Category: Vancouver

Feb 02

Occupy Vancouver Is (Still) An Unsafe Place (Rather unsavory too!)

By grenouf in British Columbia, Canada, Conspiracy, Council of Canadians, DTES, Facebook, FAIL, Occupy Movement, Occupy Vancouver, Politics, Vancouver, Violence

I think it is time to call-in the Crown Attorney… Related articles Occupy Vancouver is an unsafe place (Dare you walk down her path?) (www.genuinewitty.com) Occupy Vancouver camp unsafe, must end: mayor (ctv.ca)

Jan 31

How the notion of” live and let live’ can lead to enabling dysfunctional communities

By grenouf in Anti-Violence, Black Bloc, British Columbia, Canada, Conspiracy, First Nations, Harsha Walia, Occupy Movement, Occupy Vancouver, Politics, Vancouver, Violence

by Eamonn O’Brien, posted originally on “Live and let live” means we all try to be very tolerant in the various communities we live. When we walk down this road of compassion and tolerance we see that the inequities of society have left deep dysfunctional pitfalls in our path. WE have to be always mindful that tolerance can lead …

Jan 29

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

By grenouf in #KeepingItClassy, Anti-Poverty Committee, British Columbia, Canada, Cortes Island, DTES, FAIL, Lauren Gill, Occupy Movement, Occupy Vancouver, Politics, Vancouver, Violence

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 …

Jan 28

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

By grenouf in #KeepingItClassy, Adam Smolcic, Black Bloc, British Columbia, Canada, Conspiracy, David Eby, DTES, FAIL, Kingsway Mafia, NDP, Occupy Movement, Occupy Vancouver, Politics, Ruth Meta, Vancouver

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 …

Jan 28

Great Video on Occupy Vancouver

By grenouf in British Columbia, Canada, Occupy Canada, Occupy Movement, Occupy Vancouver, Politics, Positivity, Vancouver

[vimeo 35761495 w=400 h=225] I have a lot of friends on this video- miss y’all. And, Captain Sweep speaks brilliantly about our cause. (Though they play his least great moment at the very end…) Related articles This picture of Occupy Vancouver is poetic… (www.genuinewitty.com) Occupy Vancouver Has Set the Mark (stevebeckow.com) Occupy Vancouver Protesters Assault …

Jan 25

It’s Time to Be the Media, Not Just React to It

By grenouf in Vancouver

Seems to me that the BCFED is capitalizing on their investment like CUPE did…

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Jan 24

Canadians: It’s Time To Demand A Public Inquiry!

By grenouf in #KeepingItClassy, #OccupyHarper, #RiceWine, Adam Smolcic, Anti-Poverty Committee, Anti-Violence, BCSC, Black Bloc, British Columbia, Canada, Cannabis Culture Magazine, Conspiracy, Council of Canadians, David Eby, DTES, FAIL, Harsha Walia, NDP, No One Is Illegal, Occupy Canada, Occupy Movement, Occupy Ottawa, Occupy Vancouver, Olympics, Politics, Sarah Blyth, Stanley Cup Riot, Stephen Harper, Toronto G20, Unions, Vancouver, VANDU, Violence, VPD

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 …

Jan 16

Occupy Vancouver is an unsafe place (Dare you walk down her path?)

By grenouf in #KeepingItClassy, Black Bloc, British Columbia, Canada, Conspiracy, Cortes Island, Council of Canadians, DTES, Everyone Is Illegal, Facebook, FAIL, Gregor Robertson, Harsha Walia, NDP, No One Is Illegal, Occupy Movement, Occupy Vancouver, Olympics, Politics, Unions, Vancouver, VFD

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 …

Jan 11

There’s something happening here…

By grenouf in British Columbia, Canada, Cortes Island, Discovery Islands, Photography, Positivity, Vancouver

Cortes Island is seducing me, grabbing my imagination and opening my mind to new possibilities.

Jan 10

Follow-Up to My Posting on Black Bloc Terrorism…

By grenouf in #KeepingItClassy, Anti-Poverty Committee, Anti-Violence, Black Bloc, Conspiracy, Council of Canadians, FAIL, No One Is Illegal, Occupy Movement, Occupy Vancouver, Olympics, Stanley Cup Riot, Vancouver, Vancouver Green Party, Violence, VPD

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 …