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Criminalizing public space through a decriminalization framework: The paradox of British Columbia

Decriminalization never happened in BC

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Solidarity is not guaranteed: Racist exclusion in Vancouver labour organizing from 1903 - 1928 through 12 clippings

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Hoop dreams are everything

sociocultural 4 min read

‘Decrim’ used as tool of dehumanization by Vancouver Police

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Solidarity is not guaranteed: Racist exclusion in Vancouver labour organizing from 1903 - 1928 through 12 clippings

The perceived threat of Asian and South Asian individuals and communities driving "white labour" out was part of a moral panic that permeated

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How colonialism created the ‘drug user’ the world over

Drug prohibition was imposed by colonial power from Pender St. to Punjab. Now, drug regulation must be uncoupled from colonial and carceral power to end its violence.

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Decriminalization or police mission creep? Police involvement in BC's decriminalization framework

Decrim has been criticized for embedding policing within it, including in determining drug quantities during interactions, and conducting social service referrals through the distribution of resource cards; and directing police to target people working in the unregulated drug markets.

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DRUG USER LIBERATION FRONT TO PURSUE CONSTITUTIONAL CHALLENGE, ANNOUNCES FUNDRAISER

The founders of DULF, Jeremy and Eris, were arrested in October 2023 after their compassion club showed extremely promising results. Crown has decided to pursue charges.

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Empty words for toxic theatre

Five terms currently being used to create theatre and panic to distract from the toxic drug emergency in British Columbia.

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“The message is clear, First Nations lives are disposable.” Gitanyow Hereditary Chiefs on lack of accountability for BC police who kill

The shape and level of police violence in BC is both common and unclear - calls for inquiries and accountability are growing again.

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Criminalizing public space through a decriminalization framework: The paradox of British Columbia

Featured

Solidarity is not guaranteed: Racist exclusion in Vancouver labour organizing from 1903 - 1928 through 12 clippings

Hoop dreams are everything

‘Decrim’ used as tool of dehumanization by Vancouver Police

Solidarity is not guaranteed: Racist exclusion in Vancouver labour organizing from 1903 - 1928 through 12 clippings

How colonialism created the ‘drug user’ the world over

Decriminalization or police mission creep? Police involvement in BC's decriminalization framework

DRUG USER LIBERATION FRONT TO PURSUE CONSTITUTIONAL CHALLENGE, ANNOUNCES FUNDRAISER

Empty words for toxic theatre

“The message is clear, First Nations lives are disposable.” Gitanyow Hereditary Chiefs on lack of accountability for BC police who kill

Cops on campus: Why police crackdowns on student protesters are dangerous

Eby: BC NDP decrim amendment request will exclude people who call ambulance on themselves at home

Hoop dreams are everything

‘Decrim’ used as tool of dehumanization by Vancouver Police

In BC, Alberta and around the world, forced drug use treatment is violence

Situating Vancouver's Nonprofit Industrial Complex