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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

Quite an interesting thread from Occupy BC page on Facebook...

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 member Ian Waddell (but, a connection hasn’t been established yet, can you help?) Ian was a member of a group they call the Kingsway Mafia, a notably aggressive group of NDP members who operate in East Vancouver.

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…)

Image via Wikipedia

This picture of Occupy Vancouver is poetic… (www.genuinewitty.com)
Occupy Vancouver Has Set the Mark (stevebeckow.com)
Occupy Vancouver Protesters Assault Videographer (pixiq.com)
Vancouver “Occupyers” bit 2 cops, chief says (cbsnews.com)

British Columbia, Canada, Captain Sweep, Documentaries, Documentary, Occupy, Occupy Canada, Occupy Movement, Occupy Vancouver, Occupy Wall Street, Vancouver, Vancouver Art Gallery

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

Image ripped-off from www.exiledonline.com (click to read story)

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 Occupy Harper event- posting the calendar entry on Facebook, blocading the Manchurian PM inside ScienceWorld, and the beautiful headline in the MSM: “Prime Minister Runs Over Girl’s Bike!”.

His reaction was quick and simple- “If you were in my country, they would have killed you!”

Jan 20

Lots More Pictures of Cortes Island (And Victoria) on my Tumblr Page!

By grenouf in British Columbia, Canada, Cortes Island, Discovery Islands, Nature, Photo Op, Photography, Rainforest

Come to my Tumblr Page for more pictures…

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Jan 20

Is this a put-on by a logging company?

By grenouf in British Columbia, Canada, Cortes Island, Discovery Islands, FAIL, Nature, Photography, Rainforest

Somehow, this sign doesn’t read as if it was written by an Eco-Warrior…

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

The path to the edge of a cliff. (Taken at Beacon Hill Park in Victoria, BC)

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 memory, and how avoidable it could have been…

The previous day I tried to warn the VFD, Mayor Gregor Robertson, and INSITE– they all ignored my pleas for help. I just ran across the blog entry of someone who watched my messages on Twitter. Even from afar, she could see something was significantly wrong…

Jan 15

This picture of Occupy Vancouver is poetic…

By grenouf in Facebook, Occupy Vancouver, Photo Op, Photography, Positivity, Stanley Cup Riot, VPD

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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.

Beach, British Columbia, Canada, cortes island, Discovery Islands, Hollyhock, Lost (TV series), Mountains, Spirituality

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 stories. I hardly find writing about the Black Bloc to be rewarding.

Though, I must admit, there is some personal motivation for this. I’m in Cortes Island now, came here to physically & spiritually regroup this winter. I arrived here to find that Black Bloc sympathizers had sent emails to some people on Cortes ‘warning’ them that I am ‘dangerous’. I’d been quiet for a couple of weeks, was hoping things would settle and get quiet. Now, it is clear that I have no choice to take this fight to the end…