January 2012 archive

Canadians: It’s Time To Demand A Public Inquiry!

I met someone with an interesting persepctive while I was staying at the hostel in Victoria last week. He was from Mexico, from a political family, and had some relevant ideas to share with the Occupy movement. His words have been resonating in my head ever since we talked… I shared my experience setting-up the …

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Lots More Pictures of Cortes Island (And Victoria) on my Tumblr Page!

Come to my Tumblr Page for more pictures…

Is this a put-on by a logging company?

Somehow, this sign doesn’t read as if it was written by an Eco-Warrior…

Occupy Vancouver is an unsafe place (Dare you walk down her path?)

I had a chance meeting with someone on the ferry a couple of days ago. He was friends with Ashlee, the girl who tragically died at Occupy Vancouver. He confirmed his belief that the incident was not connected to Occupy- but part of her personal experience. I could see how he was touched by her …

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This picture of Occupy Vancouver is poetic…

 

There’s something happening here…

Cortes Island is seducing me, grabbing my imagination and opening my mind to new possibilities.

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Follow-Up to My Posting on Black Bloc Terrorism…

It has been a few days since I posted my question about the Black Bloc– and, as expected, it seemed to have upset a person or two. It’s not that I have intended to offend them, I’d much rather write positive stories like the story in the Observer, or the Occupy Harper and Occupy Skytrain …

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And Now For Something Completely Different…

I’ve spent a lot of time walking through the forest, and on the beach, the past couple of days. I’ve started a new Tumblr page to share some of the pictures I’ve captured, thought I’d share it with you:  Http://genuiNEWitty.tumblr.com

Some Commentary on the Black Bloc From The Guardian…

With a follow-up article of theirs: Black Bloc, Leftism or Laddism?

Are Black Bloc Tactics Terrorism?

I’ve been doing some reading on the history of the Black Bloc the past few days- fascinating stuff. And, each day, it becomes more apparent that the Black Bloc is a serious menace for more cities than Vancouver. This menace is going Global, fast- will write more about this in the future… For today, I want to …

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