Never Let a Police Officer Near a Vulnerable Person
In November last year, back when I was still homeless, I rode in the back of a police car being...
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How to File a Complaint Against a Police Officer
Have you been wronged by law enforcement? Do you feel like your grievances are worth filing a complaint about? Or...
Project Reconnect 2022: A Homelessness Services Fair in Victoria
I've just attended an annual fair that was suspended during the pandemic, and brought back under the name Project Reconnect....
How to Interact with Mentally Ill People
Mental illness is universal, its prevalence is vastly underestimated, its etiology poorly understood, and its perception covered in stigma. As...
How to File a Lawsuit at the BC Human Rights Tribunal
I just filed my first lawsuit today, using the BC Human Rights Tribunal's website. Well, that was the easy part;...
Invaluable Clinical Knowledge for Outreach Workers Dealing with Homeless People
An outreach worker dealing with the homeless is surrounded with patients; indeed, there is hardly anyone among the homeless who...
Breaking out of Homelessness
"Any break requires three things: knowing the layout, understanding the routine and help from outside or inside." This is a...
How to Get a Medical Cannabis Prescription in British Columbia
You may be forgiven to presume obtaining a medical cannabis prescription is as easy as asking a general practitioner. That's...
How to Get Arrested (as Safely as Possible)
So you want to get arrested, detained, charged with a crime in protest? This may prove a judicious strategy for...