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Vancouver RV camp refuses to obey City-ordered eviction
For two years, roughly twenty people living in RVs and other vehicles have called the "East Van RV City" home. But…
Schoolhouse Squat criminal case ends with conditional discharge
Donate to the Schoolhouse Squat legal defence fund by cheque, e-transfer, PayPal, or GoFundMe to help Red Braid…
RTB gives Township of Langley greenlight to demovict low-income tenants
The Township of Langley is trying to evict five low-income tenants from their home, but has never served those…
Justice for Georgia: An Indigenous mother’s fight against child apprehension
Georgia is five years old and about to be moved to her fifteenth foster home. In three of these homes, vetted and…
Chilliwack City Hall Behind Shutdown of City’s Only Overdose Prevention Site
Erica Thomson has been barricaded in the office of the Chilliwack Union of Drug Users (CUDU) for five days. She is…
Surrey’s Ceremony for Stolen Lives remembers the dead with a pledge to fight for…
On Wednesday April 28th the Surrey Street Council held a “ceremony of stolen lives” for friends, family, and…
Indigenous Sovereigntists critique Canada’s toothless take on UNDRIP
In 2007 the United Nations General Assembly adopted the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples,…
“Preparing for a hurricane”: Strathcona tent city braces for displacement
On the morning of Wednesday April 21st dozens of city workers showed up at Strathcona Park’s tent city with…
Tenants picket landlord’s mansion after he locks them out of their homes
For the past two and half months tenants at 6659 Dow Avenue have been calling on their developer-landlord,…
Warehousing Is Not Housing
VTAG in Solidarity with Unhoused People against Displacement and Warehousing
In May 2020, the City of Victoria…