Remembering a fallen vendor
Megaphone News: Vancouver vendor Ronald Jerome McGrath passed away on July 16, and we honour his memory
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Storytelling meets life at Vancouver's Queer Film Festival
Arts Preview: This year’s Vancouver Queer Film Festival showcases films that intersect across race, class, and gender
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Dignity through art
Heartbeats: Vancouver performance honours the lives lost in the fentanyl overdose crisis
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Queens of the court
Cover Story: Indigenous women basketball players will have their might tested at a world tournament this month in Vancouver
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Downtown Eastside advocate Jean Swanson running for city council
Longtime anti-poverty activist looks to fill Vancouver council seat in upcoming by-election, promising a rent freeze and ending homelessness
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Animating her story
Arts Profile: Meet Raven John, an artist that is carving her own path in spaces that celebrate both her Indigenous and two-spirit identity.
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Why are young women at higher risk of becoming victims of domestic violence?
A woman is killed by her partner every six days in Canada. A large per cent of those victims are young women.
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Four principles that can end chronic homelessness
Out Front: Evidence from the U.S. shows that everyone can be housed with a smart, affective approach
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Voices of the Street - Literary Edition
Megaphone's annual literary edition Voices of the Street is sold on the streets of Vancouver and Victoria by Megaphone's homeless and low-income vendors. Vendors buy each book for $5 and sell them for $10, keeping the profit. Voices of the Street is Megaphone's annual collection of poems, stories, essays and creative...
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Busking out those street performances
Whether it’s a unicorn unicyclist or eyebrow-burning fire breathers, Downtown Victoria’s Busker Festival is conjuring a new dimension on the city’s sidewalks
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Victoria-based study asks people who use drugs to shape their own primary care
Local News: Researchers hope to put a spotlight on how people living with addiction access the health-care system
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Right to rent: Introducing the Vancouver Tenants Union
July Cover Story: The rent is still too damn high! Tenants unionize to fight back
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Soaking up the rays
Vendor Profile: Victoria’s Richard Gerrand is making the most of his sunny summer days
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No one is free until everybody’s free
Director’s Corner: July is Pride month, and we shouldn’t forget its history of protest
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Farm-to-recovery
Heartbeats: Catching up with Woodwynn Farms, fostering recovery and community on the farm near Victoria
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A year of patrolling the streets during the overdose epidemic
Viewpoints: Spikes on Bikes launched bike and foot patrols in response to the worst overdose epidemic on record—a hard-working rider shares his experience over the program’s first year
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‘It’s a miracle to be alive’
Vendor Profile: Megaphone’s own Vancouver vendor Stephen Scott was one of the recipients of this year’s Courage To Come Back award
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‘I’m your sister and I walk with you’
Vendor Voices: Vancouver vendor Suzanne Kilroy shares her thoughts in honour of Aboriginal Day, June 21
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Vancouver Folk Festival's inclusive vision
Arts Review: Vancouver Folk Festival message stronger than ever in era of bigotry and hate
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