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GROUNDWIRE DEC. 16 | JUSTICE FOR SOLI, SHUTDOWNWTO 20TH ANNIVERSARY, HOMELESS MARCH

GroundWire Production — Tue, 17 Dec 2019 18:20:03 +0000

Community radio news from coast to coast to coast

This episode of GroundWire was hosted at CKUW 95.9FM in Winnipeg on occupied Anishinaabeg Aking, the homeland of the Mètis nation, and the historical territory of the Nehiyawak and the Nakota.

GroundWire | February 26

GroundWire Production — Mon, 26 Feb 2018 23:44:53 +0000

Homelessness in Prince George and injustice in racist courts in Canada

This episode of GroundWire was produced on the traditional unceded territory of the Lheidli T'enneh: at CFUR in Prince George, BC.

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Protesting without Fear seeks ban on the use of plastic bul

Housing March targets City Hall

flux — Sun, 27 Jul 2014 05:14:42 +0000

DOWNTOWN EASTSIDE - More than 400 people marched from a City-backed condo site to City Hall this afternoon to press for an end to homelessness and for more affordable housing. The City-Wide Housing March was organized by the Vancouver Area Network of Drug Users and rights groups.

Tent Village Grows as Eviction Standoff Continues

flux — Wed, 23 Jul 2014 01:40:21 +0000

OPPENHEIMER PARK - Indigenous homelessness activists are waiting for the City of Vancouver to get out of town. The campers have set up a tent village in the Downtown Eastside's Oppenheimer Park to demand real housing for the homeless and have invoked their sovereignty over the site.

Occupy Vancouver Occupies Everything

Zig Zag — Tue, 15 Nov 2011 22:29:48 +0000

Report on Nov. 12 March for Social Housing and Autonomous Spaces

On Saturday, November 12, 2011, a crowd of some 200 took to the streets from the Occupy Vancouver site to march for social housing and autonomous spaces.

Housing is a Right, Not a Commodity!

maximwinther — Mon, 07 Nov 2011 04:12:56 +0000

Subhead:

Rally and March

Sat Nov 12

city:

Vancouver, BC

Venue:

Vancouver Art Gallery

Address:

750 Hornby Street

organizer contact:

directactionov@googlegroups.com

leaflet_front.jpg

Link:

http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=210089659060376

On Saturday November 12th we will get back in the streets. Banking and housing deeply effect us in Canada, but this is nowhere more true than in Vancouver. Every day, renters are evicted and existing housing is demolished in order to keep prices high for the real-estate industry and the Big Five banks that finance them.

Women's Housing March and Gentrifuckation Tour 2011

isaac — Thu, 22 Sep 2011 06:02:43 +0000

On September 17 a march by a number of local housing groups and allies was held through the downtown east side of Vancouver, targeting businesses trying to gentrify the area.

Home Turf

SandraCuffe — Fri, 15 Apr 2011 11:40:26 +0000

Over 14 hours after kick-off this morning, the 24-hour soccer marathon campaign for the New Fountain Shelter was still going strong in front of the Vancouver Art Gallery, at the corner of Howe and Georgia.

Housing Injustice – DTES Woman Faces Homelessness After Evictions

isaac — Thu, 31 Mar 2011 23:27:41 +0000

Sandra (real name withheld at request) got onto full disability two years ago for a health condition. “I have a lot of pain. I can barely walk. When your health goes…it’s difficult to work.” Sandra couldn’t afford a place on her own, and got a SRO room at Hotel Winters, in Vancouver’s downtown eastside.

DNC Chinatown Towers Battle

Tami Starlight — Thu, 17 Mar 2011 12:22:29 +0000

Low-income Chinatown residents unite against the towers

News Release
For Immediate Release
March 14, 2011

Balaclava! VMC Broadsheet issue 28

isaac — Sun, 06 Mar 2011 06:55:43 +0000

Tent city 2011

The March 1-15 edition of the Balaclava! follows the 2011 tent city as it sets up and gets shut down, looks into the controversy around Darren Thurston and introduces a monthly roundup of radical events and issues in the Coast Salish Territories.

Download issue 28 here.

Files attached to this post:

balaclava28PRINT.pdf

Press Conference: Women Respond to Sexual Assault in DTES Shelter

mzoghi — Tue, 01 Mar 2011 03:02:54 +0000

A coalition of women and women's organizations held a press conference today on the issue of sexual assaults against women (as well as a man) in a DTES shelter.

Balaclava! VMC Broadsheet issue 25

isaac — Sun, 09 Jan 2011 18:59:41 +0000

2011 solidarity with prisoners all over Turtle Island

The January 1-31 issue summarises the sentencing and history of John Graham, celebrates the new year with prisoners in BC, enjoys a delicious pancake breakfast at the Athletes' Village, and follows radical climate activists refusing compromise by City Hall.

Files attached to this post:

balaclava25final.pdf

Downtown Eastsiders take a mock SRO to Pt. Grey for High Tea

Tami Starlight — Wed, 10 Nov 2010 00:32:41 +0000

In a typical fall west coast stormy day, 60 wet Vancouver downtown eastside residents, show up in West Pt Grey, bringing to light the massive inequality in the lower mainland.

I was entirely soaked, but the warm soup, coffee and community warmth, made it so much fun to be there. Even some of the workers came out for a coffee or cup of soup.

Tent-in at BC Housing

isaac — Sat, 27 Feb 2010 19:24:56 +0000

Residents of the Olympic Tent Village in the downtown eastside and their allies on Friday, February 26 staged a tent-in at the BC Housing Offices at 2pm.