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February 2014

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In memory of Lucia Varga Jimenez

Dave Diewert Feb 14, 2014

News broke this past week of the tragic death of Lucia Varga Jimenez while in the custody of the Canada Border Services Agency. Lucia was a 42 year old Mexican migrant and hotel worker in Vancouver. In 2010 her refugee claim was denied by Canadian Immigration officials. She was deported but…

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Year After Year – marching for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women

Cecily Nicholson Feb 14, 2014

Increasing deaths of many vulnerable women from the DTES still leaves family, friends, loved ones, and community…

The Abbotsford Shuffle – Homeless people pushed from park to railway tracks

Dave Diewert Feb 14, 2014

On Dec 20, 2013, after occupying Jubilee Park for two months, the people of Abbotsford’s Dignity Village…

Women’s Action Group – Women supporting Women in the DTES

Dave Diewert Feb 14, 2014

Just over a year ago, Dianne Tobin was asked if she would consider forming a women’s peer support group at the…

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