From Paris, France to Surrey, BC, Migrant and Homeless Displaced People Unite!
The Black Vests are a group of undocumented immigrants living in shelters and the streets across Paris Region. Inspired by the militancy of the Yellow Vests movement, the Black Vests have been taking action to demand…
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Police & Criminalization
“I’m done hiding around corners and behind dumpsters”: Life on the streets after…
Wanda Stopa was a leader of the tent city on 135A Street, known as the Surrey Strip. She organized events and…
Busting Police Myths about the Clearance of the 135A Strip and Homelessness Today…
The truth about Surrey homelessness one year after the clearing of the 135A Strip is that homeless people and…
“We’re always under suspicion”: Surrey youth contend with their…
Anti-Police Power Surrey's (APPS) high school workshop, A Thin Blue Line? Thinking Critically About Policing,…
Drug Prohibition, Criminalizing Poverty, and Internal Displacement in the Lower…
Experiences from Alliance Against Displacement
On May 4th, 2019 the Vancouver Area Network of Drug Users hosted…
Don’t kid yourself, this isn’t just a homeless camp: The lifesaving need and…
On Saturday, February 23rd, Anita Place tent city held a press conference as the City of Maple Ridge sent over…
Should Surrey keep the RCMP or create a municipal police force? Neither.
The Surrey Board of Trade (SBOT), a business lobby group with a history of pushing for the criminalization of poor…
We can’t vote away police violence: Elections and policing in Surrey
The following is based on Lenee Son's talk, prepared in collaboration with Isabel Krupp, at Alliance Against…
A Volcano primer on Metro Vancouver’s 2018 civic election
On Tuesday November 27th, Alliance Against Displacement organized a panel discussion to analyze the 2018 civic…
Communities Against Criminalization responds to leaked Victoria Police Board…
Police Board and VicPD misdirect on proposed budget increase, plays to fear and hatred, ignores real crises
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