On the last day of January I knocked on Nick’s door to give him a pamphlet about his rights as a renter being demovicted in Burnaby. I gave him my routine statement that we can fight together to stop the developer from abusing tenants while evicting them. He was indignant. “What’s the…
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February 2017
The (Un)realities of Reconciliation: By Herb Varley
As what is now known as Canada gets ready to celebrate 150 years of Confederation, there has been renewed talk…
Homelessness is not a crime – Resistance to the criminalization of homeless…
In the week leading up to cheque day at the end of November, the Downtown Eastside had the highest number…
Healing, a poem
Throughout the moments, the moments of truth.
Staying positive, happy, and strong.
Curiosity for whats…
“It’s gotten creepy down here now” – Police Occupy the Strip in Surrey
In early December 2016, the City of Surrey and the RCMP launched a new surveillance and containment…
Announcement from the Feb 14th Women’s Memorial March Committee
The first women’s memorial march was held in 1991 in response to the murder of a Coast Salish woman on Powell…
The class anxiety of Ridgeilantes: Uncovering the shared roots of homelessness and…
For those anti-displacement activists who showed up to support the low-income community at a BC Liberal-organized…
Rebuilding Hogan’s Alley through the Black community’s struggle for historical…
Hogan’s Alley was the only Black neigbourhood that existed in Vancouver’s history. Its official name…
Community media and the fight against gentrification in Medellin, Colombia
Translated by Gil Aguilar, with thanks to Nati Garcia
The city of Medellin, Colombia was built through…
Death prevention sites don’t stop overdoses: decriminalize drugs now!
In the fall of 2016, through necessity, two alleyway tents complete with clean injection supplies and…