The Trails End Farmer’s Market in London, Ontario is the subject of a human rights complaint after the market owner forced a vendor to remove a trans employee from their stand. Karen Clarke, owner of the True 2 You candle company, said she was shocked to have received a call from Trails End demanding that […]
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Anti-Racist Canada: The ARC Collective: Facts Schmacts! Paulie and Friends Continue to Play Fast and Loose With the Truth
Well, it really didn't take Paulie long to comment on the racial taunting incident in London, Ontario:We were surprised that he would take this position on the fine city of London, as one of the more infamous residents has claimed that the city is …
Continue readingAnti-Racist Canada: The ARC Collective: Another Black Eye For London, Ontario
And London continues to be the focus of negative attention due to the actions of bigots. We covered the ugly incident at the hockey game in the city yesterday. Now, a transgendered woman who has done nothing wrong and her equally innocent employer have…
Continue readingAnti-Racist Canada: The ARC Collective: Hey London, Ontario. Guess What? You’re Not Helping.
Okay, that’s not fair, but London really is in the news for all the wrong reasons way too often
City’s racism surfaces UGLY INCIDENTBy Norman De Bono, The London Free Press Last Updated: September 23, 2011 10:07pm
London, already known for roots of…
Scott's DiaTribes: Toronto isn’t liking Hudak right now either
Another credible pollster – Forum Research – decided to take a poll specifically in Toronto, where conservative mayor Rob Ford and federal Conservatives had major breakthroughs of seats for varying reasons. The result isn’t the same at the moment for the provincial PC’s:
The party has slipped to third place in the city, dropping 10 percentage points since June 1 to 24 per cent support. The Liberals, who hold 19 of 23 seats in Toronto, is at 39 per cent, up from 34 per cent three months ago. The NDP, which has four seats here, has leapfrogged the Tories and is at 30 per cent up from 26 per […]
Continue readingDeath By Trolley: How much do you notice the politics of your fellow city dwellers?
How much does the political leanings of your fellow city dwellers leak into your day-to-day living experience? 
cartoon life: Blue box on Maitland street
Filed under: art, digital, drawing Tagged: blue, blue box, box, curb, Grass, london, plastic
Continue readingHarper Valley: What is North America Truly Asking For?
The turbulence is growing….England, Greece, Spain….where’s next? It could be our own backyards. This from Mohawk Clan Mother, Kahentenita Horn: Youth Riots – Ravenous Hunger for Freedom MNN. August 9, 2011. People and animals don’t live or breed well in captivity, unless they think they are free. Indigenous had mental, physical and spiritual freedoms. Europeans were born into […]
bastard.logic: “The Frankenstein monster you created/Has turned against you, now you’re hated.”
by matttbastard Mary Riddell: London’s riots are not the Tupperware troubles of Greece or Spain, where the middle classes lash out against their day of reckoning. They are the proof that a section of young Britain – the stabbers, shooters, … Continue reading →
Drive-by Times: Police arrest three anti-royal wedding protesters
Before the royal wedding at Westminster Abbey, British police arrested three anti-capitalist activists who were planning a street theater event.Guardian:Three anti-capitalist activists who were planning a mock execution of Prince Andrew with a guilloti…
Continue readingWorld Headlines Review: Russia, Violence and Protest: What it is and what it is not
Reports and video footage of violent demonstration and criminality by ultra-nationalist and racist organisations in Russia this week are forming an interesting juxtaposition to recent political protests in the West. If one is interested in what ‘violent thuggery’ actually looks like, witness this week’s outburst of unrest in Moscow: Rampaging
Continue readingWorld Headlines Review: Riots and Disparity: Rome, London and Toronto
International headlines in the last two weeks have reported a massive amount of social unrest and unsettling news across the developed world, including riots and economic data which on the surface may appear discordant and unrelated, but are united as part of larger political and economic trends. Fees Protest, by
Continue readingThe UK is OK! part 2
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(The Burberry design house is next to my hotel. It’s funny too see hundreds of skinny people in trench coats who all look alike, in one spot!)
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Love never dies, does it? It was so good to see hb again. It reminded me what it feels like to really love someone. I think I had forgotten. But it also reminded me that love can only take you so far.
And in my case, it seems to take me to the tube s…
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