Standing, Walking, and Flying for Social Justice
It is election time. Will the urgent needs of the low-income community in the DTES (and elsewhere in B.C.) to…
The Canadian prison system is racist and getting racist-er
On March 7th Canada’s corrections investigator announced that 1/4 of people in federal prisons are status Indians;…
Make Vancouver a Sanctuary City Today – Make No One Illegal Tomorrow!
Downtown Eastside residents without citizenship status can’t get welfare, don’t qualify for social housing or most…
Fighting the Injustice of By-Law Tickets and “Proactive” Policing
My first ticket for vending happened at Denman and Robson. I had injured my back, and was staying with a friend in…
the past is not past: A poem
Spoken at VANDU’s memorial march, Dec 18, 2012
the past is not past
the dead are not dead
the past is…
Immigration officers are unwanted visitors in the Downtown Eastside
Beware, beware! Pay your ticket when using the Sky Train or the transit officers will ask you for your name and…
Proposed condos next door to Oppenheimer Park already hurting low-income residents
Special article to the Downtown East online edition, March 23, 2013
Daniel Boffo is a young developer born…
Responding to media attacks
Pidgin’s owner said he wanted to start a conversation - he got more than he bargained for! Low-income people are…
Why Picket the Pidgin Restaurant?
Determined picketers have been opposing the very pricey gentrifying Pidgin Restaurant since it opened in early…
We need homes
The City and Province are trying to create the impression that lots of housing for low-income people is being built…