I arrived to the site of the demonstration a bit early. My favorite mayoral candidate Saxmaniac and a couple of other demonstrators were visible from across the street, as were Vancouver’s finest, and a reporter from the SunVince. Lisa Johnson from the CBC must have been busy covering some other story- we missed you Lisa! …
Category: Occupy Vancouver
Dec 01
Occupy Movement: Show Me Your Face
Here’s a short film by Ian MacKenzie entitled “Show Me Your Face”. A beautiful video, and if you have been involved in Occupy Vancouver, you will no doubt recognize many of the faces here…
Nov 30
Missed the Protesting Lawyers, But Did See Some Gloating Lawyers…
So, I went to the Law Courts hoping to see the lawyers who were protesting against changes in Legal Aid. I wasn’t the only person to miss it, at least on member of the press expressed dissatisfaction too… But, I did have the opportunity to catch a press conference for the lawyers who were gloating …
Nov 30
#OccupyHarper: The Prime Minister Is Afraid of us!
I just came across a story in a New Westminster paper The Royal City Record entitled New Westminster gets a hush-hush visit from Prime Minister Stephen Harper. Folks, it looks like we scared the Prime Minister to the point where he feels the need to hide! This only further confirms my believe that #OccupyHarper was incredibly successful! …
Nov 29
An Evening at #OccupySequel138 (The demonstration formerly known as #OccupyPantages…)
So, I dove into the deep-end and went to the #OccupyCondo event against the Pantages theatre. Shortly after I arrived I noticed we were marching the wrong way down the road! It turns out the story on the Pantages was a decoy- the real target was Sequel 138– a new development labeled “A Downtown Artist and …
Nov 27
Grey Cup: Results of the 99% vs 1% Game!
Occupy Vancouver continues to live- despite Mayor Plasticman’s efforts to quell our speech! Today we held the Grey Cup game of the 99% vs the 1%! Mathew was the referee and he did his job well- but, unfortunately, most of the 99% were lost thinking of the glory of the leaky-roofed Colosseum and they missed their own …
Nov 26
99% play 1% in the Income Disparity Cup Football Championship! (Note: Time Correction!)
Meet at the Art Gallery on Sunday at 2:30 pm to head on down for some sporting, awareness raising fun! We will march, sing, cheer lead and drum our way to BC Place. Referee (and tireless Occupy Medic) Mathew will outline the (obviously fair and balanced, just like Fox news!) rules for 1% vs 99% …
Nov 26
What did I do to celebrate a successful #OccupyHarper? Just Dance!
Last night a friend invited me out to a unique experience- one that will be forever part of my life now. We went to Just Dance! Here’s an outline if what its all about from their website: “Just Dance is a positive party community event. It offers a unique opportunity to dance to an eclectic …
Nov 25
#OccupyHarper: PM, Coward & Anti-Bike Bully
One of the low-points of my elementary school days was the moment some bully decided to kick the rims of my BMX bike. I was a geeky kid- kind of like our Prime Minister is today… It may have been different if I was protected by a gang of men in well-pressed suits- that said, if …
Nov 24
Occupy Harper & Christy’s Photo Op!
We found out this morning that the Prime Borgmeister Harper is coming to Vancouver tomorrow for a photo op at Science World! And, apparently, Christy Clark will be there too! http://www.pm.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?category=4&pageId=47&id=4490 So, of course, we at Occupy Vancouver have been busy gathering people together for an event! Come tomorrow, starting at noon! Bring something to …