I want to make sure this TED Talk by Ron Finley is widely known. Maybe you’ll experience the same high as I did, watching it?! http://www.ted.com/talks/ron_finley_a_guerilla_gardener_in_south_central_la.html – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – - – Ron Finley’s work is very positive and creative. It is CONSTRUCTION; this is what [more]
I am writing a rebuttal to this article which has been published in newspapers in Canada, the U.S., Australia, the U.K. There are several problems with the article. June 6 Reuters (USA and Canada), published in my local newspaper on June 17, page A4. http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/06/07/us-usa-occupywallstreet-idUSBRE85606J20120607 By Chris Francescani Thu Jun 7, 2012 6:39pm EDT (Reuters) [more]
It is NOT angry and it is NOT violent! It is quite wonderful. It starts in Quebec: Our revolution of love, hope and community (Rabble.ca) UPDATE: video Casseroles – Vancouver, May 30 2012 Shot & edited by Ian MacKenzie, ianmack.com Inspired by Jeremie Battaglia’s gorgeous Montreal film, Vancouver answers the Quebec student movement with a [more]
Scroll down to the end of the list of articles to the video. You don’t have to watch it all! It’s good documentation. http://www.nationofchange.org/live-stream-wall-street-occupation-1316970901
“Tens of thousands marching everyday…” 3 min http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V4YRcLwQ0aM&feature=player_embedded This news broadcast by Russia Today originated in the U.S. with this note: The people of North America need to revoke the Broadcast Licenses of all the North American Media who continue to fail to report in full on every demonstration in this land. We can only get our demonstrations [more]
http://rabble.ca/blogs/bloggers/ethan-cox/2012/05/it-starts-quebec-our-revolution-love-hope-and-community By Ethan Cox In almost every report on the social movement now sweeping Quebec, including my own, words like conflict, crisis and stand-off figure prominently. Anger is omnipresent. The anger of protesters, the anger of government, the anger of those supposedly inconvenienced. Pundits scream about mob rule, anarchy in the streets and the dissolution [more]
“Everyday, at 8PM, let’s get out, on our balconies and front yards, and make noise with pots and pans. For 15 minutes.” THIS IS TAKING PLACE ACROSS CANADA. Weekly in some places, daily in Montreal. People are also wearing a piece of red cloth to signal support.
CBC News Last Updated: May 30, 2012 10:31 PM CST Related Stories SPECIAL REPORT: Quebec Student Protests Protestors in Saskatoon make their way along Broadway Avenue. (Devin Heroux/CBC)Several hundred people, including many students, in Regina and Saskatoon took to the streets to bang pots and pans in show of support for students in Quebec, who [more]
Two excellent videos: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0dhFWprsFqs Casseroles night in Montreal, May 30. http://vimeo.com/42848523 This video of Casseroles in Montreal, in black-and-white, May 24 gets rave reviews. (I’m set up wrong somehow - the 2nd video accesses in frustrating short, interrupted blocks. Most people have no problem viewing it.)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ebC8_q0zCM&feature=player_embedded Hart writes: I checked a credible site and learned that this was a European demo against big banks, rich getting richer etc
