The theft and commodification of resources through settler-colonial occupation underlays every aspect of Canada's wealth. Under 21st Century austerity governing policies that cut taxes for the rich to cut social programs for the poor, that wealth is increasingly concentrated in the hands of fewer…
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Black Lives Matter from Vancouver to Toronto
On April 17th, Black Lives Matter (BLM) Vancouver held their first rally with hundreds in attendance. The rally was…
CCAP working on “Community Vision for Mental Health”
The Carnegie Community Action Project (CCAP) is working with Downtown Eastside residents to create a Community…
Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside could become condo heaven with homeless on the…
A new report from the Carnegie Community Action Project (CCAP) says Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside (DTES) could…
New St. Paul’s hospital in the Downtown Eastside threatens to displace low-income…
Last year the BC government announced that it will be going ahead with its $1.2 billion relocation of the St.…
Lessons about “community inclusion” from the DTES Local Area Planning Process
In 2014, the city of Vancouver approved a new Local Area Plan (LAPP) for the Downtown Eastside after four…
In Memory of Wolverine
Love, respect, hope, strength, and a deep thirst for freedom and justice flowed through Wolverine’s Memorial…
Caring Society vs Canada – foster care is modern day residential school for…
On January 26th, the Human Rights Tribunal of Canada made a historic ruling for Indigenous peoples and…
When “rights” are not enough – Lessons from Tent City Resistance
It felt like a major victory when, this spring, the courts refused to grant an injunction to the Provincial…
Revisiting the Tao of Deception in Canada’s colonial war on the poor
The Tao (way) of deception, Tabula Raza (empty slate or no history), Terrus Nullius (empty land): these are some of…