Today was the first Casseroles march in Toronto. It began only a few blocks down the road from my house, at Dufferin Grove Park- so, despite being a little under the weather, I decided to make the march down there to take a look…
May 2012 archive
May 29
This Is What Trotskyists Look Like!
I joined the Marxism mailing list a few months ago after I found out how Macdonald Stainsby is quite active on there- it was one of my first clues about the type of people we are dealing with here. It is an interesting group where you’ll find a lot of hard-core unionists like Sid Shniad. …
May 28
Some Inspirational Words…
“Through my love for you, I want to express my love for the whole cosmos, the whole of humanity, and all beings. I want to learn to love everyone and all species. If I succeed in loving you, I will be able to love everyone and all.” ~ Thich Nhat Hanh
May 27
Occupy Toronto: We (Aren’t) The 99%!
Here’s an interesting clipping from the Occupy/Decolonize Facebook page. Apparently, people who aren’t into anarchism are now dangerous? People, isn’t it now time to de-occupy?
May 27
Is BC Premier Christy Clark Trying To Muzzle The Press?
And, who is this woman, and where did she come from? She seemed to be rather elusive when asked…
May 27
Brigette DePape Admits The Quebec Strikes Are A Socialist Revolution!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RcDMzId86N0 I could write an explanation, but the video says so much more- have a look!
May 25
OPSEU Walks-Out On Autistic Children!
Warren “Smokey” Thomas, Curiously Named President of OPSEU I wrote about OPSEU local 330’s labour dispute a few weeks ago, and how they were suggesting the use of riot gear against autistic children. Honestly, this was one of the most disturbing stories about the labour movement I’ve heard of in years. Well, it seems the …
May 24
Montreal Students Conform To Bill 78!
One of the provisions of Bill 78 is that demonstrators must present a planned route to the city eight hours prior to any marches. The students in Montreal have come up with an innovative answer to that…