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British Columbia - Linksno place like home vancouverApril 21, 2008 - 12:48pm
http://www.noplacelikehomevancouver.org/ - The no place like home website documents a complaint to the UN by the PIVOT Legal Society, Carnegie Community Action Project, and the Impact of the Olympics on Community Coalition (IOCC) about the housing conditions of Vancouver's poorest residents. ( categories: Links | British Columbia | Homelessness | Housing | Human Rights )
Carnegie Community Action Project's BlogApril 9, 2008 - 12:13pm
http://ccapvancouver.wordpress.com/ - The Carnegie Community Action Project's blog has news and information on housing, homelessness, and actions in the Downtown Eastside. ( categories: Links | British Columbia | Blogs | Homelessness )
The Houseless ProjectFebruary 20, 2008 - 11:25am
http://www.myspace.com/houseless - The Houseless Project is a project focused on bridging the gap between those that live on the streets and other people in the community by publishing and selling poems written by people who live on the streets. ( categories: Links | British Columbia | Blogs | Homelessness )
Finding our Way HomeJanuary 17, 2008 - 1:14pm
( categories: Links | British Columbia | Blogs | Homelessness )
First Nations and Land RightsNovember 14, 2007 - 10:56am
http://www.firstnations.de/index.html - First Nations and Land Rights and Environmentalism in BC. ( categories: Links | British Columbia | Aboriginal/First Nations )
Think NDNNovember 14, 2007 - 10:55am
http://www.thinkndn.ca/ - Think NDN is a weekly hour-long radio show on Co-op radio in Vancouver for and by Vancouver's Aboriginal community. ( categories: Links | British Columbia | Aboriginal/First Nations | Media )
Spirit of Harriet Nahanee BlogNovember 14, 2007 - 10:46am
http://harrietspirit.blogspot.com/ - Spirit of Warrior Harriet Nahanee is a blog dedicated to actions and analysis surrounding the legacy of Harriet Nahanee, an elder who died working to expose and resist the destruction of the Olympics 2010. ( categories: Links | British Columbia | Aboriginal/First Nations | Blogs | Organizing )
Redwire MagazineNovember 1, 2007 - 1:21pm
http://www.redwiremag.com/ - Redwire Native Youth Media Society is a media and arts organization dedicated to Native youth expression. ( categories: Links | British Columbia | Aboriginal/First Nations | Children/Youth | Health | Media | Organizing | Prisoners' Rights )
Streams of JusticeAugust 1, 2007 - 10:09am
www.streamsofjustice.org - Streams of Justice is a faith-based blog with many articles on homelessness, poverty and other social justice issues. ( categories: Links | British Columbia | Blogs | Homelessness )
Pacific Immigrant Resources SocietyAugust 1, 2007 - 10:03am
www.pirs.bc.ca - Pacific Immigrant Resources Society (PIRS) is a non-profit, community based organization that has been providing services for immigrant women and their young children in Vancouver since 1975. ( categories: Links | British Columbia | Immigrants & Refugees | Women )
Women Against Violence Against WomenAugust 1, 2007 - 10:00am
www.wavaw.ca - Women Against Violence Against Women is a non-profit organization that provides sexual assault services to women in Vancouver. They operate within a feminist and anti-oppressive framework and are committed to non-violence. ( categories: Links | British Columbia | Violence | Women )
Vancouver Women's Health CollectiveAugust 1, 2007 - 9:33am
www.womenshealthcollective.ca - Vancouver Women's Health Collective is a collective of women who advocate for changes in women's health care. They have a practitioner/therapist directory, hold workshops and provide other information and resources on women's health. ( categories: Links | British Columbia | Health | Women )
City Wide Housing CoalitionJuly 27, 2007 - 9:52am
citywidehousingcoalition.org - The City Wide Housing Coalition is a coalition in Vancouver working to save and build low income housing. ( categories: Links | British Columbia | Homelessness | Housing | Organizing )
BC Government WebsiteJuly 13, 2007 - 9:41am
http://www.gov.bc.ca/ - This is the BC government website. From this site you can link to ministry web pages and government laws and regulations. ( categories: Government Information | Links | British Columbia )
Formerly HomelessJuly 12, 2007 - 8:11am
housecanada.blogspot.com/ - Formerly Homeless is a blog about the homeless and homelessness in Canada written by a formerly homeless social/community worker. ( categories: Links | British Columbia | Canada | Blogs | Homelessness )
Pro Bono MapJune 11, 2007 - 10:49am
http://www.probonomap.bc.ca/ - Pro Bono Law of BC has a searchable map of all pro bono resources in British Columbia. ( categories: Links | British Columbia | Legal Aid )
Access JusticeJune 11, 2007 - 10:37am
http://www.accessjustice.ca/ - Access Justice provides pro bono clinics at several dozen locations around British Columbia, often in cooperation with local advocacy organizations. ( categories: Links | British Columbia | Legal Aid )
Raise the RatesMarch 24, 2007 - 9:17am
http://www.raisetherates.org/ - Raise the Rates is a coalition of organizations in BC working to raise welfare rates and the minimum wage. ( categories: Links | British Columbia | Organizing | Welfare )
Seven Oaks MagazineJanuary 7, 2007 - 9:23pm
www.sevenoaksmag.com - Seven Oaks Magazine is an alternative analysis of BC and international political and cultural issues updated weekly. ( categories: Links | British Columbia | Media )
The TyeeJanuary 7, 2007 - 9:21pm
thetyee.ca/ - The Tyee is an independent BC news source with many editorials and news articles on poverty issues. ( categories: Links | British Columbia | Media )
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