Will junking public ownership of BC Housing make things better for low income…
The BC Government is selling about 350 parcels of land and 9 public housing buildings that it owns and operates.…
Mining and Gentrification
The mining company Tahoe Resources is currently being sued in a Vancouver court by seven Guatemalan men who allege…
Boom, Bust, and No-Go – Development on BC’s North Coast
Vancouver is blanketed in signs advertising new condominiums - new and better lifestyles! - and on city blocks…
Brief reflections on community displacement and the strategy of “Touching the…
Developers see the Downtown Eastside (DTES) as a gold mine of development potential. The city government wants…
One last chance to save the SRO Hotels
Vancouver’s Single Room Accommodation (SRA) Bylaw has been in place for over 11 years and has proven…
1-866 YOU LOSE – Welfare puts people on hold
I’m imagining a discussion happening in the BC government between Premier Christy Clark and Social Development…
Mewa Singh’s legacy still relevant
On January 11, 2015, hundreds of Sikhs gathered to mark the centennial commemoration of Mewa Singh. For many in the…
New laws will not bring sex workers justice
By Sex Workers United Against Violence (SWUAV)
The Sex Workers United Against Violence Society, also known as…
Welcome to The Volcano!
By the Editors
The Volcano editorial collective gratefully acknowledges that we live, work, and struggle for…
Voices from the Oppenheimer Tent City
It’s about 12:00 in the afternoon, on a sweltering day about 4 weeks into the encampment at Oppenheimer Park.…