September 2012 archive

Occupy’s Anniversary: My Appearance On CBC’s The National…

I was contacted last week by one of the producers at the CBC. He had read some of my stories here, and was interested to take with me about my story about leaving the Occupy movement- it was the story where I discussed the 5% vs the 99%. It seemed like it could be a …

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CUPE, CAW, OCAP, Black Bloc Anarchists and Flying Squads…

There were two things one was attacked for criticising at Occupy Toronto & Occupy Vancouver- Black Bloc anarchists and the group’s relationship with the unions. At first, when I was in Vancouver, I thought that the two subjects were unrelated. But, once I was in Toronto, it quickly became apparent both groups are closely related. …

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It’s Official- Occupy Canada Has Been Hijacked!

I’ve always been a bit pensive about the Occupy Canada page on Facebook. When I was in Vancouver, I knew one person who was an admin, but didn’t know much about the others. When I got to Toronto I learned that the page was setup by Derek Soberal. I’ve written about Derek before when he …

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A Short Rant About Recycling And Being Green…

Have you ever noticed how recycled goods always seem to be printed with a notice that they are recycled- how sensible is that? Sure, on this envelope I’ve posted, it doesn’t take very much ink- but, how about on all of our envelopes combined-  is there a significant environmental impact?

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Another G20 Vandal Is In Court This Week…

There’s, yet another, G20 criminal going to court this week. This time it is Eva Botton, a BC based criminology (yes, that isn’t a typo) student from Kwantlen Polytechnic University. Botton faces five cases of mischief over $5,000 and is alleged to have caused over $160,000 of damage during the G20. She was also charged …

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