Analysis
The daily seizure and destruction of belongings is part of the systematic decimation of encampments. This violence has happened in cities far and near,...
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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
All posts tagged "DTES"
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...
Dispatches
The mood in the building was palpable, as tenants woke up in a new world they had helped create. PHS released a statement saying...
Action
This week, the Portland Tenants Union obtained a major victory in securing the immediate repair of the elevator in their building. This is only...
Colonialism
On July 25, 2022, the Vancouver Fire Service issued an order to decamp the newly-formed tent city of people sheltering outside on Hastings Street....
Downtown Eastside
In the early hours of January 5, 2021 – just five days into the new year – the Vancouver Police Department (VPD) executed a...
Police
Defunding the police seems to be the topic for the last few months. Everyone is wondering: should it be done, or should it not...
Analysis
Though we should treat the overdose crisis with the severity it deserves, desperately bleak portrayals in the mainstream press can overshadow the actual experiences,...
Analysis
In the wake of political events erupting across North America over the past month, we are now at a moment in history when Vancouver...
Analysis
In addition to rent increases caused by the upscaling and renovation of dozens of low-income buildings around the city, Vancouver is losing affordable housing...
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...