I was talking with Ruth Meta on December 16th, when she told me that Bob Ages from the Council of Canadians was going to be taking over mediation of Occupy Vancouver’s moderated Facebook page. We both did some research and felt uncomfortable with the transparency in OV’s relationship. Ruth wrote the letter below and I …
Category: Politics
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 16
News Alert! Bob Ages Promoted to Arbiter of OV’s Digital Domain!
Unconfirmed sources have indicated that Occupy Vancouver has made changes in their moderation of the OV Facebook Page Occupy Vancouver (Moderated). This page has become a hotbed of controversy after a number of previous administrators though themselves to be Il Duche. The infighting on this page got so excited, one member created a page called “Occupy …
Dec 15
Thank you David Eby! (And, why do so many people not trust you?)
Our letter writing campaign was a success! Davie Eby, retired ninja hunter, and beloved politician (dressed in civil libertarian clothes) spoke out against the televising of the hockey riot trials! There is speculation this is related to a potential patrimony case between David & Christy Clark– but there is no documentation to prove it. Quatchi …
Dec 15
This is why you should feel the NEED to occupy… (This is happening in the US, is Harper better?)
An MTV commercial on the US National Defense Authorization Act (S.1867). Scary times we are living in…
Dec 15
Come join Occupy Vancouver’s Antics on Facebook! (Free Eby Cream Pies to the first 10 visitors!)
Okay, one last post before I go to bed. Wanted to invite everyone to join the “#OccupyVancouver” group on Facebook. It is a bit of a wacky place sometimes, and the first couple of months was erased in someone’s temper tantrum (does anyone know who?) But, a good time was had by all… Oh! One …
Dec 15
Stanley Cup Rioter’s Trial to Be Live Broadcast! (Or, WTF?)
So, there’s this story on the Stanley Cup Rioters I’m reading where one particular sentence caught my attention: “During that hearing, Crown counsel Patti Tomasson told the court she intended to apply to broadcast the hearings — something the premier promised in a throne speech earlier this year.” Perhaps I’m just not up-to-date on Canadian …