“Technically it is allowed because nothing happens:” Peer-reviewed study by P.O.W.E.R. published
Findings from the ‘recriminalization’ period are now published in the International Journal of Drug Policy
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P.O.W.E.R. DISPATCH #8
Update on community-based reporting at P.O.W.E.R.
NEW ZINE! Know your rights in SRO and supportive housing buildings
P.O.W.E.R., tenants and housing justice groups have created a free resource on tenancy rights in so-called 'supportive housing' and SRO units
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Frontline workers and community groups call for reinstatement of low barrier DTES wound care clinic
Community inclusion and the decentralization of care is needed during dual toxic drug and housing public health crises.
Harm Reduction Nurses Association & Doctors for Safer Drug Policy encourage colleagues to stand down from implementing BC NDP Mental Health…
Proposals to expand so-called “involuntary treatment” for substance use disorders is not a health intervention, it is a political response to fear…

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“Technically it is allowed because nothing happens:” Peer-reviewed study by P.O.W.E.R. published
Findings from the ‘recriminalization’ period are now published in the International Journal of Drug Policy
 • P.O.W.E.R
Prince George prepares to displace residents of Moccasin Flats
The city apologized for the harms caused by dismantling people’s homes at Moccasin Flats in 2022. Now they plan to dismantle it again.
Jeremy Omand of the Gastown Residents Association appears to grab, force person to the ground in video
Omand, whose actions are described by one resident as 'vigilantism,' is on the advisory committee for the forthcoming Gastown community policing centre
Atira is suing two residents for tragic Winters Hotel fire
Legal challenge indicative of competing interests within Vancouver’s nonprofit housing industry
Kelowna or Hastings, decampments are a death sentence
Police Oversight with Evidence and Research (P.O.W.E.R.) and Stop the Sweeps condemn Kelowna OS4 decampment
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Alarming law enforcement trends in Nanaimo BC
New report sheds light on concerning RCMP and bylaw officer practices in the harbour city
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Organizing community and resisting violence against drug users in the Cowichan Valley
Report back from a community event.
“If a cop is around when an overdose is happening, it is never a safe situation”
P.O.W.E.R. examines reported trend of Vancouver Police interfering in street-level health response
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