As the city gets ready to go to the polls on November 19 for the municipal elections, Megaphone #91 breaks down how the major municipal parties plan to tackle homelessness and the affordable housing crisis in Vancouver—still the number one issue for the majority of voters in the city.

We also highlight Amnesty International’s 16th annual International Film Festival—independent filmmakers from across the globe will present stories here in Vancouver that deal with human rights at home and from around the planet.

Also in this issue, David Suzuki talks about the planet’s seven billionth person; housing activists sound off about the diminishing stock of low-income buildings in the Downtown Eastside; and we feature poetry from our community creative writing programs.