The news that March 2018 holds the second highest overdose fatalities in the history of British Columbia is heartbreaking; 161 people died from overdoses in just one month.
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No Pill For This Ill: The Downtown Eastside community launches a report and vision…
In mid-April 2018, the Downtown Eastside community in Vancouver, B.C. launched a report and vision for mental…
Back to the War on Drugs
The fentanyl overdose epidemic is a front in the escalating war between the State and the poor in western Canada.
Women supporting Women in the Downtown Eastside: By Dave Diewert
This article originally appeared in the Downtown East newspaper – the precursor to The Volcano – in February…
A disingenuous thank you: BC Liberals pose over the bodies of the thousand lost to…
On February 20 of this year, a letter went out from Health Minister Terry Lake and Solicitor General Clayton…
BC anti-election column: BC Liberals and NDP both promise a renewed war on…
On May 9th 2017, people in British Columbia will go to the polls to vote for a new Provincial government. For many…
Open letter to the City of Victoria Mayor & Council and Island Health: By No…
Editors note: In a disturbing trend toward community policing as a response to state-sanctioned…
Death prevention sites don’t stop overdoses: decriminalize drugs now! By Sarah…
In the fall of 2016, through necessity, two alleyway tents complete with clean injection supplies and…
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…
BC Liberal self-celebrated Overdose Prevention Strategy doesn’t amount to much in…
On December 19th all of British Columbia’s regional health authorities issued coordinated statements…