The British Columbia Civil Liberties Association (BCCLA) and British Columbia Union of Indian Chiefs (UBCIC) filed a complaint to the Vancouver Police Department (VPD) Chief and brought to public attention what racialized communities have been saying for years: police unfairly target Black and…
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Canada’s two-sided immigration policies and the Safe Third Country Agreement
The Safe Third Country Agreement, adopted in 2004, was designed to help Canada turn down refugees by effectively…
Fighting police power across Turtle Island: Lessons from Oakland’s Anti…
The Anti Police-Terror Project (APTP) is a Black-led, multi-racial, intergenerational coalition based in…
“If they break up this camp they’ll put us back out to get beat on more”
On July 16th, Discontent City will appear in BC Supreme Court to oppose the City of Nanaimo’s application for…
“The City towed my van and it’s all I have in the world”
The homeless count for 2018 reported that there are 350 people living on the streets in Nanaimo. This…
Turning walls into banners
Editors’ note: A statement by Stop Demovictions Burnaby was distributed at the July 1st paint-in in order to…
Canadian military joins the destructive military intervention by France, US, and…
On June 24, the first significant components of Canada’s military mission to Mali in north-central Africa touched…
Regent Hotel eviction a loss for low-income DTES residents and a gain for serial…
A year after the Balmoral Hotel was shut down, the City of Vancouver has declared that its sister building, the…
Urban Indigenous women lead the fight against colonization and capitalism in BC’s…
Canada’s housing crisis exposes and carries on colonial legacies by disproportionately impacting Indigenous…
Surrey preparing to “make homelessness illegal” after shuttling the 135A Strip…
Politicians are celebrating the news that the 135A “Surrey Strip” is going indoors as social workers have begun…