There are a group of people who have been trying to wrestle control of Occupy Toronto from since the beginning- I’ve already referred to them as “the 5%”. It could be possible to argue that they are the people who kick-started the movement, but that would be unfair to the 95% of Toronto’s Occupiers who came with …
Tag: Dave Vasey
Apr 19
Things that make you go hmmm…
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gnY9leeob60?rel=0 Have you noticed there’s not a single mention of Bay Street in this video? Ever wondered if that is intentional? It seems Dave Vasey & crowd have totally forgotten the meaning of the movement…
Apr 18
Dave Vasey Has Deep Respect For Violent Men…
The more I learn about Dave Vasey the more disturbed I am that this man is accepted by his community as a leader. Besides his bullying and attacking people’s family members (standard activities for an International Socialist), Dave’s support of violence should cause call Canadians a deep sense of distress…
Apr 16
Letter to Judy Rebick: Are You Leading The Canadian Black Bloc?
Dear Judy, Back in January, at the height of some of the attacks against me coming from supporters of Black Bloc, I decided I would make an effort to contact high-profile people who’ve spoken out against Black Bloc tactics in the past. So, I got onto Google and began my search for someone who could …
Apr 10
The Story of a Psychopath, Fake Mass Graves, and a Native Uprising…
I first heard about Kevin Annett when he was coming to Occupy Vancouver. There was a debate going on already, about someone’s proposal to ‘occupy the churches’ in the name of justice for Canadian indigenous residential schools. The plan was to invade and occupy a Catholic and a United church in downtown Vancouver.
Apr 10
Occupy Toronto Has A Black Bloc Problem…
When I arrived at Occupy Toronto I was told that “there are no Black Bloc at OT.” Being someone who gives the benefit of doubt, I accepted this- that said, it didn’t take long before I saw this was not true…
Mar 20
Occupy Toronto! Are You a Man or a Movement? (or a bad joke…)
Dear Occupy Toronto, I’ve spent the past few weeks avoiding writing this essay. Yes, I’ve addressed the actions of a few individuals but this is the first time I’ve written to call ALL of you to account. So please listen closely…
Mar 17
Socialist (Marxist) Agenda? Dave Vasey Strikes Again!
I came across this article today- Understanding and Learning from Occupy Toronto. It quotes Dave Vasey, and a couple of other people from Occupy Toronto giving very biased views on what’s happening at OT. In particular, I find it somewhat disturbing how Dave makes the assumption that occupiers should agree with the “Anti-Oppression” agenda. Because, many …
Mar 17
This is What The Ruckus Society Looks Like!
Taking an excellent course by Tools for Change on Direct Actions now. Unfortunately, they are using a manual from the Ruckus Society…
Mar 17
Occupy Vancouver, Kevin Annett, Knights of Columbus & Ricky Lavallie
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t571zLjgE_8?rel=0 Why does this seem so significant to me? The invitation to this event last year (sent by Kevin Annett) is below: