The Anti Police-Terror Project (APTP) is a Black-led, multi-racial, intergenerational coalition based in Oakland that has been working to eradicate police violence in communities of color for over ten years. Three APTP organizers visited the Lower Mainland last weekend. They were hosted by local…
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Regent Hotel eviction a loss for low-income DTES residents and a gain for serial…
A year after the Balmoral Hotel was shut down, the City of Vancouver has declared that its sister building, the…
Has multiculturalism killed gay liberation?
On May 23rd, the City of Vancouver officially launched their “Year of the Queer” proclamation with a panel…
Sanctuary Health presents Access Without Fear audit
On the morning of Wednesday, May 23rd, grassroots migrant justice group Sanctuary Health presented the results of…
Low-income residents and community groups turned out in force to oppose 105 Keefer…
The last week of May 2017 will be remembered as another “freeway fight” in Chinatown’s history. Many speakers who…
We would rather have a vacant lot than another condo development
We join Chinatown residents and groups in united opposition against Beedie Living’s proposed condo tower at the…
Building confidence and power in low-income elder women’s Chinatown
I’m going to address issues raised on the first day of the hearing and earlier today.
One point is cleaning…
Culture is a collective product of people and relationships, not a commodity
My name is Yuly Chan, and I’m here to oppose the rezoning application for 105 Keefer. I’m a community organizer…
Don’t condemn Chinatown to the same fate suffered by Vancouver’s Pauerugai
Good evening, Mayor and Council. First, I’d like to acknowledge that we are on the Unceded Coast Salish…
Do not tell us the City cares about people more than profits – show us!
Before going further, I wish to acknowledge the unceded, traditional, and ancestral Coast Salish territories of…