A queue of Qs in London
Some folks have started a media and Twitter campaign to bring the CBC show Q, and radio host Jian Gomeshi to London to do a broadcast. I thought I would…
London
London Ontario: Home of the Intolerant
London, Ontario becomes the first Canadian city to turf occupiers.
Homophobic preacher named Britain’s most inspirational black person
Well, you know times are bad when in a competition for Britain's most inspirational black person organised by the Mayor of London, Boris Johnson, and Metro newspaper, the winner ends…
Busy London Rail Station to be Solar Powered
Blackfriars station has been under some major construction in the past few years and it’s about to reopen to operations next year. While that’s happening construction has begun on installing…
Farmer’s Market Removes Trans Employee
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…
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…
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,…
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…
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…
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?
Blue box on Maitland street
Filed under: art, digital, drawing Tagged: blue, blue box, box, curb, Grass, london, plastic
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,…
“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…
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…
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.…
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…
The UK is OK! part 2
{Graeae Theatre} (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!)
Waterloo station
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…