Downtown Eastside
The legalization of public drinking was top-of-mind for many in Vancouver in the wake of COVID-19 – but don’t be fooled. These “progressive” policies...
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- Housing
OP-ED | Make Holborn Pay for Loss of the Dunsmuir Hotel
‘Plan A, No Way!”: Tenants Rally Against Unfair Evictions, Surveillance, and Harassment
“Forget it, leave us here:” East Van Tenants Draw Crowd to Reject Eviction by Landlord Loophole
Understanding Canada’s State-Backed Real Estate Crisis
Post-Mortem of a Failed Policy Fix: Temporary Modular Housing in Vancouver (2016–2023)
- Policing & Carcerality
- Toxic Drug Crisis
Nowhere to seek safety as gender-based violence worsens under drug supply & displacement crises
Reversal of Bill 34 is a People’s Victory
Empty detox beds do not fix the poisoned supply or keep people safe.
From the US Border to Whalley & the Downtown Eastside: Drug Bust Stories Should Never be One-Sided Celebrations
Surrey Union of Drug Users Opens Pop-Up Inhalation Tent in Whalley
ABC Vancouver
This past Saturday, June 17, Mayor Ken Sim launched “Vancouver Beautification Day,” a new city-wide event dedicated to fighting graffiti and vandalism on public...
Analysis
With Larwill Place set to close and 700 modular housing units at risk the crisis is set to worsen, argues Jean Swanson. "We are...
Action
This week marks one year since the tragic fire at the Atira-operated Winters Hotel. The fire, which occurred on April 11, 2022, was entirely...
Downtown Eastside
The uniqueness of this new drinkers' parklet stems from its significance to the people who use it, its permanence, and its relationship to decades...
105 Keefer
Class Struggle in Chinatown: Ethnic Tourism, Planned Gentrification, and Organizing for Tenant Power
Gentrification is alive and well in Vancouver Chinatown. This article gives an update on the current situation in Chinatown, how city planners are pursuing...
Analysis
The various iterations of the “Escaping Vancouver” narrative share a core unexamined underpinning: the idea that I, a hard-working, usually white, middle class person,...
58 West Hastings
It’s the end of ‘’Gregor’s decade.’’ Are we standing at the possible threshold of a new era in Vancouver municipal politics? There’s no disputing...
58 West Hastings
For years, an empty lot at 58 West Hastings has been at the centre of a fight for social housing in the Downtown Eastside...
58 West Hastings
The fight for 58 West Hastings escalates in historic May Day action: "We, the poor and the homeless of the Downtown Eastside will not...
ABC Vancouver
Vancouver Mayor Ken Sim has announced a plan to freeze supportive housing development in the Downtown Eastside (DTES). The plan is part of a...