Tag: Vancouver

PIVOT Legal Society: If You Care About Harm Reduction, Why Don’t You Stop The Harm To Me?

Dear Peter Wrinch, Today I read an article on your web page about Harm Reduction. It was curious to see it was written by Fathima Cader. It took me a few moments until I realized where I knew her name from. Then it dawned on me- this woman has done enormous harm to me…

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Vancouver Area Network of Drugs Users (VANDU)- Your Tax Dollars At Work!

There’s a march going on right now in Vancouver. Just a few minutes ago VANDU was blocking traffic on the Cambie Street Bridge, carrying a banner saying ‘Homes Not Jails’…

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The BCGEU May Not Only Be Full Of Shit…

Did the BCGEU put a new meaning to the concept of the flying squad on Thursday?

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Letter From A Fauxhawk (featuring Jayson Fleury!)

I woke up this morning to find I got a message from Jayson Fleury- you may remember him from my story about Occupy Toronto’s ‘sacred’ fire. If you’ve been around activist circles in Toronto or Vancouver, chances are you’ve run across this guy. Have a look at his letter, and my response below. This could …

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Why ‘Safe Space’ Politics Should Scare You…

The first incident of violence at Occupy Vancouver came long before a juvenile kid in the Black Bloc hit a cop in the face with a flagpole, and long before an occupier bit a fireman and another stole a cop’s ammunition during the ‘sacred’ fire incident. It was a seemingly unexpected event that happened at the …

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