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...
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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...
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...
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...