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THIS WEEK ON MEDIA MORNINGS: Jun 15—Michael Parenti—ACLU & BCCLA on surveillance leaks—Prostitution law challenge

w2radio wrote 1 day ago: This Week on Media Mornings is a weekly independent Canadian and global news hour, featuring the top … more →

Tags: Labour, sex work, Missing women, War & Peace, Arts & Culture, Women, War-on-terror, Federal Politics, History

On Being Sick of the Blood

Louise Aird wrote 3 days ago: The year of BC news-viewers’ discontent has begun, and in the most appalling fashion. It was yesterd … more →

Tags: Blitz Magazine 2007, General Ranting, Journalism, social issues, Television, BC Missing Women Investigation, Crown, if it bleeds it leads, murder

Media Mornings: Thu, Jun 13—Patrick Coomey (ACLU) & Micheal Vonn (BCCLA): NSA surveillance. Kerry Porth (Pivot, PACE). Charlie Smith (Straight)

w2radio wrote 5 days ago: W2MEDIA.CA  |  Listen to today’s 7-8am broadcast of Media Mornings on Vancouver Co-op Radio 10 … more →

Tags: War-on-terror, Civil Liberties, Faith & Religion, Feminism, gentrification, Law, national security, Privacy, sex work

Cars have no business in the DTES1 comment

Stanley Q Woodvine wrote 1 week ago: The Downtown Eastside. Jewel in Vancouver’s crown, or pain in the arse? I’d like to sugg … more →

Tags: Homeless Living, binning, World at Large, DTES, Fairview, Vancouver (B.C.), Kerrisdale, Pivot Legal Society, vancouver police department

Wacky tabacky idea, from a doctor of all people

Stanley Q Woodvine wrote 1 week ago: A lot of street folk would snap these up! Doctors have ethical restraints, that don’t reign-in … more →

Tags: Homeless Living, binning, World at Large, Tobacco, binning, binners, West End, st paul's hospital, deposit on cigarette butts

720 East Hastings Street2 comments

ChangingCity wrote 1 week ago: Here’s a project we’ve been expecting to appear for a while. It’s the new full ser … more →

Tags: Dialog, midrise, non-market, Vancouver Public Library, YWCA

Men convicted as criminal organization for downtown eastside drug operation25 comments

Kim Bolan wrote 1 week ago: Two men who were part of a gang that terrorized drug addicts on Vancouver’s downtown eastside have b … more →

Tags: The real scoop, Barry Espadilla, Breaking News, Christopher Reddy, James Riach, Judge Joseph Galati, kim bolan, Lemar Nehmiam McCann, Nolan Mutemba Swallow

Fears raised that new federal rules will block safe injection sites

Tyler Dawson wrote 1 week ago: OTTAWA — Concerns are being raised that the Harper government’s new application rules will block saf … more →

Tags: Politics and the Nation, National, Canada, Vancouver, Health Canada, Ottawa, Supreme Court of Canada, Leona Aglukkaq, Insite

Race is on for prime Vancouver cultural space at Downtown Eastside’s Woodward's

emilyjacksonmetro wrote 2 weeks ago: W2 Community Media Arts will have to overcome more than a strained relationship with its landlord if … more →

Tags: Vancouver, w2

Hope in Shadows photo contest: DTES

globalnewsdigital wrote 2 weeks ago: Today Dozens of Downtown Eastside residents showed-off their creativity from behind the lens by capt … more →

Tags: Uncategorized

The Slow Bean vegetarian café closes in Vancouver3 comments

Stephen Hui wrote 2 weeks ago: The Nines occupied the corner of West Pender and Abbott streets. (Stephen Hui) If you were in Vancou … more →

Tags: Restaurants, Vancouver, Closings, vegan, Food, vegetarian, The Nines, The Slow Bean, crosstown

A Better Life Foundation fights hunger

Tales from a Bar Stool wrote 3 weeks ago: Vancouver is hungry. Stomachs are growling and bodies are undernourished in a city that is supposed … more →

Tags: Entertainment, Events, A Better Life Foundation, Charity, Community, DTES, event, Gastown, Hannah Georgas

Over The Rainbow

kirsty matthews wrote 3 weeks ago: A free theatre group in Vancouver’s downtown eastside, gives local kids a chance to dream big. … more →

Tags: Documentaries, Feature, Over The Rainbow, Project Limelight, Strathcona, The Wizard of Oz

Cultch Gallery Opening Showcasing The Downtown East Side Small Grant Arts Program

createveinvan wrote 3 weeks ago: This Wednesday, May 29th, The Cultch Gallery, 1895 Venables Street, invites you to the opening of a … more →

Tags: event, Art: Theatre, east vancouver, Arts, Vancouver Foundation, Downtown East Side Program, Cultch Gallery, Gallery Opening, Carnegie Community Centre

Spring cleaning? Donate those old shoes to someone in need

Kate Webb wrote 4 weeks ago: Vancouver’s less fortunate have a little more spring in their step thanks to a local cobbler w … more →

Tags: Vancouver, Homeless Shoes Program, The Quick Cobbler

Men in Gastown2 comments

annashalal wrote 4 weeks ago: Continuing our journey through Gastown my last lovely model Kathy, pointed me right across the stree … more →

Tags: Fashion, Men Are Fashionable, Local 2, Charity, clothing, COLOR, Fashion, Gastown, Local

Survival, Strength, Sisterhood. #INM, #women

Drummer wrote 1 month ago: Kolonialq shares a short film: Survival, Strength, Sisterhood: Power of Women in the Downtown Eastsi … more →

Tags: Video, Women, IdleNoMore, indigenous, aboriginal, missing sisters, Women, Chinese

A visit from Jimmy

Stanley Q Woodvine wrote 1 month ago: Fresh from the Downtown Eastside, Here’s Jimmy in Fairview. He has an appointment to meet some … more →

Tags: Personal, bicycles, binning, Jimmy, arbutus, bicycle lock

Vancouver anarchists linked to housing complex fire1 comment

talesfromthelou wrote 1 month ago: Vancouver anarchists linked to housing complex fire – British Columbia – CBC News. CBC N … more →

Tags: alternate economy, Sociology, activism, anarchism, criminology 2, Canada, capitalism, Political Science, British Columbia


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