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We had an incredible time celebrating the launch of the Hope in Shadows calendar! 📸✨
Thank you to everyone who joined us — from vendors to our generous sponsors and community partners — for supporting this project that shines a light on the creativity and connection in the Downtown Eastside.
Thank you to everyone who joined us — from vendors to our generous sponsors and community partners — for supporting this project that shines a light on the creativity and connection in the Downtown Eastside.
November 19, 2025 at 5:27 PM
We had an incredible time celebrating the launch of the Hope in Shadows calendar! 📸✨
Thank you to everyone who joined us — from vendors to our generous sponsors and community partners — for supporting this project that shines a light on the creativity and connection in the Downtown Eastside.
Thank you to everyone who joined us — from vendors to our generous sponsors and community partners — for supporting this project that shines a light on the creativity and connection in the Downtown Eastside.
Give the gift of security & sustainability to our 150+ vendors and storytellers this holiday season. Amid public service cuts and demand on nonprofits, our vendors need your support.
Your donation will ensure a stronger, more sustainable future for our vendors. 🎄✨ megaphonemagazine.com/donate/
Your donation will ensure a stronger, more sustainable future for our vendors. 🎄✨ megaphonemagazine.com/donate/
November 17, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Give the gift of security & sustainability to our 150+ vendors and storytellers this holiday season. Amid public service cuts and demand on nonprofits, our vendors need your support.
Your donation will ensure a stronger, more sustainable future for our vendors. 🎄✨ megaphonemagazine.com/donate/
Your donation will ensure a stronger, more sustainable future for our vendors. 🎄✨ megaphonemagazine.com/donate/
Have you purchased your 2026 Hope in Shadows calendar yet? Find a vendor at the link in our bio ✨📆📸
October 31, 2025 at 4:32 PM
Have you purchased your 2026 Hope in Shadows calendar yet? Find a vendor at the link in our bio ✨📆📸
Join us this Saturday, November 1st at Carnegie Community Centre to hear from writers in this year’s Voices of the Street anthology! 12:00-1:30 p.m. - free entry! 💥 ✨
October 30, 2025 at 10:05 PM
Join us this Saturday, November 1st at Carnegie Community Centre to hear from writers in this year’s Voices of the Street anthology! 12:00-1:30 p.m. - free entry! 💥 ✨
Join us on Saturday, November 1st as writers from this year's Voices of the Street read their work at the Heart of the City Festival! This is a free event ✨
📍Carnegie Theatre - 401 Main St, Vancouver
📆 Saturday, November 1st
⏰ 12:00 - 1:30 p.m.
📍Carnegie Theatre - 401 Main St, Vancouver
📆 Saturday, November 1st
⏰ 12:00 - 1:30 p.m.
October 24, 2025 at 6:35 PM
Join us on Saturday, November 1st as writers from this year's Voices of the Street read their work at the Heart of the City Festival! This is a free event ✨
📍Carnegie Theatre - 401 Main St, Vancouver
📆 Saturday, November 1st
⏰ 12:00 - 1:30 p.m.
📍Carnegie Theatre - 401 Main St, Vancouver
📆 Saturday, November 1st
⏰ 12:00 - 1:30 p.m.
Vendors purchase the calendar for $10 and sell it for $20 (plus tips!), creating a self-determined income. Find a vendor today and help change the story on poverty. megaphonemagazine.com/find-a-vendor/
October 9, 2025 at 9:41 PM
Vendors purchase the calendar for $10 and sell it for $20 (plus tips!), creating a self-determined income. Find a vendor today and help change the story on poverty. megaphonemagazine.com/find-a-vendor/
THE 2026 HOPE IN SHADOWS CALENDAR IS HERE 💥 This year's theme — Humour—is a collection of images that spark light and laughter! With over 115 participants and 1500+ submitted images, the top 13 images are guaranteed to put a smile on your face.
October 9, 2025 at 9:39 PM
THE 2026 HOPE IN SHADOWS CALENDAR IS HERE 💥 This year's theme — Humour—is a collection of images that spark light and laughter! With over 115 participants and 1500+ submitted images, the top 13 images are guaranteed to put a smile on your face.
🔬 A look at a user-friendly organization offering free drug checking services to help people stay safer.
October 3, 2025 at 10:41 PM
🔬 A look at a user-friendly organization offering free drug checking services to help people stay safer.
🕊️ Hundreds gathered in Oppenheimer Park for International Overdose Awareness Day.
October 3, 2025 at 10:40 PM
🕊️ Hundreds gathered in Oppenheimer Park for International Overdose Awareness Day.
🎭 The Heart of the City Festival returns with more than 100 events showcasing the incredible talent of the Downtown Eastside.
October 3, 2025 at 10:39 PM
🎭 The Heart of the City Festival returns with more than 100 events showcasing the incredible talent of the Downtown Eastside.
🌎 Frequent U.S. traveller and Megaphone peer journalist Louise Boilevin reflects on her recent time in Los Angeles during the ICE raids.
October 3, 2025 at 10:39 PM
🌎 Frequent U.S. traveller and Megaphone peer journalist Louise Boilevin reflects on her recent time in Los Angeles during the ICE raids.
Inside this issue:
💊 Why is nasal spray naloxone — a safer, more user-friendly overdose reversal tool — so hard to access?
💊 Why is nasal spray naloxone — a safer, more user-friendly overdose reversal tool — so hard to access?
October 3, 2025 at 10:38 PM
Inside this issue:
💊 Why is nasal spray naloxone — a safer, more user-friendly overdose reversal tool — so hard to access?
💊 Why is nasal spray naloxone — a safer, more user-friendly overdose reversal tool — so hard to access?
📰 Hot off the press! The latest edition of Megaphone is here.
✨ Our cover story dives into the upcoming Hope in Shadows calendar (launching October 9) 📸, sharing the stories behind some of this year’s top 30 powerful images + MORE ⬇️
megaphonemagazine.com/find-a-vendor/
✨ Our cover story dives into the upcoming Hope in Shadows calendar (launching October 9) 📸, sharing the stories behind some of this year’s top 30 powerful images + MORE ⬇️
megaphonemagazine.com/find-a-vendor/
October 3, 2025 at 10:36 PM
📰 Hot off the press! The latest edition of Megaphone is here.
✨ Our cover story dives into the upcoming Hope in Shadows calendar (launching October 9) 📸, sharing the stories behind some of this year’s top 30 powerful images + MORE ⬇️
megaphonemagazine.com/find-a-vendor/
✨ Our cover story dives into the upcoming Hope in Shadows calendar (launching October 9) 📸, sharing the stories behind some of this year’s top 30 powerful images + MORE ⬇️
megaphonemagazine.com/find-a-vendor/
Just over 2 weeks until our annual fundraiser! We’ve added an exciting discounted ticket deal, which includes 2 drink vouchers, catered canapés AND a keynote by Am Johal on non-profit sustainability 💥 come celebrate our dedicated vendors! ✨ ❤️
www.eventbrite.ca/e/megaphones...
www.eventbrite.ca/e/megaphones...
October 2, 2025 at 6:16 PM
Just over 2 weeks until our annual fundraiser! We’ve added an exciting discounted ticket deal, which includes 2 drink vouchers, catered canapés AND a keynote by Am Johal on non-profit sustainability 💥 come celebrate our dedicated vendors! ✨ ❤️
www.eventbrite.ca/e/megaphones...
www.eventbrite.ca/e/megaphones...
Join us on Thursday, October 9th as we unveil our 2026 HOPE IN SHADOWS CALENDAR! 🥳✨📆
🗓️ Thursday, October 9th
⏰ 11am - 1pm
📍312 Main
🎟️ Free entry
Join us in celebrating our top 13 photographers and subjects!
🗓️ Thursday, October 9th
⏰ 11am - 1pm
📍312 Main
🎟️ Free entry
Join us in celebrating our top 13 photographers and subjects!
September 18, 2025 at 7:56 PM
Join us on Thursday, October 9th as we unveil our 2026 HOPE IN SHADOWS CALENDAR! 🥳✨📆
🗓️ Thursday, October 9th
⏰ 11am - 1pm
📍312 Main
🎟️ Free entry
Join us in celebrating our top 13 photographers and subjects!
🗓️ Thursday, October 9th
⏰ 11am - 1pm
📍312 Main
🎟️ Free entry
Join us in celebrating our top 13 photographers and subjects!
Early bird tickets for our annual fundraiser are available until this Friday! Tickets include an evening of inspiration with keynote speaker Am Johal, catered canapés, and 2 drink tickets ✨🥂🎈 www.eventbrite.ca/e/megaphones... www.eventbrite.ca/e/megaphones...
September 10, 2025 at 7:12 PM
Early bird tickets for our annual fundraiser are available until this Friday! Tickets include an evening of inspiration with keynote speaker Am Johal, catered canapés, and 2 drink tickets ✨🥂🎈 www.eventbrite.ca/e/megaphones... www.eventbrite.ca/e/megaphones...
Two more Megaphone storytellers are attending @langaracollege.bsky.social this fall as part of an ongoing journalism scholarship program. Congratulations to Gilles Cyrenne and Jathinder Sandhu!
September 5, 2025 at 8:35 PM
Two more Megaphone storytellers are attending @langaracollege.bsky.social this fall as part of an ongoing journalism scholarship program. Congratulations to Gilles Cyrenne and Jathinder Sandhu!
Each year, the non-profit Arts Umbrella delivers programming to more than 20,000 young people across Metro Vancouver and Canada!
September 5, 2025 at 8:33 PM
Each year, the non-profit Arts Umbrella delivers programming to more than 20,000 young people across Metro Vancouver and Canada!
The September issue is here! This month’s cover story takes you inside the Downtown Eastside, with limited resources, residents — many living with disabilities — are reworking everyday items to meet their needs and make life a little easier.
September 5, 2025 at 6:41 PM
The September issue is here! This month’s cover story takes you inside the Downtown Eastside, with limited resources, residents — many living with disabilities — are reworking everyday items to meet their needs and make life a little easier.
You’re Invited!
We’re wrapping up summer with a night of live music and readings from this year’s Voices of the Street literary anthology at the CiTR/Discorder Block Party + a raffle!
📅 Sunday, Aug. 31, 2025
📍1822 Pandora St., Vancouver
💵By donation at the door.
We’re wrapping up summer with a night of live music and readings from this year’s Voices of the Street literary anthology at the CiTR/Discorder Block Party + a raffle!
📅 Sunday, Aug. 31, 2025
📍1822 Pandora St., Vancouver
💵By donation at the door.
August 13, 2025 at 10:51 PM
You’re Invited!
We’re wrapping up summer with a night of live music and readings from this year’s Voices of the Street literary anthology at the CiTR/Discorder Block Party + a raffle!
📅 Sunday, Aug. 31, 2025
📍1822 Pandora St., Vancouver
💵By donation at the door.
We’re wrapping up summer with a night of live music and readings from this year’s Voices of the Street literary anthology at the CiTR/Discorder Block Party + a raffle!
📅 Sunday, Aug. 31, 2025
📍1822 Pandora St., Vancouver
💵By donation at the door.
📚 Cherishing Chinatown in Full Colour -- A new book by author and artist Donna Seto paints a nostalgic picture of a vibrant and resilient neighbourhood.
August 1, 2025 at 7:11 PM
📚 Cherishing Chinatown in Full Colour -- A new book by author and artist Donna Seto paints a nostalgic picture of a vibrant and resilient neighbourhood.
🎡 Creative writing DEBUT - New vendor m3 shares powerful poems on life, loss, and spiritual legacy.
August 1, 2025 at 7:09 PM
🎡 Creative writing DEBUT - New vendor m3 shares powerful poems on life, loss, and spiritual legacy.
🍞 Community Treasures - Michael Geilen sits down with the founder of Tommy’s Whole Grain Bakery to talk purpose, whole grains & building community.
August 1, 2025 at 7:08 PM
🍞 Community Treasures - Michael Geilen sits down with the founder of Tommy’s Whole Grain Bakery to talk purpose, whole grains & building community.
📷 “Uplifting what? Not the DTES” - Gilles Cyrenne challenges Vancouver’s so-called revitalization plan and calls out gentrification in the name of progress.
August 1, 2025 at 7:07 PM
📷 “Uplifting what? Not the DTES” - Gilles Cyrenne challenges Vancouver’s so-called revitalization plan and calls out gentrification in the name of progress.
The August edition of Megaphone magazine is OUT NOW! 📚🇨🇦 From Nova Scotia to the Northwest Territories our cover story spotlights must-read Canadian authors. megaphonemagazine.com/find-a-vendor/
August 1, 2025 at 7:05 PM
The August edition of Megaphone magazine is OUT NOW! 📚🇨🇦 From Nova Scotia to the Northwest Territories our cover story spotlights must-read Canadian authors. megaphonemagazine.com/find-a-vendor/