Victoria Joins Global Mobilisation to Fight Fossil Fuels
About 250 people gathered at the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia in Victoria to demand an end to reliance on...
Martin Girard
Self-proclaimed Chief Insurrectionist of the Rulebreakers.
I Just Called the Police on Homeless People—in Last Resort
Around dinner time I was walking down the street where I live, through the city's largest encampment, when I was...
VANDU Marches on International Overdose Awareness Day
The Vancouver Area Network of Drug Users (VANDU) rallied on this International Overdose Awareness Day to denounce government inaction in...
We Need to Call the Police Less
The recently released raw 911 call data for the city of Victoria's hot spots for homelessness made at least one...
Why does Ladner Willows Sit Half Empty While Disabled People Sleep Rough?
Recently I learned there were no less than four vacancies in the supportive housing complex I live in due to...
Dave Thompson Comes to Stadacona Park
As some of you may know, I've been hounding Victoria's city councillors on Twitter for several weeks, constantly flirting with...
How to Engage with Detractors
We're advocates. We're activists. We're joining a hostile fray, pitting ourselves against the system. So activism is about fighting, right?...
Cop City Starts Official Twitter Feed
Behold, ladies and gentlemen, the upcoming Atlanta Public Safety Training Center now has an official Twitter feed. If you haven't...
Postmortem: Aubrey’s Run Across BC
As those who have been following this blog for a while already know, I was helping with organising Aubrey's Run...
Dozens Gather for a Frack Free BC
About 60 environmental activists gathered at MLA Murray Rankin's office to demand an end to fracking in BC. The event was hosted...