Been in rehab.
Archie is my paparazzo stalker.
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Category Archives: Blogroll
PSA: civil city slam Vancouver
From Pivot Legal Society:
“Civil City Slam”
Tuesday, May 22, at 7 pm at First United Church 320 E. Hastings St, at Gore Ave.
This forum is being organized as a result of an initiative undertaken by 16 Vancouver progressive elected representatives, representing 3 levels of government, including MP Libby Davies; MLAs David Chudnovsky, Adrian Dix, Jenny Kwan, Gregor Robertson, and Shane Simpson; City Councilors David Cadman, George Chow, Heather Deal, Raymond Louie, and Tim Stevenson; School Board Trustees Allan Blakely, Sharon Gregson, and Allan Wong; and Parks Board Commissioners Spencer Herbert and Loretta Woodcock.
David Eby from Pivot Legal Society will speak at this event.
Read Pivot’s reaction to the appointment of former B.C. attorney-general Geoff Plant in today’s papers, including the International Herald Tribune.
Where is Ottawa?
Wednesday, May 23, at 7 pm – 9 pm at Unitarian Church 949 West 49 Ave.
“Stop homelessness for now, for 2010, forever.” Organized by the Carnegie Community Action Project in cooperation with The City Wide Housing Coalition.17 Members of Parliament from Vancouver and the GVRD have been invited to discuss what the role does federal government have in solving homelessness and housing crisis.
Come and say hello to the Pivot volunteers and staff at the Booth table!
HOPE IN SHADOWS: Can you help?
We are full-steam ahead in organizing this year’s HOPE IN SHADOWS photography contest, exhibition and calendar. Every year we need corporate sponsors, and this year is no exception. We are hoping to expand on the successful training we offered last year, but we need a few more businesses interested in supporting us. If you know of any company that has a policy of helping the community, please let Paul Ryan know. We accept all levels of sponsorship, from the purchase of a month by to in-kind donations. Please e-mail Paul at pryan at hopeinshadows dot com or call Paul on 604 782 2861 if you can help, even if it is just telling us about a company you think would be suitable, and we will contact them. HOPE IN SHADOWS now has its own website: http://www.hopeinshadows.com
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About Pivot Legal Society
Pivot’s mandate is to take a strategic approach to social change, using the law to address the root causes that undermine the quality of life of those most on the margins. We believe that everyone, regardless of income, benefits from a healthy and inclusive community where values such opportunity, respect and equality are strongly rooted in the law.
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American Trash by Chris Jordan
Artist Chris Jordan makes digital images depicting just what and how much Americans use and discard every day. This, for instance, is an image of the two million plastic bottles that the US uses and throws away every five minutes.
He’s also done an image of 65,000 cigarettes, one for every teenager who becomes addicted to smoking per month; an image of jet contrails; plastic and paper bags thrown out, and many others. This puts our own actions in context in a very powerful way: it’s not just me, it’s us, and this is what we do and this is the debris we leave behind.
Found indirectly via Gawker.
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kickin’ it!
Right in the head.
This is terrible, horrible, awful, wrenching, and really, really funny. It’s like a snuff video featuring kittens. You’ve been warned.
Indeed, the person who deserves a kick in the head, ie the parent, seems to have gotten off scott-free, which is by no means fair. (by the way, the papers report that no serious damage was done; kids are in fact indestructible). 114,000 views in one day: wow, there are a lot of people out there just as sick as I am!
Stolen from Gawker. Sequel here.
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blogger portraits: Metro!
Since it seems we’re posting one another’s portraits, I thought I’d pitch in with an offering of my own.
Ladies and gentlemen, may I present: Metro.
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