Just over a decade ago, Al Gore was the face of climate action in the United States and Canada. His documentary, An Inconvenient Truth, premiered at Sundance to standing ovations. It won two Academy Awards. The film closed with the message, “The climate crisis can be solved,” and then promoted…
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Homelessness is nothing for Canada’s progressive political parties
If Canada’s 2019 federal election was a Shakespearean play, it would be MacBeth: a tale told by an idiot, full of…
Secrecy shrouds Maple Ridge’s “public safety” plans as danger escalates for…
The City of Maple Ridge, apparently, has a lot to hide.
At the annual “strategic plan” progress report,…
Sinophobia in Canada: Attorney General David Eby and the Vancouver housing crisis…
SFU Student Rose Wu has written a poignant commentary about the anti-Chinese racism that has come to underscore…
The dead end of homeless nationalism: From refugee camps to tent cities, displaced…
At a rally supporting Anita Place tent city in the Vancouver suburb of Maple Ridge in March 2019, supporters of…
The perils of imperial alignment: Hong Kong’s Anti-Extradition movement at the…
In June, millions took to the streets in Hong Kong to oppose a Bill that would formalize an extradition agreement…
The NIMBYs lost at Surrey City Hall last week, but who won?
A dozen homeless people and supporters rallied outside Surrey City Hall on Monday, July 22, calling for “Homes…
“Transmisogyny is no joke!” A letter of solidarity from Bread, Roses and Hormones…
On July 2nd, 2019, the Montreal organization Taking What We Need (TWWN) issued a public statement after their…
Alliance Against Displacement stands in solidarity with the Black Vests
From Paris, France to Surrey, BC, Migrant and Homeless Displaced People Unite!
The Black Vests are a group of…
“A Bold Step”? Burnaby’s social mix response to the Metrotown evictions crisis is…
On May 27th, 2019, Burnaby City Council unanimously voted to endorse a new approach to planning housing…