Eating Disorder Advocates Rally at BC Legislature in Victoria
Two dozen advocates rallied at the call of Vancouver Island Voices for Eating Disorders to commemorate the countless victims of...
Racism
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...
Disband the RCMP Already!
The most cartoonish police scandal I can remember goes to the RCMP without question. The bombshell came in July 2016,...
There Are No Good Reasons to Suspend Civil Liberties
There are no good reasons to suspend civil liberties, only pathetic excuses reeking of political opportunism and expediency. Of course...
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...
Dozens of Land Defenders Converge on RBC for Kill the Drill Rally
Victoria joined several other cities in marching on its local Royal Bank of Canada as part of a nationwide "Kill...
Victoria Commemorates Residential School Victims on National Orange Shirt Day
At least 600 people, wearing the emblematic orange shirt, gathered at Centennial Square in Victoria to empathise with the thousands...
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,...
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...
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...