The Trump administration is attempting to establish a legal definition of “sex” under title IX of Federal law, “the civil rights law that bans gender discrimination in education programs that receive government financial assistance.” The legal definition of sex would narrowly define gender as a…
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The eviction of Nanaimo’s Discontent City will be slower and less prisoncampified,…
Rather than a sudden break, where the 300 to 400 people living in the camp would be uprooted and scattered across…
Does Discontent City’s court defeat mean the end of legal fights for…
Friday's decision in Nanaimo and the earlier decision in Saanich means that the courts have joined the politically…
A loss for Camp Namegans tent city in court signifies a new period of homelessness…
Friday, September 7th marks a turning point for homelessness in BC. Supreme Court Justice Ward Branch issued an…
“If they break up this camp they’ll put us back out to get beat on more”
On July 16th, Discontent City will appear in BC Supreme Court to oppose the City of Nanaimo’s application for…
Not sorry for raiding bathhouses nor brothels – The limits of Trudeau’s LGBT…
On April 18th, historians, LGBT activists, and community members criminalized under Canada’s former anti-LGBT laws…
Ten Year Tent City beats Vancouver in Court!
Supreme court decision affirms the value of homeless people lives over the City’s property rights
On May…
Under an unjust state, break unjust laws – A call to revisit our strategies…
Our protests for social justice usually shout out in one of two directions: we shout against the laws that police…
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.…