The vast majority of people who have got involved at Occupy Vancouver are good folk- people who care enough about the problems in out world that they were motivated to go out and do something about it. To them- I applaud you. However, there are faction(s) in the group that appear to operate outside the …
Category: Vancouver
Dec 12
A Love Letter To David Eby…
In response to A Love Letter From David Eby: Hi David, I’m sorry to insult you- but, this letter appears like it was written by a lawyer, not by a human being. Your letter was technically elegant, but completely lacking soul. 1.) Your Class of Travel to Prince George: The 1% hate public transit. If …
Dec 11
Civil Liberties Czar Endures Cheap Airport Wine! (Or, virtual cream pie hits Eby- Gregor & Quatchi hit with the splatter)
Intrepid renouncer of Ninjas and defender of DTES civil rights David Eby had to endure drinking Bread Garden wine after his flight was delayed. This presumably coming home from what he reported as a trip to Prince George. In his anger, he publicly shamed a great airline by broadcasting a picture of his “keeping it classy with bread …
Dec 10
Curtis Brick Fountain: We may be on the path to a success!
When there is something important I want done- I can often be relentless. Many of you know I’ve had a lot of criticism about that because of my pursuit to rid Occupy Vancouver of its Black Bloc problem. Often, this relentlessness pays off… I’ve approached many people in our city to try and get the …
Dec 09
Provocateurs In Occupy Vancouver?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iGxN4C0PQ80 Betty Krawczyk, a former Green Party Candidate, seems to also have concerns that there are people involved in Occupy Vancouver who distributed misinformation and tried to incite violence. Betty has been involved in demonstrations for many years- so probably has a good idea about what she is discussing here. So, I’m not the only …
Dec 05
Occupy Bearspray: Or, why do people think bad things about the VPD?
I just ran across a story about an incident at Occupy Calgary where some idiot (probably one of Alberta’s many neocon redneck’s) sprayed pepper/bear spray into their Information/Library tent! Occupy Vancouver had some threats back in October- some highly disturbed individual was trying to round-up a posse to ‘de-occupy’ OV. One of the occupiers met …
Dec 04
#OccupyCondos: With Naomi Klein
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! …
Nov 30
Naomi Klein to Join #OccupyCondos tomorrow!
There will be another #OccupyCondos demonstration tomorrow at 2pm- this time, in front of the Pantages theatre (or not, could be another decoy!). This time the group will be joined by Naomi Klein- international bestselling author of No Logo, and Shock Doctrine. Naomi is well-known for her participation in Occupy Wall Street, and has become as …
Nov 30
Lawyers Protest Cuts To Legal Aid- Today, 1pm!
Lawyers who provide duty counsel services for those who can’t afford a lawyer will be holding on of their first demonstrations today at the law courts in Vancouver today at 1pm. They are planning to stop serving all those who cannot obtain their own counsel at the beginning of next year- demanding that legal aid …
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 …