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Thu, 02/17/2011 - 20:41 — Zig Zag
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Woodward's Squat
Wed, 02/16/2011 - 00:00 — Zig Zag
The 'Woodsquat' was an autonomous direct action which occurred in the Fall of 2002 and lasted nearly 3 months. It began on September 14, 2002, when radicals and homeless people occupied the old Woodward's department store in the Downtown Eastside. Prominent among their demands was for the building to be converted to social housing (it was 'redeveloped' and opened
Sutikalh and Skwelkwek'welt 2002 Submission to the IOC
Tue, 02/15/2011 - 00:49 — Zig Zag
Sutikalh and Skwelkwek'welt 2002 Submission to the IOC
SUTIKALH AND SKWELKWEK'WELT 2002 SUBMISSION TO THE INTERNATIONAL OLYMPIC COMMISSION
Regarding Concerns of Aboriginal Elders, Land Users and Native Youth regarding the impacts of the 2010 Vancouver-Whistler Olympic Bid on Aboriginal People, Culture, Land and the Environment
June 2002
Eagleridge Bluffs Blockade
Tue, 02/15/2011 - 00:49 — Zig Zag
In April 2006, protesters began blockading construction on the Sea to Sky Highway north of Vancouver in an area known as Eagleridge Bluffs. They opposed expansion of the highway for the 2010 Games based on the environmental destruction that would occur. In May 2006, twenty-four protesters were arrested by West Vancouver Police, including elder Harriet Nahanee (who would later be sen
Low-wage housing squeeze
Tue, 02/15/2011 - 00:48 — Zig Zag
Low-wage housing squeezed
By Matthew Burrows, The Georgia Straight, July 13, 2006
Pivot releases report on Vancouver’s low-income housing crisis
Tue, 02/15/2011 - 00:47 — Zig Zag
Pivot releases report on Vancouver’s low-income housing crisis
Vancouver, B.C., September 21, 2006
Vancouver’s homelessness crisis is about to get a lot worse unless immediate action is taken, according to Pivot Legal Society’s new report, Cracks in the Foundation: Solving the Housing Crisis in Canada’s Poorest Neighbourhood.
APC's 2006 Housing Campaign
Mon, 02/14/2011 - 01:02 — Zig Zag
In the fall of 2006, the Anti-Poverty Committee carried out a number of squats (occupying empty/abandoned buildings) as part of a campaign to pressure government for more social housing. Several members were arrested over the course of these actions. During one, an entire platoon (30 or so) of riot cops were deployed to evict the squatters.
No Olympics on Stolen Land
Mon, 02/14/2011 - 01:02 — Zig Zag
No Olympics on Stolen Land
What causes opponents to come of their own accord is the prospect of gain. What discourages opponents from coming is the prospect of harm.
—Sun Tzu, The Art of War
News Clippings on Feb. 12, 2007, Anti-Olympics Protest
Mon, 02/14/2011 - 00:59 — Zig Zag
News Clippings on Feb. 12, 2007, Anti-Olympics Protest
News Clippings from the corporate media on the Feb. 12 Anti-Olympic Protest/Direct Action in Vancouver, Canada
The print media said nothing about the presence of Natives among the
protesters. Despite this, it’s still entertaining to read…
Feb. 12, 2007, Anti-Olympic Protest (Countdown Clock)
Mon, 02/14/2011 - 00:59 — Zig Zag
Feb. 12, 2007, Anti-Olympic Protest (Countdown Clock)
F12 Anti-Olympics Protest & Direct Action
7 Arrested as Protesters Disrupt 2010 Countdown Clock Ceremony
Native Youth Movement Warriors Targeted & Arrested at Anti-Olympic Protest
Mon, 02/14/2011 - 00:53 — Zig Zag
Native Youth Movement Warriors Targeted & Arrested at Anti-Olympic Protest
NATIVE YOUTH MOVEMENT INTERNATIONAL STATEMENT
NATIVE YOUTH MOVEMENT WARRIOR TARGETED & ARRESTED AT ANTI-OLYMPIC PROTEST IN VANCOUVER, BC, KKKANADA
“THE INDIAN WARS ARE NOT OVER”
Native Warriors Claim Responsibility for Taking Olympic Flag
Mon, 02/14/2011 - 00:52 — Zig Zag
Native Warriors Claim Responsibility for Taking Olympic Flag
Native Warriors Take Olympic Flag
Mon, 02/14/2011 - 00:51 — Zig Zag
Native Warriors Take Olympic Flag
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NATIVE WARRIORS TAKE OLYMPIC FLAG
2010 Olympic Flag Illuminating Ceremony Disrupted
Mon, 02/14/2011 - 00:51 — Zig Zag
2010 Olympic Flag Illuminating Ceremony Disrupted
VANCOUVER - A large crowd of protesters used an Olympic flag-illumination ceremony Monday night at Vancouver city hall to protest everything from poverty and homelessness to Vancouver's missing women and native issues.
International Indigenous Youth Network Statement
Mon, 02/14/2011 - 00:50 — Zig ZagInternational Indigenous Youth Network Statement
Monday, March 19, 2007 -
No Olympics On Stolen Unceded Native Land
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