Protest - Revolt

26/11/18
Author: 
ENvironnement JEUnesse
Quebec’s youth sue the Government of Canada for its inaction on climate change!
[Note: In ENvironnement JEUnesse, the name of the group taking this action, the upper case letters spell ENJEU, which translates as "stake" (as in what is risked) or "challenge" (as in a problem that confronts you).]
25/11/18
Author: 
Tenants Union

We had such a packed and exciting General Meeting last night. With Tenant Power we can to end renovictions this week!

Vancouver Councillor Jean Swanson has put a motion forward to Protect Tenants from Renovictions and Aggressive Buy-Outs.

Speakers on this motion will be heard at 6PM on Tuesday November 27th at City Hall. Read the rest of this email to find out what you need to know to support the motion to ban renovictions.

The Plan

25/11/18
Author: 
Geoff Dembicki
‘I feel like I’ve jumped into the fire’: After 30 years as an activist outsider, Jean Swanson is now finding her way inside the halls of power in Vancouver. Photo by Christopher Cheung.

‘If you’ve got any wealth in Vancouver, you have to be fearful,’ says investor.

After Jean Swanson is done cleaning out the “dust and the mousetraps” from her new office in City Hall, she’s thinking of hanging two sheets of paper on the wall with words of guidance from her friend Kshama Sawant.

25/11/18
Author: 
Kelvin Gawley

Two anti-pipeline activists accused of criminal contempt of court want a different judge

November 22, 2018

A pair of anti-pipeline protesters have asked a B.C. Supreme Court judge to recuse himself from ruling on their criminal contempt of court case due to a “reasonable apprehension of bias.”

24/11/18
Author: 
Extinction Rebellion Vancouver
Launch of Extinction Rebellion Vancouver

Here is the link to the new Extinction Rebellion Vancouver Facebook page.

Photo: Launch of Extinction Rebellion Vancouver

20/11/18
Author: 
First Nations Leaders

TransCanada just failed first attempt to cross the Wedzin Kwa Bridge into Unist'ot'en Territory

Since 2010, the Unist’ot’en have maintained a frontline camp to protect their territory from eco-cidal pipelines. First Enbridge Northern Gateway and then Chevron Pacific Trails saw their projects fail. Now, TransCanada has decided to try their luck with Coastal GasLink.

18/11/18
Author: 
Extinction Rebellion

 

 

Check out yesterday's launch in Vancouver here.

 

 

18/11/18
Author: 
The Associated Press

Stun guns and pepper spray deployed against demonstrators who blocked trains north of Standing Rock camp

 

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