So it begins. The Occupy Movement rolls into Toronto. I couldn’t get to the kick off in the financial district, but went to St. James Park in the early afternoon.
Tag: Justice
Occupy Wall Street – But Keep It Simple
As the Occupy movement creeps ever closer to Toronto, we who support it brace ourselves for the inevitable backlash, not only from voices of power, but also from an eerily complacent middle class.
United Church of Canada: Anti-Israel Conspiracy Cult
There is a fascinating article by Joanne Hill in this week’s Jerusalem Tribune, a Toronto-based weekly published under the auspices of the B’nai Brith Canada. [Site defunct.] It purports to be an interview of Jonathan Kay as he launches his book, Among The Truthers.
Off the Path with Michael
I’m meeting a friend for lunch. She used to work for the city as an employability specialist. The way I understand it, her job was to help homeless people develop the skills they’d need to get back to work. My impression is that her job was overwhelming. A cup of resources. An ocean of need.
The Cloud Economy: Computing as a Social Justice Issue
While the question of cloud computing – is it a good thing? What are its benefits? How will it change the way we interact online? – sounds like it properly belongs in the province of geekdom, I’m of the view that it also deserves to be discussed as a social justice issue.
Black Bloc McProtest
On Friday June 25, 2010, the day before the G20 Summit, I accompanied my wife to her place of work on the northern limit of the secured zone in Downtown Toronto. I went partly out of concern for her and partly out of curiosity.
Mt. Allison to confer honourary doctorate on Heather Reisman
Mt. Allison University, one of Canada’s premiere undergraduate universities, has found itself at the centre of a controversy for its decision to confer an honourary doctorate on Heather Reisman.
Critics call on Atwood to boycott Dan David Prize
Margaret Atwood and Amitav Ghosh were joint recipients of the 2010 Dan David Prize which includes a cash purse of $1,000,000.
Salvation Army’s Annual Cash Grab
Donations to charitable organizations are down this Christmas, largely as a result of the economic downturn we have experienced this fall. We have been hearing a lot from the Salvation Army in particular.
DOD Unveils the Heat-Beam
Yesterday, at the Moody Air Force Base in Georgia, the U.S. Department of Defence revealed a prototype of a heat–beam weapon which it plans to place in the hands of troops by 2010.
Death by Pepper Spray
On September 26, 1995, Zdravko Pukec gained the distinction of being the first person on Canadian soil to be asphyxiated by pepper spray. The debate continues regarding the effectiveness of pepper spray as an alternative restraining measure, and periodically the fatalities are paraded in the media.
Pride Day in Toronto
Toronto hosts the 3rd largest pride day in North America with over a million people flocking to the city over the weekend.