When two plainclothes officers approached Dr. Chris Shaw last June, it had started off like any other day for the Vancouver-based neuroscientist. Shaw had just stepped out of a café with his morning caffeine fix, and was heading to his office at a university research lab around the corner. Within moments, Shaw was flanked by the two intelligence officers from the
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I'll be reporting at The Tyee -- an independent online magazine based in Vancouver -- over the next few months.
Check out a few of my recent posts there:
Nuclear arms ban is hot again
Police conduct report shows flaws with complaint process: Pivot
Canada slow to track human trafficking: UBC legal prof
Vancouver may loan Millennium up to $100-million
Union jobs at risk in BC's
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In the grey Sunday morning light, a costumed procession marches through the quiet streets of Downtown Vancouver's financial district. Dressed in matching black business suits and stylized Guy Fawkes masks, the sombre group looks more like a displaced Day of the Dead parade than members of an organized protest.
A loud cheer greets the group as they swing onto West Hastings
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Seen through the lens of Lung Liu, a scarred victim of a motorcycle accident becomes buoyantly handsome. A half-nude woman lying in a condom-strewn alleyway transforms into a caricature of beauty. Photos from his series on the Downtown Eastside capture Vancouver’s ignored and isolated denizens, of those forced to live in SRO hotels or on the street. While Lung’s
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