I’ll Be Out of Commission for a While…
I keep telling outreach workers at my supportive housing complex to watch out for my health issues, because although I...
Disability
NO, I WON’T TAKE BACK MY STATEMENT ON SUSAN KIM!!!
Quite a few readers have, predictably, been pressing me to retract what I wrote about Susan Kim at Monday's rally,...
Busy Saturday: Four Events, about Disability Benefits, Rights of Foreign Students, Drug Policy, and Palestine
Advocates in town had a lot to complain about this Saturday, which kept be busy all day long. First there...
Building Subsidised Housing on Swamps as a Business Model? A Look at Red Door Housing’s Redevelopment Stratagems
Last year, the Red Door Housing Society approached the city of Delta with a proposal to redevelop Ladner Willows, a...
Dozens ‘Say Dyslexia’ at BC Legislature in Victoria
About fifty people joined dyslexia advocates at the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia asking of the provincial government to support...
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...
Homelessness Counts: A Community Forum in Victoria
I attended a homelessness community forum organised by the Lawson Health Research Institute, which invited people who had either experienced...
Indigenous Mother Wins Landmark Case Before BC Human Rights Tribunal
The BC Human Rights Tribunal just ruled that an indigenous mother whose children were taken away to foster homes by...
“Why does nobody show up to our rallies?”
I was looking forward to a rally today at the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia. It looked good on paper:...
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...