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Cops Blink on Tent City Takedown

flux — Thu, 16 Oct 2014 07:35:56 +0000

OPPENHEIMER PARK - Strong camper, supporter, legal observer and media presence at the Homeless Tent City kept Vancouver Police at bay last night. The City of Vancouver had a court order for the VPD to move in and dismantle the three-month-old Indigenous camp and arrest campers as of 10pm, but they held off.

Elsipogtog Solidarity Action Shuts Vancouver Port

flux — Mon, 02 Dec 2013 17:21:55 +0000

COAST SALISH TERRITORY - Activists blocked access to the federal Port of Vancouver for an hour early this morning as part of an International Day of Action in Support of Elsipogtog Land Defenders in New Brunswick.

BC Premier's House 'Fracked'!

flux — Sun, 03 Nov 2013 20:34:36 +0000

COAST SALISH TERRITORY - Activists set up a "fracking rig" on BC Premier Christy Clark's front lawn in Vancouver this morning. The premier was at home, but declined an invitation from the activists to join them to "celebrate her efforts to promote more hydrolic fracturing in BC" and sign away her water rights.

Vancouver Rallies for Striking Quebec Students

flux — Wed, 23 May 2012 03:39:48 +0000

VANCOUVER - More than 400 students and supporters of public education braved a wet Vancouver afternoon to show solidarity with striking Quebec students. Today marked the 100th day of the uprising in Quebec.

Insite Wins! Supreme Court backs safe injection site

flux — Fri, 30 Sep 2011 15:46:40 +0000

VANCOUVER - The Supreme Court has unanimously ruled in favour of the Insite safe injection site. The decision came early this morning from Ottawa that Insite is exempt from federal drug laws.

A crowd of more than 300 was on hand outside Insite to cheer the decison at about 7am local time.

SFU Students Occupy Society Board Office

flux — Tue, 27 Sep 2011 21:55:23 +0000

SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY - A student group calling itself UR SFSS has taken over the offices of the SFU Student Society to demand an end to the 79 day lockout of society staff.

About a dozen members of the United Responsibe Students For Staff and Space have vowed to occupy the offices for an hour for every week the SFSS has locked out its own staff.

A War Criminal's Welcome for Dick Cheney

flux — Tue, 27 Sep 2011 07:03:34 +0000

VANCOUVER - Noisy, determined opponents of torture surrounded the staid Vancouver Club tonight while self-confessed torturer Dick Cheney entertained wealthy Vancouverites inside at $500 a head. Cheney was flogging his memoirs approving flogging "war on terror" suspects.