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El Louis · @ellouis
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CBC : 'A true hero of the Vancouverism generation': Nathan Edelson — city planner, activist, advocate — dead at 76
cbc.ca/news/canada/british-col
Rest in peace, Sir. It was an honour being in community with you.


#chinatownyvr #dtes #vancouver

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Adam · @breakfastmtn
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"One month after the City of Vancouver removed residents from makeshift shelters on East Hastings, community members, advocates, and former city staff say forcing people to leave has done more harm than good."




youtu.be/cCOV8aBsTnk

#dtes #vancouver #vanpoli #stopthesweeps

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Adam · @breakfastmtn
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'Woodward says he feels the streets are more "nasty" as people try to survive after losing their belongings.

"It's more dog eat dog," he says. "Everyone's getting stolen from, you fall asleep and someone rips off all your stuff."'
~

Ken Sim and ABC, folks. Finding empathetic ways to address poverty and homelessness.



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tasia · @thereaders
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A morning post for the gofundme I started in my pursuit of housing: gofund.me/94de6657

#disability #mutualaid #housing #dtes #blm #BlackMastodon #emergency #autism

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tasia · @thereaders
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I made a go fund me to prevent homelessness. I am begging with every fiber, every nerve, every breath for anyone who even glimpses this post to read it, share it, and consider contributing even $5 if at all possible. I’m at the total mercy of the public.

gofund.me/94de6657

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El Louis · @ellouis
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Shane Simpson in @thetyee : A Better Future Is Possible for the Downtown Eastside
thetyee.ca/Analysis/2023/04/17
"1. Gentrification must be paused
2. We need a safe supply of drugs
3. We need secure housing
4. Meaningful reconciliation and Indigenous relationships are key
5. Income and disability assistance needs a serious rethink"
Where was this guy hiding when he was our MLA?

#vanpoli #chinatownyvr #dtes #vancouver

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Stephen Rees · @StephenRees
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A Better Future Is Possible for the Downtown Eastside

By Shane Simpson 17 April 2023
The former BC NDP minister who grew up in the neighbourhood offers five ideas to grow a more resilient community.

A very long read but also a convincing argument

"‘There is a public consensus that government needs to act"

foundational issues that need to be part of any discussion

* Gentrification must be paused
* Safe supply of drugs
* Secure housing
* Meaningful reconciliation

1/2

#dtes #bc #vancouver

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Adam · @breakfastmtn
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“To say the Hastings tent city and the survival strategies that come with it are the ‘cause’ of the problem is to ignore the reality that they were the effect of a very real problem of systemic policy failure that impacts us all but that only happens to be most visible in the Downtown Eastside."


bc.ctvnews.ca/vancouver-must-d

#yvr #stopthesweeps #dtes #vanpoli

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Bruce Dean · @BruceDean
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David Eby's Brown Shirts?

Will "dedicated team" uniforms be brown?
What special powers will they have?

Will there be an Independent Investigations Office for citizen complaints? ...like the "independent IIOBC?

#stopthesweeps #bcpoli #cdnpoli #vanpoli #defundthepolice #fascism #trump #ndp #basicincome #dtes #housing #brownshirt

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