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PiDGiN As Business
A Roving Review In a foodie review that appeared less than a week ago, PiDGiN attained a grade of C. (See Consistency below for citation.) That grade converts from a system of stars ranging from 0...
View ArticleThe Pickle Makes Us Strong – Pidgin Picket at Three Months
Week 13 of the Pidgin picket saw the Vancouver Police Department jackhandle its intimidation campaign another notch or two upward.In response, the Pidgin picket closed off its first quarter-year with...
View ArticleRising Tide Building Resistance Tour Photo Diary – Part I
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Direct Repression
The Policing of Gentrification Pickets IntroductionWhenever direct action strikes up a catchy tune, it won't be long before the flip side starts trying to drown it out. The siren of direct repression...
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Downtown Eastside Endgame
Inside City Hall 27 February 2014 Starting at 1:00 pm on 27 February 2014, City of Vancouver honchos held a “technical briefing” for media in Committee Room #1 on the third floor at City Hall....
View ArticleKinder Morgan Locked Down
Word went out on the morning of 13 September 2014 that activists had locked down to the gate at Kinder Morgan's Westridge Marine Terminal. As stated in the press release (copied below), the action...
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Signs in Vancouver's 2014 Municipal Election
Ghosts of Repression Past The most serious fail to emerge so far in Vancouver's 2014 municipal election season is a blatant lack of advance poll facilities across East Vancouver. A strong runner-up is...
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Council Candidates at Carnegie Centre
Downtown Eastside Hears from Four Parties and One Independent A group of around fifty people showed up at the Carnegie Centre for a 2014 municipal election all-candidates meeting on the afternoon of...
View ArticleHuman Rights Complaint Against City of Vancouver
First Nation Man Objects to Shut-Out of East Vancouver in Advance Polling For Immediate Release October 30, 2014 (Vancouver – Unceded Coast Salish Territory) First Nation Man Files Human Rights...
View ArticleRobertson Rejects Working With Neighbourhoods
Coalition of Vancouver Neighbourhoods Responds to Gregor Robertson Media Release: November 3, 2014Mayor Gregor Robertson rejects collaborative process between the city and its neighbourhoodsread more
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Political Fear Drives 105 Keefer Decision
Unprecedented Rezoning Fail It's a shitshow.— Houtan Rafii, Vice President of Residential Development at Beedie Development Group (1:51 PM on 13 June 2007 in Council Chamber at City Hall, a few...
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Gimme Shelter … No! How About an Injunction?
Ten Year Tent City Under Attack Again On Thursday, June 15, the Lu'ma Native BCH Housing Society delivered Notice Pursuant to the Trespass Act to Ten Year Tent City (TYTC) at 950 Main Street,...
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Breaking the Bloc
Multiplicity as Diversionary Tactic Three times elected to dominate Vancouver City Council — 2008, 2011, 2014 — the Vision Vancouver party machine has shown a strong tendency to vote en bloc....
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2400 Motel and Jericho Hostel
A Case of Vancouver ADD (Avoidance, Desperation, Disappearance) Hot Potato HomelessnessHave you ever seen a hot potato blow up? Well, the City of Vancouver has a magical hot potato. A potato that...
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