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Roy speaks about horrible living conditions in Vancouver Downtown Eastside (DTES) SRO Hotel

June 29, 2009 Leave a comment

In this video, Roy ( who declined to be filmed ) speaks about the horrible living conditions which include bed bugs, rats and cockroaches that he and his partner face.

What is even more surprising is how his rent jumped $65 dollars extra  and how he lives on just $100 a month for support!!

Roy’s personal story is just one of the indications that gentrification and homelessness are becoming more apparent in the Vancouver Downtown Eastside

This was filmed by April Smith of AHA MEDIA on a Nokia N95 mobile cameraphone. April is passionate and skilled in making Nokia films by exploring mobile media production through the camera lens of a cellphone. For a better quality version of this video, please DM April Smith @AprilFilms on Twitter.

Categories: Aboriginal, AHA Media, April Smith, Bed Bugs, Building Social Housing, Citizen Journalism, Cockroaches, Downtown Eastside, DTES, Gentrification, Hastings Street, Homelessness, Hyper Local Citizen Journalism, Interviews, Mobile Cameraphone Film and Video, Mobile Media Production, New Media, Nokia N95, Politics, Poverty, Rats, Slum Landlords, Social Media, SRO Hotels, Street life, Twitter, Vancouver, Vancouver Downtown Eastside