The last decade has seen the rise of far right, anti-immigrant, white supremacists groups across the world, from Europe to Turtle Island. Some of these groups, like the Canadian chapter of the Soldiers of Odin , are savvy enough to sanitize their Islamophobic, racist ideologies to the public, while…
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Homes not Nazis!
This weekend, in Portland Oregon and Nanaimo British Columbia, the descendants of the worst relics of history’s…
How I Celebrated Pride: Fighting fascism in British Columbia’s peripheral cities
On Sunday August 5th, 2018 the 40th annual Vancouver Pride march took place. At the same time, the fascist…
“The City doesn’t care if we die or not”: Discontent City confronts municipal…
On Thursday July 26th, campers and supporters responded to Nanaimo Fire Chief Karen Fry’s threats against the…
Is anti-homeless hate right wing extremism or government policy?
Since Discontent City opened on May 17th, there have been hundreds of vigilante threats made against the camp and…
Spontaneous Overdose Prevention is Not Enough
On June 27th, six weeks after the founding of Discontent City, we experienced an overdose related death.…
“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…
“The City towed my van and it’s all I have in the world”
The homeless count for 2018 reported that there are 350 people living on the streets in Nanaimo. This…
Women in Tent Cities are fighting back against patriarchy!
Women in tent cities are organizing themselves to band together and fight back against patriarchal violence. The…
“We don’t have the right to be here but we have the power”
The City of Nanaimo set the morning of Tuesday May 29th as the deadline to obey a trespass order they served to…