‘The Rent Is Too Damn High PARTY’ – “Every day more and more good folks are being forced to leave as affordable homes get torn down to make way for million dollar condos and the transformation of this city into a resort city for only the rich.”

From Gord via e-mail, found on facebook [Thanks Gord].
Conrad Schmidt is the head of the Work Less Party, “known for co-organizing parties in East Van with political overtones”:

The Rent is Too Damn High PARTY

Time	Friday at 21:00 – 12 March at 02:00

Location	Commercial Drive Legion

Created by:	Revelry Society, Chris Masson, Conrad Schmidt, Adrian Sinclair

More info	Featuring funky fresh tunes from…. – Freeflow – Timothy Wisdom – Dakk vs Slice … Saucy, Scintillating Burlesque Performances from: – Roxette Starr – Vermillion Viper -and your MC for the evening, Mr Chris Masson As with any Revelry party, good times abound! But best of all at the end of the party, the profits from the event go to helping out some needy friends. Folks who can’t pay rent that month or who are a struggling, toss your name into Andrea’s Hat of Good Fortune. If your name is drawn, the PROFITS FROM THE EVENT GO TO HELPING YOU OUT WITH YOUR RENT! Read below for how our happy hat will work. Where: The Legion Hall, 2205 Commercial Drive When: Friday March 11th Cost: $10 Why: Vancouver has become they most unaffordable city in the English speaking world despite a 1.5% increase in unemployment this year. Every day more and more good folks are being forced to leave as affordable homes get torn down to make way for million dollar condos and the transformation of this city into a resort city for only the rich. –Rules of Andrea’s Happy Hat– The Max that can go to any single person is $400. If profits are greater than that, the remaining cash goes to successive drawees. This is an honor based system, please only throw your name into Andrea’s Happy Hat if you are truly havin a bad rent month. Please help support this event by sharing this facebook link with as many folks as possible. ++Brought to you by the Revelry Society++ http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=336554775401

3 responses to “‘The Rent Is Too Damn High PARTY’ – “Every day more and more good folks are being forced to leave as affordable homes get torn down to make way for million dollar condos and the transformation of this city into a resort city for only the rich.””

Mike | 10 March 2011 at 12:39 am | Reply

There are affordable rentals in Vancouver but you don’t want to live in them. A building that was a decent place to live 30 or 40 years ago might be a disgusting deathtrap now. This is missing in the equation when some bears so, “oh rent has only gone up less than inflation”. What you are renting is declining in quality.

You have to compare NEW units today to NEW units back in the 70s. Most NEW units today are “luxury condos”. And no, I don’t care about stainless steel and granite. I’m talking about what we get as a functional living area.

And don’t get me started on the quality of other tenants versus what you had a generation ago. Trust me, I know, modest-priced rental housing can be a scary place.
- Michael | 10 March 2011 at 8:18 am | Reply
  
  Considering that banks seem to give away mortgages like they are Candy, what makes you think you won’t encounter those people in your shiny new concrete box in the sky?
  
  Looking at my 50 year old building: I can’t complain. Yeah, there are some quirks in here (the kitchen cabinets come to mind) but other than that I have an unobstructed view of English Bay, Vanier Park, Kits and UBC. If I’d try to buy a place with that kind of view I’d find myself enslaved to the banks for the rest of my life.
  
  Neighbours? Know half my floor, the other half seems to be “transient” but hey, who cares, that’s part of city living.
UnagiDon | 10 March 2011 at 5:26 am | Reply

If they think the rent is too damn high, wait till they see the sale prices.