Accountability and law enforcement – First Nations Perspectives from…
Preston Guno, Nisga'a Nation, Carrier Sekani Family Services gave the following speech on November 13 2012, at the…
Do we want a Social Justice Zone in the Downtown Eastside?
All over the world, low income areas are being gentrified and low income and vulnerable people pushed out of their…
NO PIPELINES! NO DISPLACEMENT! NO DTES CONDOS!
Well over 1,000 people took to the streets of Vancouver in a very spirited, creative and loud protest…
Idle? Know More! Learning about Indigenous Sovereignty and Land-based Resurgence
Three hundred people packed into a large room at the main Vancouver Public Library and another 1200 watched on…
Making B.C.’s Housing Crisis an Issue
Vancouver and other parts of B.C. are experiencing a dire housing crisis. Huge numbers of people are affected when…
Will Transit changes hurt low-income peoples’ right to move?
There are big changes in the works for Vancouver’s transit system this fall, and they could make it harder for…
Health care services near, but still too far
By Byron Cruz, Sanctuary Health
It was 2:00 am, the first week of the spring. The phone rang at home. We knew it…
Life in the Downtown Eastside
By Joan Morelli, DTES Power of Women group
Life in the Downtown Eastside is very often tinged with violence from…
“The Hotel Study” – bad scholarship that could further…
A UBC psychiatry department report about SRO hotel residents was released in early August. This shocking report,…