By Jennifer Allan, DTES Copwatch
The mandate of the new police Independent Investigations Office (IIO), led by Richard Rosenthal, is to investigate deaths in police custody or police violence causing serious bodily harm. We think Rosenthal was brought in because, in the last ten-years, BC has…
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Downtown East Newspaper
Letter to the editors, unprinted by the Vancouver Sun
(This was sent to the editor of the Vancouver Sun but wasn’t printed.)
Why is the builder of the condos,…
A Very Chilling & Alarming Contrast!
I think we have now come full circle with the insanity and cruelty known as gentrification. There is no room for…
Idle No More! Voices from Indigenous people in the DTES
Voices from Indigenous people in the Downtown Eastside on Idle No More:
Time for Aboriginal people to stand up…
Accountability and law enforcement – First Nations Perspectives from…
Preston Guno, Nisga'a Nation, Carrier Sekani Family Services gave the following speech on November 13 2012, at the…
Do we want a Social Justice Zone in the Downtown Eastside?
All over the world, low income areas are being gentrified and low income and vulnerable people pushed out of their…
NO PIPELINES! NO DISPLACEMENT! NO DTES CONDOS!
Well over 1,000 people took to the streets of Vancouver in a very spirited, creative and loud protest…
Idle? Know More! Learning about Indigenous Sovereignty and Land-based Resurgence
Three hundred people packed into a large room at the main Vancouver Public Library and another 1200 watched on…
Making B.C.’s Housing Crisis an Issue
Vancouver and other parts of B.C. are experiencing a dire housing crisis. Huge numbers of people are affected when…