Drug users launch speakers bureau targeting organizations, businesses, and educators
Press Release: Drug users launch speakers bureau targeting organizations, businesses, and educators Tuesday, January 15, 2019 (Vancouver, BC) - A team of current and former drug users have joined forces with Megaphone Magazine to form a Speakers Bureau aimed at improving understandings and responses to addiction and overdose in the Lower...
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#CouncilSoWhite
Director's Corner: The persistent whiteness of power was reflected on election day in Vancouver
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Dear Pen Pals...
Do you have a question about drug use, addiction, mental health, relationships, sexuality, or other life issues? We've got you covered.
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Where have all the flowers gone?
In his book Poppy, author Jay Black explores the links between war, prohibition and the opioid crisis in B.C.
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Sovereign sexuality
Indigenous burlesque group Virago Nation uses explicit demonstrations of free will to dismantle colonial stereotypes and reclaim female eroticism.
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Heading to the East
Each month, Megaphone features an image chosen as a Top 30 finalist in our annual Hope in Shadows photo contest.The winning 13 photos are published in the 2019 Hope in Shadows calendar, on sale now in Vancouver and Victoria.
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Bringing connections into sharper focus
For winning photographer Buffie Irvine, the Hope in Shadows project becaime more than a photo contest.
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Dear Pen Pals...
Do you have a question about drug use, addiction, mental health, relationships, sexuality, or other life issues? We've got you covered.
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Help shine a light in darkness
When you support Megaphone, you're giving the gift of hope to someone living in poverty.
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The Human Race
Each month, Megaphone features an image chosen as a Top 30 finalist in our annual Hope in Shadows photo contest.The winning 13 photos are published in the 2019 Hope in Shadows calendar, on sale now in Vancouver and Victoria.
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The courageous woman
Megaphone vendor, musician and writer Bernie Bouzane shares one of his poems.
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Feeling the burn
The Frontline Fight Club is using boxing to battle drug crisis trauma.
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Dear Pen Pals...
Do you have a question about drug use, addiction, mental health, relationships, sexuality, or other life issues? We've got you covered.
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Behind every mental illness is a person—and a story
Documentary series focuses on the lives of those admitted to the HOpe Centre for psychiatry and education in North Vancouver.
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The future looks bright in Victoria
Fred Willingdon takes care to offer acknowledgement to those who are often "invisible" in society.
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Hope and healing in the Heart of the City
"It reminded me of who I was" — How a Downtown Eastside arts-and-cultural festival brought a blues queen back to life.
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Low-income Photographers Share Stories through Their Own Lens
Press Release: Low-income Photographers Share Stories through Their Own Lens Vancouver, B.C. [October 10, 2018]— It's a photography project that shares the stories of homeless and low-income people through their own lens, and in its 16-year history, it has put more than one million dollars directly into the pockets of...
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Last Rights
Dr. Naheed Dosani is among a growing number of health care practitioners working to bring palliative care to those living on the margins.
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A voice for all
By running for councillor in Vancouver’s civic election next month, Gerald ‘Spike’ Peachey aims to help build a city where everyone can live their best lives.
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