Coping with COPE’s ouster
2011 Vancouver Municipal Election: Why was Vision’s campaign ally COPE flushed from City Hall?
Tag Archives: Social Movements
Political hip-hop parlays on the election battle
Hip-hop isn’t your usual electoral terrain, but this week we parlayed with three rappers who want to get out the vote
#VanElxn: Systemic dysfunction and addiction to campaign financing
With 3 days left until the election, The Left Coast Post catches up with Randy Helten and Nicole Benson of Neighbourhoods for a Sustainable Vancouver. Spoilers or prophets? You decide
Occupy Vancouver: Geography of a ‘modern agora’
It’s been exactly a month since Occupy Vancouver began. With the city heading to court tomorrow hoping to evict the campers, we map out what occupiers have built in a month
Ashlie Gough death a ‘tragedy’ says family, but don’t blame Occupy Vancouver
One week after the death of Ashlie Gough at Occupy Vancouver, her family confirmed she died of a heroin overdose – but said they find most portrayals of Gough “upsetting” and “inaccurate”
Occupy Vancouver affordable housing march decries rising prices, condominium developers
Nearly 150 demonstrators from Occupy Vancouver held a protest for affordable housing Saturday, protesting upscale developments they said are causing rising prices
Ashlie Gough ‘Didn’t Want to Die’
Victoria artist who overdosed at Occupy Vancouver was passionate, magnetic, say those who loved her
Mayoral homelessness debate a sham: DTES residents
As Mayor Gregor Robertson faced his main election opponent in a tense homelessness debate tonight, residents of Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside (DTES) in attendance called the debate a sham
Mayoral homelessness debate: Photograph
Mayor Gregor Robertson and Councillor Suzanne Anton speak to the congregation at St. Andrew’s-Wesley United Church
Skirmish with fire department leads ex-Occupy organizers to reach out to city
Following a skirmish between authorities and protesters at Occupy Vancouver, some of the protest’s original organizers met to discuss ways forward – without the camp’s approval
David P Ball 