Lani Russwurm

vancouver history etcetera

[André Picard @picardonhealth]

They died because they were women.
December 6, 1989.
National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women. https://t.co/X44VmlfkbP

[Craig Baird - Canadian History Ehx @CraigBaird]

ted northe was a drag queen and LGBTQ activist who spent years advocating for the decriminalization of homosexuality.
He led protests in full drag outfits, was called titled the Empress of Canada and even Pierre Trudeau called him "Your Majesty".
This is his story.

🧵 1/10

[Lani Russwurm @PstTnse]

@1sunnydee2 @jkenney Yes.

[Lani Russwurm @PstTnse]

https://t.co/AKjiZWs0YZ

[Lani Russwurm @PstTnse]

Too bad, this is also the location of one of Van's 1st barbershops. Hiram Scurry set up shop here after the Great Fire of 1886.

[Global BC @GlobalBC]

At JD’s Barber Shop on Abbott Street in Gastown, it’s scissors down. Forever.

https://t.co/B69qAiA4KH

[Lani Russwurm @PstTnse]

@thelani.bsky.social

[Lani Russwurm @PstTnse]

@sarahkirby_yung Maple Tree Square still looks terrible. What'd that cost us?

[Lani Russwurm @PstTnse]

My latest blog post on the poisoned drug supply in BC circa 1905. https://t.co/hjzJAU9qzb

[Matt Dagley @mattdagley]

Carts Of Darkness
"Murray Siple's feature-length documentary follows a group of homeless men who have combined bottle picking with the extreme sport of racing shopping carts down the steep hills of North Vancouver. This subculture shows that street life is much more than the stereotypes portrayed in mainstream media."

[Lani Russwurm @PstTnse]

https://t.co/gKUxZi4Go1

[Lani Russwurm @PstTnse]

@teririch @garthmullins @natecrompton Mandatory treatment is to be done at Surrey Pretrial and Alouette Women's, ie, jail.

[Kyla Lee @IRPlawyer]

I’ve never met anyone whose mental health improved after a stay at Surrey Pre-Trial.

[Lani Russwurm @PstTnse]

@momsstoptheharm @garthmullins https://t.co/eGu3f0gUrP

[Lani Russwurm @PstTnse]

"Compulsory heroin treatment looks doomed" @theprovince Oct. 12, 1979 https://t.co/eGu3f0gUrP

[Garth Mullins @garthmullins]

BC has tried involuntary treatment before. In 1966, Matsqui prison was designed as a treatment centre to incarcerate 450 drug users. It didn't work. https://t.co/jdeNGfpe2x

[Lani Russwurm @PstTnse]

@BrentToderian @gastown @CityofVancouver @greenestcity "Fixed" is an overstatement; it still looks terrible.

[Lani Russwurm @PstTnse]

@Sylvius_the_Mad @marissenmark Not for everyone. I remember a "6 bucks sucks!" campaign that followed.

[Lani Russwurm @PstTnse]

@CrockpotIi @TOAdamVaughan "addiction supports" is different from mandatory rehab. I've worked in ones that very successfully got people off drinking listerine and hand sanitizer (win-win-win), though all the participants I know remain alcoholics.

[Lani Russwurm @PstTnse]

@CrockpotIi @TOAdamVaughan Incorrect

[Lani Russwurm @PstTnse]

@CrockpotIi @TOAdamVaughan Managed alcohol programs are not coupled with mandatory rehabilitation.