One of the more interesting under-reported stories that happened in Vancouver this year was the story of the MCP Altona. The ship left Vancouver on December 23, 2010 carrying a shipment of 350 tonnes of Uranium Concentrate- more commonly known as ‘yellowcake’. I was shocked when I heard this- thought Vancouver was a nuclear free …
Category: Vancouver
Nov 27
Occupy Condos: Take the Pantages!
I’ve been hesitating to endorse this action- the person who setup the Facebook ‘event’ publicly made fun of me for the fact my last relationship weathered poorly through my involvement in the Occupy movement. That said, I can’t let Harsha Walia’s personal attacks effect my feeling’s on Vancouver’s gentrification issues. And, besides, Lauren Gill is …
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 …
Nov 24
Occupy Vancouver’s First Press Conference…
It wasn’t until Monday that I noticed how truly biased the press are against Occupy Vancouver- we really turned them off something fierce! One particular press member, Lisa Johnson, was rather impolite and sarcastic throughout the event. This was the first time I was disappointed by someone at the CBC. Lisa has apologized to us …
Nov 23
Update On The Curtis Brick Fountain!
I was at Grandview park again last night- went there for the GA, and to participate on the discussion for next steps. While there, I met Penny Ballem, our city manager, and (I think) Aaron Jasper, the chair of the Parks Board. I brought them over to the fountain, and explained the history, then showed …
Nov 23
Make My Sergeant, Argent!
One of my favorite characters at Occupy Vancouver has been Sergeant Argent. Wally is an old-world Canadian cop- the kind of guy who has a job to arrest people but he feels for them as he is doing it and probably gives some good advice along the way. He is a couple years from retirement …