1-866 YOU LOSE – Welfare puts people on hold
I’m imagining a discussion happening in the BC government between Premier Christy Clark and Social Development…
Mewa Singh’s legacy still relevant
On January 11, 2015, hundreds of Sikhs gathered to mark the centennial commemoration of Mewa Singh. For many in the…
New laws will not bring sex workers justice
By Sex Workers United Against Violence (SWUAV)
The Sex Workers United Against Violence Society, also known as…
Welcome to The Volcano!
By the Editors
The Volcano editorial collective gratefully acknowledges that we live, work, and struggle for…
Voices from the Oppenheimer Tent City
It’s about 12:00 in the afternoon, on a sweltering day about 4 weeks into the encampment at Oppenheimer Park.…
Voices from the Abbotsford Dignity Village
The Dignity Village homeless camp in Abbotsford, established in the spring of 2013, is the longest running…
Homelessness is Still a Huge Problem
The homeless count for this year was the highest it’s ever been: 1803 homeless people in Vancouver, and 2,777 in…
Asserting Our Rights – Oppenheimer tent city challenges the limits of…
On July 10 organizers of the tent city at Oppenheimer Park put the City of Vancouver’s empty words to the test.…
“Displace and Disperse” – Abbotsford’s Solution to the Homeless…
If there is one thing to learn from the City of Abbotsford, it’s how NOT to deal with the homeless crisis.…
Lippmanopoly! (anti-gentrification art poster)
By Kathy Shimizu, with articles by Blair Hewitt and Jean Swanson