Feeling the burn
The Frontline Fight Club is using boxing to battle drug crisis trauma.
Read more
Share
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.
Read more
Share
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.
Read more
Share
The future looks bright in Victoria
Fred Willingdon takes care to offer acknowledgement to those who are often "invisible" in society.
Read more
Share
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.
Read more
Share
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...
Read more
Share
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.
Read more
Share
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.
Read more
Share
Walking the talk
Filmmaker Steve Sxwithul'txw aims to celebrate First Nations talent with an Indigenous Walk of Fame in the heart of Victoria.
Read more
Share
Altruism and activism
A mom of two cats and two kids, Julie Chapman would take everyone under her wing for protection, if she could
Read more
Share
The Kids Are Alright
From lowering the voting age, to supporting housing for those who are homeless, youth passionate about the fate of the planet and its people are speaking out.
Read more
Share
Living communities over dying industries
Director's Corner: In the wake of the Kinder Morgan bailout announcement, I find myself costing out what else we could do with approximately $12 billion.
Read more
Share
'We all work together'
Busy like bees, members of Wood Shop and Hives for Humanity collaborate and contribute to the greater community
Read more
Share
The function of freedom
Desmond Cole has a simple message for those who participate—overtly or covertly—in racist, classist regimes:
'Until you stop hurting us and stop killing us... acts of resistance are going to be how we challenge you.'
Read more
Share
Making the connection on canvas
Artist Alex Sandvoss creates life-like paintings of the people in the Downtown Eastside that many of us pass by every day.
Read more
Share
Megaphone's 'Fab Four' have been here since the beginning
Longtime vendors (from left) Vince Broad, Bob Dennis, Richard Morris and Ray Soucy have been hitting the streets for nearly a century between them.
Read more
Share
Vendor Voices: A fresh start comes into focus
Valerie Fielding’s participation in Megaphone’s annual Hope in Shadows photography project revealed a talent she never knew she had and a sense of purpose she thought she’d lost.
Read more
Share