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…
Category: Occupy Toronto
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 23
The Black Bloc Have Honoured Me With A Personalized Chant!
There’s a funny thing about Toronto’s anarcho-primitivist community. On the one hand, they are complete attention whores- putting on a show for every TV camera they see. But, every time they see me with a camera, they feel the need to swear, issue threats, and try to block my filming. Even in a crowd where …
May 22
What’s Going Wrong With The Student Fee Protests?
It was another beautiful day for a demonstration- the sun was shining and was mercifully accompanied by a cool soothing breeze. Spirits were high when I arrived on the scene. There was a small contingent of police- less than usual, I’m guessing this was related to Prince Charles’ visit…
May 22
Live: Toronto Student Fee (and anti-police) March
About 125 people are marching right now on behalf of the student fee movement. Unfortunately, it has been hijacked by anarchists chanting about using guns on the police. There was a small altercation between the police and a couple of Black Bloc, but nobody was arrested. And, quite flatteringly, members of the Bloc had their …
May 21
An Open Letter To Thomas Mulcair
Dear Mr. Mulcair, You have a big problem on your hands, as does the rest of the country. True, every political party has its loonies- but, the NDP’s crazies are a danger to our country…
May 21
Letter From A Fauxhawk (featuring Jayson Fleury!)
I woke up this morning to find I got a message from Jayson Fleury- you may remember him from my story about Occupy Toronto’s ‘sacred’ fire. If you’ve been around activist circles in Toronto or Vancouver, chances are you’ve run across this guy. Have a look at his letter, and my response below. This could …
May 20
Black Bloc Unmasked: Occupy Toronto Has A Terrorist Problem!
Remember this guy? Well, his name is Ian (not so) Smart, and it appears he supports terrorism!
May 20
Black Bloc Unmasked: And Brandon Gray’s Real Name Is…
Okay, I’ve kept y’all in suspense for way too long now- time to unmask another Black Bloc anarchist!
May 19
The May Day Guerilla Garden Is Still Growing!
You may remember my article I posted on May first about guerilla gardening. Well, I walked through Queen’s park today and was pleasantly surprised to see that the garden is still growing! Kudos to the provincial groundskeepers who haven’t taken away our little garden- I’m seriously impressed! Related articles Gorilla Gardening: Civil Disobedience I Can …