By Sex Workers United Against Violence (SWUAV)
In July of this year, early results of a new study that was focused on social cohesion among sex workers were released at the International AIDS Society conference here in Vancouver, BC. The study was part of the AESHA Project conducted by the…
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Vancouver’s new hotel bylaw – salvation or smokescreen?
Did Vancouver City Council make changes to its SRO hotel room bylaw that will help stop renovictions? Or did…
Canada’s Refugee Crisis
Over the past month the plight of refugees has been gaining attention in mainstream and social media. When the…
A Tale of Two Art Galleries
One costs $20 to get in. The other is free. One is backed by the rich. The other is revered by low-income…
The Challenge Is Whether To Squat Or Deal
Micro Housing was brought to L’kwungen Territory as a result of Bobby Arbess approaching me with the idea as a…
Tales from the Regent
I live in an SRO (single room occupancy) hotel in the Downtown Eastside (DTES) of Vancouver, in what I devoutly…
Maple Ridge homeless still need a tent city: By Ivan Drury with a poem by Tracy…
The Cliff Avenue tent city is only the visible tip of the iceberg of homelessness in Maple Ridge,…
“Never Home” report reveals the truth about migration to Canada
The NeverHome multi-media website (http://www.neverhome.ca/) produced by No One is Illegal is an…
Wheel of Misfortune to spin at October’s SRO Tenant Convention
The second annual SRO Tenant Convention is coming up on Sunday October 18th, 10am-5pm at the…
Time to Flood the System
Another year and another climate conference. This December, 196 countries will meet in Paris to address the…