Blogs about: Downtown Eastside

Great Beginnings- a proposal

hannamitchell wrote 1 week ago: There is a new fund that contains approximately 10 million dollars to clean up the Downtown Eastside … more »

Tags: My Thoughts, >> Great Beginnings

Back for Mor

sjconnor wrote 1 week ago: … more »

Tags: Vancouver, Connor, Downtown, sjconnor

It's Midnight. It. Is. Time.6 comments

raincoaster wrote 2 weeks ago: For Devo: For the record and just to warn the universe on general principles, it is now eight minut … more »

Tags: 80's, Art, Culture, Dance, Entertainment, Geek, Generation X, hipsters, Music

A Man of Mystery20 comments

raincoaster wrote 1 month ago: For no reason I can imagine except that my life has been deprived of it so far, a DVD of the movie … more »

Tags: Movies, Entertainment, Culture, Vancouver, fans, The Shebeen Club, Lush Life, Cocktails

cup for a buck

dani&aaron wrote 1 month ago: admittedly, the downtown eastside isn’t really known for its coffee. sure there is now a wave … more »

Tags: Coffee, Unpretentious, one dollar, Ovaltine Cafe, ovaltine, hastings and main, Downtown, Cheap, Good

Finally, Vancouver. 3 comments

masonjars wrote 2 months ago: For once..I am proud of a choice that has been made in regards to the downtown eastside. The sad par … more »

Tags: Check This Out, A Closer Look, What Do YOU think?, Homeless, Vancouver, Love, poverty, drugs, Simon Fraser

Letters for 58 West Hastings-Homes, not the streets; A bed, not the sidewalk; Understanding, not Ignorance

powars wrote 2 months ago: Dear Friends, Please join us to oppose a significant proposal for Condo developments covering 6 lot … more »

Tags: Actions, Human Rights, Homelessness, DTES, Vancouver 2010, 58 West Hastings, Condos, concorde pacific, Affordable Housing

Say Again?

sjconnor wrote 2 months ago: … more »

Tags: Vancouver, Connor, Downtown, Street, Urban, east hastings, hastings, Decay, sjconnor

Privilege (heterosexual and others)6 comments

shihtzustaff wrote 2 months ago: I am writing this blog entry in response to all the comments I received on facebook when I updated m … more »

Tags: Classism, facebook, First Nations, language, Male Privilege, racism, trans

Drupal Camp Vancouver, Fearless City Media, The Revolution Will Be Fabulous, and Homeless James Bond21 comments

raincoaster wrote 2 months ago: How’s that for a title? First, we will explain each element in isolation. No, first we will te … more »

Tags: Allegory, Anarchy, Art, Blogging, Canada, Culture, DCV08, Fearless City, Geek

Zippers1 comment

hannamitchell wrote 2 months ago: Every time i look at a YKK zipper i think of this guy i met named Eddie on the corner of Main and H … more »

Tags: My Thoughts

Robotic vigilante hits street as homemade 'Bum Bot' patrols in Atlanta

thefungus wrote 2 months ago: Greg Bluestein, THE ASSOCIATED PRESS ATLANTA - Cars passing O’Terrill’s pub screech to … more »

Tags: Empire, MACHINE, Human Rights, Homelessness, DTES, poverty, The Machine

BC's Homeless Death Toll: 56 or More in Two Years

powars wrote 3 months ago: Darrell Mickasko burned to death in a Vancouver alley. Tally of homeless deaths released to Tyee … more »

Tags: Articles, DTES, Homelessness, Human Rights, aboriginal, AIDS, B.C., coroner's report, David Chudnovsky

Older Article-Vancouver backs out on Housing Committments

powars wrote 3 months ago: Vancouver Drops Olympics Housing Pledge Promise was ‘non-binding’ NPA votes. View full a … more »

Tags: Articles, Homelessness, Human Rights, DTES, housing, Inner-City Inclusive Commitments, NPA, Olympics, pivot legal

letter to Gary Mason (journalist who ripped into the UN homeless complaint)

thefungus wrote 3 months ago: Dear Mr. Mason,   I have been a fan of your journalism since first reading your articles in the Van … more »

Tags: DTES, Homelessness, Human Rights, MACHINE, David Eby, gary mason, Olympics, Vancouver

letters to editor!!

thefungus wrote 3 months ago: Please help us out by sending as many letters to different papers/media outlets as possible. Here … more »

Tags: Empire, MACHINE, Human Rights, Vancouver, Olympics, Homelessness, United Nations, Letter to Editor

Official Downtown Eastside United Nations complaint webpage

thefungus wrote 3 months ago: If you’d like to learn more about the Downtown Eastside issue, check out the link to the offic … more »

Tags: Actions, Empire, MACHINE, Human Rights, Résistance, Homelessness, DTES, housing, Vancouver

Vancouver groups to file complaint to United Nations over housing shortage

thefungus wrote 3 months ago: The Canadian Press VANCOUVER — Tourist dollars are trumping local needs, resulting in hundreds of … more »

Tags: housing, Vancouver, Human Rights, Homelessness, Michael Byers, United Nations

Vancouver housing activists take rights complaint to UN

thefungus wrote 3 months ago: Christina Montgomery , Canwest News Service Published: Sunday, April 13, 2008 VANCOUVER - The battl … more »

Tags: Homelessness, housing, Human Rights, Michael Byers, United Nations, Vancouver


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