Action: Tell the city to divest from policing and invest in communities

In 'bc', every spring municipalities set their budgets and project a 5-year financial plan. They have to as part of this process invite public input. To help with this we've done a detailed analysis of the City of 'victoria' 2021 Draft Financial Plan (PDF file, 13 MB) that includes info about the City’s input process, …

The reality of state brutality

NOTE: This post includes descriptions of state violence experienced by homeless people living at Topaz and Pandora. People asked us to share what happened to them, to break through the deceptive stories about how the province's decision to hastily clear three tent cities is a good news story. While some people obtained temporary shelter in …

Policing is violence

Tomorrow 'victoria' City Council is considering whether to approve $52,500 requested by the VicPD for increased policing of people sheltering at Topaz Park. The Anti-Violence Project wrote a beautiful open letter to City Council opposing this request and explaining how policing is violence. Many other people are individually writing letters. You can reach the Mayor …