On Saturday September 29th, the community that has been marching and fighting alongside the Namegans homeless in Saanich and Langford, just outside Victoria BC, marched again to break a police blockade and support their friends against a hostile government and the anti-homeless mob. The Volcano is…
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“The Judge has taken away our protection”
Friday's decision in Nanaimo and the earlier decision in Saanich means that the courts have joined the politically…
“They broke the camp site but not the movement”: Namegans homeless outmaneuver the…
On the day of their court-ordered displacement, residents, organizers, and supporters of Camp Namegans tent…
A loss for Camp Namegans tent city in court signifies a new period of homelessness…
Friday, September 7th marks a turning point for homelessness in BC. Supreme Court Justice Ward Branch issued an…
“The NDP needs to call off their bigots”
On Thursday September 20th the NDP-Green government of British Columbia agreed to a temporary halt to its 3-day…
BC NDP escalate war on the homeless, displacing Namegans Nation tent city in…
After losing the injunction, campers relocated from Regina Park to Ravine Way, where they were hit with a trespass…
Spontaneous Overdose Prevention is Not Enough
On June 27th, six weeks after the founding of Discontent City, we experienced an overdose related death.…
“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…
Women in Tent Cities are fighting back against patriarchy!
Women in tent cities are organizing themselves to band together and fight back against patriarchal violence. The…