It may be that i am a space cadet, or it may be that so little outreach has been done locally, but i just noticed that there is an āInternational LGBT Human Rightsā conference planned as part of the Outgames happening in Montreal this summerā¦ i only clued into this …
Sago from Grand River! Sorry to have taken so long to touch base, it has been a quiet couple of weeks since I last updated and things remain very calm and peaceful at the reclamation site. We worked throughout the weekend cleaning up the front gate, removing the steel structure …
While i was away i received a ton of email, which iām just sorting through now. One of the notices in my Inbox was for this online documentary which may be of interest to many of you: Our Sacred History and white man lies is an online documentary about the …
Five things of note, in no particular order, from our recent foray down south: If visiting a strange city you should bring your ID with you when you go drinking – after being at the table all weekend, i was really looking forward to relaxing, listening to music, and having …
OKā¦ weāre back! After a wonderfully pleasant ten day trip into the evil empire, we are back. Which means Sketchy Thoughts getting back to its usual more-than-once-a-week frequency, i promise! Iām not going to do a travelogue of where we went and what we did, but think it would be …
I am afraid that i have been very remiss in blogging recently ā i have been out of town for over a week ā so this update from Hazel Hill is a week ld, from last Saturday July 1st: Today is planned to be alot of activity at the reclamation …
Some good news for a change: For the past two months, Community Friends for Peace and Understanding with Six Nations, a new organization that includes local Caledonia residents, members of the labor movement, community activists and representatives from Six Nations has been meeting every week in Caledonia to figure out …
QUIT! activists who formed the Estee Slaughter team at LGBT Freedom Day in San Francisco. (QUIT!) The following article is just another reminder as to why i do not normally participate in Queer Pride eventsā¦ the rightwards turn of the queer community over the past ten years just makes the …
Breaking news from CTV: Updated Fri. Jun. 16 2006 12:18 PM ETCTV.ca News Staff The Ontario government has made a deal to buy out the developer who owns the land currently occupied by Six Nations protesters in Caledonia, moving the two sides closer to a possible solution to the months-old …
Now, the fact that i have not blogged anything about the recent āanti-terrorā arrests in Canada, it is not because i donāt think theyāre important. Itās just a matter of only having so much time and so many things are happening. I did read the following article today, though, which …