Should we eliminate poverty? It’s a ridiculous question made serious by people who have lost sight of their dreams in a wasteland of practicality and concession; They’re practical, to the point of inactivity where it counts the most. When a man has his feet nailed to the floor, do we stop the bleeding, but leave […]
Tag: Regina
Saskboy's Abandoned Stuff: Pile of Carp – RBE’s plan to close schools
It shouldn’t take a genius to figure out that kids are better off when they are able to walk or bike to school, and don’t have to get onto school/city buses each day. Sadly, there are few geniuses at the Regina Board of Education. They want to take away more schools, in growing neighbourhoods, so […]
Saskboy's Abandoned Stuff: Design Regina – Shooting the Shit… Literally
“Don’t shit or piss in the park.” It’s not the first thing you’d expect to hear from a city Councillor in an informal chat about Occupy Regina. It’s not even on the top ten. But it was what I remember hearing first from Councillor Clipsham. Perhaps that’s because he repeated it several times. I asked […]
Saskboy's Abandoned Stuff: Greater Purpose
I was down at Occupy Regina this afternoon, and went on the march too around downtown, after listening to the interesting speeches. After the main speakers were done, a man started shouting for people to listen to him, which the crowd did as he asked us if we understood that someone created everything. Then it […]
Saskboy's Abandoned Stuff: Occupy Council
Occupy Regina has a speakers series this Saturday to listen to and participate in. I’ve invited the Regina City Council. I encourage you to also contact them. If you live elsewhere, please do the same. If the councilors do not listen to those on the front lines of the Occupy movement, Occupiers will have to […]
Saskboy's Abandoned Stuff: Occupy Regina Passes Fourth Night
I’ve had a great time every evening I’ve stopped by Occupy Regina in Victoria Park. The protesters are an eclectic and growing group of educated, and less educated, working, and disabled, homeless, and housed people from many different backgrounds. Tonight I talked with long time friends, friends recently met, and met a homeless woman named […]
Saskboy's Abandoned Stuff: Occupy Regina
These photos are from Day one. Day Three starts Monday.
Continue readingSaskboy's Abandoned Stuff: Twitter and Facebook Failing
I’m having trouble posting and reading Facebook and Twitter suddenly, I suspect they are feeling the strain of extra eyes due to the Occupy Together protests around the world today. This is where blogs come in handy, when your micro-blogging sites are overwhelmed. I’m off to downtown Regina now, to participate in Occupy Regina. Together […]
Saskboy's Abandoned Stuff: More Debates – Press Release
I sent this to various Saskatchewan media yesterday. It appeared in part in the Star Phoenix and Leader Post. This province has had its laws constructed and maintained over the last 20 years by the NDP (coalition w/Liberals), and Sask Party. To exclude other parties from the debate on TV is to only give the […]
Saskboy's Abandoned Stuff: More Debates – PROTEST!
October 14, 2011 Friday 5:30 p.m. in front of CBC Saskatchewan, Broad St., Regina, SK Help me take back control of our political system from media executives who pre-package our political choices. Democracy belongs to the people, not to CBC, CTV, or Global big-wigs. If Link or Yens and other NDP candidates show up to […]
Saskboy's Abandoned Stuff: Debate Injustice
It’s going to be a busy week for protesting injustice. On Saturday the Occupy Regina protest is underway, and now on Friday evening I’m again organizing a protest in front of CBC. Last time was for the federal election’s anti-democratic debate format that excluded (subsequently elected) Green Party leader Elizabeth May from the Broadcast Consortium’s […]
Saskboy's Abandoned Stuff: Design Regina – Larry Beasley
We can fix Regina at the same time that the urban health and community issue is being better understood across Canada. The problem is that most people live outside of downtown metropolises, but want to spend most of their day downtown. First are some destructive steps: Most cities are not determined by modern developers, they […]
Saskboy's Abandoned Stuff: Civics, Humour, Space, and Water
I’m going to assume that Calgary’s Civic Camp is a success, because they have an awesome mayor who nobody expected to win. == Things could be worse. These disasters will make you smile. == http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/videos/dawn/20110915/vesta20110915-640.swf Embedded video from NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory California Institute of Technology Vesta is a minor planet in our solar system, […]
Accidental Deliberations: New column day
Here, on how the Regina Food Bank’s current crisis demonstrates the need for a social safety net that isn’t so easily shredded. For further reading…- The Leader-Post has more about the problems now facing the Food Bank.- The number of current Food Ba…
Continue readingSaskboy's Abandoned Stuff: Design Regina – Adapt Early
Our competitive advantage is that we’ve not yet adapted to large urban growth, but we have that opportunity now. Or we can be “a mid-size city with big city problems.” Traffic congestion is about to explode in Regina. We are only 11km from top to bottom, or west to east. Sprawl will make commute times […]
Saskboy's Abandoned Stuff: Design Regina
Introductions underway at the first Design Regina presentation series at the UofR Education Auditorium. Fred Clipsham gives a greeting on behalf of Mayor Fiacco. Tonight is Participatory Democracy. 7:22 the current Regina plan was designed 25 years ago. Demographics have changed, and so have technology and desires of the population. Infrastructure isn’t all in good […]
Saskboy's Abandoned Stuff: Letter to Councilor Regarding Regina Recycling
Regina has no curb-side recycling program in place. Residents can pay $93/yr for a private recycler to pick up by-weekly. Hi Louis [Browne], I hope you had a good Summer. Assuming Regina makes 1/4 as much waste as Edmonton, we should get $2,000,000 to employ people who sort/sell trash at our landfill. I’ve been realizing […]
Saskboy's Abandoned Stuff: The Excitement of Parking
Not much is more thrilling that finding a parking spot. The only thing that is better is not having to look for one at all. I’m looking forward to the UofR’s parking forum next Friday in the Pit. There are many options available to those who must drive and the vast majority who can get […]
Saskboy's Abandoned Stuff: Throw It Out
I’m cleaning up on Saturday, and it’s hard. There is no more Second Time Office Equipment, and SARCAN won’t take electronic waste of various sorts that they should be. I had to pitch a floor pedestal fan yesterday because repairs had failed – but the plastic and metal in it should be recycled. The problem […]
Saskboy's Abandoned Stuff: Change You Can See
Being the change you want to see in the world — it’s not just a clever slogan, it’s the only direct way someone can change their circumstances. Here are some stories of people doing things differently to make a difference for others. I plan to work on Victor’s campaign this Fall, as Saskatchewan goes to […]