Category: VPD
Dec 16
Occupations Gone Bad… (Denver & Vancouver got hit by a boulder…)
An article was shared with me today about the goings-on in Denver. They are apparently experiencing some hard times. Here’s a quote from it: (click for link) “Our decision is based on festering frustrations with a small sector of OD who continue to marginalize, silence, and threaten our communities and ally communities. Despite the hard …
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
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 …
Dec 13
Breaking News! National Post Calls Occupy Vancouver Ninjas “Leftovers”!
Well, you knew it was coming! The ninjas have really started to taco Occupy Vancouver! Time to ask them to return their costumes to Value Village! http://www.nationalpost.com/m/wp/full-comment/blog.html?b=fullcomment.nationalpost.com/2011/12/13/brian-hutchinson-occupy-leftovers-annoy-vancouver-union-and-lose-another-friend
Dec 13
Breaking News: Bert Easterbrook, Hero of the Stanley Cop Riot Arrested at Port Demonstration- says he was innocent!
Bert Easterbrook, hero of the Stanley Cup Riot that started at a Waves Coffee shop, and that Harsha Walia denied was connected to the #BlackBloc has just disclosed he was one of the people arrested at the port demonstration today! Bert is involved with Occupy Vancouver, but the port action was called-off by OV a …
Dec 12
How Cults Work- Or, does any of this look familiar?
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 …