November 20 marks the annual Trans Day Of Remembrance (TDOR). To mark this solemn day, we offer some history of the day and share the names of those we lost to honour and memorialize their memory. This post includes Read More
The overdose crisis isn’t gender neutral
In 2016, the BC government declared the opioid epidemic a public health emergency. Since then, more than 3,600 British Columbians have died from drug overdoses and poisonings. While the BC government and health authorities look for ways to mitigate Read More
A love letter to grassroots feminist organizing
I’m feeling incredibly energized these days! It’s my first spring on beautiful Coast Salish homelands and I am acutely aware of each flower, the twinkling Pacific Ocean, and the moss covering each tree trunk. My optimistic attitude about life Read More
A Louder More Inclusive Feminism: Our Conversation with Black Lives Matter Vancouver
In the lead up to this year’s Black History Month, I had the privilege of sitting down to speak with Sandra Iroegbu (she/her/hers), a collective member of Black Lives Matter Vancouver. Sandra is a Nigerian immigrant living and working Read More
Five Reasons We are Back in Court to Fight Solitary Confinement
Last week, we were at the BC Court of Appeal, together with the Native Women’s Association of Canada, to argue once again, that the court must protect the rights of Indigenous women and women with disabling mental illness in Read More