Metrotown community – a sanctuary in an uncertain city
We are an immigrant family from Latin America and live very happy in Metrotown. My wife and I have two children…
La comunidad de Metrotown – Un santuario en la ciudad de la inceritidumbre
Somos una familia inmigrante proveniente de Latinoamérica y vivimos muy felices en Metrotown. Mi esposa y yo,…
“We are somebody” – Abbotsford Homeless take the City to Court
On June 4, 2015, members of the Abbotsford Chapter of the Drug War Survivors and their allies gathered at the…
“We are human beings with heart and potential” – A message from Indigenous…
The Volcano interviewed Tracey Morrison, President of Western Aboriginal Harm Reduction Society in Vancouver’s…
Family of Humanity (Poem from the Maple Ridge Homeless Camp)
May 7, 2015
We walk the streets
day in and day out
We scrape to eat and survive
that’s what it’s all about…
Welfare Rates are Tough all Over
At a meeting in early May, some MLAs from the NDP told a group of Vancouver activists that low welfare rates are a…
Our long Summer of Evictions begins: By the Editors
When the Volcano editorial collective got together in April to plan this issue we had a different issue in mind…
Families facing displacement from SFU housing
Lack of government regulation and austerity budgets cause student housing losses, may continue the displacement…
Public Transit not a Border Checkpoint: Interview with Omar Chu of the…
By Dave Diewert and Omar Chu
Volcano: What was the motivating issue that launched the…
Seeking Refuge
The following is the personal experience of Karla Lottini, a Mexican refugee and journalist who came to Canada as…