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Hear some of this bookstore's regulars and supporters talking to @gkam.bsky.social from @cbcradiocanada.bsky.social about why they love us and are determined to keep us around!
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Poster shows a green paper-like background with illustrations of two bees and a slice of a fig. The poster reads: "Feminist Intersectional Solidarity Group (FIGS) Monthly Cross-Pollination Coffee Hour. Join other feminist geographers across disciplines and the world to exchange ideas, dialogue, solidarity, and form a hive mind!" Contact information is linkedin.com/company/figscag and figscag@gmail.com.

Poster shows a green paper-like background with illustrations of two bees and a slice of a fig. The poster reads: "Feminist Intersectional Solidarity Group (FIGS) Monthly Cross-Pollination Coffee Hour. Join other feminist geographers across disciplines and the world to exchange ideas, dialogue, solidarity, and form a hive mind!" Contact information is linkedin.com/company/figscag and figscag@gmail.com.

The Feminist Intersectional Solidarity Group of the Canadian Association of Geographers is hosting a monthly cross-pollination coffee hour for feminist geographers to come together. Our next is Jan 27. Info:

www.linkedin.com/events/74168...

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@cangeographers.bsky.social

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Thanks for sharing this Stanley!

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‘Online is too crowded.’ Why postering still matters in Vancouver Old school? Yes. But posters are serving as a key way to keep people updated on the latest events and things to do in the city

‘Online is too crowded.’ Why postering still matters in Vancouver

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Sage Journals: Discover world-class research Subscription and open access journals from Sage, the world's leading independent academic publisher.

What happens when extraordinary housing crises are governed through ordinary justice? ⚖️🏙️

My new EPC article, “Ordinary justice in extraordinary times,” looks at how everyday legal reasoning in eviction cases quietly shapes urban displacement. ⤵️

Open Access here: tinyurl.com/yf9dh973

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NEW: The ABC majority just voted to decimate the strong social housing requirements on developments in the Downtown Eastside / Oppenheimer District.

ABC ignored the feedback of 100s of residents & advocates who spoke over several days warning of displacement and land speculation. #vanpoli

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Exclusive: Powell Rooms SRO set to become a unique model of community-owned housing The Downtown Eastside Community Land Trust is buying the building to preserve it as deeply affordable housing and childcare space.

Powell Rooms SRO set to become a unique model of community-owned housing:

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Hundreds of Academics Sign Letter Against City’s ‘Uplifting the DTES’ Plan Academics:

Hundreds of Academics Sign Letter Against City’s ‘Uplifting the DTES’ Plan

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How do we ensure housing is a right for all? A new op-ed co-authored by CCJ Housing Research Project post-doc Samantha Thompson talks about the disconnect between declaring housing a human right while eliminating policies that make housing possible.

Read Here: thetyee.ca/Opinion/2025...

#bchousing

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Home » Radical Housing Journal % The Radical Housing Journal (RHJ) is an orientation, a praxis for doing research and action. It seeks to critically intervene in pre and post-crisis housing experiences and activist strategies from ar...

🎉Issue 7.2 is live!

"The longue durée of housing justice," edited by Aysegul Can, Melissa Fernández Arrigoitia, Saila-Maria Saaristo, Melora Koepke, and Andy Crosby.

Read the full issue at radicalhousingjournal.org.

#HousingJustice #UrbanStudies #OpenAccess #SpatialPolitics

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Ugh.

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Cover of the Radical Housing Journal Issue 7.1 showing a collage zine.

Cover of the Radical Housing Journal Issue 7.1 showing a collage zine.

Issue 7.1 is live! 🥁

"Housing disputes, struggles, art and resistance in a time of violence" edited by Camila Cociña, @elaraks.bsky.social Melissa García-Lamarca & Solange Muñoz

radicalhousingjournal.org/issue/issue-...

#housingstruggles #tenants #transnationalsolidarity #vacancy #resistance

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Update: Motion passed unanimously.

HOUSING IS A HUMAN RIGHT.

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The Radical Housing Journal is now on Bluesky - follow for updates about when our journal issues are out, new articles, and other info!

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T-shirt worthy, honestly!

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😍 Haha I remember that lecture. It works so well as a geog slogan!

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Hand holding a round, purple sticker with Vancouver skyline and the text “I voted”, as well as logos for City of Vancouver and Vancouver votes.

Hand holding a round, purple sticker with Vancouver skyline and the text “I voted”, as well as logos for City of Vancouver and Vancouver votes.

Feeling lucky that I had already planned to vote in my old neighbourhood of Champlain Heights, with its short(er) voting lines today.

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Here’s a little ‘By-election basics’ I did with Gloria Macarenko on Friday #vanpoli

On The Coast with Gloria Macarenko: Vancouver by-election 101 www.cbc.ca/listen/live-...

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Prop 1A campaigners

Prop 1A campaigners

Proposition 1A grabbed nearly 58% of the election night vote tally, signaling social housing is on the way to victory in Seattle. The measure would tax big businesses to raise over $50 million annually to fund social housing.

Story: www.theurbanist.org/2025/02/11/s...

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Really love how prominent Housey has been in this campaign. I miss that mascot.

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For a Liberatory Politics of Home - Antipode Online Samantha Thompson (University of Victoria) on Michele Lancione’s For a Liberatory Politics of Home Read Review

I am grateful @spthompson.bsky.social for her review of my book @dukepress.bsky.social in @antipodeonline.bsky.social

"I suspect that for me and many others, this monograph will become a consistent bookshelf companion that we return to
time and time again"

antipodeonline.org/2025/01/09/f...

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For a Liberatory Politics of Home - Antipode Online Samantha Thompson (University of Victoria) on Michele Lancione’s For a Liberatory Politics of Home Read Review

I have a new review out now in @antipodeonline.bsky.social of @michelelancione.bsky.social 's excellent work, For a Liberatory Politics of Home. There is much to think with in this book and it's one I'll be coming back to for a long time.

antipodeonline.org/2025/01/09/f...

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