I’m still astounded how NOW allowed No One Is Illegal (NoII) to be on their Best Of Toronto poll. The more I think about it, the I’m concerned about NOW- would they really promote an organization like NoII or are they really that naïve? Either way, I feel I’ve lost a bit of respect for NOW. …
Tag: Vancouver
Oct 25
The Story Behind Sasha Wiley-Shaw And Creepy Bittergrrl… (Feat. David Eby & Tim Lewis)
As you can see from my letter last night, Vancouver adult educator Sasha Wiley-Shaw (the ‘schoolteacher’ label she’s been using to the press is a put-on) is back in the news again. After digging into the story of her latest antics, it’s a bit like history repeating itself- parts of this story mirror what …
Oct 25
A Letter To Mathew Kagis & “Schoolteacher” Sasha Wiley-Shaw (Apologies please!)
Dear Mathew & Sasha, It has come to my attention that you have made a public accusation of my involvement with a video about Sasha that was posted on YouTube this week. I have to insist that you make an immediate retraction.
Oct 21
Occupy Victoria Gone Wild! (feat. Deep Green Resistance, Zoe Blunt, Anushka Nagji & Michael Madlove)
I first used the phrase “gone wild” when I posted the video of Harsha Walia Gone Wild! video- where she promoted the use of violence by the Black Bloc during the 2010 Olympics. I’ve also written about Occupy Vancouver Gone Wild!, where Occupy Vancouver’s old-left contingent tried to take the stage and publicly accuse a …
Oct 10
Exciting New Occupy Documentary Premiers In Vancouver On October 15th!
There is some exciting news coming-up on the Occupy documentary front. The Occupation Documentary is being premièred in Vancouver on October 15th. The film was made by Rafferty Baker and Matthew J. Van Deventer, two BCIT journalism students who were present (with video camera) every day at Occupy Vancouver. If something significant happened at Occupy Vancouver, they probably got …
Sep 22
I Want A World Without Police…
This may surprise some people- but, the world I’d love to see in the future is one without police. This doesn’t mean that I want to see police services immediately disbanded though. That would be an obvious disaster- the world isn’t ready for it yet. If they would disappear in a flash, we’d have a great …
Sep 11
An Ethical Tale: Janice Abbott, Shane Ramsay & Bob (or Jane) The Accountant
Okay, so imagine for a moment that you’re on the funding committee of a government funded-organization. You’re name is Bob, and you’re one of the lucky dozen people who’ve been chosen to help approve funding & grant applicants. Bob’s all excited to be involved on such an important task. But, then, he realizes he’s stepped …
Sep 08
Updated: Another Person’s Synopsis Of The Vancouver DTES Activistocrats…
I’ve been thinking about October 15th, the one-year anniversary for Canadian occupations. What were people thinking back when it happened, how do those from the outside view it now? So, while searching for some things today, I came across this comment from an article on the Georgia Strait from October 7th. The article is about the …
Sep 06
Marxist Vanguard Skytrain Police Theatre
Why is it that so many people here believe that the police are ultra-violent fascist monsters- has Canada turned into the US? Well, not quite, as someone who has spent a lot of time in both countries I can say with confidence that I feel much safer around the police here than over there. My …
Aug 30
Kevin Annett Doesn’t Only Steal Survivor’s Stories (He steals their signatures too…)
Kevin Annett has been pulling a con-job for quite a while now. He claims to be individually responsible for bringing the issue of Indian residential schools to people’s attention, but that’s not true. It is people like Willie Blackwater who brought the story to prominence- those who spoke out publicly and shared the pain and humiliation they …