We acknowledge the unceded Lekwungen Territories on which Super InTent City stands and thank the people who shared their stories for this article.
Forty tents set up on the Victoria courthouse lawn surround a sacred fire, open kitchen, and supply tent. Within its first three months, over a…
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Yearly Archives
2016
Healthcare as Regulation and Social Control of the Poor: By Dan Oudshoorn and Dave…
A few years back a friend went through a rough time. Eventually, he decided to go see his doctor. Hours later,…
How do we work together to stop displacement when it seems like everything is…
Alliance Against Displacement (AAD) (originally Social Housing Coalition/Alliance) formed in the lead-up…
Justin Trudeau offers a new brand but no fundamental change: By Harold Lavender
Justin Trudeau has become popular by cultivating a drastically different image of Canada than the widely…
The Trans-Pacific-Partnership Agreement is a Deathstar*: By Formerly Homeless Dave
You have probably heard of the TPP by now. If you associate with progressive politics, you probably read…
Understanding and Opposing the Trans-Pacific Partnership Free Trade Agreement: By…
Pic from Common Dreams
By Harold Lavender
Corporations continue to pursue their agenda to rule the world through…
Indigenous women want Federal Inquiry to consult with feminist groups as well as…
Indigenous women who have been organizing to end violence for decades want the federal inquiry into…
The Federal Inquiry must address Canada’s colonial legacy and Harper’s sex work…
By Sex Workers United Against Violence (SWUAV)
In December 2015, a huge sigh of relief went up across the…
Solutions to the housing crisis may be found in alliance between homeless and…
In mid January, resettlement agencies in Vancouver, Ottawa, Toronto and Halifax asked the federal…
DTES Street Sweeps are Social Cleansing
It’s eerie.
In November, as everyone in the community knows, the City of Vancouver acted on its decision…