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 …
Category: Occupy Movement
Dec 30
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…
Dec 29
A Holiday Survival Guide for Occupiers…
I’ve been a bit quiet over the holidays, have been incredibly busy- with the extra burden of moving house- so, apologies for the lack of content here. With the New Year coming I will be once more engaged- and the saga will continue! Until then, enjoy this video- it gives some good ideas for elevator …
Dec 20
Is Occupy Vancouver a Pawn to the Unions? (and others)
Watching this video makes me feel cheap, used, and taken advantage of in many ways. Like we may have been a sideshow for a union’s aspiration to get ‘cred’ with their membership. Curiously, this event happened at the same time as a hearing about OV at city hall- most of us were either there, or …
Dec 18
#OccupyTruth!
Speaking with one of the people helping me research who came up with a title for my personal occupation: OccupyTruth! Thank you to those people in Vancouver, Oakland, Ontario, Denver & NYC who have added your efforts to occupying the truth!
Dec 16
Occupations Gone Bad… (Denver & Vancouver got hit by a boulder…)
An article was shared with me today about the goings-on in Denver. They are apparently experiencing some hard times. Here’s a quote from it: (click for link) “Our decision is based on festering frustrations with a small sector of OD who continue to marginalize, silence, and threaten our communities and ally communities. Despite the hard …