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Vancouver Activists Corrupt Occupy Movement

By ⋅ November 27, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment

This blog comes to you from the United States …where the Occupy movement is real and still relevant. Make no mistake about it there is a BIG difference between the majority of those keeping the Occupy movement alive down south and those Occupy pretenders in Vancouver/Victoria who have co-opted and stolen the original cause. In the [...]

How it Happens | Homelessness Made Easy

By ⋅ August 28, 2008 ⋅ One comment

slavery memorial Originally uploaded by Murky1 For all the complaints and accusations I hear about homelessness, drug addicts, alcoholics, and so forth, I’m surprised there are so few complaints about landlords, dealers, growers/manufacturers,  and all the various businesses; many of whom are legitimate businesses. As long as there is a market to sustain a livelihood [...]

Eastside Culture Crawl Flickr Group Slideshow

By ⋅ January 3, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment

My involvement in the Vancouver community, my interest in photography, and in writing, as well as the variety of creative arts inspired the creation of a Flickr Photo Group to further collect, remember, share, promote, protect, and encourage the longevity of the original intention behind the creation of the Eastside Culture Crawl in Vancouver’s Strathcona [...]

Eastside Witness | Poverty Drugs Trapdoor | Escape & Recovery | Hope

By ⋅ November 11, 2007 ⋅ Post a comment

Sitting at Tinseltown Starbucks, a young-looking 35 year-old man approached asking a question. Well groomed and dressed, the mannerisms and speech seemed incongruent with the shell. Being curious, rather than avoiding, it was discovered that a long history of abuses crushed his spirit leading to drug and alcohol abuse. Having recently cleaned up, his ties [...]

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