A disturbing video circulating on social media is underscoring the erosion of women's safety in Vancouver's Downtown Eastside, especially during the pandemic, advocates say. And they say the video is not the worst example of what happens in the Downtown Eastside and in other parts of the province where women are vulnerable, poor and struggling with substance use. "Gender-based violence has been baked into the making of the [Downtown Eastside] neighbourhood," MacDougall told CBC's The Early Edition on Thursday. A sign promoting physical distancing in the Downtown Eastside. "All of the things that you need to stabilize your life, all the things you need to get your kids back, all the things you need to be housed again," she said.

Source: CBC News December 04, 2020 21:00 UTC