So apparently Occupy Calgary has become more of a homeless outreach centre:
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Taking their cue from thousands of protesters worldwide, about 50 local activists have set up tents in Centenary Park on St. Patrick’s Island to “Occupy Calgary.”
The dozen shelters scattered throughout the west end of the island are fronted by a poster board strewn with handmade signs marking the area as a safe zone. The city has provided the protesters with a firepit, portable toilets and garbage disposal.
Most of the participants so far are homeless people who have long used the park as a stomping ground.
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Former mayoral candidate Paul Hughes said the camp has become an impromptu outreach centre for the local homeless population. He said he hoped the events would draw attention to poverty in Calgary.
However, he also wants to target gender inequality, student debt aboriginal issues and access to education and health care.
“For Calgary, it’s probably more about community building,” he said. “I know it sounds a little utopian in a way, but it’s got to some place.”
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http://www.calgaryherald.com/news/Oc...409/story.html