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Itchy the Bed Bug: an Olympic Mascot for Vancouver »

By nobugsonme on Feb 1, 2008 in BC, DTES, VANDU, activism, bed bugs, bedbugs, british columbia, canada, community, downtown eastside, grassroots, homelessness, poverty, poverty olympics, vancouver, vancouver 2010 | 0 Comments

Vancouver | Homes Not Games
Originally uploaded by ardenstreet
Graffiti from Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside.

Remember VANDU? They’re the grassroots community group in Vancouver that got a grant and implemented a plan to help fight bed bugs in Vancouver’s beleaguered Downtown Eastside.
Well, they’re back at it, this time as one of the sponsors of this weekend’s […]

Ventura County motel closure makes many families homeless at Christmas »

By nobugsonme on Dec 24, 2007 in affordable housing, assistance, bed bugs, bed bugs and money, bedbugs, california, charities, children, disabilities, elderly, finances, government, homelessness, illnesses, poverty, travelers beach inn, ventura county | 1 Comment

Catholic Charities is one group trying to help those displaced when the Traveler’s Beach Inn was shut down due to bed bugs and electrical problems, the Ventura County Star reported Saturday.
The week before Christmas and raining, to boot, some 14 families were tipped out of a Ventura inn because of electrical hazards and an infestation […]