Toward a World that Works for Everyone
US reaches record high of more than 96,000 drug overdose deaths in a 12-month period, CDC data show Virginia Langmaid, CNN News, October 13, 2021 Via Apple News Reported drug overdose deaths in the United States hit a new high of more than 96,000 in the 12-month period ending March 2021, according to data released […]
Daphne Bramham: The solution to homelessness, DTES chaos and disorder has been known for years Opinion: It’s hard not to think that our governments are throwing good money after bad when policy-makers ignore both the evidence and the experts By Daphne Bramham, The Vancouver Sun, January 28, 2021 https://vancouversun.com/news/local-news/daphne-bramham-the-solution-to-homelessness-dtes-chaos-and-disorder-has-been-known-for-years-just-not-acted-upon VANCOUVER, In 2008 — the same […]
The historic heart of Vancouver is our Downtown Eastside (DTES). One of our oldest neighbourhoods, it is home to many low-income residents. Here people volunteer, contributing countless hours to help improve the community, working for social justice. The residents of the Downtown Eastside struggle with complex challenges including the overdose crisis, escalating crime connected to […]
“A hallmark of any person I’ve ever treated with addiction is that they’re very rarely in the Now. They’re either regretting the past and all their mistakes and really ruminating on that and dreading that, or they’re dreading the future, or just wanting a fix,” Witkiewitz says. “So what we’re doing is actually training them […]
This Tiny Home Community Gives Homeless Veterans A Chance – Working To End Veteran Homelessness This amazing project gives temporary homes to veterans who are looking to get back on track. Sometimes, all it takes is a period of time for people to get back on their feet, these projects attempt to do just that. […]
October 17, 2019, voiceoffreedom.ca https://tinyurl.com/y6hjmf8e Within this post, ‘Our people are dying. . .’ is a candid look at Canada’s Vancouver Downtown Eastside, considered “the epicentre of the country’s opioid crisis. . . the deadly toll of fentanyl. . . laced into street drugs.” “British Columbia has seen the highest drug-related deaths in the country.” […]
Channeled Gem: Archangel Michael: I Know How to do Battle with Addiction! [Addiction, Part 3/3] httpss://counciloflove.com/2019/09/archangel-michael-i-know-how-to-do-battle-with-addiction-addictions-part-3-3/ Andrew lovingly shares another inspiring channelled gem from his personal reading Sept. 25, 2019, with Linda Dillon. Archangel Michael: This sweet angel, daughter of the Mother, servant of the One, has most certainly been ‘grappling’, shall we say. Let […]
