC/
'Alarming' number of women forced to move out of the Gatwick for The Block are now in jail
Over 86,000 people on the Victorian public housing waiting list, hundreds of people sleeping in the CBD every night - - Labor's promise of building 1,000 new public housing places is just not going to cut it - it's not just insulting, it's a form of STATE VIOLENCE.
You won't hear the homelessness organisations saying this, as they are dependent on government money to do their work. This is the crisis we are in in 2018 Australia, folks. It's a humanitarian disaster.
Think about your vote on Saturday and if you give two hoots about equality, justice and dignity in this state, give your vote to those who have a genuine public housing policy. Not 'social', not 'affordable', not 'community' housing - that's just more money for the corporations. We're talking about PUBLIC HOUSING - owned by US.
Homeless Persons Union Victoria
https://www.facebook.com/HPUVIC/
'Alarming' number of women forced to move out of the Gatwick for The Block are now in jail
https://www.msn.com/…/alarming-number-of-women-…/ar-BBPVhK6…
Meanwhile, in the following article
"Fans of The Block and those looking for a “rich people’s” home rejoice. The former Gatwick Hotel’s now luxuriously renovated apartments are officially for sale, with the listings landing online today." The renovated apartments will range from $2.2 million to $2.75 million.
https://www.domain.com.au/news/the-block-2018-the-5-gatwick-hotel-apartments-for-sale-by-auction-in-st-kilda-20180827-h14ff6-760335/
Meanwhile, in the following article
"Fans of The Block and those looking for a “rich people’s” home rejoice. The former Gatwick Hotel’s now luxuriously renovated apartments are officially for sale, with the listings landing online today." The renovated apartments will range from $2.2 million to $2.75 million.
https://www.domain.com.au/news/the-block-2018-the-5-gatwick-hotel-apartments-for-sale-by-auction-in-st-kilda-20180827-h14ff6-760335/
An extremely damning set of facts
ReplyDeleteSo how can we help? There’s compelling reasons to not vote for either Labor or Liberals, who are way too beholden to the many business lobbyists - on several key government issues
Nearly 100,000 !! people, all of whom have difficulty earning an average income, to afford a basic roof over their heads.
.. as I understand it, the only party that has a fair policy for this the Socialist Party. Possibly the most humanitarian of all the political parties
Is that correct??
Richard,
Ivanhoe
How true & how sad is the lack of housing for our most marginised members of our community, those who are homeless & those about to become homeless. Unfortunately their chance of being housed is slipping further away. This blog Friends of Public Housing is a lighthouse that never stops shining its beacon on this blot on our conscience, the lack of proper shelter for those who have none.
ReplyDeleteAnd where has everyone from the north North Melbourne clearout gone? That block is now completely empty. What a terrible Christmas present to give their kids.
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