It was November 4th, the day after the first overdose at Occupy Vancouver– someone who luckily lived due to the heroic efforts of our volunteer medic, Mathew. The fire department had come to do an inspection on the camp- shake things up for us a bit, guessing the city was losing patience with OV…When the fire …
November 2011 archive
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Nov 13
#SacredProvocation: The Story Behind the ‘Sacred Fire’
It was Sunday afternoon, shortly after the Black Bloc showed up, with a large group of new First Nations…At about 2pm, I saw two FN men with a large oil barrel-they were smashing holes in the bottom of it, I had no idea why so I asked. They looked very nervous and didn’t respond. I …
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Nov 13
Occupy Vancouver and its Drug Problem…
It was the 15th of October, the first day of Occupy Vancouver. I was walking onto the grounds and immediately began to smell marijuana smoke wafting across the stage. It was a couple of hours before anything was planned, so I didn’t really pay too much attention to it. But, as the day continued, it …
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Nov 12
A Resounding No!
I’m on my way home after attending the Meet the Candidates at the Kitsilano Neighbourhood House. I submitted a question for all candidates:“Is it acceptable to use Riot Squads to shutdown Occupy Vancouver?”My question was lost in the crowd, so wasn’t discussed. So, I Politely insisted my question be answered at the end.The room stopped, …
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