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....
Homelessness
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...
The Homeless Are Treated Worse Than Prisoners
We the homeless live in a virtual prison. We live behind bars just like prisoners, often without the comfort and...
Large Police Response at PHS Building on Johnson Street
No less than five police cars were sighted at the PHS Community Services building at 844 Johnson Street, at about...
The Manufacturing of the Housing Crisis
Why are rents and home prices so damn high anyway? Let's answer by investigating this like a crime, and reword...
On the Prejudice Faced by Homeless People
I've read plenty about the challenges faced by the homeless, written by those who presume to help them despite, or...