{"id":624,"date":"2006-03-24T00:01:24","date_gmt":"2006-03-24T04:01:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/spacingtoronto.ca\/?p=624"},"modified":"2007-03-05T18:32:24","modified_gmt":"2007-03-05T22:32:24","slug":"sit-in-at-parkdales-globe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/toronto\/2006\/03\/24\/sit-in-at-parkdales-globe\/","title":{"rendered":"Sit-in at Parkdale&#8217;s Globe"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.nowtoronto.com\/issues\/2006-02-09\/news_feature-1.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Some community members of Parkdale are a little upset that the new <a href=\"http:\/\/wx.toronto.ca\/inter\/it\/newsrel.nsf\/0\/7814DD21D9CA7094852570B30069330B?opendocument\">World Peace Monument<\/a> does not include benches. They claim the Parkdale BIA purposely exluded benches because it would encourage the colourful and transient locals to use them as beds or for other unsavoury activities. You can <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nowtoronto.com\/issues\/2006-02-09\/news_feature.php\">read the NOW article<\/a> from a few weeks ago.<\/p>\n<p>So a &#8220;sit-in&#8221; has been organized to reclaim the former public square at Queen West and Cowan. Check it out on March 25th (tomorrow) from 1-3pm. I hear a few couches from local apartments will be dragged out for any of you to enjoy.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Some community members of Parkdale are a little upset that the new World Peace Monument does not include benches. They claim the Parkdale BIA purposely exluded benches because it would encourage the colourful and transient locals to use them as beds or for other unsavoury activities. 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