The British Columbia Civil Liberties Association (BCCLA) and British Columbia Union of Indian Chiefs (UBCIC) filed a complaint to the Vancouver Police Department (VPD) Chief and brought to public attention what racialized communities have been saying for years: police unfairly target Black and…
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Monthly Archives
July 2018
Spontaneous Overdose Prevention is Not Enough
On June 27th, six weeks after the founding of Discontent City, we experienced an overdose related death.…
Beyond the Razor Wire: The Culture of the Prison Industrial Complex
It is our duty to fight for our freedom.
It is our duty to win.
We must love each other and support each other.
We…
Canada’s two-sided immigration policies and the Safe Third Country Agreement
The Safe Third Country Agreement, adopted in 2004, was designed to help Canada turn down refugees by effectively…
Fighting police power across Turtle Island: Lessons from Oakland’s Anti…
The Anti Police-Terror Project (APTP) is a Black-led, multi-racial, intergenerational coalition based in Oakland…
“If they break up this camp they’ll put us back out to get beat on more”
On July 16th, Discontent City will appear in BC Supreme Court to oppose the City of Nanaimo’s application for…
“The City towed my van and it’s all I have in the world”
The homeless count for 2018 reported that there are 350 people living on the streets in Nanaimo. This…
Turning walls into banners
Editors’ note: A statement by Stop Demovictions Burnaby was distributed at the July 1st paint-in in order to…
Trans women and sex workers’ struggles are not secondary in anti-poverty and…
On May 1st, Vancouver’s Chinatown Action Group (CAG) released a public statement defending Yuly Chan, one of…
No Unity with Transmisogynists or Sex Work Prohibitionists
Vancouver Rape Relief enacts violence against trans women
Vancouver Rape Relief (VRR) refuses to affirm trans…