Rockbottom sounds like a hole, but really it's a pile of all my old problems. - Joe Bauman, November 2, 2009
In October 2020, Little Joe Bauman passed away from drug poisoning in his room in the temporary modular housing building in Maple Ridge.
Joe had not lived in the mods for long;…
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Memorial
Remembering Harold Lavender, founding editor of the Downtown East and Volcano…
Harold was committed to making radical politics real: they believed radical left and anti-colonial ideas are the…
In memory of Harold Lavender
The last time I spoke with Harold was a couple of weeks ago before they went into the hospital. They mentioned that…
Spontaneous Overdose Prevention is Not Enough
On June 27th, six weeks after the founding of Discontent City, we experienced an overdose related death.…
In Memoriam: Mary Dawn Vickers
December 19, 1966 - November 4, 2016
Heiltsuk activist, parent, and contributor to many communities, Mary was…
Remembering Art Manuel, leader of an intergenerational struggle to unsettle Canada
Art Manuel, former Chief of the Neskonlith band of the Secwepemc nation, and lifelong fighter for Indigenous…
In Memory of Wolverine
Love, respect, hope, strength, and a deep thirst for freedom and justice flowed through Wolverine’s Memorial…
Rest in Power Brother Richard!
Richard David Cunningham 7 February 1961 - 23 December 2015
Richard was a member of Vancouver Area Network of…
A memorial poem for Sam Snobelen
Sam Snobelen passed away in late November. Sam was the heart and soul of the Carnegie Centre in the Downtown…
Honouring Bea Starr
We are sad to note the loss of Beatrice Lucy Starr, wolf clan of the Heiltsuk from Bella Bella, who passed away…