Some notes from Occupy Regina workshop Nov. 16, 2011 and general meeting at Atlantis. These are NOT MINUTES, they are my notes and related observations. Discussion 1: Identify problems and criticisms whether they are fair or otherwise. Criticisms from within and/or outside of the movement: No leadership? Elect dog, as
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gritchik: Justin Trudeau takes it off
Why Justin will never be Liberal leader, reason kabillion.
Continue readingSaskboy's Abandoned Stuff: No Engagement – Occupy Regina to be Occupy City Hall
Mayor does not want to engage the protestors Mayor Pat Fiacco maintained on CJME’s Morning News on Monday, he would not engage the protestors. “We’re busy, we’re very, very busy and we’re doing what City Hall is supposed to be doing,” Fiacco said. He acknowledged some people wish the City
Continue readingRed Tory v.3.0.3: Rick Perry: Lying Douchebag
Here’s the latest attack ad from the Rick Perry campaign: “Can you believe that?” Governor Perry incredulously asks. “That’s what our president thinks is wrong with America… that Americans are lazy?” Hmmm. I wonder where Perry might have gotten his inspiration for this grotesque distortion from? Oh, right, of course…
Continue readingSaskboy's Abandoned Stuff: Twitter Occupying Time in Real World
I had a great time the other evening meeting many Regina and area Tweeters who took a few hours of their time to get off their computers and into the “real world” where they had to “talk” to people using “voice boxes”. There were more than 50 people who came,
Continue readinggritchik: Pro-lifers at it again
Prince Edward Island is the only province in Canada that does not provide abortion services. Women need to travel out-of-province to New Brunswick or Nova Scotia. Shocking, right? A group of Islanders have been lobbying the Liberal Premier and his Health Minister to change current abortion policy. Minister Currie has
Continue readinggritchik: Reason 117 why I’d never be an MP
Because once in a while it may become necessary to tell someone to fuck off. As a private citizen I can do that and not make headline news for it.
Continue readingGeorge Bush officially full of shit
The US Navy Times confirms what we already suspected: The Navy’s newest aircraft carrier has a messy problem. Since deploying in May, the Norfolk, Va.-based carrier George H.W. Bush has grappled with widespread toilet outages, at times rendering the entire ship without a single working head. But it’s no laughing
Continue readingSaskboy's Abandoned Stuff: Occupy Regina – Private Security Doing Police Work
While the Occupy Regina protesters were stationed 24/7 in Victoria Park, I felt safe going there. Many people I know do not feel safe in Downtown Regina at night, and one of the big reasons is that it lacks a critical mass of people who are happy to leave you
Continue readingSaskboy's Abandoned Stuff: Occupy Links
Some random links about Occupy Regina and OWS in general: November 17 is going to be a big day in the Occupy Wall Street movement. The stock exchange may never be the same. – ModifiedTweet @dawnis: The @CityofRegina has an app. — Cool, but it probably issues a fine if
Continue readingNathan Cullen Interview #ndpldr
I will be interviewing NDP Leadership candidate Nathan Cullen this Friday. If you have any questions you would like me to ask, feel free to post them on the blog or email me at rpntr1812@gmail.com. Cross posted at The Ryan Painter Show
Continue readingSpin Doctors from this week – unilingual AG
I’ve promised to start posting my Spin Doctors pieces that are appear in The Hill Times each week. This week’s question was about the appointment of a unilingual Auditor General. “The Liberal caucus walked out on a House of Commons and a Senate vote, on Nov. 3 to protest the
Continue readingSaskboy's Abandoned Stuff: Tony Campolo on Monday night
(Written Monday and delayed in posting due to Occupy Regina ticketing story. I found it ironic that hundreds woukd show up at a church to contribute to homeless and poor people overseas, but didn’t do as I did afterward and lend direct support to homeless people right in Victoria Park.)
Continue readinggritchik: Filed under: Who gives a shit?
Why this is news, I’m not sure. The fact that it’s the lead story on NNW boggles my mind. Leave them alone.
Continue readingSlap Upside The Head: B.C. Apologises For Bizarre Gay Tourism Promotion Ban
Tourism BC has apologized after distributing a marketing brochure telling business owners in the province that they are not allowed to promote gay tourism in China. The brochure, entitled How to Market Your Business in China, states that advertising to gay tourists in China was forbidden by the Chinese National
Continue readingDave.ca’s Dave Teixeira Interview
I connected with Dave.ca’s Dave Teixeira today to talk about the Occupy Vancouver encampment, civic politics, premier Christy Clark and also got Dave’s opinion on what the coming months would look like in Ottawa. Please feel free to leave …
Continue readingSaskboy's Abandoned Stuff: You Can’t Evict An Idea
(Written Nov. 14 or earlier, I thought it was posted, but it was not.) Saskatoon and Regina’s respective City Halls are both going to try to proceed with illegal evictions of peaceful protesters from public parks. This creates a huge problem for our democracy, and the several homeless people living at the Occupy Regina protest […]
gritchik: Alberta Education Minister decides to teach kids a different kind of lesson
“All of the sudden the car pulls away and I’m looking at a couple of teenagers waving at me, and they’re just having a blast. So, I thought, you buggers, you’re not going to get away with this. I gave them a good chase, and they were not the smartest and they weren’t the best […]
gritchik: You know what they say about the best laid plans
Something tells me that this may not go so well. “/// 680News BREAKING NEWS ALERT \\\ ___________________________________ City hands out eviction notices to occupy protesters Toronto bylaw officers, escorted by police, have put up notices on the tents of Occupy Toronto protesters in St. James Park. The notices, signed by City Manager Joe Pennachetti, tell […]
Saskboy's Abandoned Stuff: Occupy Regina Fined
– Hat with 99% Occupier signatures. The protesters of Occupy Regina were fined, one being arrested for not having ID on him while the City’s bylaw officer Flaman and Regina Police were issuing tickets for being in a park after 11 p.m. (There is a bylaw that says the parks are closed at 11 p.m.) […]