Iranian Diaspora Denounces Mahsa Amini’s Murder and Government Repression in Victoria
About 200 people, mostly from the Iranian diaspora, gathered before the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia in Victoria to denounce...
Civil Disobedience
Retrospective: The Occupy Movement
In 2011, Occupy Wall Street sparked a global civil disobedience movement which would come to be known as the Occupy...
The Downtown Eastside Vancouver Meltdown
I spent the whole winter in 2017 in Downtown Eastside Vancouver. Already then it was shocking, far beyond anything I'd...
Dozens Rally in Victoria Calling for Climate Action
About 60 people gathered at Centennial Square in Victoria at the call of 350 to demand that the government address...
Retrospective: The Section 504 Sit-in
Section 504 of the Rehabilitation act of 1973 in the US was a landmark victory for the rights of people...
I Attended a Save Old Growth Training Session
Save Old Growth has been all over the news lately, with multiple forms of protests, most notably blockades. My take...
Retrospective: Ottawa’s Freedom Convoy
A lot has been written about Ottawa's Freedom Convoy, which saw thousands of angry truckers and their supporters descend downtown...
History of Rent and Mortgage Strikes
Lately, rents have peaked to the point scarcely anyone can afford them; if they rise any further, a double-digit percentage...
Retrospective: Egypt’s Revolution
Let's go back eleven years, during the so-called Arab Spring, to revisit the Tahrir Square protest in Egypt that toppled...
We Unify Canada Commemorates the 40th Anniversary of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms in Victoria
Hundreds of Victorians answered the call of We Unify Canada and gathered at the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia to...