Vancouver Area Network of Drug Users

The document is a leaflet inviting individuals and organizations to a meeting sponsored by the Racism Free Neighbourhood Network and the Urban Youth Alliance to organize toward finding solutions to racial and class inequities in the criminal justice system in Vancouver.

The document shows a flow chart following an individual through progressive steps of a care program: from basic survival issues to an individually based plan of care and independence.

The document is a letter written by community AIDS organizations expressing opposition to the increase in policing in the Downtown Eastside of Vancouver. The authors of the letter cite a lack of evidence for the effectiveness of law enforcement as a strategy to deal with the problems of drug addiction, a lack of adequate drug treatment facilities, and evidence of the negative impacts of law enforcement as reasons for their opposition.

A pamphlet assessing Translink after six years of operation. The Greater Vancouver Transit Authority has not substantially improved physical accessibility of buses and has increased fares. Translink's prioritization of the RAV line has meant worsening conditions for bus riders. The schedules, fares and conditions of buses have negative effects on community health and are issues of social injustice. Improvements to the transit system have come only through concerted advocacy efforts of the community. The promise of greater community input and democratic decision-making that was initially made with the initiation of Translink, has not been fulfilled.