By the end of the decade, every old low-rise apartment building on the square block around Dunblane Ave in Burnaby will be destroyed and replaced by spires of concrete and glass. This process of mass displacement, says the Stop Demovictions Burnaby Campaign, should be called “demovictions” –…
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Guaranteed Annual Income – the good, the bad, and the ugly
Imagine you’re a person with disabilities living on the BC welfare rate of $610 a month, paying $500 for rent.…
Federal Budget Dashes Housing Hopes: By Jean Swanson
A lot of people had high hopes for housing in the federal budget that was delivered on March 22. The City of…
Canada Has Blood On Its Hands – Justice in Honduras Requires a U-Turn in…
On April 21st First Nations women leaders and legal and human rights activists called on the Canadian government to…
Access Without Fear: By Byron Cruz
Recently members of Sanctuary Health and their allies attended a council meeting at Vancouver City Hall where the…
The Reality of Displacement in the DTES comic: By Debra McNaught
Comic by Debra McNaught
On the Frontlines: A Map of Indigenous Resistance
This illustration was made for the center fold of the print version of The Volcano, Issue 4, Winter 2016.
Court victory over anti-homeless bylaws!: By Pivot Legal Society and DJ Larkin
In late 2015 the BC Supreme Court ruled against the City of Abbotsford’s anti-homeless bylaws. Homeless people in…
Housing Insecurity and Uncertainty is the New Normal: An Interview with Sherry…
Sherry Chen, her husband David, and their two young children have lived in a one-bedroom apartment on Dunblane…
The Housing Crisis for Women Fleeing Violence in Surrey: By Corrine Arthur and…
Where do I live? How do I pay for it? How can I keep my kids safe?
The Surrey Women’s Centre has been around…