Homelessness in the DTES is a humanitarian crisis. For the first time in recorded history, the number of homeless people in the community escalated to over 1000 in 2016. This means 1 person out of every 18 in the Downtown Eastside is homeless. A major reason for this crisis is the ongoing loss…
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“We are too poor to afford anything” – new report uncovers the…
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In an area where over 13,000 people live in poverty having to survive…
Go ahead displace me, you’re going to have to kill me to get me to stop fighting
Well to be quite honest I only recently came to know what DISPLACEMENT means. Being displaced is first of all…
The only way to survive is to break the law – Vancouver’s DTES Economic…
Over 13,000 people are on social assistance in the Downtown Eastside. 5,803 are on disability, 3,068 are on welfare…
Homelessness is not a crime – Resistance to the criminalization of homeless…
In the week leading up to cheque day at the end of November, the Downtown Eastside had the highest number…
Announcement from the Feb 14th Women’s Memorial March Committee
The first women’s memorial march was held in 1991 in response to the murder of a Coast Salish woman on Powell…
Rebuilding Hogan’s Alley through the Black community’s struggle for historical…
Hogan’s Alley was the only Black neigbourhood that existed in Vancouver’s history. Its official name…
Will fixed term leases erase 40 years of tenant organizing in the Downtown…
A boisterous crew was standing outside the Ross Hotel in Vancouver on New Years Day. We had called a news…
Community Policing and the health and overdose prevention dimensions of…
On Wednesday January 25, 2017, fifteen Downtown Eastside (DTES) residents showed up to speak out…
Keep Warm, Burn Out the Warming Shelters
On Thursday, January 12th, Vancouver Parks Board entertained a motion to direct staff to suspend…