Raising awareness and helping the homeless connect and succeed
The Vancouver Tenants Union seeks to build a base of tenants throughout the city to establish political power to create change. We are fighting for the rights of tenants and the preservation of affordable housing. Everyone, regardless of class, lifestyle,…
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Not another Woodwards! Rally and teach-in at 58 W hastings open house against gentrification and social mix! What: Rally & Teach-in When: Tuesday, April 18th – 4.30pm Where: Meet 4.30pm @ Victory Square. We will then march together into…
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‘Closing Shelters Is A Human Rights Violation’ While the City Council is discussing a new housing reset report, aiming to build more housing for the middle class, shelter residents are being sent back to the streets. Yet you are paying…
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Homeless population at an all-time high in Vancouver and across the region Has the city given up on the homeless? That was a question I put to two of the city’s top bureaucrats – Gil Kelley and Kathleen Llewellyn-Thomas…
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9 students have been sleeping outside with few amenities for the past 5 days on campus A group of University of British Columbia students immersed themselves in the homeless life this week in order to raise funds for homelessness initiatives….
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He is not taking any action either because he is complicit with the malfeasance, or too afraid of the hostility of the witch hunt below. Please read: Those who have a formal education will recall the famous phrase: “power corrupts…
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Canada’s LGBT zeal results in females being evicted from women’s shelter in British Columbia. Several times in the past, Megaphone Magazine, which is supposed to be a magazine advocating for the homeless, used the front page of their “magazine” to…
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If you’ve passed by a homeless person and felt unsure of how you can help, an upcoming event will provide an opportunity. 5 Days for the Homeless is a nationwide initiative to increase awareness and raise donations for local charitable organizations supporting homeless….
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WEBINAR MARCH 17 “Evictions: What You Should Know” from Tenant Resource & Advisory Centre (TRAC) & SHELTER NET BC Description: Evictions – What you Should Know webinar helps front-line staff, outreach workers and service providers prevent evictions when their…
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Today, Metro Vancouver released its Regional Homeless Task Force which found there are more than 70 homeless camps throughout the region. Among other shocking numbers is the fact that 5 people are becoming homeless in Metro Vancouver each week, and…
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