List of Event websites in BC
http://vancouver.ca/news-calendar/calendar-of-events.aspx http://www.hellobc.com/vancouver/things-to-do/festivals-events.aspx http://www.vancourier.com/events/index.html http://www.cbc.ca/bc/community/blog/calendar.html
Articles by John Zakharia Vancouver
Community Journalism 101
Extra, Extra! The new issue of Megaphone out today hands the reporting reins over to graduates of Community Journalism 101, Megaphone’s reporter training program for Downtown Eastside […]
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 […]
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 […]
April 19 2013 at Cafe Deux Soleils
VOICES OF THE STREET Literary issue launch Megaphone invites you to the launch of our third annual literary issue, Voices of the Street, at Cafe Deux Soleils […]
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, […]