Remember Project Civil City- the best homeless hating document created? It's been a long time since it has poked it's ugly little head out. Sam Sullivan is bringing it back. with a vengeance. and if you ask me, it's just to take your eye off of the failure that is EcoDensity (*ahem* Brent Toderian saying that a completely new draft is needed and ALL the actions require change).
Sullivan has introduced "Collaboration for Change: On Mental Health, Addiction and Homelessness," a "collaborative" program to improve the provision of holistic programming targeting the overwhelming amount of crazies and druggies on Vancouver streets. Yes, there WILL be a consequence when you close down mental institutions and rehabilitation centres. Not to mention an overwhelming amount of ignorance towards the term "harm reduction" when we talk about haters of Insite and other programming that NIMBY's like to squak about. Funny enough, most of the public heard about the new project in the news, probably from here. Or you mayhave heard earlier this month from City of Vancouver press releases. TheVancouverManifesto, however, learned of this little scheme brewing up a few months ago. How, you ask? Sam Sullivan likes to "hang around rich people because rich people get things done" (care of the creepily honest performance in Citizen Sam). And while in the works Sullivan did some scmhoozing in the medical community to get support from doctors and professional-folk. How do I know this? I know many a doctor. And I WISH I had been listening more carefully when they talked about it because I remember there was actually some scandal amongst the medical community about soliciting support for Sullivan. Anyhow, I'm almost positive something dirty went on there.
but beyond that, read David Eby's post on how Pivot was shut out of the roundtable discussions. Because... Pivot, who works with the homeless and working poor daily, know absolutely nothing about homeless people with mental illness or addictions and have nothing to contribute to this collaborative initiative, right?
Damn..it worked- thinking about the stupidity of Sullivan to shut Pivot out has made me forget about EcoDensity.
Tuesday, 29 April 2008
Collaboration for Change: On Mental Health, Addiction and Homelessness
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UPDATE: I asked my doctor friend to forward me the email. Apparently one of the doctors my friend works with (a "real asshole," he says)used the medical community mailing list to solicit support for Sullivan. It's not as bad as I thought, but this doctor that used the mailing list is in a supervisory role, as in he basically makes or breaks doctor's shifts. The email states that you should join the npa and go to some scmoozy events sullivan is hosting at opus hotel.
Sam, you often come across as compassionate and bright on your blog. I know that you care about your city. But your comments about Sam Sullivan come across as mean-spirited and less than informed. There are no shortage of NPA-haters out there, but that's politics for you.
You make comments like PCC being a "homeless-hating" initiative. If there's hate, I don't see it. You can quibble with the numbers, but over 3000 units of social and supportive housing have been secured in the past 18 months for Vancouver in partnership with the Province. I attended the Collaboration and listened to many, including Geoff Plant, residents of the DTES and the Aboriginal community, earnestly trying to address the serious issues of mental health and homelessness. Hardly hate.
As for your flip assessment of EcoDensity, you're entitled to that view. But there is no city anywhere on the continent that has made density vs sprawl a serious political debate, or made LEED a requirement. I know that you support environmentally-friendly urban design and planning, so how would you implement that policy when climate change is so urgent?
As for people using personal lists to support political candidates, again that's politics for you. Everyone does it - not just Sullivan's friends. I get messages from EVERY candidate across the political spectrum and I know those lists are shared from other sources.
Email mayor@vancouver.ca or call the his office if you really have doubts about policy. You may get heard.
Dear Anon
of course it is mean spirited. that's the point. It is no secret I do not like Sam Sullivan. and yes I WILL take every oppoortunity I can to bash him.
If you want polite watch the news. TheVancouverManifesto makes no proimise to be nice OR objective.
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Your message is very impressive. In Mental Health, Addiction and Homelessness," a "collaborative" program to improve the provision of holistic programming targeting the overwhelming amount of crazies and druggies on Vancouver streets. Yes, there WILL be a consequence when you close down mental institutions and rehabilitation centre.
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A major criticism of mental health services and supports and addiction treatment in Canada is that it is largely organized around providers, not patients and clients. Rather than the system adapting to meet their needs.
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