On Sunday August 5th, 2018 the 40th annual Vancouver Pride march took place. At the same time, the fascist organization Soldiers of Odin and ad hoc hate group called Action Against Discontent City marched on the nearly 3-month old tent city in Nanaimo. As a working-class queer trans woman, I knew we…
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“The City doesn’t care if we die or not”: Discontent City confronts municipal…
On Thursday July 26th, campers and supporters responded to Nanaimo Fire Chief Karen Fry’s threats against the…
Is anti-homeless hate right wing extremism or government policy?
Since Discontent City opened on May 17th, there have been hundreds of vigilante threats made against the camp and…
The Vancouver Police Department’s practice of indiscriminate carding is a…
The British Columbia Civil Liberties Association (BCCLA) and British Columbia Union of Indian Chiefs (UBCIC)…
Spontaneous Overdose Prevention is Not Enough
On June 27th, six weeks after the founding of Discontent City, we experienced an overdose related death.…
Beyond the Razor Wire: The Culture of the Prison Industrial Complex
It is our duty to fight for our freedom.
It is our duty to win.
We must love each other and support each other.
We…
Canada’s two-sided immigration policies and the Safe Third Country Agreement
The Safe Third Country Agreement, adopted in 2004, was designed to help Canada turn down refugees by effectively…
Fighting police power across Turtle Island: Lessons from Oakland’s Anti…
The Anti Police-Terror Project (APTP) is a Black-led, multi-racial, intergenerational coalition based in Oakland…
Trans women and sex workers’ struggles are not secondary in anti-poverty and…
On May 1st, Vancouver’s Chinatown Action Group (CAG) released a public statement defending Yuly Chan, one of…
Canadian military joins the destructive military intervention by France, US, and…
On June 24, the first significant components of Canada’s military mission to Mali in north-central Africa touched…