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Housing Crisis & Struggles

The struggle continues after the BC election

Harold Lavender Jun 21, 2013

The May 14 provincial election proved to be a disappointment to many in the DTES. We are now saddled with four more years of a right-wing Christy Clark-led B.C. Liberal government dedicated to serving the interests of the rich and powerful. How can we respond to this situation? We are not…

Homes or an art palace? Which would you choose?

Jean Swanson Jun 21, 2013

City council is happy with a new deal to give $22 million worth of land to a non-profit developer to build…

Good news for Asia hotel residents

Jean Swanson Jun 21, 2013

ATIRA women’s resource society will be the new manager of the Asia Hotel on Pender St. owned by the Mah Society.…

Power Hour – Housing and Homelessness in the Downtown Eastside

Patricia D. Haram Apr 22, 2013

Until I moved to the DTES, I was unfamiliar with the crisis of homelessness and poverty. There are approximately…

Tenant Power and Rent Control

Connor Donegan Apr 22, 2013

The Social Housing Coalition BC is demanding that the province outlaw renovictions and slumlording…

Hunger Strike for Social Housing and Against Gentrification

Tami Starlight Apr 22, 2013

By Tami Starlight (Cree-Peguis Nation) Written on unceded and occupied Coast Salish Territory “I'm prepared…

Standing, Walking, and Flying for Social Justice

Harold Lavender Apr 22, 2013

It is election time. Will the urgent needs of the low-income community in the DTES (and elsewhere in B.C.) to…

We need homes

Jean Swanson Mar 8, 2013

The City and Province are trying to create the impression that lots of housing for low-income people is being built…

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