Keeping it Real...: HO on Sean Holman’s Public Eye CFAX Sunday
Should anyone who reads my blog be interested in hearing me rant LIVE on radio …. tune in Sean Holman’s Public Eye show on Victoria’s CFAX Radio 1070 Sunday from 9 a.m. to 10 .a.m. where I will be part of a panel discussion. Others on the panel will be Eleanor Gregory, former NPA school trustee: [...] Read More →
From Environmental Justice to Climate Justice: Advisory: Human Rights Protesters Released for Acts Of Civil Disobedience. Demand For the Release of Nearly 80 Others
From Environmental Justice to Climate Justice: Advisory: Human Rights Protesters Released for Acts Of Civil Disobedience. Demand For the Release of Nearly 80 Others
***Please excuse cross postings*** Press Advisory Contact: Yadira Hernandez (NDLON) 707-318-2771 Opal Tometi (PUENTE) 602-349-1073 Human Rights Protesters Released for Acts Of Civil Disobedience Demand For the Release of Nearly 80 Others What: Press Conference to demand release of others detained for acts of non-compliance Where: Corner of 4th Ave and Madison Street (Phoenix, Arizona) When: 11:00 am Who: Salvador Reza, Puente Movement human rights leader, released after non-compliance act blocking Arpaio’s jail entrance Protesters who scaled 200 ft construction crane to drop banner in downtown... [Read More...]
The Galloping Beaver: For your weekend entertainment . . .
Jesus vs. Satan. Ya gotta love Flash. The site is not politically-correct, so if you're the type who gets their tighty-whities in a wedgie, try Lawrence Welk on YouTube. Haven't played it, because I'm into Return to Castle Wolfenstein and a 3-D spatial challenge called BORX, but the start page illustration is a hoot — Satan and Jesus facing off at a nightclub bar. Read More →
Peace, order and good government, eh?: Even the lawyers
Lawyers want return of mandatory long-form census In a letter to Industry Minister Tony Clement, the Canadian Bar Association calls for the return of the mandatory long-form census, saying lawyers and judges use the information to help determine how much injured clients should claim in court. And then they, perhaps unwittingly, explain why Harper wants to weaken the integrity of the census data in the first place. The association says the ditching of the mandatory form will especially hurt women, children, the disabled and others without a regular work history. Read More →
CalgaryLiberal: Ditch the Messiah Complex, Please
There is one thing, aside from Hockey, that Canadians have perfected. It is the art of complaining. We complain about our leaders, the economy, those damnable Americans, the atheist-statist nutters in Toronto, the fascist-zealots in rural BC/Alta., the lines at Tim Hortons, the warm government beer, the cold but chaotically priced private beer, those damnable [...] Read More →
The Galloping Beaver: Blood on whose hands?
CNN : WikiLeaks founder may have 'blood' on his handsReuters : WikiLeaks may have blood on its hands, U.S. saysBoth sources quote Admiral Mike Mullen :"Mr. Assange can say whatever he likes about the greater good he thinks he and his source are doing," Mullen said. "But the truth is they might already have on their hands the blood of some young soldier or that of an Afghan family."Guardian : The War Logs :"...the marines opening fire with automatic weapons as they tore down a six-mile stretch of highway, hitting almost anyone in their way – teenage girls in fields, motorists in their cars, old men as they walked along the road. Nineteen unarmed... [Read More...]
Creekside: Blood on their hands
CNN : WikiLeaks founder may have 'blood' on his handsReuters : WikiLeaks may have blood on its hands, U.S. saysBoth sources quote Admiral Mike Mullen :"Mr. Assange can say whatever he likes about the greater good he thinks he and his source are doing," Mullen said. "But the truth is they might already have on their hands the blood of some young soldier or that of an Afghan family."Guardian : The War Logs :"...the marines opening fire with automatic weapons as they tore down a six-mile stretch of highway, hitting almost anyone in their way – teenage girls in fields, motorists in their cars, old men as they walked along the road. Nineteen unarmed... [Read More...]
Dawg's Blawg: No jokes please, we’re Canadian
Vancouver company The Cheeky.com says their humorous suitcase stickers featuring bags of cocaine, US bills, sex toys and a bound-and-gagged flight attendant will help you find your luggage more easily, but Transport Minister John Baird's spokesy says :"Joking about potentially trafficking illegal substances, or worse, is not funny, and the government will use the full force of the law to ensure Canadians who travel by air are safe "...from stickers presumably, and also from any rumour indicating Canadians might not be completely humorless morons. Says The Cheeky.com : "Caution: Some of these stickers may cause offense to airport and immigration... [Read More...]
Creekside: No jokes please, we’re Canadian
Vancouver company The Cheeky.com says their humorous suitcase stickers featuring bags of cocaine, US bills, sex toys and a bound-and-gagged flight attendant will help you find your luggage more easily, but Transport Minister John Baird's spokesy says : ."Joking about potentially trafficking illegal substances, or worse, is not funny, and the government will use the full force of the law to ensure Canadians who travel by air are safe" ....from stickers presumably, and also from any rumour indicating we might not be completely humorless morons. Says The Cheeky.com : "Caution: Some of these stickers may cause offense to airport and immigration staff.... [Read More...]
Molly'sBlog: Molly’sBlog 2010-07-29 23:55:00
CANADIAN LABOUR HALIFAX:NEW IWW GROUP IN HALIFAX:Molly has just become aware of a new Industrial Workers Of The World (IWW) in Halifax Nova Scotia, and she has duly added their links under the IWW Canada section in this blog. Personally I think that this is quite important for many reasons.First of all it is the only time in at least my memory (stretching back to the early 70s) that there has been an IWW group in Atlantic Canada. I stand to be duly corrected on this matter as my memory is not infallible. What this shows is the gradual spread of a rational anarchism in my own country whereby people want to work on a project that at least has a... [Read More...]
Molly'sBlog: Molly’sBlog 2010-07-29 22:07:00
CANADIAN LABOUR HAMILTON:STAND WITH MCMASTER'S STAFF AGAINST CASUALIZATION:The following appeal for online solidarity with workers at McMaster University in Hamilton Ontario comes from the Canadian Union Of Public Employees (CUPE).MCMCMCMCMCFight to stop the casualization of work at McMaster UniversitySessional faculty at McMaster University (CUPE 3906) are fighting management’s plan to casualize their work. We have been in contract talks with the university administration for the last three months to achieve a fair contract, but management filed for a ‘no board’ report triggering a strike/lockout deadline of August 11.Management wants to... [Read More...]
Daisy's Dead Air: Slouching towards Tibet
At left: Authentic Texas goat attempts to eat my camera. Father Conner grew up in New Orleans, and used to tell us that as a child, he earned extra money from plugging and unplugging various lights and appliances during the Jewish Sabbath. The Orthodox Jews in his neighborhood didn't want to break the Sabbath rules, but still needed the lights on. Tsk! I would think, self-righteously. What kind of hypocrisy is that?Likewise, on one of those cable networks, I saw how (so-called) high-caste Hindus employ low-caste Hindus to do their killing for them: vermin, bugs, whatever. In this way, the high-caste family doesn't take on the direct taboo... [Read More...]
Sister Sage's Musings: Is There Anything Master Steve Won’t Do To Silence Dissent?
I’m referring to the make-over the Wikipedia page, hammering the Harpercons’ latest aquisition of overpriced war toys–F-35s, received. It would appear that the ‘vandalism’ originated from Defence Department computers in Ottawa. Now who could do such a thing? Well, it wouldn’t be a stretch to find out, so let’s put the question another way: Who will the Harpercons throw under the bus? Could it beeeee… He noted the government authorizes some personal use by employees on work computers but that it has to be limited and reasonable. In addition, federal employees are required by the public... [Read More...]
Mind of Dan: Climate Crock–Heat Wave edition
Part 1 Part 2 By Peter Sinclair Related Posts (auto generated and almost random):Study that underestimates sea level rise pulled, deniers cheer… huh? Read More →
The Galloping Beaver: The sum of futility . . .
THE NEW YORK TIMES has a report by Nicholas Kristof, "1 Soldier or 20 Schools?", where the cost of the War on Terror is tabulated. The cost is astounding:The war in Afghanistan will consume more money this year alone than we spent on the Revolutionary War, the War of 1812, the Mexican-American War, the Civil War and the Spanish-American War — combined.A recent report from the Congressional Research Service finds that the war on terror, including Afghanistan and Iraq, has been, by far, the costliest war in American history aside from World War II. It adjusted costs of all previous wars for inflation. Those historical comparisons should be a wake-up... [Read More...]
Climate Justice Links: “Environmentalists say: stop ALL of Arizona’s anti-immigrant law”
Joshua Kahn Russell on It’s Getting Hot in Here Today, Arizona’s “show me your papers” anti-immigrant law SB1070 goes into effect. Across the country, July 29th has been declared a national day of action for Human Rights. Phoenix is ground zero for the collective outrage and protest that this bill has inspired. Here thousands of people are in the streets, many showing their courage by participating in civil disobedience across the city. In particular, downtown Phoenix has been transformed into a temporary “Human Rights Zone” with public promises from communities, businesses, and police to not comply with the law. It is an inspiring... [Read More...]
Climate Justice Links: “Ending Oil Addiction Means Confronting the System!”
Aaron Petcoff on his blog As if the troubles facing the Gulf region weren’t enough to totally discredit the whole oil industry, the news came in late yesterday that a burst pipeline has spewed over 800,000 gallons of crude oil into a creek that feeds the Kalamazoo River in Kalamazoo, Michigan (the state I live in). And if that weren’t already disturbing enough, than maybe the fact that a second oil rig burst into flames yesterday in the middle of the Gulf of Mexico, right on the heels of finally plugging the BP leak, will. Somebody’s out to ruin your day (allow me to clarify that I’m just the messenger). The BP oil spill tragedy was always... [Read More...]
Creekside: The "personal transformation" of RCMP Commish Elliott
Pogge notes that last year RCMP Commissioner William Elliott "attended a $44,000 course in Arizona that dealt with behavioural barriers to success.He subsequently acknowledged to employees in a memo that he learned his actions "can and did have unintended, sometimes negative impacts."and generously offers "to explain to him what a dick he is for half that".If the RCMP is reading, Creekside would also like to enter the bidding fray at half again what Pogge is proposing to charge.Oh wait. There were no other bids considered last year in the decision to send three RCMP to Arizona to take "personal transformation" and "100 per cent accountability"... [Read More...]
Divinately Me!: Curing Cancer with Baking Soda: What MD’s and Naturopaths Don’t Know (original title)
(Advice portions in red due to the length of this article. Also, I do not claim to be able to advise anyone on any medical subjects; I just found this interesting and potentially helpful.) by Gregory Delaney Wouldn’t the delusional physicians and the big pharmacology swindlers be embarrassed to find that cancer could be cured with nothing more complicated than ordinary baking soda? Well, no, they wouldn’t be embarrassed because they would be outraged. All of their billions in profits vanishing in a twinkle, would not have these betrayers of Mankind at all happy with such a simple cancer cure. And yet, cancer can be cured with nothing more... [Read More...]
From Environmental Justice to Climate Justice: Environmentalists say: stop ALL of Arizona’s anti-immigrant law
http://www.grist.org/article/environmentalists-say-stop-all-of-arizonas-anti-immigrant-law Environmentalists say: stop ALL of Arizona’s anti-immigrant law Today, Arizona's "show me your papers" anti-immigrant law SB1070 goes into effect. Across the country, July 29th has been declared a national day of action for Human Rights. Phoenix is ground zero for the collective outrage and protest that this bill has inspired. Here thousands of people are in the streets, many showing their courage by participating in civil disobedience across the city. In particular, downtown Phoenix has been transformed into... [Read More...]
Peace, order and good government, eh?: QOTD
How many op-eds have you read so far that have responded to the leak of the "War Logs" documents with what amounts to "nothing to see here, move along"? This is from a piece called Bubble Boys by Joel Meares at the Columbia Journalism Review: ...in rushing to declare what the war logs are not, many in the media have been quick to pass over what they are. Or, at the very least, what they might be: If not something "new," "shocking," and Pentagon Paper-esque, certainly a trove of material to add texture, detail, and anecdote--in other words, reporting--to a war that, despite the good work of some brave and diligent correspondents, has gone... [Read More...]
The Galloping Beaver: Let’s see Jason Kenney take this test
Yet another reason that Jason Kenney should not be allowed to touch anything important - he's an imbecile. Apparently he has yet to realize that all immigrants don't come from foreigneristan or sound like the terrorists that movie by the South Park guys. A large percentage of immigrants to Canada come from countries where English or French is a national language. And $280 bucks to take an English proficiency test that determines whether you can be a citizen? That is - how you say in English? - a complete rip off.Nevertheless, I'd love to see how the average CPC backbencher or voter scores on a TOEIC or TOEFL. Read More →
The Galloping Beaver: Disaster? Not if you’re an oil company or a shipping company
The June 2010 issue of Bulletin of the American Meteorlogical Society (BAMS) has produced its annual State of the Climate report and, to put it bluntly and unscientifically, it ain't pretty. Using 37 indicators, over 300 scientists from 48 countries agreed that the ten indicators directly related to surface warming (7 which increase and 3 which decrease) are not just clear but significantly so.Each decade since the 1980s has seen an increase on average of 1/5th of a degree F. And each decade has been warmer than the previous. The first decade of the 21st Century now stands to become the warmest on record with the preceding 9 years having produced... [Read More...]
From Environmental Justice to Climate Justice: Don’t Get Played: How Racist Anti-Immigrant Groups Are Trying to Recruit Environmentalists
Don't Get Played: How Racist Anti-Immigrant Groups Are Trying to Recruit Environmentalists By Heidi Beirich, Southern Poverty Law Center Posted on July 27, 2010, Printed on July 28, 2010 http://www.alternet.org/story/147655/ In January 2010, national leaders in ecology, sustainable business, and the larger environmental movement gathered in Washington to grapple with the problem of building "The New Green Economy." Hosted by the government-funded National Council for Science and the Environment, the event was a prestigious one. But one of the invited speakers was hardly an environmentalist. Roy Beck, who participated in a panel... [Read More...]
From Environmental Justice to Climate Justice: The Right to Water Resolution – and votes
Human Right, By Recorded Vote of 122 in Favour, None against, 41 Abstentions Delegates also Confirm Nominee to Head Office Of Internal Oversight Services, Elect Belarus to UNEP Governing Council Read More →
Sister Sage's Musings: He Had a G20 Charge: Now He Don’t, But is That Really Good News?
Thirty-one year old Dave Vasey was the only one charged under the controversial (ya think?) Public Works Protection Act (ya know; that one McGuinty was so sneaky about and the one Chief Blair decided to get creative, fast and loose with? Don’t forget that, kids) while he was checking out the perimeter on June 24. He claimed he had no knowledge of the law. Given how underhanded the premier handled the whole thing, I see no reason to believe otherwise. He was arrested and held at the East street hell-hole for over 5 hours. He was subsequently released with a promise to appear in court last Wednesday. Well, now, imagine... [Read More...]
From Environmental Justice to Climate Justice: From Mother Earth: Human Right to Water and Sanitation
From: Mother Earth <motherearth@bolivia-usa.org> Yesterday July 28, 2010, the General Assembly of the United Nations approved the proposal of the Government of the Plurinational State of Bolivia to declare THE RIGHT TO WATER AND SANITATION AS A HUMAN RIGHT. Here is the full text of UN Resolution. RESOLUTION The Human Right to Water and Sanitation Item 48 of the General Assembly: Integrated and coordinated implementation of and follow-up to the outcomes of the major United Nations conferences and summits in the economic, social and related fields. Antigua and Barbuda, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Benin, Bolivia (Plurinational State... [Read More...]
Peace, order and good government, eh?: At this point, why is anyone surprised?
This is from a Globe and Mail article concerning a recent change that Citizenship and Immigration Minister Jason Kenney made to the immigration process: David Matas, an immigration lawyer in Winnipeg, said what disturbs him about the change is the way it was enacted. Section 79 of the regulations of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act states that skilled worker applicants may choose to submit to a language test or provide written evidence of their proficiency. Last month, Mr. Kenney issued a ministerial instruction, effective immediately, that said only applicants who write a test will be considered. "What he's doing is taking... [Read More...]
From Environmental Justice to Climate Justice: Updates from AltoArizona actions
Banner drop: video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-DViZjWmmCo Photos: from aimee allison's fb feed: "Just heard from Pheonix civil rights attorney Antonio Bustamonte that fight over Arizona's 1070 is headed to court in San Francisco. All politics are local." Solidarity actions all across the US, including: San Francisco, Bay Area, Portland, OR; Tennessee; Los Angeles.from San Francisco:http://abclocal.go.com/kgo/story?section=news%2Flocal%2Fsan_francisco&id=7580216 Arizona Freedom Summer:http://www.facebook.com/home.php?#!/group.php?gid=132773390085142creating No Deportation Zones. Follow them on twitter: azfreedomsummer ... [Read More...]