Tent cities provide a place to be for people who don’t have housing or shelter, either because there are not enough homes or shelter beds or because they are excluded from the homes and shelters that do exist for reasons like that homes are too expensive or that many shelters don’t allow couples or…
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Namegans Nation tent city evicted five times in two months
Despite constant attacks by the police, the public, and multiple levels of government, Namegans Nation has shown an…
From Camp Namegans to marching as one
On Saturday September 29th, the community that has been marching and fighting alongside the Namegans homeless in…
“They broke the camp site but not the movement”: Namegans homeless outmaneuver the…
On the day of their court-ordered displacement, residents, organizers, and supporters of Camp Namegans tent…
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…
“The NDP needs to call off their bigots”
On Thursday September 20th the NDP-Green government of British Columbia agreed to a temporary halt to its 3-day…
BC NDP escalate war on the homeless, displacing Namegans Nation tent city in…
After losing the injunction, campers relocated from Regina Park to Ravine Way, where they were hit with a trespass…
Urban Indigenous women lead the fight against colonization and capitalism in BC’s…
Canada’s housing crisis exposes and carries on colonial legacies by disproportionately impacting Indigenous…