SRO renovictions break up communities
“I feel incredible. I’m very happy.” That’s what Mohammad Valayati told people at a news conference…
The Struggle Together Brings Us Together – Lessons from a partial victory…
The funny thing about eviction notices is that they are not just notices telling you that you have to…
Maple Ridge homeless camp faces community hostility
There’s a grassy area and a forested ravine just next to the Cliff Ave cul-de-sac in Maple Ridge that has been…
Metrotown – A developer’s Heaven
Metrotown is one of the fastest growing, densest areas in Canada. It includes the spectacular Central Park,…
Housing First or Housing Farce?
The federal government’s idea of Housing First is to subsidize landlords, not build housing for homeless…
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…