June 1st 2013 Homeless Magazine
Community Journalism 101 New issue of Megaphone hits the streets today Extra, Extra! The new issue of Megaphone out today hands the reporting reins over to graduates […]
Homeless news
MEGA-NEWS: Young woman dies at Imouto House
A controversial supportive housing project for young women in the Downtown Eastside had its first visit from emergency services on April 25, when a 19-year-old […]
May 10th 2013_____Seeking Justice for Newcomers
Seeking Justice for Newcomers New issue of Megaphone hits the streets today As British Columbians get ready to head to the voting booth, the new issue […]
Voices of the Street launch
At a time when the Downtown Eastside are going through tremendous changes, Megaphone’s literary issue, Voices of the Street, is set to give a voice to residents […]
Lost in Chinatown: Vancouver’s quiet, growing housing crisis among Chinese seniors
Lost in Chinatown: Vancouver’s quiet, growing housing crisis among Chinese seniors Poverty doesn’t stop at the imaginary line between Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside and Chinatown neighbourhoods. But […]
Homeless Dave on hunger strike against gentrification and displacement
Photo credit: Murray Bush (Flux Photo) At noon on Friday March, 22nd, Homeless Dave began a hunger strike in support of housing rights and social justice in […]
Judy Graves, who’s been a homeless advocate for over 20 years, says there needs to be an even bigger push for permanent housing.
While homelessness still exists in Vancouver, there is hopeful news fewer people are on the street. The city of Vancouver’s annual homeless count is underway, […]
Homeless Magazine March 1st 2013
Heavy Measures What’s that they say about March? Well, in thelatest issue of Megaphone out today, we go in like a lion by talking with ex-criminals, […]
30 Victoria homeless deaths in 4 months draw inquest calls
Causes of death range from pneumonia to overdose to suicide Thirty homeless people in Victoria have died over the past four months. (CBC)An anti-poverty group in […]
Mapping the Future Hello Johnny, The Downtown Eastside is rapidly changing. But a city-appointed committee tasked with making a plan for the neighbourhood has been […]