Red Cedar
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Month: August 2007
The folk, flying again.
So. The Flying Folk Army. You remember us? Slightly infamous east vancouver folk band formed back in 1998 in the wake of the APEC protests. You may have seen us playing on the corner in front of WoodSquat, or at one of many Flying… Continue Reading “The folk, flying again.”
Notes on bargaining.
It’s hard for me to fathom how unbelievably childish the city of Vancouver is being in negotiations with its workers. Really. Every other municipality in the GVRD has settled and the city was only willing to meet with the union negotiators for a total… Continue Reading “Notes on bargaining.”
Prisoners' Justice Day – August 10th
It’s the annual post and reminder that today is Prisoners’ Justice Day – an internationally-observed day started three decades ago by the tireless Canadian prison-abolitionist Claire Culhane. Prisoners’ Justice Day is the day prisoners have set aside as a day to fast and refuse… Continue Reading “Prisoners' Justice Day – August 10th”
Two months of books.
One thing about being weirdly introspective is that I end up reading an awful lot and I’ve been meaning to post here for ages about some of what that has looked like. But I’ve let it go so long that the list is ridiculous… Continue Reading “Two months of books.”
They will go unnamed.
As far as industrial accidents go, mining-related disasters bother me the most I’m sure. Trapped with dwindling food and water, hearing the men on the other side trying to come to rescue, buried alive under thousands of tons of rock, having hours and sometimes… Continue Reading “They will go unnamed.”
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