Victoria Clears Homeless Encampment Right Before Snowstorm
An array of law and bylaw officers enabled municipal workers from the city of Victoria to clear a relatively longstanding...
Homelessness
Moms Stop The Harm Defies Rain to Demand Safe Drug Supply
Dozens of Moms Stop The Harm supporters defied an Environment Canada special weather warning to rally at the BC Ministry...
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...
Moms Stop The Harm Supports Marathon a Day for Safe Drug Supply
About two dozen supporters from Moms Stop The Harm rallied at the BC Ministry of Health office in Victoria joining...
A Safe Drug Supply for Safer Communities
Perhaps the most frustrating part of advocating for a safer drug supply is to come up with arguments that can...
Victoria Honours Chrissy Brett Legacy at Memorial
About 75 people, largely from the homeless and indigenous communities, gathered at Centennial Square in Victoria to commemorate Chrissy Brett,...
Victoria Marks International Drug Overdose Awareness Day
Multiple events across town were set in conjunction with International Drug Overdose Awareness Day, here in Victoria, BC. And they...
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....
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...
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...