24-year old Hamilton artist, James Blair is packing up his apartment as we speak. This is a hard move for James who recently lost his husband due to terminal lung cancer. "I did my best! and he was happy.. that is...
created by Gavin_Cummings | 4 years ago | updated 4 years ago 376 views | 11 recommendations | 2 comments
24-year old Hamilton artist, James Blair is packing up his apartment as we speak. This is a hard move for James dealing with the loss of his husband"I did my best! and he was happy.. that is all that...
opinion by Gavin_Cummings | 4 years ago | updated 3 years ago 220 views | 4 recommendations | 1 comment
A homeless Indian immigrant has been beaten up and set on fire near Rome. The victim, who has been admitted to hospital with serious burns, was sleeping at the train station in the town of Nettuno when he was attacked by three young men. They beat him brutally and set him on...
Barry Artiste Op/EdIt looks like Whistler may be out of the loop when it comes to the Olympic Medal Ceremonies, because of budget cuts. Olympic Officials remain tightlipped where alternative venues would be to...
opinion by Barry ORegan | 4 years ago | updated 4 years ago 214 views | 0 recommendations | 0 comments
Knowing they have a product that might help turn around their industry’s financial woes, newspaper owners are warming up to the homeless people living along the curbs and in the alleyways outside their downtown...
opinion by BMCWrites | 4 years ago | updated 4 years ago 175 views | 12 recommendations | 1 comment
–––––> Petition to Stop Israel War Crime"Tens of thousands of Palestinians have been left destitute by Israel's three-week offensive against Hamas militants in the Gaza Strip, the UN estimates. The United Nations says that some 50,800 people are now homeless and...
created by con10t | 4 years ago | updated 4 years ago 150 views | 6 recommendations | 0 comments
Barry Artiste Op/Ed Anyone who has followed my rants on Now Public and my dislike for many Vangroovians as I like to call them, should certainly understand my reasoning behind it. You see, we have a homeless...
opinion by Barry ORegan | 4 years ago | updated 4 years ago 227 views | 2 recommendations | 2 comments
Geez it was cold last night.First United Church at Hastings & Gore on the Downtown Eastside is now operating as a 21 hour shelter, according to Audrey Laferriere who ran for Mayor on the homeless issue.Laferriere...
created by jr | 4 years ago | updated 4 years ago 170 views | 14 recommendations | 2 comments
This is an interesting and encouraging use of social media. " It started as a two-line message on the Internet and ended up mobilizing a small crowd that roamed Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside in the snow Sunday...
created by mike_yvr | 4 years ago | updated 4 years ago 203 views | 24 recommendations | 2 comments
Homelessness is a pressing issue here in North America, especially when cold weather strikes. And while for most North Americans helping homeless people usually means donating blankets, warm clothes and...
created by Yuliya Talmazan | 4 years ago | updated 4 years ago 484 views | 32 recommendations | 4 comments
Gregor Robertson promised to fix Vancouver homelessness problem during his recent campaign. What he did not tell Vancouverites is that it may include arbitrar detention. Taking political advantage of the death of a homeless person who caught on fire friday morning, Mayor...
opinion by dfred | 4 years ago | updated 4 years ago 288 views | 5 recommendations | 5 comments
Its not very common for a story about Vancouver to make the front page of Technorati (the index of what people are blogging about) but the City's attempts to eradicate homelessness has catipulted this story to...
created by mtippett | 4 years ago | updated 4 years ago 1606 views | 20 recommendations | 8 comments
NOTE: Cross-posted from Fearless City. Donate your old mobile phones to help DTES artists share stories, and tap into life, jobs & family. How can you help? Your used mobile phones - preferably with video, camera, wi-fi Cash donations (* tax deductible) or new...
created by uncleweed | 4 years ago | updated 4 years ago 271 views | 26 recommendations | 2 comments
We all read this morning about Tracey, the homeless woman who burned to death last night when trying to warm herself over a candle. I am now posting this via David Eby's blog, about the fact that there was another...
created by kate | 4 years ago | updated 4 years ago 1571 views | 38 recommendations | 7 comments
Large tidal waves devastated the northern coast of Papa New Guinea on Tuesday. Early estimates have concluded that over 400 people have lost their homes as well as several businesses have been...
created by TFleming | 4 years ago | updated 4 years ago 487 views | 1 recommendation | 0 comments