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Was just interviewing someone at an overdose prevention site in Vancouver's DTES. Someone sitting near us overheard, joined in the convo. When I was done with the interview, spoke with second man.

"I’m painfully aware that every time I talk about our shortcomings when covering Palestine...I lose 'credibility.' I silently agreed not to talk about Palestine in exchange for a 'viable' career in journalism. No longer." My Toronto Star op-ed today: thestar.com/news/insight/t…

In 2023, VPD also saw increases in incidents targeting: South Asian people (up 67%, 21 to 35); 2SLGBTQ+ people (up 63%, 30 to 49); Arab/West Asian people (up 100%, 6 to 12); Black people (up 23%, 26 to 32); Indigenous people (up 67%, 6 to 10); and Muslim people (up 25%, 4 to 5).

Here’s scaachi: “I can’t let myself sink too deep in my despair; there are simply too many of us to save.” slate.com/news-and-polit…

This time, instead of subscribing to the NYT and the Post for the sake of democracy/entertainment, consider supporting locally-owned media, consider learning Spanish, consider volunteering at a food bank, consider taking actions that bring you closer to your neighbours.

Palestinians will not be allowed to return to homes in northern Gaza, says IDF dlvr.it/TG2dw1

#NEW: In Jan Vancouver Police crafted a narrative about how antisemitism and the "Israel-Hamas war" were the biggest cause of spike in hate crimes. Now, FOI data reveals other minority groups reported higher increases in hate crimes: Lates for The Tyee tinyurl.com/3m39xdk4

UN analysis of Palestinians in Gaza killed by Israeli military between Nov. 2023 and April 2024: “The ages most represented among the dead were five to nine-year-olds.” “About 80% of victims were killed in residential buildings or similar housing, the agency added.”

VPD had the opportunity to respond to The Tyee's questions, first through an interview request and then via emailed questions — standard media accountability. Instead, they waited for the article to publish and then post this misleading statement.

FULL STORY for Filter | harm reduction journalism including info from doctors in both Victoria and Nanaimo. Unsanctioned Overdose Prevention Sites Open Outside Two BC Hospitals filtermag.org/unsanctioned-o…

#NEW: Leaked internal reports from Island Health show detailed plans to launch overdose prevention sites at 3 hospitals: Victoria, Nanaimo and Campbell River. Plans were scrapped in April, and now Island docs face pushback for their volunteer OPS. filtermag.org/bc-hospitals-o…

Incredible how many of our ostensibly insurmountable political issues could be solved by … listening to experts

Good story by Emily Fagan CBC News who obtained hundreds of pages of incident reports from the Greater Victoria Public Library which show a two fold increase in violent and threatening incidents since 2021. cbc.ca/news/canada/br…

Victoria police disproportionately using force against Indigenous and Black people, data shows. Important reporting here from Emily Fagan. #yyj #bcpoli cbc.ca/news/canada/br…

SCOOP: A year after BC began using cutting-edge tech for early detection of cervical cancer, high-risk HPV patients are waiting 4x longer for secondary tests Some are so anxious, they're paying 💰💰💰to US clinics to get seen on time #bcpoli CTV News Vancouver ctvnews.ca/vancouver/arti…

My latest for Filter | harm reduction journalism about a new hospital-based overdose prevention site on Vancouver Island, and growing interest in replicating these pop-ups across Canada. #bcpoli #toxicdrugcrisis

I wrote about the hypocrisy underlying our national conversation around housing. People & politicians blame immigrants for unaffordable housing (ignoring the real causes), then quietly rely on immigrants to fill the most precarious, low-paying jobs to build our housing supply.

A Conservative MLA Represented Herself as a Medical Doctor. She Isn’t, by Michelle Gamage thetyee.ca/News/2025/01/2…