By Sex Workers United Against Violence (SWUAV)
In December 2015, a huge sigh of relief went up across the country as it was finally announced that the federal government would begin the process of holding an inquiry into the missing and murdered Indigenous women (MMIW) across Canada. It is…
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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…
National Conference to End Homelessness 2015 – Expensive lunches while…
In November I was a delegate from the Downtown Eastside to the Canadian Alliance to End Homelessness…
Marching together for housing justice: Interview with Karen Ward
The Second Annual City-wide Housing March organized by VANDU will take place on Saturday, October 10,…
The “national” housing policy we need: By the Editors
Anti-homelessness housing advocates have been calling for a “national housing strategy” ever since the…
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September 15, 2015
A grassroots reply to the City of Victoria’s “Sheltering Solutions”: The Needs of the Homeless…
Statements from residents of Park Mobile facing displacement in Surrey
“With a yard and 1,100 sq ft living space...we will never, on our PWD cheque, find anything close or even be able…
Our long Summer of Evictions begins: By the Editors
When the Volcano editorial collective got together in April to plan this issue we had a different issue in mind…
Public Transit not a Border Checkpoint: Interview with Omar Chu of the…
By Dave Diewert and Omar Chu
Volcano: What was the motivating issue that launched the…
Honouring the Life of Phuong Na (Tony) Du
On Nov 22, 2014 Phuong Na (Tony) Du was shot and killed by Vancouver Police officers at the corner of 41st Ave and…