Tag Archives: Vancouver, BC

Vancouver BC: Fuck Colonist Holidays, leaflet, banner

Vancouver Media Co-op. Oct 6: Thanksgiving – NO THANKS: Leafletting To Promote Total Liberation On Oct. 4th, at the corner of Burrard and Robson, a crew of punks and anarchists flew a banner that read “Total Liberation:  None Are Free … Continue reading

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Vancouver BC: Fur Shops in Vancouver Vandalized Again, Snowflake Fur closed

Animal Liberation Press Office. Sept 28: Fur Shops in Vancouver Vandalized Again Five weeks ago we took action against Snowflake Furs and Speiser Furs in Vancouver Canada. We used 10 large syringes with 16 gauge needles to shoot a foul … Continue reading

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Vancouver BC: Double Killer Cop, Monty Robinson, gets a slap on the wrist

Vancouver Sun. July 27: No jail time for former RCMP officer Monty Robinson, convicted of obstruction NEW WESTMINSTER, B.C. – No jail time was handed to a disgraced former RCMP officer on Friday even as a judge said his attempt … Continue reading

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Vancouver BC: Total Liberation Movie Nights – [July 26] “If a Tree Falls”

Vancouver Media Co-Op: 7:00pm – 10:00pm Thursday July 26 2012 Venue: Rhizome Cafe Address: 317 East Broadway Vancouver, BC V5T 1W5 Cost: pay what you can Accessibility: wheelchair accessible Join us for a screening of the film “If a Tree … Continue reading

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Vancouver BC: Smashed up Starbucks

AnarchistNews.Org. July 13: Vancouver Insurrectionary Solidarity Last night all 6 windows were smashed at a Starbucks and a newspaper box tossed was into the street. This was done in Solidarity with all comrades engaged in the struggle and the opression … Continue reading

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Seeing the Strings: Capitalism and Ecology

via Vancouver Media Co-op. July 7: “Seeing the Strings: A Series of Teach-Ins on the Oppressions that Hold Capitalism Up” presents Capitalism and Ecology. http://seeingthestrings.wordpress.com Teach-in at China Creek park. Presentations and a workshop to explore: Can capitalism ever be … Continue reading

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Quechua killed in protest actions against Vancouver-based mining company

via Warrior Publications. July 7: Protest against Canadian mining firm turns deadly in Bolivia Bolivian officials say a Quechua Indian was killed and six people injured in a clash with police in a remote region where locals have seized five … Continue reading

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Canadian police issue nationwide warrant for Seattle man

Seattle PI. July 4: Police in Canada are looking for a Seattle man wanted in connection to last year’s destructive Stanley Cup riots in Vancouver. Jensen Peter White, a Seattle native who was studying at the University of Canada, was charged … Continue reading

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Vancouver BC: Teens hit with ultrasonic whine to curb vandalism

The Province. June 6: After a string of arson attacks on Lower Mainland schools, the Vancouver School Board is fast-tracking plans to reintroduce the Mosquito, a controversial device that wards off teenagers by emitting a shrill noise that only they … Continue reading

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Vancity: Anarchist reportback from anti-CEC demo

Vancouver Media Co-Op. June 20: Action Against Compliance Energy AGM: an anarchist reportback June 20, At around 2pm this afternoon at Howe and Pandora a few dozen demonstrated aginst the Compliance Energy Corperation (CEC). CEC was holding their Annual General … Continue reading

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Hot BC Summer: Taseko copper & gold mines near Tetzan Biny plan to destroy life

#### ## # via Indian Country. June 7: Tsilhqot’in Vow to ‘Stand Ground’ Against New Prosperity Mine at Taseko AGM Behind doors closed even to media, Taseko Mines Ltd. boasted 2011 profits of $86.3 million Canadian [$83.1 million USD] at … Continue reading

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Solidarity and Resistance – A new zine on community struggles against toxic mining

Vancouver Media Co-Op. June 6: by various folks in Vancouver and Toronto Download a PDF of Solidarity and Resistance. Anti-mining struggles in occupied British Columbia are heating up. The Premier says she is going see to it that there are at … Continue reading

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Vancouver BC: Musqueam shut down Arthur Laing Bridge

Warrior Publications. May 31: Traffic blocked in both directions on Richmond-Vancouver bridge CBC News, May 31, 2012 Protesters from the Musqueam First Nation blocked traffic on the Arthur Laing Bridge in South Vancouver in an attempt to stop construction at … Continue reading

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Vancouver BC: Mining Conference Shut Down!

From AnarchistNews.org. May 26: Vancouver Mining Conference Shut Down! On May 24, 2012 the Vancouver Branch of the Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy, and Petroleum hosted a luncheon meeting at the Four Season’s Hotel in Vancouver focusing on Compliance Energy … Continue reading

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Vancity: Fur stores attacked

via Montreal Gazette. May 24: Animal rights activists attack Vancouver fur stores A campaign against the fur industry has been brought to the front lawns of Vancouver shop owners. Vancouver Police and the RCMP are searching for the vandals who … Continue reading

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May Day: A Strike Is a Blow

Crimethinc. May 10: May Day: A Strike Is a Blow As the momentum that originated with Occupy Wall Street tapers off, May Day 2012 saw anarchists on the West Coast consolidate their gains in the street with actions from Los … Continue reading

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Mayday 2012: An East Van Anarchist Reportback

From May Day Vancouver. May 5: Mayday 2012: An East Van Anarchist Reportback http://vancouver.mediacoop.ca/story/mayday-2012-east-van-anarchist-reportback/10781 Vancouver, BC – Stolen Coast Salish Land While hundreds of our comrades just south of the border in Seattle raged and smashed many targets of capitalism … Continue reading

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Canucks Riots 2012?

From Vancouver Media Co-Op. March 30 2012: City to ‘Decentralize’ Canucks’ Celebrations The City of Vancouver has announced its game plan for the 2012 NHL Stanley Cup playoffs, set to begin April 11. The plan was devised to stop any rioting … Continue reading

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Vancouver BC: Neo-nazi confronted at court appearance

Vancouver Media Co-Op. Jan 27, 2012: Vancouver Anti-Racists Confront Neo-Nazi at Court Appearance Approximately 25 anti-racists attended the Friday, January 27, court appearance of Shawn MacDonald (39), a member of the neo-Nazi group Blood and Honour charged with three assaults … Continue reading

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Vancouver, BC: Statement from the Vancouver Demonstration Against the Pacific Trails Pipeline

From Vancouver Media Co-Op. Dec 9: On Friday, December 9th, approximately 60 people gathered at 200 Burrard St., outside the Vancouver office of the Apache Corporation. Apache Corporation is a 40% shareholder of the Pacific Trails Pipeline (PTP) which would … Continue reading

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Bay Of Rage: Blockading the Port Is Only The First of Many Last Resorts

From Bay of Rage. Dec 7: By any reasonable measure, the November 2 general strike was a grand success. The day was certainly the most significant moment of the season of Occupy, and signaled the possibility of a new direction … Continue reading

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Stop Pacific Trails Pipeline! Callout for International Day of Solidarity and Action Friday December 9th

From Vancouver Media Coop: Five hours west of Prince George BC, members of the Unist’hot’en clan of the Wet’suwet’en nation have set up a direct action camp to defend their land, water and way of life from pipeline developments. The … Continue reading

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SPP Police State: Cross Border, Local Portland and Regional State Police are set to Share Info

Link – Security & Prosperity Partnership of North America (SPP) From the Oregonian. Nov 8. Mayors, police chiefs from around Pacific Northwest gather in Portland to share crime-fighting ideas Mayors from Portland, Vancouver and Seattle are in Portland today, along … Continue reading

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