“Never Home” report reveals the truth about migration to Canada
The NeverHome multi-media website (http://www.neverhome.ca/) produced by No One is Illegal is an…
Wheel of Misfortune to spin at October’s SRO Tenant Convention
The second annual SRO Tenant Convention is coming up on Sunday October 18th, 10am-5pm at the…
Time to Flood the System
Another year and another climate conference. This December, 196 countries will meet in Paris to address the…
End the War on Drug Dealers
On July 16, 2015, the Victoria Police Department issued warrants for 16 suspected drug dealers accused of preying…
You can’t vote against the free market – Lessons from the Greek struggle…
In September the Alliance Against Displacement (formerly Social Housing Alliance) began a discussion group series…
The “national” housing policy we need: By the Editors
Anti-homelessness housing advocates have been calling for a “national housing strategy” ever since the…
What happened to a National (Social) Housing Strategy?
People across Canada are facing hours of sifting through newspaper articles, watching interviews, and following…
Cities alone cannot solve the housing crisis and it is misleading to say they can
While living in the Mission area in 2013 I regularly picked up hitchhikers travelling on Lougheed…
Demo-victions in Metrotown and a new anti-displacement movement
The housing crisis in BC has many faces. It is most starkly visible in the homeless camps that have caught…
Metrotown Demolitions Displace Communities
For the better half of my life, I’ve been living in Canada. My longest tenure as a Canadian has been my last 8…