A year after the Balmoral Hotel was shut down, the City of Vancouver has declared that its sister building, the Regent Hotel – just across the street from the Balmoral and owned by the same slumlord – is in unsafe condition for residents. The City issued a notice to vacate the building within 8…
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Gentrification & Displacement
The Long Demoviction: Burnaby tenants speak out against a new breed of slumlord…
On Monday, May 28th tenants and supporters held a press conference outside their apartment building at 6508…
Public Protest for Housing Justice in the Downtown Eastside
On Tuesday May 1st, members of Our Homes Can't Wait (OHCW) coalition staged a public protest by blocking entrances…
Either version of the NDP’s proposed Tenancy Act reforms will continue the mass…
On April 12th the NDP government in Victoria introduced a Bill to reform the widely criticized Residential Tenancy…
The Volcano launches a podcast!
The first monthly podcast of The Volcano focuses on critiques of the foreign investment myth.
Pacific Rim Anti-Chinese Nativism and the Safeguarding of the Liberal World Order
An article is based on a talk given by Alliance Against Displacement member listen chen at the “All Investment is…
Progressive Austerity, Canadian Nationalism & the B.C. NDP’s 2018 Housing…
An article is based on a talk given by Alliance Against Displacement member Isabel Krupp at “All Investment is…
Mobilizing the Frontline of the Eviction Crisis
In the summer of 2017, Burnaby City Council passed a development plan for the Metrotown neighbourhood.
Low-income residents and community groups turned out in force to oppose 105 Keefer…
The last week of May 2017 will be remembered as another “freeway fight” in Chinatown’s history. Many speakers who…
We would rather have a vacant lot than another condo development
We join Chinatown residents and groups in united opposition against Beedie Living’s proposed condo tower at the…