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Feb 24

My Response to Accusations Made on Occupy Toronto Facebook Pages

By grenouf in #KeepingItClassy, Adam Smolcic, Anti-Poverty Committee, Anti-Violence, Black Bloc, Bob Ages, British Columbia, Canada, Chris Waddell, Conspiracy, Cortes Island, Council of Canadians, CUPE, David Eby, Drugs, FAIL, Harsha Walia, John Richardson, Kingsway Mafia, Lauren Gill, Media, Min Reyes, NDP, No One Is Illegal, Occupy Movement, Occupy Ottawa, Occupy Toronto, Occupy Vancouver, Olympics, Pivot Legal Society, Politics, Stimulat0r, Unions, United Steel Workers, USW, Vancouver, Violence, VPD

When Dave Vasey confronted me at the beginning of the last Occupy Toronro Action Committee meeting we had an agreement that I would post my letter to the people of OT to each committee through the mailing lists. Then, when it came time to send out my mail I noticed I was banned- despite the …

Feb 20

Who would have guessed a video about Pivot would make me feel this way?

By grenouf in #KeepingItClassy, British Columbia, Canada, Cortes Island, Cortes Island, Discovery Islands, DTES, John Richardson, Nature, Pivot Legal Society, Rainforest

I was busy doing some research on a project, as a single guy typically would do on Family Day, when I ran across a video that brought back some beautiful memories. At the beginning of the video John Richardson is seen sitting on a log on the beach- I used to sit at the same …

Feb 10

Now, This Is Interesting!

By grenouf in Vancouver

So I posted a link to the Media Co-Op page where they linked to me last night. I woke up today to find it was re-posted/shared by Bert Easterbrook. And, his comment nearly popped my eyes out- it seems we think alike! I think I’m beginning to like him… Then, I go to this blog’s …

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 …

Jan 08

And Now For Something Completely Different…

By grenouf in Cortes Island, Nature, Positivity, Rainforest, Vancouver

I’ve spent a lot of time walking through the forest, and on the beach, the past couple of days. I’ve started a new Tumblr page to share some of the pictures I’ve captured, thought I’d share it with you: Http://genuiNEWitty.tumblr.com

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