The rally and parade on Saturday, July 23 organized by Stop Demovictions in Burnaby and Alliance Against Displacement, was a celebration of community, hope and persistence. Nearly a hundred concerned people came together to support the movement and to voice their demand for affordable housing in…
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Yearly Archives
2016
“The role of the police is to intimidate and harass homeless people”- Rituals of…
Along 135A Street in Surrey (aka, the Strip), homeless people gather together in small groups, erect tents and…
Profile of a Lelu Island land defender – A Conversation with Goot Ges
When the Indigenous land defense of Lelu Island began in 2015, Goot Ges was among the first organizers to…
July 25 – July 31, 2016 Volcano Newsletter
Profile of a Lelu Island land defender – A Conversation with Goot Ges
By Natalie Knight
BC’s Public Health…
Federal Justice Minister is Selling Decades Old Termination Plan as a New…
Reprinted from Kahnawake Newspaper Iorì:wase Vol. Issue 15
I just attended the Assembly of First Nation’s…
“I slept in on purpose this morning!” By Marvin, temporary resident of suite 106…
I was living in the Orwell Hotel in the Downtown Eastside for the last two years. I didn't like it because my…
“This is private property and you have to leave”: By Mohammad, temporary resident…
I immigrated to Canada from Iran in 1999. I came here for economic and political reasons. I was hoping…
July 18 – July 24, 2016 Volcano Newsletter
BC Supreme Court backs developer’s private property rights over homeless peoples’ lives
By Ivan Drury
“There…
“There should be placement before displacement!” By Karl, Nisga’a Nation,…
I came to the Vancouver area 25 years ago from Northern BC, in Prince Rupert, where I had an apartment. It was the…
BC Supreme Court backs developer’s private property rights over homeless peoples’…
During the twelve days of the Anti-Imperial Squat in Metrotown, more than a dozen homeless people passed through…