On Tuesday August 9, 2016, I joined the Secwepemc Womens Warriors Society, Ancestral Pride, Indigenous activists, and allied supporters in an occupation of the Imperial Metals office at 580 Hornby Street. Later that morning, part of our group also occupied the nearby Mining Association…
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Challenging the Canadian race/national assumptions under BC’s “foreign investor”…
On Tuesday August 2nd the government of British Columbia placed a new tax on “foreign” investment in housing. The…
Massive port expansion threatens the Downtown Eastside’s only green space &…
A huge multinational company owned by the Government of Dubai is threatening CRAB Park.
Dubai Ports World,…
BC Liberals Pick-Pocket the Poor and Provoke Outrage
This spring the BC government showed its mean-spiritedness in its treatment of people with disabilities (PWD).…
Small victory for welfare rate housing in Vancouver
No one is holding their breath, but after ten years of struggle, including two tent cities, numerous trips to…
BC’s Public Health Emergency Update: By the Editors
Fentanyl continues to dominate the street drug market across the country, which led to BC declaring a public…
The Journey for Joey English
Joey English was full of love, and laughter. Her dreams, her aspirations and her desire to seek treatment for…
Hell No! We won’t go! Anti-Demovictions parade shows the Metrotown tenants’…
The rally and parade on Saturday, July 23 organized by Stop Demovictions in Burnaby and Alliance Against…
“The role of the police is to intimidate and harass homeless people”- Rituals of…
Along 135A Street in Surrey (aka, the Strip), homeless people gather together in small groups, erect tents and…
Profile of a Lelu Island land defender – A Conversation with Goot Ges
When the Indigenous land defense of Lelu Island began in 2015, Goot Ges was among the first organizers to…