Showing posts with label corruption. Show all posts
Showing posts with label corruption. Show all posts

Tuesday, July 8, 2025

Two Thieves and a Country on the Edge

Two Thieves and a Country on the Edge

(By Tina Winterlik aka Zipolita)


Meet Joe.
Joe’s 49, lives in East Van, and lost his job during COVID. After EI ran out and the rent chewed up his last few bucks, he found himself standing in a grocery store aisle—staring at a loaf of bread and peanut butter. He hadn’t eaten in two days.

Joe grabbed them.
Walked out.
Security stopped him.
Police were called.
Joe was charged with theft under $5,000.

In court, the judge said,

“You should have used the food bank.”

Joe was fined and given a criminal record.
Now no employer will hire him.
He spiraled deeper into poverty. Still, he never stole again.


Now meet “Amy.”
Amy lives in a posh South Surrey townhouse, drives a high-end SUV, and receives shipments of stolen yoga wear—hundreds of Lululemon items—into her garage. She’s not stealing herself. She’s coordinating a network of people who do.

In a single year, she moved over $175,000 in luxury retail goods.
She sold the items for cash, cosmetics, and gift cards.
Police raided her home. They found it all:

  • Bags of stolen goods,
  • Thousands in cash,
  • Evidence of a retail crime ring.

But here’s the twist:
No criminal charges.
Just a civil forfeiture claim.

Amy hasn’t gone to court.
She hasn’t even had to stay in the country.
In fact, she might be in Dubai right now, drinking champagne and posting:

“#Blessed #BossBabe πŸ’…πŸ’Έ”


What kind of justice is this?

In the same week we learned about her case, we also heard:

  • About a Vancouver building inspector who lived in a multi-million dollar mansion while pocketing bribes and approving unsafe developments.
  • That non-profit CEOs are making $250,000+ while the shelters and food banks they run fall apart.
  • That over 16,000 people have died in BC from toxic drug overdoses—and still, we criminalize the sick and poor instead of holding the rich accountable.
  • That all over the world—from Mexico City to Europe—people are smashing glass in protest against gentrification.

And here?
We smile politely and wait for change.
But it’s not coming—unless we make it.


Are you looking south at the U.S. and thinking, “At least we’re not that bad”?

Guess what—we’re on the same path.

The corruption is overflowing.
The cracks are already here.
If we don’t want to become another L.A., Portland, or San Francisco,
then BIG CHANGE is needed now.


Here’s what I’m asking:

  • Call out the double standards.
  • Support journalists and advocates exposing this injustice.
  • Demand consequences for luxury crime, not just poverty crime.
  • Stop protecting those who profit off misery, whether they wear suits or yoga pants.

Because Joe is real.
Amy may be fictional—but she exists under different names, in real homes, in our own city.

And unless we fight back now, they will keep stealing from us—not just clothes,
but homes, futures, and lives.


✍️ Tina Winterlik aka Zipolita
#JusticeForAll #NotJustTheRich #HousingIsAHumanRight #StopTheRot #EndOverdoseCrisis #ExposeCorruption #GentrificationKills #LululemonLoot #TwoTierJustice


When News Is Locked Away, Corruption Thrives — Why We Need a REAL Watchdog

 When News Is Locked Away, Corruption Thrives — Why We Need a REAL Watchdog

It’s no coincidence that the same communities hurt most by rising TransLink fares, delayed trains, and unchecked public-sector corruption are also the ones locked out of the news.

The Vancouver building inspector scandal — where a city official approved permits for his own construction company — is exactly the kind of story everyone should know. But many can’t read about it because of paywalls, endless ads, and confusing news sites.


The Problem

  • Major outlets put crucial investigative reports behind paywalls so only subscribers get the truth.
  • Ads and clutter make free news painful to read, especially for people without fast internet or expensive phones.
  • Most vulnerable people — the unhoused, low-income transit riders, and workers — can’t access the facts that affect their lives.

Why This Matters

  • When news is locked away, corruption thrives in silence.
  • The TransLink CEO can raise fares while earning $500K+, and the public won’t hear complaints because of limited coverage.
  • The building inspector can line his pockets without anyone watching.
  • No real watchdog means no real accountability.

What We Need

  • A true, independent watchdog empowered to investigate and expose public-sector abuses.
  • Transparent, open-access news that everyone can read, free of paywalls and ads.
  • A public informed enough to demand justice and fairness — from transit fares to city permits.

Call to Action

If you believe everyone deserves access to truth — regardless of income or internet speed — join us in pushing for:

  • Better public oversight and watchdog powers in BC.
  • Support for independent, accessible journalism.
  • Transparency from agencies like TransLink and city hall.

Because when the news is hidden, the powerful get away with lining their pockets — and the rest of us pay the price.


Friday, June 27, 2025

Trump Drops to 41% Approval as Chaos, Cruelty, and Corruption Catch Up

 

πŸ“‰ Trump Drops to 41% Approval as Chaos, Cruelty, and Corruption Catch Up

Donald Trump’s gamble with Iran isn’t paying off. Instead of a patriotic boost, new polls show his approval dropping to a weak 41%, down from already low June numbers. The American public isn’t buying the tough-guy act, and it's backfiring across the board—on the economy, immigration, and foreign policy. The numbers tell the story: the Trump Show is wearing thin.


❌ America Rejects the Iran Strikes

Trump hoped that military action against Iran would rally support.
It didn’t. A majority of Americans disapprove of the strikes, and his usual “rally-around-the-flag” effect has vanished. His approval rating is now underwater on nearly every major issue.


🚨 ICE Abuses Continue to Shock the Nation

Meanwhile, the cruelty of his immigration crackdown is making headlines again:

  • πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦ Johnny Noviello, a Canadian green card holder, died in ICE custody in Florida. He had epilepsy and needed meds. ICE claims they “provided care.” His family calls it a preventable death.
  • πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ Andrea Velez, a 32-year-old U.S. citizen, was tackled and arrested by ICE in L.A. despite screaming family members saying she was a citizen. Her "crime"? Standing near ICE agents.
  • πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ In El Paso, ICE agents brutally beat a father of three Marines during a deportation attempt. His wrists bled from zip ties, and pleas to recognize his military family were ignored.

These aren’t isolated cases. This is the machinery of mass deportation running wild.


πŸ›️ Trump’s Medicaid-Gutting Bill Implodes

Trump and MAGA Republicans tried to push a Medicaid-slashing bill, but the Senate parliamentarian ruled it illegal under budget rules. That kills the fast-track option and puts the bill on life support. Another failure.


πŸš— Elon Musk and the Trump Orbit Crumble

In Trump’s world, even his allies are flailing:

  • Cybertrucks are collecting dust in parking lots.
  • Tesla executives are leaving in droves.
  • European and Chinese competitors are dominating the EV market.
  • Musk is slashing prices and flooding the internet with memes—but the world is moving on.

⚖️ Trump’s Lawyer Faces Serious Charges

Alina Habba, Trump’s personal lawyer turned interim U.S. Attorney for New Jersey, is under investigation for:

  • Abusing power
  • Targeting Democrats with flimsy arrests
  • Violating at least six ethical rules

New Jersey's legal community may hold her to account, unlike Florida.


πŸ’₯ Gavin Newsom Fights Back

In a bold move, California Gov. Gavin Newsom sued Fox News for $787 million—the same amount Fox paid Dominion for spreading election lies. Fox aired an edited clip to discredit Newsom. Now, he’s suing in Delaware, and promising to donate any winnings to anti-Trump causes unless Fox apologizes. It’s a direct hit to the right-wing propaganda machine.


🌊 The Tide Is Turning

This week showed us that even the most aggressive regimes can fall apart—slowly at first, then all at once:

  • A budget bill collapses
  • Approval numbers tank
  • Lawsuits and ethics complaints pile up

41% approval and falling.
The lies, the violence, and the chaos are no longer working. People are waking up. People are fighting back.


We are not powerless. Keep speaking. Keep resisting. The cracks are spreading.

πŸ”— Follow more updates at marygeddry.substack.com
πŸ“£ @magixarc.bsky.social

#Trump41Percent #ICEAbuse #Medicaid #TeslaCrash #GavinNewsom #FoxNewsLawsuit #AlinaHabba #Resist



Thursday, June 26, 2025

Competition Bureau Cracks Down on Landlord Collusion in Canada

 πŸ˜️ Competition Bureau Cracks Down on Landlord Collusion in Canada

Date: June 27, 2025
By: Tina Winterlik aka Zipolita

Affordable housing is becoming harder and harder to find in Canada — and now we have more insight into one of the reasons why.

On June 25, 2025, the Competition Bureau of Canada issued a strong warning to landlords and property managers: it is illegal to coordinate or collude with competitors to fix rental prices, restrict housing supply, or align lease terms in ways that inflate costs for renters.

❗ “Agreements between landlords to ‘make the most of the booming rental market’ or ‘find ways to ensure all players benefit from the strong demand equally’ could violate the law.”

These practices — including price-fixing, market allocation, limiting supply, wage-fixing, and no-poaching agreements — are criminal offences under the Competition Act. Violators can face up to 14 years in prison and hefty fines.

What’s the issue?

The Bureau has learned that some landlords are engaging in questionable discussions in private groups and online forums, where they may be sharing strategies to inflate rents or limit the number of available rental units.

Even casual conversations between competitors can cross the legal line if they lead to agreements that harm the public.

What’s allowed?

Landlords and property managers must:

  • Set rental prices and lease terms independently.
  • Negotiate only with tenants, not with other landlords.
  • Avoid any agreements that restrict the market or disadvantage renters.

Why this matters

This crackdown is about protecting renters, ensuring transparency, and keeping the housing market fair and competitive. With rents skyrocketing in cities like Vancouver and Toronto, renters deserve a chance to find affordable housing without being manipulated by behind-the-scenes collusion.

If you suspect anti-competitive behaviour, you can report it confidentially through the Competition Bureau’s Information Centre or their Whistleblowing Initiative, which allows for anonymous tips. People involved in illegal activity can also apply for immunity or leniency if they come forward and cooperate.


Let’s stand up for fairness and affordability in our housing market.

🏑 Affordable housing isn’t a luxury — it’s a right.

#HousingJustice #AffordableHousing #StopPriceFixing #TenantRights #CanadaHousing #VancouverHousingCrisis #CompetitionBureau #Whistleblower #ZipolitaWrites



Friday, May 9, 2025

Why Can France and the U.S. Seize Corrupt Money—But Canada Falls Behind?

In recent years, countries like France and the United States have made headlines by seizing luxury assets from corrupt foreign officials. One of the most high-profile cases involved Teodoro Nguema Obiang Mangue, the son of Equatorial Guinea’s president. Known as the "playboy prince," TeodorΓ­n funneled hundreds of millions of dollars in public funds to bankroll an extravagant lifestyle—luxury cars, private jets, a Malibu mansion, and even Michael Jackson memorabilia.

But how did France and the U.S. hold him accountable—and why hasn’t Canada done the same?

How France and the U.S. Got the Money Back

France prosecuted TeodorΓ­n under its anti-corruption laws using the legal principle of universal jurisdiction. His Paris mansion and assets were seized after a court found that they were bought with stolen public money.

The U.S. Department of Justice used its Kleptocracy Asset Recovery Initiative to seize over $30 million in assets tied to money laundering. While he wasn’t criminally charged, the civil courts ordered forfeiture of his Malibu home and more.

These countries acted because the illicit funds were parked in their jurisdictions. Once the money touched foreign real estate or bank accounts, they had the legal grounds to act.

Canada’s Role in the Global Money Laundering Crisis

While the U.S. and France have been proactive, Canada has a serious problem—and a reputation as a safe haven for dirty money.

In cities like Vancouver and Toronto, foreign money—much of it of questionable origin—has poured into real estate, contributing to inflated housing prices and eroding public trust.

Key factors:

Until recently, Canada didn’t require buyers to disclose who really owns property or corporations (known as "beneficial ownership").

Weak enforcement of anti-money laundering (AML) laws, despite warnings from experts and commissions.

The Cullen Commission in BC exposed how billions flowed through casinos, real estate, and luxury markets with little pushback.

Even with new tools like the Land Owner Transparency Registry, Canada has yet to prosecute any high-profile cases like France or the U.S. have.


Time for Change

As global anti-corruption efforts expand, Canada risks being left behind. Advocates are calling for:

A national public registry of beneficial property owners

Stronger enforcement powers for FinTRAC

Collaboration with international bodies like Transparency International

Until then, dirty money will keep slipping through the cracks—right into Canada’s housing market.

Have thoughts on this? Ever wondered who really owns that luxury penthouse downtown? 


Friday, February 7, 2025

Moving Beyond a One-Time Exercise

 Moving Beyond a One-Time Exercise

The Kairos Blanket Exercise is an eye-opening way to educate people about Indigenous history and the ongoing impacts of colonization. But it can’t be just a one-time event. It has to be part of a bigger shift in how we address racism, discrimination, and power structures in our communities.

What Can We Do?

1. Education & Awareness

Businesses with 10+ employees should make Indigenous cultural competency training mandatory. Not just a single workshop, but ongoing education on history, systemic racism, and reconciliation.

Schools need stronger anti-racism education that explores caste systems, discrimination, and power dynamics—especially in diverse cities like Vancouver.

Employers should be required to provide unconscious bias training for managers to ensure hiring is fair and inclusive for all Canadians, not just one group.

2. Stronger Labour & Business Policies

Enforce employment equity in small businesses. If a company is hiring only within its own community, there should be an audit to ensure fair hiring practices.

Increase labour inspections to prevent worker exploitation. The same abuses that happened with farm labour decades ago—low pay, poor conditions—are still happening today.

Provide language and cultural integration programs for newcomers so they actually understand and respect the country they are joining.

3. Community-Led Action

Support local Indigenous businesses and encourage businesses to partner with First Nations communities.

Strengthen neighbourhood watch groups that include diverse community voices—not just to report crime but to build understanding and support victims of violence.

Fund and support community dialogues between different cultural groups to break down harmful stereotypes and prejudices.

4. Personal Accountability

When we see something wrong—speak up. If someone is being mistreated at work, in public, or through unfair business practices, call it out.

Question authority—always. Whether it’s a teacher, a boss, a politician, or a cop, we need to stop blindly following orders when those orders harm people.

Reflect on our own biases. We all have them. It’s not about shame but about recognizing them and working to grow beyond them.

The Hard Truth

Canada is becoming more divided, and we can’t afford to stay silent. We need real conversations, policy changes, and personal action—not just slogans and empty gestures.

If people don’t start questioning who holds power and who gets left behind, then history will just keep repeating itself.



Friday, May 26, 2017

What if the Mount Polley Disaster happened to Stanley Park?

My friend from San Francisco visited last week and he just loved Vancouver. He  thought it was paradise. So clean and pretty..so GREEN!

We are blessed. I haven't actually ridden around  STANLEY PARK  yet this year...need to get my bike fixed but I do love it there. As well as the millions of others that have visited.

Now for a second, let's think the UNIMAGINABLE!
That someone poured TOXIC SOUP all over our precious gem.
What would happen? OUTRAGE right?




So that already happened for real.
https://tinawinterlik.blogspot.ca/2016/08/call-out-to-indigenous-people.html 

It is called the MT. POLLEY DISASTER as YET nothing is happening. People are too busy with their own lives and because it's out of sight out of mind, we don't think about it and of course it is so HORRIBLE we don't want to think about.

This is reality folks. This could REALLY HAPPEN TO YOUR HOME!! 

How would you feel?


 How would you feel? Think, how would you feel if this happened to your home and no one did anything, ....no one listened...the government and the politicians and police....the law...did nothing...

Because that is how corporations works. They are protected by the government, by corrupt greedy politicians and CEO and they force the police to protect them because of laws invented and put forth by the corporations. The best example of this is what happened at Clayoquot Sound. You must watch this video to UNDERSTAND the true SCOPE of the warped laws that have been created by the corporations and carried out by the law. IT IS SO WRONG. It makes the good guys bad and the bad guys good. THIS MUST CHANGE if there is any hope for our children and children's children.



WHAT KIND OF LIFE DO YOU WANT?




This is how high the TOXIC MUD was when it came through. NOW imagine this was our beloved STANLEY PARK, what would you do? what wouldn't you do.

REALITY CHECK FOLKS. Why is STANLEY PARK more important that this paradise lost?
(printscreen from video below)





So I get it, there's a bunch of old dudes with lots of money and they think they are entitled to everything because sadly that was the bs that they have been fed, taught and raised with. They are the old unenlightened ones...but it is time for them to move on...they will die off soon but their evil toxic legacy will live on for centuries...millenium because you CAN NOT CLEAN THIS UP!!!


The damage done to MOTHER EARTH  in the last 200 years is EPIC in scale to a meteor destroying the dinosaurs.

Soon we will be the dinosaurs.

Think about that ....think long and hard...because it's the truth. UNLESS we change our ways...


Related Links:
https://tinawinterlik.blogspot.ca/2016/10/kiss-super-natural-british-columbia.html 
https://tinawinterlik.blogspot.ca/2017/05/greeeen-eeen-eeen-green-green-green.html

Saturday, September 3, 2016

Stand Together- Share Widely- Speak Up

Updated:

Innocent Protectors of the land & war  Attacked by Security with vicious dogs and pepper spray at the Sacred Stone Camp. I call upon the United Nations and everyone with the power to do the Right thing and to STOP the Violence and Respect the Indigenous Peoples and Restore their land, their water and their rights.









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 Protests at Standing Rock

Totem Pole Journey
photo by Nancy Bleck
#totempolejourney2016
— in Eagle Butte, South Dakota.
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-37249617


Share this video to expose the crisis in beautiful North Dakota!

Welcome to North Dakota, the US's second biggest oil exporter. The scenic landscape, flowing rivers, lush forests, local wildlife and communities here are, once again, threatened by corporate greed. Tribes and activists from across the country are coming together to protect the Missouri River from future pipeline bursts.

It is estimated there's over 300 oil leaks per year in North Dakota alone, and more than 170 of those incidents come from pipeline leaks. Many leaks go unreported, unknown even, and when companies report leaks to the local government there isn't any public notice. The state of North Dakota takes approximately 2.5 years just to clean up 20,000 gallons of oil meaning most messes are left uncleaned and more and more damage is being done both to the environment and to local communities. This effects everyone, we must take a stand and protect our land today. Water is life, water is our connection to everything!

➡ Who Are These Protectors? rezpectourwater.com

➡ Donate supplies and contact them: sacredstonecamp.org

➡ Get involved and learn more: UpToUs.net

➡ Support the Sacred Stone Spirit Camp legal fund: fundrazr.com/d19fAf

➡ Support Arizona tribes in their fight: gofundme.com/2jrctgrg

πŸ“· Video edit by We Are The Media // #nativelivesmatter #nodapl


The MAINSTREAM MEDIA is corrupted and does not share the truth.
Networks such a Facebook is also becoming corrupted





Thankfully this man Lawerence is brave enough to speak up!!










You say you want a revolution
Well, you know
We all want to change the world
You tell me that it's evolution
Well, you know
We all want to change the world


You say you'll change the constitution
Well, you know
We all want to change your head
You tell me it's the institution
Well, you know
You'd better free your mind instead





Monday, July 25, 2016

!!!!!Stay the course for 24 hours more and tell your delegates!!!!!!

#DEMOCRACYSPRING








Facing Evil :Listen!!
https://tinawinterlik.blogspot.ca/2016/07/facing-evil-listen.html

Trump, Hitler, The Wall, Bernie, Anne Frank & Mandela
https://tinawinterlik.blogspot.ca/2016/07/trump-hitler-wall-bernie-anne-frank.html

Videos that will Brighten Your Day!
https://tinawinterlik.blogspot.ca/2016/05/videos-that-will-brighten-your-day.html

Love Thy Neighbour!
https://tinawinterlik.blogspot.ca/2016/06/love-thy-neighbour.html  

History tells us what may happen next with Brexit & Trump
https://medium.com/@theonlytoby/history-tells-us-what-will-happen-next-with-brexit-trump-a3fefd154714#.s9819t1qt














Friday, June 24, 2016

NochixtlΓ‘n, Oaxaca, Chiapas- is it really about oil and gas and mining?

 Translated with Google from here http://desinformemonos.org.mx/mineria-el-fondo-de-la-masacre-de-oaxaca/ 
The slaughter of NochixtlΓ‘n, Oaxaca where 11 people were killed, more than a hundred were wounded and 18 were taken from a funeral to be presented as arrested by the Federal Police, not only shows the serious democratic setback that lives Mexico, where a demonstration civil responds with the use of firearms heavy gauge despite being banned to discourage any social protest in international protocols.

They also show the inability of Education Secretary Aurelio NuΓ±o, to engage in dialogue and make educational reform that includes actors teaching-learning process fully in promoting education in Mexico.

But Beyond releasing a communication channel, what are the underlying reasons for the Mexican government will act in this way? What hidden and open interests are expressed behind this slaughter? Why the savaging of federal police against the people of NochixtlΓ‘n ?, because this place ?. Let us try to approach an answer.

PeΓ±a Nieto's government made a series of constitutional amendments with its structural reforms that are to enable the dispossession of land in rural and indigenous areas of Mexico. Unlike the reform of the 90 foreign capital can now fully invest and through national hydrocarbons law to establish schemes are bonded -so definen- where farmers can receive an income only for oil exploration, gas and minerals. It is defined in this regard as priority use energy and mineral food under production or livestock. This reform has progressed strongly in northern states of the country and particularly in Veracruz. Dispossession and effects on health by mining and fracking (exploitation of oil and gas through the fracture of the earth with high pressure water) already live and be felt in many regions of Mexico.

But it is in the southern states and southeastern Mexico, where agrarian tradition is more strongly where capital faces resistance and resolute opposition to their interests. Coincidentally 1. June a few days before the repression in Oaxaca Decree of Special Economic Zones through which spaces for transnational capital (ECT) that would allow them to build infrastructure enclave necessary for the exploitation and export of mineral resources are built was given, energy (such as wind power already installed in the Oaxacan isthmus) and biofuels that have relevantly these areas.

Therefore, what takes place in the state of Oaxaca is the process of breaking down social and community fabric through violence (siege common) would allow the use and full provision of these areas to the dynamics of accumulation by dispossession they have foreign mining companies and domestic and foreign capital were auctioned in rounds 1 and zero last year.

This is serious, if we look at a map can think that this process of erosion and violence of the ordinary, start strongly in the state of Michoacan with full control of drug trafficking in many territories (remember the Michoacan family and massacres of Apatzingan and Tanhuato) under tackles Guerrero Iguala where the slaughter of students showed Ayotzinapa alliances of political power with drug trafficking and mining gold mining in the region. And now comes to Oaxaca precipitously with this news goes around the world. This trend towards the south makes us the question: After Oaxaca, follows a new slaughter in Chiapas then? At bottom this logic Shock -retomando to Naomi Klein looking deterritorialise these spaces, that is, that people leave their other productive and campesindia rationality logic (Bartra) to fully impose their status as employees and agricultural subordination to the needs of transnational financial capital.

The head of the federal police and ultimately responsible for the slaughter of Oaxaca, Enrique Galindo, short and a long list of violent evictions and extrajudicial executions. He led the eviction of teachers socket Mexico City in 2013 with several beaten and gassed. On 20 November 2014 the expulsion of the socket also led the big demonstration that the parents of the missing students Ayotzinapa. Under his leadership the elimination of self-defense in Apatzingan Michoacan, leave 16 dead in January 2015 and Tanhuato were killed 43 people accused of drug traffickers.

Therefore, you can not say that Galindo has no experience in the subject. It was something coldly calculated what happened in Oaxaca on Sunday, which was not anticipated that would film activating firearms, which still denied to date.

NochixtlΓ‘n, Oaxaca according to studies by the Ministry of Economy government EPN has a mining potential dating from the colonial era to the case of gold and silver mines of El Dorado and La Soledad and since the middle of last century for Manganese . It has five areas of minerals that are Huaclilla-El Parian, Buenavista, Jaltepec, Jalpetongo and La Joya. It maintains one of the highest averages of ore per ton obtaining in that territory and there is a potential for exploitation of gas. And it is area link between mining areas of the Oaxacan Mixteca where private companies like AHMSA Northern Minerals group have begun exploitation of iron ore, affecting the rights of indigenous peoples.

According to information from the Secretariat of Energy of the federal government more than 15 percent of the Oaxacan territory -more than one million hectares is already leased to mining companies for exploration and exploitation. Among these they include foreign and Mexican companies such as Golden Trump Resources SA de C.V., Linear Gold Corp, Arco Resources Corp., Zalamera, S.A. de C.V. Chesapeake Gold Corp subsidiary, Portland Cement Cruz Azul, SCL, Fortuna Silver-Continuum Resources, Compania Minera del Norte, Aurea Mining Inc., Linear Metals Corp, Radius Gold, Silver Mining Company Real, Newcoast Silver Mines LTD, Aura Silver Resources Inc- Intrepid Mines Ltd.

Already in February this year residents of 48 communities and representatives of 30 organizations demanded the cancellation of 400 concessions and 35 mining projects in indigenous areas of Oaxaca, civil organizations such as EDUCA, Legal Tequio, Union of Organizations of the Sierra JuΓ‘rez of Oaxaca and Service the Mixe, among others, supported this statement.

Criminalizing and kill members of organizations like the Indigenous Front of Binational Organizations (FIOB), the Council for the Defense of People's Rights (CODEP), the Popular Revolutionary Front (FPR) or the Commune of Oaxaca, among other organizations only has the aim of terrorizing the state and to fully carry out mining activities with its consequent effects on life and indigenous culture, the environment, health and social relationships.

The strategy in the sense of territorial division is something they have done political parties, but in this particular fight the teachers have had to face, and unite the people of the different regions of Oaxaca, Chiapas and Guerrero, where fighting not it is strictly for educational claims but moved already to the defense of the territory, life and ecology. Perhaps that is what detected the federal forces in Oaxaca and wanted to give this coup that would break those social and community self ties.


Read more here.(In Spanish)

La masacre de NochixtlΓ‘n, Oaxaca donde 11 personas perdieron la vida, mΓ‘s de cien quedaron heridas y 18 fueron sacadas de un funeral para ser presentadas como detenidas por la PolicΓ­a Federal, no sΓ³lo muestra el grave retroceso democrΓ‘tico que vive MΓ©xico, donde a una manifestaciΓ³n civil se responde con el uso de armas de fuego de calibre pesado pese a estar prohibidas para disuadir cualquier protesta social en los protocolos internacionales.

TambiΓ©n muestran la incapacidad del secretario de EducaciΓ³n, Aurelio NuΓ±o, para entablar un diΓ‘logo y realizar una reforma educativa que incluya a los actores del proceso de enseΓ±anza-aprendizaje plenamente en el impulso de la educaciΓ³n en MΓ©xico.


http://desinformemonos.org.mx/mineria-el-fondo-de-la-masacre-de-oaxaca/ 



Related:

Help Oaxaca!!! HUMAN RIGHTS #SOCIALJUSTICE

 http://adventurezinmexico.blogspot.ca/2016/06/help-oaxaca-human-rights-socialjustice.html 




After 10 days of highway blockades, shortages of fuel, food, medications and cash are becoming evident in Oaxaca, where the economic costs of protests by teachers and allied organizations are now estimated to total 2.7 billion pesos, or US $148 million.

There were 18 blockades reported to be in place two days ago.

Today, despite talks between teachers and the federal government in Mexico City last night, there are three more.


21 highway blockades today in Oaxaca 
Food, fuel shortages reported as teacher protests continue -
 http://mexiconewsdaily.com/news/21-highway-blockades-today-in-oaxaca/


Saturday, June 18, 2016

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Friday, June 17, 2016

Save Shawingan Lake- Song Wisdom Cries

Sonia Furstenau for Shawnigan Lake


https://www.facebook.com/soniaforshawnigan/?fref=nf




Published on Mar 29, 2016
For nearly four years, the residents of Shawnigan Lake, BC, Canada have fought to protect their beautiful lake and their drinking water. The provincial government granted Cobble Hill Holdings a permit to accept and store 5 million tons of contaminated soil in the community's watershed, uphill from the lake. It's been a long battle and we need your help. If you value the right to clean water over profits, please visit thesra.ca to learn more or make a contribution. And thank you for watching.

@SRA_INFO

Shawnigan Residents Association: Representing the Shawnigan Lake Community


Friday, April 29, 2016

BC NEEDS LAW THAT BANS COMMISSIONS FROM HER PARTY!!



BC NEEDS LAW THAT BANS CHRISTY CLARK FROM TAKING COMMISSIONS FROM HER PARTY!!

The Premier at first refused to answer why she won't ban taking $300,000 from the political donations sent to the BC Liberal party by saying it's not a commission.

Whatever you call it, it should be illegal.

http://news.nationalpost.com/full-comment/brian-hutchinson-everything-stinks-about-christy-clarks-mysterious-salary-top-ups 


On Wednesday, following a Globe and Mail report that Clark receives tens of thousands of dollars in annual payments from the B.C. Liberals for nebulous “work she does for it,” the B.C. Liberals admitted it has paid her $277,000 — or about $50,000 a year — since she became premier in 2011.

The party payments are in addition to the $195,000 Clark receives in salary each year, for her duties as a B.C. MLA and premier. That money comes from the public purse.

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Christy Clark's salary top-up challenged by NDP in conflict complaint


Christy Clark, who already earns $192,000 from taxpayers as premier of B.C., also receives up to $50,000 extra each year from her party, a longstanding B.C. Liberal practice that the opposition is now challenging.
The B.C. NDP has filed a complaint with the province's conflict of interest commissioner about the allowance, which is raised through political contributions including donations that come from private meetings with Clark.

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/christy-clark-s-salary-top-up-challenged-by-ndp-in-conflict-complaint-1.3555525

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Les Leyne: Is Christy Clark’s extra pay a conflict of interest? -

 http://www.timescolonist.com/opinion/columnists/les-leyne-is-christy-clark-s-extra-pay-a-conflict-of-interest-1.2241516

Heckling and jokes marked some other exchanges, but the NDP are making serious inferences about linkages between fundraising and personal benefits.
Eby said Clark is “taking a cut of every donation made to the B.C. Liberal Party” and also using the taxpayer-funded caucus budget for a lawyer to defend herself against the conflict complaint.
In his complaint to Fraser, he said her party allowance varies depending on party financing, making it a “commission-like payout” that is a personal financial benefit “directly related to high-cost backroom and dinner parties.”
That raises a reasonable apprehension of conflict of interest in her role as premier, adjudicating the interests of the donors who pay to attend her dinners
- See more at: http://www.timescolonist.com/opinion/columnists/les-leyne-is-christy-clark-s-extra-pay-a-conflict-of-interest-1.2241516#sthash.FZOfiSfb.dpuf

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NDP files complaint about B.C. Premier Clark's ‘top-up’ to salary
He added: “These people are buying access to decision makers.”

Horgan said average citizens in B.C. are likely offended to learn that Clark is receiving a “top-up” from the party to supplement her salary of $195,468.

Although the Liberals have not specified how much Clark is being paid by the party, there has been speculation that it's as high as $50,000 a year 

http://www.metronews.ca/news/vancouver/2016/04/27/ndp-files-complaint-about-bc-premier-christy-clark-top-up.html

Friday, April 15, 2016

Rise UP! RISE UP!!

I want to dedicate this song to the kids in Attawapiskat First Nation and all Indigenous people!! For everyone who is oppressed, for all the poor, homeless, for single moms and people everywhere suffering in poverty. For the youth of this world, for everyone in the world, for Idle No More and Occupy and the Leap Manifesto supporters and a special shout out Bernie Supporters...it's time!!! Come on New York!! Come on Canada! Come on World!!


Rise up rise up) Oh rise and show your power
(Rise up rise up) Everybody is dancing into the sun
(Rise up rise up) It's time for celebration
(Rise up rise up) Spirits time has come


It's Time!! RISE UP! RISE UP!
occuprint.org

This is an oldie but a goodie!  
LOVE THIS SONG!!!

Who remembers this?

Do you know about this song? Check this out!
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rise_Up_%28Parachute_Club_song%29 

"Fernie described the song's lyrics as having been inspired in part by West Coast First Nations rituals in which young girls would "rise up" at dawn to adopt their adult names as a rite of passage.[3] "




Rise up rise up) Oh rise and show your power
(Rise up rise up) We're dancing into the sun
(Rise up rise up) It's time for celebration
(Rise up rise up) Spirits time has come

We want lovin' we want laughter again
We want heartbeat
We want madness to end, we want dancin'
We want to run in the streets
We want freedom to live in this peace
We want power, we want to make it okay
Want to be singin' at the end of the day
Children to breathe a new life
We want freedom to love who we please

(Rise up rise up) Oh rise and show your power
(Rise up rise up) Everybody is dancing into the sun
(Rise up rise up) It's time for celebration
(Rise up rise up) Spirits time has come

Talkin' 'bout the right time to be workin' for peace
Wantin' all the tension in the world to ease
We wantin' love while walking on the streets
We want to be free, we want that be free

Talking about a new way
Talking about changes and names
Talking about building the land of our dreams
His tightrope's gotta learn how to bend
We're makin' new plans
We're gonna start it again

(Rise up rise up) Oh rise and show your power
(Rise up rise up) Everybody is dancing into the sun
(Rise up rise up) It's time for celebration
(Rise up rise up) Spirits time has come

Rise up now

It's time, it's time, it's time

(Rise up rise up) Oh rise and show your power
(Rise up rise up) We're dancing into the sun
(Rise up rise up) It's time for celebration
(Rise up rise up) Everybody's time has come
Spirits time has come
Spirits time has come

(Rise up rise up) Oh rise and show your power
(Rise up rise up) We're dancing into the sun
(Rise up rise up) It's time for celebration
(Rise up rise up) Spirits time has come
Willing time has come
Spirits time has come
http://www.lyrics.net/lyric/19118062 
 
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Tuesday, April 12, 2016

PEACEFUL PROTESTORS ARRESTED - #DemocracySpring

Wow, just saw this!!
HUGE PROTEST AND ARRESTS but NO MAINSTREAM MEDIA COVERAGE!!!

When mostly elderly people rise up and march miles and risk arrest- what does that say?
It's says something is terribly f____g wrong!!!

HEY United States, CANADA IS WATCHING! THE WORLD IS WATCHING VERY CLOSELY!!!

#DemocracySpring


  


http://usuncut.com/resistance/d-c-protest-democracyspring-arrests/

" The protesters arrived at the U.S. Capitol Building in D.C. after marching 150 miles from the Liberty Bell in Philadelphia over the course of a week as a part of the Democracy Spring campaign. Upon arriving, they engaged in a peaceful sit-in outside the Capitol, with the goal of staying there for another week.

The Democracy Spring website says the campaign’s goal is to “demand a Congress that will take immediate action to end the corruption of big money in our politics and ensure free and fair elections in which every American has an equal voice.

Furthermore, their proposals include support of the Government by the People Act & Fair Elections Now Act, the Voting Rights Advancement Act of 2015 & Voter Empowerment Act of 2015; and the Democracy for All Amendment.

The website reports that over 3,600 people have pledged to take part in this act of civic disobedience, though a final number has yet to be confirmed. Police were quickly called to the scene, and they began arresting people not even an hour after the protest begun.

http://usuncut.com/resistance/d-c-protest-democracyspring-arrests/








































Tuesday, April 5, 2016

The Revolution Will Not Be Televised

http://lesliefieger.ca/bytes/b-roll/revolution/#prettyPhoto/0/
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Why The Revolution Will Not Be Televised









http://tinawinterlik.blogspot.ca/2014/01/we-shall-overcome-we-will-walk-hand-in.html













https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Revolution_Will_Not_Be_Televised