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Woman fights for right to call police without being evictedMedia Advisory- January 19, 2011 Vancouver- On January 20, The BC Supreme Court will review the case of a woman who was evicted for calling the police as a result of harassment by a male tenant in a... |
Rally for sex workers' rights at Canada's top courtOttawa, January 19, 2012 Today, sex workers and allies will gather outside the Supreme Court of Canada to show their support for sex workers who have come from the Downtown Eastside of Vancouver to... |
Hidden fees could leave Olympic Village's poorest tenants homelessDecember 8, 2011 Vancouver, Over twenty low-income tenants of the Olympic Village are taking action against unexpected and unaffordable bills from a third-party utility company called Enerpro. Today... |
Eleven more tenants come forward in Wolsey Hotel Case/*-->*/ November 22, 2011 Vancouver, unceded Coast Salish Territories - This morning at 11 a.m, current and former residents of the Palace and Wonder single room occupancy hotels will join... |
More allegations of brutality by Harbour Centre Guards leads to new lawsuits/*-->*/ November 15th, 2011 - Private security guards who patrol Vancouver’s Harbour Centre Mall are again at the centre of lawsuits alleging brutality against low-income people. The lawsuits are... |
Photographic Magic from Vancouver's EastsideVancouver, October 4, 2011 - Today the photos chosen for the annual Hope in Shadows calendar are being unveiled, showing the magic of the Downtown Eastside Vancouver community. The calendar, which... |
Pivot to withdraw from Missing Women's InquiryVancouver - Today Pivot Legal Society will hold a press conference to discuss the organization's withdrawal from the Missing Women Commission of Inquiry. Pivot will be re-directing its attention to... |
Three men allege brutality by Harbour Centre security guardsVancouver, June 28 2011 – Private security guards who patrol Vancouver’s Harbour Centre Mall are at the centre of both a B.C. Human Rights Complaint and a lawsuit being filed today. The complaint... |
Community groups shut out of Missing Women's InquiryVancouver, May 25, 2011 – Public interest groups and organizations working with women in the Downtown Eastside were shocked by an unexpected decision by the Attorney General of British Columbia to... |