Resist Canada 153 attracts hundreds of attendees, clashes with far-right groups July 2, 2020July 3, 2020 Michael John Lo Black and Indigenous-led event holds space at the Legislature, displacing fringe groups Photo by Michael John Lo On July 1, the legislature lawn normally used for a Canada Day concert was instead...
District of Saanich Council passes motion increasing housing restriction on unrelated persons from four to six June 22, 2020July 7, 2020 Josh Kozelj Decision comes after homeowners, students, voiced opinions in all-day public hearing Image via Google Maps Following a marathon five-hour online public hearing on Saturday night, the District of Saanich Council voted to...
Victoria City Council announces Open Air Recovery Plan June 19, 2020June 19, 2020 Alec Lazenby Public spaces to be transformed into patios and retail space Photo by Darian Lee On May 19, B.C. officially entered into Phase 2 of the province’s Restart Plan. This means that businesses...
Treatment of the street community in response to COVID-19 brings criticism from camp residents and activists June 16, 2020July 7, 2020 Alec Lazenby and Michael John Lo Disposal of property, lack of support, and inadequate housing amongst grievances for the homeless in Victoria Shea Smith with his dog Tony in Beacon Hill Park, photo by Michael John Lo. The...
UVic students lead massive 9 000-person Peace Rally for Black Lives at Centennial Square June 9, 2020July 7, 2020 Michael John Lo Chants of “Vic Sees, Vic Hears” marked a rally for centering Black lives and voices who refuse to be beaten down by systemic racism From left to right: Vanessa Simon, Asiyah...
Hundreds flock to downtown streets for Black Lives Matter march and vigil June 2, 2020June 17, 2020 Josh Kozelj Peaceful all-day event grew from dozens throughout the day Photo by Josh Kozelj As a crowd of 300 gathered in front of the legislature, Vanessa Simone grasped a megaphone and spoke...
Victoria PD reports spending $100k more so far on protests this year compared to all of 2019 April 24, 2020April 25, 2020 Kate Korte In the first few months of 2020, VicPD has spent $183 000 on officers’ overtime wages during public rallies, marches, demonstrations, and protests. Despite only 34 protests taking place in
Community members getting down to the roots of self care through gardening April 23, 2020April 23, 2020 Alexandra Mehl In a piece of art, Sadie Gibbs writes that “Earth care is community care is self care.” In response to COVID-19, Gibbs and others are advocating that people foster a
“Years in the making”: Innovative community responses to food insecurity during COVID-19 April 23, 2020April 23, 2020 Michael John Lo As food banks are tightening their belts, some are looking at gardens for their potential. Others look to more radical ways to combat food insecurity.
Victoria group coming together to make over 1 600 sandwiches for homeless April 18, 2020April 18, 2020 Josh Kozelj The day Paul Logan delivered his first sandwich as part of “the Sandwich Initiative” was supposed to be his last day of work before retirement. However, due to the COVID-19
