Category: #KeepingItClassy

Police Caught as Agent Provocateurs/Black Bloc in Montebello

http://youtu.be/gAfzUOx53Rg This is real folks- in Canada, our government have been using Black Bloc tactics to discredit protest movements. We need a national inquiry! Equally, the Occupy movement should not tolerate Black Bloc tactics- they enable the police to infiltrate us…

These Are The People Occupy Vancouver Marched To Support Today? WTF?

Occupy Oakland is notorious for its issue with the Black Bloc. Starhawk has been rather vocal about this issue- there is a great debate about it on Youtube…

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A Letter to the CEO of Vancouver Coastal Health re: Attacks by Lorne Gill

Dear Dr. Ostrow, I am writing in reference to the behavior of one of your employees- Lauren Gill, who has misused her position as a mental health professional to attack me for political means… I met Lauren at Occupy Vancouver, and generally had good relations with her- I had even endorsed her campaign for city …

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Who Is This Guy, and Who Does He work for?

I’ve had my doubts about Chris for a while now- he has been involved in several incidents where people were summarily ‘banished’ from Occupy Vancouver. (Curiously, this list is now larger that those who still work with OV…) There is a curious coincidence between Chris’ name, and the name of a quite famous BC NDP …

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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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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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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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Some Commentary on the Black Bloc From The Guardian…

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

Did Occupy Vancouver’s Current ‘Leaders’ Steal Their Playbook From The NDP?

I’m here in Cortes, doing a little research on BC’s political history- ran across an interesting story about Dana Larsen’s experience with the NDP. I’d write-up my own synopsis, but I’m feeling a bit tired today after my journey… “In February, I created a Facebook group for the NDP Convention. I made sure it was clear …

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An Interesting Video…

Sarah, didn’t you get the message the press has been screaming at us? Your anger was not endearing. And, personally, I’d hold back on comments like ‘people handed hundred’s to me’ at the VAG…