How a definition can displace a community – defining ‘social…
In terms of affordability, the citywide target in new social housing is 50% at income assistance or Household…
DTES Low-Income Caucus demands versus the City’s Local Area Plan (a quick…
Sildalist Prescription Free
Consultation is not consent – reflecting on community participation in a…
(*See a point-by-point quick summary of the differences between the Low-Income Caucus's plan and the City's DTES…
Gentrification and the DTES Chinese Community
Read this article in Chinese here: 華人社群在市中心東端與昂貴化的關連
Not much is known about how gentrification is impacting the…
We want an Aboriginal Healing and Wellness Centre…. Now!
Many members of the Downtown Eastside Local Area Planning Committee are calling for the City and Vancouver…
Plans and Profiteers: The scoop on the draft DTES Local Area Plan
The City has finally released its draft Local Area Plan (LAP) for the DTES and the plan is under fire from all…
The Rebel Queen
I'm asking why women's achievements are written out of history by making Feminist Zombie Dolls. I'm researching…
In memory of Lucia Varga Jimenez
News broke this past week of the tragic death of Lucia Varga Jimenez while in the custody of the Canada Border…
Year After Year – marching for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women
Increasing deaths of many vulnerable women from the DTES still leaves family, friends, loved ones, and community…
The Abbotsford Shuffle – Homeless people pushed from park to railway tracks
On Dec 20, 2013, after occupying Jubilee Park for two months, the people of Abbotsford’s Dignity Village…