The Volcano is publishing a series of excerpts from documents prepared for Red Braid Alliance for Decolonial Socialism's 2021 Winter Assembly, where we reflected on our successes and failures in 2020 and articulated visions and strategies for the coming year. Among the strategy documents, there are…
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Homelessness
Editor’s response to letters about the “JJ Bean” article
We received an unusual lot of letters to the editor about Isabel Krupp’s article, “JJ Bean is waging war on the…
Homeless victims of street sweeps start fightback against the City of Surrey
On Monday, March 1st, Shiloh Cheyanna Ghostkeeper had her belongings seized by bylaw officers, including the tent,…
Maple Ridge Community Safety Officers push unhoused couple into path of Covid-19…
Tina and Steve were evicted from an apartment building by a Maple Ridge slumlord named Trevor Davies on January…
RainCity Housing: Playing an NGO’s role in policing the poor
RainCity's 3030 Gordon Avenue, which people in the community call simply “3030,” is the only shelter in the…
Coquitlam Bylaw’s War on the Poor: Sid and Sharon’s Story
In mid-January, Coquitlam bylaw officers showed up at Sid and Sharon's home. Without providing any paperwork the…
The typical “7k marathon” day of a homeless woman in Nanaimo
I was talking to a friend of mine who does outreach the other day and we both came up with the same word to…
Making space for community self-defence: An interview with the Whalley Centre’s…
Wanda Stopa is a long-time street community leader in the Whalley neighbourhood of Surrey, a low-income area in…
For collective survival and resistance: Whalley Centre Founding Statement
Whalley People's Resource Centre
We acknowledge the Whalley People’s Resource Centre operates on the unceded…
JJ Bean is waging war on the poor. Which side are you on?
JJ Bean Coffee Roasters, a multimillion dollar corporation with 21 coffee shop locations throughout Metro…