RT @TeresaTrovato: How lovely! #KilljoyComedy made it into this month's @MegaphoneMag. Support their meaningful work and grab a copy today….

RT @FN_TechCouncil: 🗣️ Indigenous voices took the stage at @WebSummitVan. We’re proud to be featured in @MegaphoneMag for our work building….

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@Miss604 Megaphone writer Priscillia Mays Tait sat down with Cecilia Point, xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Wendy Nahanee, Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish) and Carleen Thomas, səlilwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh), all matriarch Band Members about the intention and significance behind land acknowledgments.

📷 @miss604 covered the “Envisioning Indigenous Creative Technology: Screen Sovereignty and Promoting Entrepreneurship” at the Vancouver Web Summit

Highlights include:.📷 Priscillia Mays Tait’s interview with Indigenous leaders on the meaning behind land acknowledgments.📷 Yvonne Mark’s story on embracing tradition at Hoobiyee, the Nisga’a New Year.📷 A look at life-saving community care behind the Astoria Hotel

Happy June! 📷 It’s Megaphone magazine release day and the start of National Indigenous History Month. This issue is packed with powerful stories of tradition, innovation, and Indigenous connection — written largely by Indigenous journalists and peers.

RT @writerly_dee: [DEC 2024] Is #Vancouver’s downtown eastside being uplifted or gentrified? via originally @Megaph….

Our 2025 edition of Voices of the Street is on sale NOW! Featuring 39 pieces from writers based primarily in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside, this year’s theme explores what keeps us grounded and connected; what tethers us in times of chaos.

@Miss604 @AmyRomer All this and MORE in the May issue of Megaphone magazine! 🗞️🗞️🗞️

@Miss604 Crackdown podcaster Garth Mullins releases a new memoir of the same name that offers a more personal look at the ongoing toxic drug crisis. Story by @AmyRomer

Members of the Clubhouse at Coast Mental Health can enjoy supportive services tailored to their specific needs and interests. Story by @Miss604

The loss of Downtown Eastside community member and advocate, Trey Helten, sparks a large outpouring of grief and love. An all-day memorial will be held in his honour on Saturday, May 10th in the parking lot of the Balmoral Hotel from 8 AM - 8 PM.

What else? Megaphone journalist Jules Chapman writes about her long journey through heroin and methadone, and shares how she finally got free.

The May issue of Megaphone spotlights all the current literary goings-on in our very own city! From the DTES Writers Festival, the recent release of Garth Mullins' new memoir, Crackdown, the latest edition of Voices of the Street and a new poet laureate!

Megaphone is highlighting some of the wonderful work by some of our dedicated women vendors + writers! Priscillia has been with Megaphone for over a decade and is a steadfast member of our peer newsroom, The Shift. Donate to Megaphone today to support women like Priscillia!

RT @HXBIA: We love to see our community recognized! 💫 Did you catch Grace Chen, owner of the historic Ovaltine Cafe, featured in the April….

The launch of our annual Voices of the Street literary anthology is happening on May 15th at 6:30! Join us at SFU Goldcorp Centre for the Arts (149 West Hastings) for a night of readings, refreshments + celebration! Get your tickets today!

On April 5, 2023, Megaphone’s peer newsroom reported from the DTES during the decampment of the Hastings Street tent city. 2 peer newsroom members spoke to residents and investigated concerns surrounding the risks. Read it here:

Megaphone's April vendor of the month is Bernie! Bernie is a longtime DTES resident who has been a part of the Megaphone family since 2015. Bernie sells outside of the High Point liquor store on East Hastings and Slocan in Vancouver and is a member of our Vendor Advisory Board.

RT @CathyBrowne: This was a beautiful way to start the month of April. So honoured. My interview in.@MegaphoneMag this month. https://t.co….