Friday, September 7th marks a turning point for homelessness in BC. Supreme Court Justice Ward Branch issued an injunction against Camp Namegans, the 4-month-old tent city in Saanich, sending over 100 homeless people back into the thralls of daily displacement. The period when mass homelessness was…
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Urban Indigenous women lead the fight against colonization and capitalism in BC’s…
Canada’s housing crisis exposes and carries on colonial legacies by disproportionately impacting Indigenous…
Life After Death – Getting Harm Reduction Activism Out Of The Grave
The news that March 2018 holds the second highest overdose fatalities in the history of British Columbia is…
Back to the War on Drugs
The fentanyl overdose epidemic is a front in the escalating war between the State and the poor in western Canada.
City of Duncan uses courts to displace tent city sending homelessness back into…
On Tuesday April 18th, the City of Duncan won an injunction against homeless residents who are camped at Charles…
BC anti-election column: BC Liberals and NDP both promise a renewed war on…
On May 9th 2017, people in British Columbia will go to the polls to vote for a new Provincial government. For many…
New Year, Same Fight – Resisting cops as mental health workers in Victoria
On January 9, acting Victoria Police (VicPD) Chief Del Manak requested that Victoria City Council add…
Responses to the overdose crisis must include an end to prohibition
People across Canada are continuing to die at staggering rates from illicit drug overdoses. Advocates have…
On Eviction Day, Super InTent City Releases Collective Housing Demands
*Thanks to those who contributed their opinions for this submission and who wish to remain anonymous.…