Anti-Poverty Committee

The Anti-Poverty Committee (APC) was a militant left-wing anarchist organisation based in Vancouver, British Columbia that campaigned against poverty and homelessness.

The APC participated in direct action events such as sit-ins, squats,[1] and vandalism to protest the closure of low-income housing projects and garnered considerable attention with disruptive protests[2] centred on the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, including the instigation of a small-scale riot on the opening day of the games.

On a May weekend in 2007, Vancouver Police used a ruse to arrest APC organizer David Cunningham as part of their investigation into threats made to "evict" 2010 Winter Olympic Games board members from their homes and offices.

[citation needed] On May 22, 2007, following Cunningham's arrest, three APC activists pretended to be delivering flowers as a ruse to gain entry to the Vancouver offices of BC Premier Gordon Campbell.

The group stated that this action was an eviction of 2010 Winter Olympic Games special advisor Ken Dobell from his office.