On May 1st, 2018 Alliance Against Displacement (AAD) signed a lease together with Migrant Worker's Dignity Association (MWDA) for a large office and meeting space in Surrey. The space, a former grocery store, is located on 10679 King George Avenue near the Gateway Skytrain Station in Whalley, on…
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