Homelessness in the DTES is a humanitarian crisis. For the first time in recorded history, the number of homeless people in the community escalated to over 1000 in 2016. This means 1 person out of every 18 in the Downtown Eastside is homeless. A major reason for this crisis is the ongoing loss…
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Stop Displacement! Save Whale Wall! Fighting gentrification-by-playground in…
On Tuesday, March 21st, activists interrupted a City of Victoria consultation process to protest the…
Federal government’s message to homeless people: get a good tarp and…
On March 22nd, the Federal government released the 2017 budget. The budget commits $11.2 billion to housing…
NOTE: Women’s library article held for discussion
This article about the Vancouver Women's Library has been pulled by The Volcano. After posting it on Sunday…
Copper skin: By West Coast Raindrop – Sadie Morris
i felt like a tarnished penny for so long
my copper skin was like a sentence of the…
Indigenous land defenders call for the creation of the Sacred Fire Network
March 24-26 weekend of training and discussion open to all supporters of anti-colonial struggle
On the weekend…
BC anti-election column: BC Liberals and NDP both promise a renewed war on…
On May 9th 2017, people in British Columbia will go to the polls to vote for a new Provincial government. For many…
Electromagnetic Print Emits a Pulse – New Vancouver book publisher focuses…
Electromagnetic Print (EMP) is an ambitious new publishing venture based in Coast Salish Territories. The…
Mayor’s office sit-in nets Demovictions movement its first partial victory against…
On Thursday March 9th, myself and a group of activists with the Stop Demovictions Burnaby campaign occupied the…
Creating Temp Tenants – Burnaby’s demoviction tenant assistance policy…
The ‘eviction’ part of a demoviction is a long process that starts long before a developer-landlord signs the legal…