Posts Tagged activism

Love & Shadow

November 8, 2011 by Ian MacKenzie
Occupy Vancouver has shifted greatly since the first movement on Oct 15. While widespread public support had been waning, the tragic death of a girl last week at the Art Gallery was certainly a turning point. The mainstream media storm that followed painted the movement has little more than a drug-infested commune. The occupiers on [...]

How To Tell People They’re Racist (Video)

November 17, 2008 by Ian MacKenzie
hattip Wiretap mag Great video offering tips on holding someone accountable for their racist actions (rather than their supposed racist “nature”). Reminds me of how my Dad used to tell me to rephrase calling someone “stupid.” He’d say “Don’t call them stupid. Call the action stupid.” Which seen in this light, makes a lot of [...]

Pod Mobbing For Sustainable Sushi – Nov 20

November 14, 2008 by Ian MacKenzie
A hyper-green friend of mine, Emily Jubenvill, is stepping up her proactive nature and organizing Vancouver’s first ‘pod mob’ to encourage businesses to go sustainable. From the CBC article that covered the story: The group calls its strategy a “podmob,” an idea that originated with a San Francisco group named Carrotmob, which aims to improve [...]