The ‘eviction’ part of a demoviction is a long process that starts long before a developer-landlord signs the legal eviction notice. The eviction of the 105 apartment units in two sprawling apartment buildings across from Metrotown skytrain station began the moment word spread amongst tenants that…
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Hell No We Won’t Go – Demovictions, the end of social democracy, and the…
On the last day of January I knocked on Nick’s door to give him a pamphlet about his rights as a renter…
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…
BC Liberal self-celebrated Overdose Prevention Strategy doesn’t amount to much in…
On December 19th all of British Columbia’s regional health authorities issued coordinated statements…
When we see racists getting organized, that’s a symptom – Anti-racist rally…
On Sunday, January 15, the Coalition Against Bigotry held an anti-racism rally in Surrey. The rally took up…
BC’s broken Residential Tenancy system adds insult to demoviction in Burnaby
On July 1, 2016 Martin Lenin Fernandez, his elderly mother, and two young sons were evicted from a…
Being the thinking point between experience and action – Social movement…
Articles published in The Volcano this year sketch a map of the difficulties that our social movements –…
Cancelling the promised Maple Ridge shelter is part of a broader anti-poor…
Anyone who has driven Highway 7 east of Coquitlam since the summer will be familiar with the Ridgeilante…
Foreign investment is not a working class issue – Universal housing to…
This is an edited version of a talk delivered at “The Housing Crisis is Global: Anti-Imperialist Perspectives…
Burnaby Mayor blames immigration for his mass displacement development plans
The scene at Burnaby City Hall was a predictable one. More than two-dozen people rallied in the lobby…