Category: Analytic Ranting

Not too little. Not too late.

Confrontation and conflict in the last forty years of Canadian environmentalism. (Published in the Earth Day issue of Resistance Magazine, 2010) “It is to this new-found resolution to reassert our indivisibility with life, to recognize the obligations incumbent upon us as the most powerful… Continue Reading “Not too little. Not too late.”

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Social dancing and awkwardness.

Brian and I have been taking dancing lessons lately – Wednesday nights for an hour we go and learn the basics of west coast swing – which is one of those social dance forms involving lots of spins and pushes and underarm passes once… Continue Reading “Social dancing and awkwardness.”

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Unbelonging.

I feel like anything I say right now will be used against me. I haven’t bothered to post my photographs from Friday’s demos. I hate the surveillance drones and the helicopters… true. But I’m not keen on going out with the protesters anymore either.… Continue Reading “Unbelonging.”

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Opinionators everywhere.

Have you seen Sidewiki yet? Released in September as part of the Google Toolbar – when I booted up Firefox sometime last week I was invited to add Sidewiki to my toolbar features so that I too could be an instant commenter on anyone’s… Continue Reading “Opinionators everywhere.”

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Today's talk.

Appropriate Technology Open Source Software, building democracy, and seizing the means of communication for ourselves For those of you who don’t know, the Resist! Collective is a group of Vancouver-based activists working to provide communications and technical services, information and education to the greater… Continue Reading “Today's talk.”

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