HAMILTON ARTIST GOES HOMELESS TO SAVE HIS CHARITY!

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...

HAMILTON ARTIST GOES HOMELESS TO SAVE HIS CHARITY!

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...

Indian immigrant beaten, set on fire in Italy

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...

Whistler Olympic Medal Ceromonies killed by budget cuts

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...

Newspaper Companies Warm Up to Homeless

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...

Gaza homeless toll 'hits 50,000'

–––––> 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...

Grassroots group may save B.C.'s famed hollow tree

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...

First United Church Turns Into 21-Hour Homeless Shelter

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...

TweetUp for a cause: Vancouver tweeters hit Downtown Eastside

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...

Italian police feed homeless counterfeit caviar

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...

Loony Mayor Wants To Throw Homeless People In Jail

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...

Vancouver Homeless Problem Making International Headlines

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...

Phones for Fearless City campaign kicks-off

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...

Vancouver Homeless Death toll at 2

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...

Large Tidal Waves Devastate Northern Coast of Papa New Guinea

    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...

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