Category Archives: Housing Crisis

UBC’s Alternative Orientation Booklet: Resisting the University 2019/2020 (Downloadable PDF)

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At the Social Justice Centre and the Women’s Centre, we are reviving old traditions with this year’s new alternative orientation booklet. We envision this booklet as an opportunity to situate students, introduce them to powerful groups, both on campus and off, and speak to the myriad ways that resistance and resurgence is taking place in and around us. We invite you to engage in and reflect on your roles on this campus, recognizing that this is unique to each person, and to broaden your imagination of what is possible. We wish that this booklet sparks hope and empowers our communities.

Residents Of Iconic High Rise Resist Mass Eviction, Demand Government Accountability

Filed under Activism, Capitalism & Class, Events, Housing Crisis, Vancouver Politics   ·   September 25th, 2018   ·   0 comments
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VANCOUVER, COAST SALISH TERRITORIESĀ – The tenants of Berkeley Tower (1770 Davie St) are holding a press conference and rally at Morton Park outside their residence to bring attention to their critical situation, and to highlight the loopholes at the provincial and municipal government levels that contribute to the housing crisis in Vancouver. New owner Reliance […]