We are here today because we don't want our homes demolished. The city says it's not its responsibility to house folks while actively giving over control of our homes to the developers. We can clearly see the game that the city is playing and some speakers today have helped make that…
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Yearly Archives
2016
The City of Burnaby can demovict the plan! By Erika S, resident facing demoviction…
Here we are - in the epicenter of the ‘mass slaughtering’ of a viable neighbourhood, Burnaby’s Metrotown Rental…
Report back: Burnaby Metrotown community’s mass mobilization against…
On November 12, 2016, Metrotown residents rallied and marched with the Stop Demovictions Burnaby campaign against…
Policies inconvenient for developers have been cut from the proposed Metrotown…
I want to once again acknowledge that we are standing on the unceded, shared territory of our neighbors, the…
Open Letter: Portrait of a Negative Externality on the Eve of a National…
By the Canadian Association of People Who Use Drugs
Originally published November 14th, 2016 on…
November 14 – Special newsletter on the 58 W. Hastings tent city
City of Vancouver returns to court for an injunction to break up the lifesaving tent city at 58 W. Hastings
By…
Tent Cities: Fighting displacement when there’s nowhere else to go
On Thursday, November 3, I had the privilege of watching occupants of the homeless encampment at 58 West…
“There isn’t one day that goes by without losing some of my stuff or having it…
From the affidavit of Rob, Resident of 58 W. Hastings Tent City
I am currently homeless. I have been without…
“Services from the City have come to a dead stop”, By Joe Livingstone –…
From the affidavit of Joe Livingstone, Resident of 58 W. Hastings Tent City
I am currently homeless. I have…
“The camp is more stable than being on the street or in the shelter”, By Helen…
From the affidavit of Helen Schild, resident of 58 tent city
I am a 51 year old woman. My parents passed…