Victoria PD has asked Victoria City Council to add $240,000 to the $52 million/year police budget, to embed 2 more officers in ACT mental health teams. ACT clients have not been asked if this is something they want or how it will affect their safety and access to mental health services. An ad hoc coalition […]
This is PIPE UP's first official meeting of 2017! Join us at KPU Surrey (exact room tba) to plan for a fantastic and active upcoming year. We have a lot going on, so we need your help. Some of the events we are planning include - a workers transition into clean energy forum, civil disobediance […]
Join us at the next Monthly Rally for Affordable and Social Housing at Vancouver City Hall at 12th and Cambie on January 27, 2017 at 4:00 pm! Stand up for your basic right to housing and put pressure on Mayor Robertson, the BC Liberals and Justin Trudeau to address the housing and homeless crisis in […]
STOP KINDER MORGAN! NO CONSENT NO PIPELINE! SOLIDARITY WITH STANDING ROCK! NO DAPL NO KXL First Monthly IntersAction Now that Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and BC Premier Christy Clarke have granted Federal and Provincial approval of the Kinder Morgan pipeline, it is crucial that the climate justice movement have a strong public presence to send […]
How can people with privilege step up their organizing against patriarchy and white supremacy? A conversation and book release event featuring author and organizer Naava Smolash a.k.a. Nora Samaran, organizer Kai Rajala and journalist Jordan Flaherty. BIOS: Naava Smolash is a faculty member in the English department at Douglas College and has been a community […]
A rally to protest fascist posters in New Westminster will be held at Hyack Square on 8th and Columbia across from the New West Skytrain Station. Several neo-Nazi posters, as shown above, were discovered at a New Westminster bus stop on the morning of Saturday, January 21st. The literature was spotted around 6th Street and […]
On January 30, 2017, the Federal Court of Appeal will hold the hearing of the Appeal of J. Brown's decision to refuse an extension of time to file a motion for reconsideration of an interlocutory judgement dated December 21, 2015. This was concerning an application for the issuance of a certificate by the Minister of […]
Fentanyl is in recreation drugs, not a Downtown Eastside-specific issue. It is a drug-related problem generally and everyone can be affected and impacted by this. Join us for the next part in the Capilano Students' Union's #adulting series with a workshop on harm reduction strategies. When you’re at a party and your friend goes down, […]
HONOURING THE LIFE AND LEGACY OF ARTHUR MANUEL Monday January 30th at 6 pm 1803 East 1st Ave (just east of Commercial Drive). *********************** On Wednesday January 11, renowned Indigenous rights activist Arthur Manuel made his journey to the spirit world Arthur, a residential school survivor, was the son of Marceline Paul of the Ktuanaxa […]
This event will take place on the unceded, traditional and ancestral territories of Musqueam, Squamish and Tsleil-Waututh peoples. Grand Chief Stewart Phillip, Xeni Gwet'in Chief Roger William, and Yunesit'in Chief Russell Myers Ross are bringing the story of Teztan Biny (aka Fish Lake) and Tsilhqot’in Nation's legal defense against Taseko Mines to Vancouver. MC Susan […]