The Backpack Project Hosts a Press Conference to Denounce Human Rights Violations by City of Victoria
About forty supporters gathered at a press conference by the Victoria city hall, called by Niki Ottosen of the Backpack...
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Victoria Unites for Old Growth Forests
Over two thousand protesters marched across Victoria to the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, demanding blanket protection for old growth...
Ukrainian Diaspora Marks First Anniversary of War with Russia
Victoria's Ukrainian community and supporters held a candlelight vigil at the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia to commemorate the tragedy...
Victoria Marches to Commemorate Stolen Sisters
About 150 Victorians, indigenous and supporters alike, gathered before Our Place then walked all the way to the Legislative Assembly...
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...
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...