It’s a heavy listing on this week’s rabble.ca roundup with the blog dashboard burning up with opinion pieces, news articles and helpful guides. We delve into Vancouver politics with the mayoral debates discussing homelessness and affordable housing and Mayor Gregor Robertson’s controversial opinion on the recent death at Occupy Vancouver. Next up, London, Ontario is amongst the cities threatening eviction on Occupy protests, adding to their list of recent cultural and political slip-ups. And, the rabble.ca staff weighs in with opinions on the political climate in Israel and the Freedom Waves to Gaza, the death at Occupy Vancouver and the recent list of NDP candidates.
Vancouver Mayor Gregor Robertson’s political lips are moving, spouting blame at Occupy Vancouver for the recent death of a young homeless women and Chris Shaw is not liking it! Shaw analyzes Robertson’s motives and rationale for eviction and questionable political legitimacy in Gregor Robertson’s next riot in the service of the 1 per cent.
London, Ontario continues its cultural and political tailspin with the news in Activist Communique: Occupy London, Ontario was shut down at 12:30 a.m. on November 9, 2011 by Krystalline Kraus that Occupy London, ON was given an eviction order for 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday, November 8, 2011. Mayor Joe Fontana is citing bylaw infractions against the protesters while Occupy London, ON residents cite that suppression will not be tolerated.
Vancouver’s mayoral debate on homelessness and affordable housing described by Nathan Cromptan and Tristan Markle in Mayoral candidates debate against the public: Injunction to be issued to Occupy Vancouver showcases the fractured and complicated divide of the city’s citizens and, ironically, the opposing politicians’ convergence.
rabble.ca’s staffer Michael Stewart candidly dissects the tragic death at Occupy Vancouver in Ashlie Gough, Occupy Vancouver and the mayor and the hypocritical response of Vancouver’s non-partisan, political rivals.
Freedom Waves to Gaza delegate Karen Divito released from Israeli prison, while others remain by rabble.ca staff is a quick review of the development of the Canadian Department of Foreign Affairs siding with Israel in making Divito pay for her own deportation flight.
rabble.ca’s own Cathryn Atkinson compiles a useful list of links and information about the nine candidates now bidding to replace Jack Layton as leader of the New Democrats in The nine NDP leadership contenders — info and links.
Cultural genocide in Canada has been swept under the rug one too many times as Pamela Palmater passionately details in Unbelievable, but undeniable: Genocide in Canada, recounting the numerous ways that Canadian residential schools and their actions fall under the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide.
Maude Barlow recounts her stand against the highly controversial Keystone XL, a pipeline from the tar sands of Northern Alberta to the Texas Gulf Coast, in Thousands #Surround the White House to say ‘No KXL’.
Image courtesy of Michael Stewart.
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