Post #993 Potheads, Potatoes & P.E.I.

22 minutes handling serious shit with really funny stuff!!!
Hey just so you know this is my 993 post...I am trying to find something really great for the 1000th.




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Does Fox News Terrorise Us?

Yes, I do find Fox news terrifying? It's so disheartening that someone would say the things that woman says. She must be a robot or she's being paid a lot of money like he says, it's all about money.

Bet she has a hard time sleeping at night and explaining that kind of hatred to her kids. :( :(

Like he says at the end "Be Loving!!" "Create our own systems!!"

I'm Crazy, I'm Mental, I'm Talking about it!! - Howie Mandel

Time we all reach out and start helping one another, being empathic and not making people feel bad because they have mental health issues. Love what Howie says!


It's also time for the government to WAKE UP and address the financial burden caused when you do not take care of those in need.

Here's some fun!! I Love this!!

These Youth Are Awake, Are You?

Well Spoken!! Something we all need to hear!

Justice for Artists!!

Update: 2015-01-16

Malian ‘hero’ who saved lives during Paris attacks to get French citizenship

 http://globalnews.ca/news/1775589/malian-hero-who-saved-lives-during-paris-attacks-to-get-french-nationality/

Update: 2015-01-11
Since posting this original post, there have been several developments but I felt it important to add these links. Please visit them after referencing the info below. I just wanted to help keep it all in perspective.

**Update: 2015-01-12 Finally I have the images of Angel's damaged drawings. Please see below.

Anonymous Is Targeting Islamist Sites Over Charlie Hebdo Attacks

 http://www.buzzfeed.com/sheerafrenkel/anonymous-is-targeting-islamist-sites-over-charlie-hebdo-att#.kbgX3VjbM

#JeSuisAhmed Trends As France Unites Behind Murdered Muslim Policeman

http://www.buzzfeed.com/alanwhite/france-unites-behind-muslim-policeman-who-died-defending-cha

This Muslim Man Saved Several Hostages During The Paris Kosher Market Siege

http://www.buzzfeed.com/davidmack/paris-market-hero#.itxlnk5RZ

One Student's Epic Tweets Call Out the Biggest Hypocrites Marching for Free Speech In Paris

http://mic.com/articles/108166/one-student-s-epic-tweets-call-out-the-biggest-hypocrites-marching-for-free-speech-in-paris


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 Jan 7/2015

Today something sad happened. Actually many sad things happened.

In France, 12 people- artists were murdered. It is a sad sad day and many people took to Social Media to vent their shock, heartache, anger, frustration and they did it through arts.

Hard to read through them all with out crying. Terrible! Horrible!

http://www.buzzfeed.com/buzzfeednews/reports-shooter-at-offices-of-french-satirical-magazine-char#.yu19wpag1

I like what the Green Party said

https://secure.greenparty.ca/en/statement/2015-01-07/statement-green-party-canada-tragic-shootings-paris


Artist Unite!!

The irony is that Angel drew this lovely drawing, she very painstakingly had traced a form from
the computer and then added gold embellishments. It was for a character her friend was creating. She took it to school and put it on a shelf to keep it safe. Some other kid apparently scribbled all over it and in the corner wrote "It Sucks!"

Artist:Angel Winterlik- Damage by unknown

Artist:Angel Winterlik- Damage by unknown

Poor kid, she was so happy with her work and I was so happy because she was off the computer and drawing and it looked great! Anyways the teacher is handling it...but she kept Angel's piece so I will add it here tomorrow.

I suggested she could draw it again, but she said "no!" She's going to draw a different character. I'm sad for her but she's being very strong about it.

And all this is odd because today is the day I wanted to share my latest painting with you.

So for the people who lost their lives today I send my deepest condolences to their loved ones and shout  "Long Live Art and Self-Expression!!"

My latest painting doesn't have a title yet, but it's a vision of the future. At first it was Angel looking at the seashore with all the buildings, but I didn't paint them with super straight lines...I was leaving it for later...more detail.

That was about a month ago. I have been looking at this painting for about a month with out touching, that is when I know I am done.

There's some pics of my other paintings below.  These are my SAVE OUR COAST series. Stay Tuned for more. ;)

Oil on Canvas - Painting by Tina Winterlik aka Zipolita © 2014

Oil on Canvas - Painting by Tina Winterlik aka Zipolita © 2014

Oil on Canvas - Painting by Tina Winterlik aka Zipolita © 2014

Oil on Canvas - Painting by Tina Winterlik aka Zipolita © 2014

Oil on Canvas - Painting by Tina Winterlik aka Zipolita © 2014

Oil on Canvas - Painting by Tina Winterlik aka Zipolita © 2014

Oil on Canvas - Painting by Tina Winterlik aka Zipolita © 2014

Oil on Canvas - Painting by Tina Winterlik aka Zipolita © 2014

Oil on Canvas - Painting by Tina Winterlik aka Zipolita © 2014

Oil on Canvas - Painting by Tina Winterlik aka Zipolita © 2014

Oil on Canvas - Painting by Tina Winterlik aka Zipolita © 2014

Oil on Canvas - Painting by Tina Winterlik aka Zipolita © 2014

This Will Brighten Your Day!!

Share the love- It's GIVING TUESDAY CANADA!!

Hey IT'S GIVING TUESDAY!! LET'S GIVE BACK TO THE COMMUNITY!! Help in any way you can!!
http://givingtuesday.ca/

Get Involved
http://givingtuesday.ca/get-involved/#.VH32Xcknn3k

#unselfie #GivingTuesday

EVERY CHILD SHOULD SEE THIS

Why you may ask, should every child see this. I believe they are the only hope. The mess we are in can only be turned around by them, but they need to know what they are fighting.

This is a trailer for an excellent film that I hope everyone will watch.

It's a BEAUTIFUL DAY!!

Blog post by Tina Winterlik © 2014
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Went for a walk yesterday, played in the beautiful leaves, enjoyed the fresh air even though it was rainy in our beautiful rain forest, I was so grateful for our BEAUTIFUL DAY!!

We already have a bay full of ships...I can not imagine more...or worse an oil spill. Take a look and think...THINK...IF/NOT IF/WHEN  an oil spill occurred...it's horrible, unimagable what would happened to this...

LOOK at 1:21- 2:33 in this video...this would all be gone...these birds...everything..

We need to share, unite and end the madness.

Tina Winterlik aka Zipolita © 2014

Tina Winterlik aka Zipolita © 2014

Tina Winterlik aka Zipolita © 2014

Tina Winterlik aka Zipolita © 2014

Tina Winterlik aka Zipolita © 2014

3rd Beach View Painting #SaveOurCoast #BC #Vancouver #StanleyPark Artist:Zipolita Size: 36 x30 Media: Oil on Canvas

Beach Walk Painting #SaveOurCoast #Kitsilano #BC #Vancouver Artist: Zipolita Size: 36 x30 Media: Oil on Canvas

The Yellow Hat Painting #SaveOurCoast #Kitsilano #BC #Vancouver Artist: Zipolita Size: 36 x30 Media: Oil on Canvas

Beach Walk 2 Painting #SaveOurCoast #Kitsilano #BC #Vancouver Artist: Zipolita Size: 42 x 48 Media: Oil on Canvas

Tina Winterlik aka Zipolita © 2014

Tina Winterlik aka Zipolita © 2014

Mothers, Grandmothers, & Children United For the Environment!!

Copied from Defend Our Coast FB page & Vimeo
Please SHARE AROUND THE WORLD!! 
 
"We are looking forward to coming here with all the other women and children, to stand here fierce and gentle, and to tell people it's important to teach children they have a voice"



Mothers, grandmothers, and children: join us on Saturday as we take to the front line of the Burnaby Mountain resistance, on Unceded xʷməθkwəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish), and Səl̓ílwətaʔ/Selilwitulh (Tsleil-Waututh) 

We want to send a clear message to Kinder Morgan and law enforcement that this is an intergenerational struggle - our voices and those of our children will not be silenced! 

We want to include and empower our children, giving them an opportunity to stand up for social and climate justice.

No Pipelines!!
No Tankers!!Stop Kindermorgan!!
Stop Destroying the Environment!!
Think of Our Children!!
Save The Mountain!!
Save Canada!!
Save The World!!

 Follow Updates on Burnaby Mountain here
https://www.facebook.com/burnabymountain

OH CANADA- this made me cry!

When I saw this in my Facebook feed I was saddened and upset and thought...do they know what they are doing and what effects this will have on their future...but when I saw the video the tears just flowed... OH STEPHEN HARPER....WHAT HAVE YOU DONE!!! You girls are so brave. Way to go but this is all soooo wrong!!!!

O Canada! Our home and native land!
True patriot love in all thy sons command.
With glowing hearts we see thee rise,
The True North strong and free!
From far and wide, O Canada,
We stand on guard for thee.
God keep our land, glorious and free!
O Canada, we stand on guard for thee;
O Canada, we stand on guard for thee.

O Canada! Where pines and maples grow,
Great prairies spread and Lordly rivers flow!
How dear to us thy broad domain,
From East to Western sea!
The land of hope for all who toil,
The true North strong and free!
God keep our land, glorious and free.
O Canada, we stand on guard for thee!
O Canada, we stand on guard for thee!

O Canada! Beneath thy shining skies,
May Stalwart sons, and gentle maidens rise.
To keep thee steadfast thro’ the years,
From East to Western sea.
Our own beloved native land,
Our true North strong and free!
God keep our land, glorious and free.
O Canada, we stand on guard for thee!
O Canada, we stand on guard for thee!

Ruler supreme, who hearest humble prayer,
Hold our Dominion, in thy loving care.
Help us to find, O God, in thee,
A lasting rich reward.
As waiting for the better day,
We ever stand on guard.
God keep our land, glorious and free.
O Canada, we stand on guard for thee!
O Canada, we stand on guard for thee!

Grandma & 11 year old Children Arrested- Burnaby Mountain Nov 2014

WHERE IS THE JUSTICE!! Nothing makes sense, arresting grandmas and children who are trying to protect the forest and environment. Shame!! Shame!! This isn't Canada!!


PLEASE WATCH AND SHARE WIDELY!!!!
 Stella is correct on all fronts and very wise. Have a listen and please share.

Published on Nov 24, 2014

"My name is Della. I'm a mother and grandmother. I was born in Vancouver and lived most of my life in the lower mainland. Our federal government has stripped away the environmental protections for fish, lakes and rivers. We have provincial and federal governments willing to risk putting a bitumen oil pipeline through our mountain to the ocean and increasing the storage tanks, bringing in 30 more tankers a month. This makes no sense. This protest is also a tiny peak of what is going on around the world in an effort to slow down climate change."

Published on Nov 24, 2014

Watch more people cross police lines, including two 11-year-old Burnaby girls, to be arrested on Burnaby Mountain in defiance of a court injunction prhobiting people from interfering with Kinder Morgan's pipeline survey work

What is Radical? Tamo Campos-Burnaby Mountain Protests

Just gained huge respect for Tamo Campos. His speech was perfect.

It expresses the TRUTH-LOUD AND CLEAR.
Have a listen and share. Please Share Widely.
TELL THE WORLD!!!!!



http://www.vancouverobserver.com/news/david-suzukis-grandsons-speech-after-his-arrest-protesting-kinder-morgan-video

Groups to follow
https://www.facebook.com/groups/111365508874859/  Salmon Are Sacred
https://www.facebook.com/InSolidarityWLD In Solidarity with Land Defenders
https://www.facebook.com/DefendOurCoast  Defend Our Coast
https://www.facebook.com/groups/558409607615700/  Stop Kindermorgan on Burnaby Mountain

Mexico: They Didn't Know We Were Seeds!!

Mexico: #accionglobalayotzinapa - Global Action-We Are Watching! We are all Ayotzinapa 

#accionglobalayotzinapa

In solidarity with #Ayotzinapa 

https://twitter.com/hashtag/Ayotzinapa?src=hash

#AyotzinapaSomosTodos #AccionGlobalAyotzinapa

We can turn or we can watch, do something, say something. WARNING: There are graphic images in the videos below. They are not for children. 

links to look at

https://twitter.com/70torinoman
https://twitter.com/hashtag/accionglobalayotzinapa
 

#todossomosayotzinapa #accionglobalporayotzinapa #yamecanse #20novmx  

 Mexico: the Wound of the World #AyotzinapaGlobalForum

http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/nov/20/mexico-protests-anti-government-anger-violence-students-president 

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-30127458

http://www.cbc.ca/news/world/mexican-official-s-gaffe-fuels-protests-in-case-of-43-missing-students-1.2828785 

 




https://soundcloud.com/dutchphoto/jim-iker-bctf-yotzinapa

https://www.facebook.com/events/410219819125908/permalink/412269512254272/

Do Something!

Do Something!!



The video above was Uploaded to Youtube on Jan 9, 2012 It is the first I have seen but is so representative of issues faced here in Canada and especially in light of the Missing Women in Canada.

As the film states 
"DO SOMETHING!! " 

So I share this, as I pray and hope that this helps in some way. Money is spent on security, terrorism, war but instead of feeding people in poverty, helping with drug addiction, helping with affordable housing and providing support the government turns it's back on woman, especially indigenous women.
 
"Raise Awareness and Help End the Epidemic of Violence against Native Women in the U.S.—Please Share this Video from the Indian Law Resource Center, www.indianlaw.org Native women are murdered at 10 times the national rate; 1 out 3 Native women will be raped in her lifetime, and 3 out of 5 physically assaulted. Even worse, 88% of the perpetrators are non-Indian and cannot be prosecuted by tribal governments. Stand and take action now to restore safety and justice for Native women. Do Something! Visit www.indianlaw.org."

For Canada please reference these links.
http://www.rcmp-grc.gc.ca/pubs/mmaw-faapd-eng.pdf
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BC_Missing_Women_Investigation
http://www.missingwomeninquiry.ca/
 "The Missing Women Commission of Inquiry closed its office on August 1, 2013."

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Highway_of_Tears_murders

http://www.cbc.ca/archives/categories/society/crime-justice/cold-cases-unsolved-crimes-in-canada/bcs-infamous-highway-of-tears.html

"The budget for the RCMP investigation into 18 murdered and missing women and girls along the so-called Highway of Tears has been slashed by 84 per cent in the last two years."

Read more: http://www.vancouversun.com/news/Police+budget+officers+Highway+Tears+probe/10196415/story.html#ixzz3HBcMGddE

Everything is Going to Be Alright! Share This!

A mental health awareness video created by Amelia Curran and friends.
You are not alone.
Directed by Roger Maunder
www.thisvideo.ca

Don't Feed The Fear!

Today something truly horrible happened in Canada.

 Soldier and assailant dead after chaotic Parliament Hill attack
http://www.thestar.com/news/canada/2014/10/22/one_person_shot_at_war_memorial_in_ottawa_police_say.html

My deepest condolences to the soldier's family.

Many things are changing in this country and there are so many things I want to complain about or get angry about. Yet I must control my fear! As this is where all stems from. We must not feed the fear.

Let's Save Canada. 
We must be Peacekeepers. 
Lighthouses of Peace. 
Please Choose Love today, Not Fear!






I invite you all to meditate today and everyday, visualize peace and love. Please love one another. Choose Love Not Fear! Have empathy and love for each other. It's time to wake up people. It is time of change. 

(This is a reminder to myself as well, we need to work at this! Together we can Change the World!)

What's Happening in Mexico- Spread the Word!

We want it to STOP RIGHT NOW!!



http://educaoaxaca.org/la-minuta/1436-denuncian-allanamiento-de-casa-de-defensora-de-los-dh-silvia-gabriela-hern%C3%A1ndez.html#titulo6

 https://www.tumblr.com/search/JusticeForAyotzinapa
https://twitter.com/hashtag/justiceforayotzinapa

See more photos here https://twitter.com/search?q=%23Ayotzinapa&src=hash&mode=photos

Can you eat for $3 a day? Bif's doing it!

The thing about poverty is you don't believe it could happen to you? and sadly it can. My daughter and I had to be on assistance while I was pregnant and until she was 3. That's when they kick you off.

We also we on it when my mom passed and I was grieving very deeply. Those were very difficult times and then can you imagine add to that I had usually about $100 for groceries. I remember scrounging coins and pennies to pay for little things. The food bank food was often outdated and food was bad, so I would go hungry.

Thankfully it's behind us but for many it's is still there reality.

Did you know that the current living wage for Vancouver is $20.10/hr?
But the minumum wage is $10.50 and then check out the welfare rates?

 "Living wage calculations are based on a two-parent family with two children – the most common family unit in BC – and each parent working full-time. The current living wage rate for Metro Vancouver is $20.10/hour. www.livingwageforfamilies.ca/about/what-is-a-living-wage/"


We currently earn well below the living wage but things are improving. But for the man who lives under the bridge and so many other homeless and single parents with kids forced to go on the system do legit circumstances such as unaffordable housing, it is cruel and inhumane to treat people like this. It does not foster good health, attitude or relations. When people are hungry, they get tired, angry, depressed and sick.

This is Canada. Things need to Change!
Raise the Rates!!



http://globalnews.ca/news/1617767/bif-naked-begins-b-c-welfare-challenge-living-on-3-a-day-for-food/

This is now, when I was pregnant 12 years ago it was only $525 I believe and my rent was $400

(I sublet a friends apt. Imagine trying to feed yourself well...eating for 2 on $100 a month. It was very difficult! )


Why $21 for a Week’s food

Total welfare		$610
Rent (realistic rent for an SRO)*	$450
Room damage deposit	$20
Book of 10 bus tickets (to look for work)	$21
Cell phone (to look for work)	$25
Personal hygiene/laundry	$10
Total of all non-food expenditures	$526
What’s left for food		$84

Hey Want to Do Some Angry Yoga with Me!!

This is hilarious and sadly so true!!