Canada
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From  The Vancouver AgreementFrom: Fighting For Space |
This chapter highlights the formation Vancouver Caucus, comprising of Mayor Philip Owen, Jenny Kwan and Dr Hedy Fry, and the subsequent signing of the Vancouver Agreement. The agreement about a … | Travis Lupick | 27 | 2017 | $0.54 Add |
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From Boston, MassachusettsFrom: Fighting For Space |
Boston has a "Methadone Mile", a stretch in the city’s South End where needles litter the ground. Police tolerate the open drug use because to do otherwise would be futile. In … | Travis Lupick | 19 | 2017 | $0.19 Add |
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From  Lessons LearnedFrom: Fighting Dirty |
The author discusses lessons learned throughout this fight and reflects on the larger context of environmental fights in Canada and beyond. | Poh-Gek Forkert | 7 | 2017 | $0.70 Add |
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From EpilogueFrom: Fighting Dirty |
Epilogue. | Poh-Gek Forkert | 5 | 2017 | $0.50 Add |
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From Establishing InsiteFrom: Fighting For Space |
The new Mayor of Vancouver finally gave in to the demands of the Downtown Eastside activists and the groundwork for “Insite” was laid. This chapter talks about the logistics of … | Travis Lupick | 28 | 2017 | $0.56 Add |
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From  Study War No MoreThe Campaign against Military Training in Saskatchewan High Schools, 2014-2015 From: Divided |
This chapter is a case study of the peace campaign mounted against the introduction of military training in Regina high schools. | Florence Stratton | 15 | 2021 | $1.50 Add |
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From  The International Stage |
Indigenous activist Arthur Manuel recounts the activities of Indigenous people in Canada taking their fight for self-determination and recognition of rights to the international stage using … | Arthur Manuel | 5 | 2017 | $0.50 Add |
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From Opening DayFrom: Fighting For Space |
This heartwarming chapter outlines the opening day of Insite. Vacouver was now home to one-of-a-kind facility in North American continent whose sole purpose was harm reduction and better living … | Travis Lupick | 23 | 2017 | $0.46 Add |
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From ConsequencesFrom: Fighting For Space |
The aftermath of opening Insite. | Travis Lupick | 17 | 2017 | $0.17 Add |
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From Drug Users with a LawyerFrom: Fighting For Space |
John Richardson was a young lawyer facing an existential crisis. He found solace in Downtown Eastside, having been deeply moved by the dilapidated condition of drug users. He became a … | Travis Lupick | 21 | 2017 | $0.42 Add |
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From Protests across CanadaFrom: Fighting For Space |
Even though Insite became operational, the activists knew they were on borrowed time as the continuity of this project was in the tenuous hands of the changing government. Keeping this in mind, … | Travis Lupick | 32 | 2017 | $0.96 Add |
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From Court BattleFrom: Fighting For Space |
For four years, the Conservative administration had made it increasingly difficult for Insite to obtain annual exemptions from drug laws that it requires to operate. By 2007, it was clear that … | Travis Lupick | 24 | 2017 | $0.48 Add |
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From Crossing a LineFrom: Fighting For Space |
In early 2012, the regional health authority that funded Insite revealed it would soon cut funding for the Rainier Hotel, a housing project that benefited from on-site treatment programs for its … | Travis Lupick | 27 | 2017 | $0.54 Add |
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From  PrEP Will Not Save UsThe Ghosts of AIDS and Suicide |
This chapter explores suicide among gay men, which has surpassed HIV as the leading cause of death of gay men in Canada. | Kody Muncaster | 6 | 2021 | $0.60 Add |
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From Prescription HeroinFrom: Fighting For Space |
The Downtown Eastside had accomplished a lot as a community. In 2004, Dr. Martin Schechter had secured funding to launch a heroin-maintenance program out of a small clinic in the Downtown … | Travis Lupick | 29 | 2017 | $0.58 Add |
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From “The Assassination”From: Fighting For Space |
Citing financial mismanagement, BCs provincial government removed Townsend, Evans, and the entire leadership of the Portland Hotel Society. The organization was stripped of its autonomy, and the … | Travis Lupick | 25 | 2017 | $0.50 Add |
