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Front Page » Links » BC
Resource Sites
BC Resource Sites
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Slash
Gordon - Stop the "Liberal" Slash Monkeys!
- MLA
INFORMATION Biographical Information by Member
This is a list of email addresses for BC MLAs. Take a political
action right now and write to your MLA. Who knows, maybe
someone will actually read the darned thing. Let them know
what you think.
- strategicthoughts.com
"David Schreck, Political Pundit Commentary updated daily on StrategicThoughts.com,
and occasional commentary elsewhere. Since June, 2001, regular Friday morning
debates on CKNW's Rafe Mair show."
There is alway's new content here. Very good analysis.
- women
for women needing welfare in bc
Women for Women needing Welfare (WWW) stands for:
* increases, not cuts, to welfare rates
* access to welfare on the basis of need
* no 6 dollar training wage
* full legal aid services for family law, poverty law,
and human rights complaints
* no cuts to funding for women's centres.
Welfare cuts are happening so fast that - you have to know
exactly where to go to find what you want. Now, WWW can
be a big help. Here, we show you where to find what's going
on and give you space to share your ideas about how to
fight back and support women who are needing welfare.
- kootenaycuts.com
Kootnays community action site - this is a really terrific
site with very current and useful information Kootnays
community action site
- UnofficialOpposition.com
UnofficialOpposition.com provides a left wing analysis
of Liberal decisions on health, environment, governance,
equality, poverty, education, and labour.
UnofficialOpposition.com is:
* a non-partisan grassroots space for the spectrum of left
wing voices opposed to the Liberal government
* an alternative to mainstream media's coverage of provincial
politics
* a space for community events calendar, bulletin board,
and community links
- A
New Era for British Columbia - the BC Liberal Platform
"In the end, what really matters is that you elect a government that is
caring, competent and true to its word. A government that will properly manage
your hard-earned tax dollars.
After all the scandals of the last decade, it won't be
easy to restore public trust in government. But it's time
for stability. Since 1995 alone, we've had four premiers
and 109 Cabinet changes."
This is a very political document which is always fun
to look at. There is a huge discrepancy between the election
promises and the deeds done after the election.
- Treaty
Injustice
This is the site of Treaty Injustice.
The BC Referendum Action Network is a BC Network against
the Referendum. We are an ad hoc multiracial group of citizens,
researchers and activists opposed to racism and bigotry.
We believe that it is the responsibily of the community
to combat bigoty and inequality and promote the principles
of social justice.
- Guerrilla
Media
Guerrilla Media is a group of West Coast Canadian
media critics who create popular education projects around
social justice issues. This is their web site. These
folks just did a very cool Vancouver Sun parody in print
form.
- BC
LIBERALS-BAD FOR BC
This is a smorgasbord of links, articles and comics. The
title says it all.
- Legislative
Assembly of British Columbia Hansard
This link will take you to debates from the current session
(2002 Legislative Session: 3rd Session, 37th Parliament);
it is updated every day and for people with serious time
on their hands. Here is a gem from Mr. Randy Hawes representing
Maple Ridge-Mission : "I'm hearing repeatedly that
we're a bunch of heartless cretins, that we're out there
with a business agenda and not caring for the poor and
anyone else." - it
must be terrible for him.
- BC
Liberals Online Recall
To: BC Liberal Government, BC, Canada ....BC Liberals
virtual re-call
We, the undersigned endorse this on-line recall of BC Liberal
MLA's based on our view that the election victory of Gordon
Campbell and the BC Liberals was a fraud. We believe that
the Liberals have misled BC for these following reasons:....its
a long list
- Don't
mourn, organize!
"When the people lead, the leaders will follow." Or as Bob Dylan said, "Don't
follow leaders...."
Are you feeling depressed and hopeless - that nothing we
can do is going to matter anyway? In BC today we have good
reasons to feel that way - and even better reasons not
to. We will win, if we stay the course - and love one another.
-Moe Lyons Kootenay Cuts - great inspirational letter
from the letters archive.
- www.liberalloonies.com-a
working man's view of the BC Liberal Party
Liberal Loonies is a site dedicated to an irreverent view
of the Liberal Party of BC's performance in office. Each
week, a Liberal politician will be awarded the Liberal
Loonie of the week and will be given a Loonie Nickname.
I will also send them a real Loonie and a specially prepared
certificate. -very funny-check this one - Colin
Hansen seems to have a problem with foot-in-mouth disease.
- Voice
of BC
Don't just sit on the sidelines while the future of British
Columbia is being decided... speak up! ...VoiceOFbc.ca
is a free non-commercial website setup to provide a forum
where issues pertaining to the social and economic welfare
of the province can be discussed and debated. very good
site.
- Office
of the auditor General of British Columbia
"NEWS RELEASE For immediate release February 14, 2002 - Auditor General's
Report on Monitoring Government Finances Issued" - the picture painted
here is not as bleak as the one Campbell gives us
- Canadian
Centre for Policy Alternatives
"People need to know that there are workable alternatives. We work hard
to make sure progressive ideas and research make it into the hands of citizens,
activists, and the media." - lots of material on the situation in BC including
an open letter from British Columbia Economists to: Honourable Gordon Campbell,
Premier of British Columbia Honourable Gary Collins, BC Minister of Finance
- BCpolitics.ca
Independent News & Commentary about BC Life & Politics
- nice site with on-line polling and discussion forum (which
is pretty nasty much of the time)
- PovNet
"PovNet is an internet site for advocates, people on welfare, and community
groups and individuals involved in anti-poverty work. It provides up-to-date
information about welfare and housing laws and resources in British Columbia,
Canada. PovNet links to current anti-poverty issues and also provides links to
other anti-poverty organizations and resources in Canada and internationally."
- BCGEU
Public Services Web - BC Government Employees
Union site
"In his televised address to the province, the Premier led British Columbians
to believe that government contracts with community-based health care and social
services workers were backroom deals signed in secret by the NDP government and
public sector unions. He attempted to justify legislation breaking these contracts
by claiming they were too rich and got in the way of health care reform. This
is simply not true...."
- 6
bucks suck
"This site provides you with information, media releases, and an easy way
to send the Premier, the Minister of Labour, and your MLA an email telling them
what you think about the new $6 an hour 'Training Wage.'"
- workingtv.com
"We are primarily a labour show, focusing on union issues. This derives
from our original mandate: to counter the marginalization and censorship of labour
by mainstream television broadcasters, with labour positive programming produced
by working people, for working people."
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Front Page » Links » BC
Political Actions
BC Political Actions / Events
- Sea-to-Sky
Public Consultation(full story)
The provincial government is currently publishing
a newspaper advertisement entitled "Your opinion
please on Sea-To-Sky Corridor Improvements." Through
a flood of emails to the government, they will get our
opinion that healthcare and social services come before
the Olympics. Go to www.gov.bc.ca, click on "Sea-to-Sky
Public Consultation" in the left-hand column and then
click on "Your Comments." Minister of Transportation
Judith Reid can also be emailed directly at Minister.Transportation@gems5.gov.bc.ca. Let's
also "cc" the International Olympic Committee,
who are the ultimate decision makers, with our comments.
It's always fun to email the government
- they don't read it, but it feels good. Here is my 2 cents
worth:
The Sea to Sky highway is adequate for the time being;
the state of our schools and hospitals is not. My children's
education is more important than a highway whose sole purpose
is to bolster BC's bid for the Olympics. Your government
refuses to invest my tax money in my children's education
and health, yet rushs haphazardly to gamble this same money
on the Olympics. Are you not the government that was supposed
to be fiscally responsible?
I suggest that your government does not even care if the
Olympics make money for the province. The Olympics will
make money for Liberal party cronies and as far as you
are concerned, the rest of us can go to Hell.
- AN
OPEN LETTER TO BRITISH COLUMBIANS
A COALITION TO DEFEAT THE LIBERALS IN 2005 (full story)
The response to Gordon Campbell's anti-people, anti-environmental
agenda has been clearand powerful. Tens of thousands of British Columbians have
acted on their anger, their frustration and their concern for one another. In
virtually every city and town in the province, from Victoria to Vanderhoof, from
Penticton to Prince George, people have been building coalitions to resist the
Campbell Liberals and to advocate for a better BritishColumbia.
The strength and dynamism of the resistance to Campbell's policies
aren't just reactions to massive cuts in service. They reflect our belief in
community responsibility and our rejection of the values that motivate the cuts.
Campbell's program is an attempt to profoundly and permanently change the lives
of the people of British Columbia. It's an attack on community in favour of private
corporations. The growing popular resistance we have seen across the province
is a reaffirmation of the values British Columbians have held for decades.
- Creative
Resistance
"Whatever is done to us without our consent is a form of tyranny."
Inspired by the Proclamation of Liberty by Martin Luther.
" Perhaps the greatest challenge during this time, is to find ways of standing
up to a repressive government, while maintaining and sustaining a sense of calm
and peace within. For this reason, we include, along with information and resources,
ancient and modern teachings on non-violent and peaceful means of dissent, protest,
and political action. May these resources inspire and guide you as you speak
out and stand up for truth and justice."
- a nice site
- Free
Your Vote
In 2001 British Columbians went to the polls but only 33%
ended up with representation. Over time every person in
Canada has been given the right to vote. It's time to go
one step further and give every person the right to have
their ideas put forward through effective representation.
- BC
Citizens for Public Power
Despite opposition from industry, municipal leaders, and
the public, Gordon Campbell and his Liberal government
are driving ahead with plans to break-up, sell off, and
deregulate BC Hydro. We only need to look at the rolling
blackouts in California, skyrocketing prices in Alberta,
or any of the other deregulation disasters throughout North
America to see how this will hurt British Columbians.
We, the owners of BC Hydro need to act now - before it
is too late!
-
Seniors'
Network of British Columbia
The mission of the Seniors Network - BC is to provide a
central advocacy body through which seniors' groups in
BC, and people advocating for seniors, can discuss their
concerns, take action when necessary and present their
common views to various levels of government.
- Campaign
for Community Living
If you are tired of backroom deals and closed-door decision-making...
If you are against putting people with developmental disabilities
back in institutions...
If you believe that drastic funding cuts to community living
will hurt us all...
Then make your voice heard. - advocacy site with an "email
politcians function"
- MLA
INFORMATION Biographical Information by Member
This is a list of email addresses for BC MLAs. Take a political
action right now and write to your MLA. Who knows, maybe
someone will actually read the darned thing. Let them know
what you think.
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Front Page » Links » Vancouver
Vancouver
- The
Vancouver Scrum
This is a blog with an attitude. It is updated very frequently
and has very good local political coverage. Here is an
excerpt:
"Looks like you'll have George Puil to kick around for a while
yet..."
"Puil, incidentally, admitted some responsibility for the 2001
Vancouver bus strike, but said that he and his councilmates had no choice but
to take the action that they did."
- Vancouver
City Council 1999-2002
List of email addresses for the mayor and city council.
- TransLink
Here is the link for their complaint department, Comments
or Complaints
- BC
Passport
Very usefull city guide site for Vancouver.
- Pivot
Legal Society
Founded in the fall of 2000, Pivot Legal Society is the
only advocacy group in Canada working for systematic legal
change on behalf of sex trade workers and illegal drug
users.
Pivot's mandate is simple: to advance the interests and
improve the lives of of marginalized persons, in particular
drug users and sex trade workers, through the use of law
reform, legal education, and strategic legal action.
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Front Page » Links » Olympic
Bid
Olympic Bid
- WhistlerOlympicInfo.com
This site is run by a small business operator in Whistler
who wonders what impact the Games will have in the years
leading up to the actual Games.
- The
IOC Coalition (Impact of the Olympics on Community)
"...an independent grassroots organization dedicated to ensuring that environmental,
social, transportation, housing, economic and civil rights issues associated
with the Vancouver/Whistler 2010 Olympic Bid are addressed from a community perspective."
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Front Page » Links » Canadian
Government
Canadian Government
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Front Page » Links » Columnists-International
Columnists-International
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The
Memory Hole
Purpose > The Memory Hole exists to preserve and spread
material that is in danger of being lost, is hard to find,
or is not widely known. This includes:
• Government files
• Corporate memos
• Court documents (incl. lawsuits and transcripts)
• Police reports and eyewitness statements
• Congressional testimony
• Reports (governmental and non-governmental)
• Maps, patents, Web pages
• Photographs, video, and sound recordings
• News articles
• Books (and portions of books)
The emphasis is on material that exposes things that we're
not supposed to know (or that we're supposed to forget).
- AlterNet
AlterNet.org is an online magazine and information resource
where pressing issues are subject to examination and
debate.
By providing quality journalism, dependable research, issue-focused
public interest content and passionate advocacy, we believe
our readers will be better equipped to make informed decisions
about problems that affect us all.
Overall, we seek to engage our community of readers in
problem solving, community action and awareness of current
events in the United States and abroad.
Very good, large source of alternate
niews and views.
- the
Albion Monitor
The Albion Monitor is an web-only newspaper with an international
readership. It has been published continuously since 1995,
making it probably the oldest Internet media of its kind.
Over 5,500 articles can be found in its archives. Topics
most often covered include the environment, human rights,
politics, health, and media criticism. Our intent is to
offer an interesting newspaper of the "news you're
missing" in the American mainstream press.
- WWW.WHITEHOUSE.ORG
pretty cool parodysite devoted to the "leader of the free
world"
March 14, 2003
The
Resident of the Other White House, John Wooden, Who Dick
Cheney Threatened - A BUZZFLASH INTERVIEW
You wouldn't think that Dick Cheney or his wife, Lynne,
spend their leisurely hours patrolling the Internet, but
they apparently have more time on their hands than you
would suspect. That's what became clear to John Wooden,
owner and creator of WhiteHouse.org, when he received a
letter from Dick Cheney's White House Counsel .
- CounterPunch
"We've got all the right enemies."
CounterPunch is the bi-weekly muckraking newsletter edited
by Alexander Cockburn and Jeffrey St. Clair. Twice a month
we bring our readers the stories that the corporate press
never prints. We aren't side-line journalists here at CounterPunch.
Ours is muckraking with a radical attitude and nothing
makes us happier than when CounterPunch readers write in
to say how useful they've found our newsletter in their
battles against the war machine, big business and the rapers
of nature.
Very good, large source of alternate
niews and views.
- Gregory
Palast
"His stories about Bush's election theft, about intelligence agency cover
- ups, and globalization - backed up with smoking gun documents, inside sources
and on - the - record interviews - will shock even the most informed readers."
Guerrilla News Network, naming Palast 'Reporter
of the Year.'
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Alexander
Cockburn
Radical journalist Alexander Cockburn is a columnist
for The Nation and co-edits the newsletter CounterPunch with
Ken Silverstein. He is the co-author of the recent book Whiteout:
The CIA, Drugs and the Press.
- The
Nation
The Nation will not be the organ of any party, sect,
or body. It will, on the contrary, make an earnest effort
to bring to the discussion of political and social questions
a really critical spirit, and to wage war upon the vices
of violence, exaggeration, and misrepresentation by which
so much of the political writing of the day is marred.
-- from The Nation's founding prospectus, 1865
- Disinformation
Very large and very cool site
Launched on September 13, 1996, Disinformation was designed to be
the search service of choice for individuals looking for information on current
affairs, politics, new science and the 'hidden information,' that seldom seems
to slip through the cracks of the corporate-owned media conglomerates. Ironically,
it was funded by one of the largest media companies in the world (TeleCommunications,
Inc. (TCI), now part of AT&T), who paid for placement on Netscape's then
ubiquitous search page.
The site drew immediate attention and (usually) applause from the
very same news media that it was criticizing as being under the influence of
both government and big business, but the honeymoon was short. Some three weeks
after launch the CEO of TCI learned of Disinformation and immediately ordered
it closed down. Needless to say, site founder Richard Metzger and a few loyal
members of his team managed to keep the site going and it has evolved into the
largest and most popular alternative news and underground culture destination
on the Web. . . .
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Front Page » Links »Environment
Environment
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Front Page » Links » Media
Media
- CBC
British Columbia
Great site - lots of news in print as well as streaming
audio and video.
- My
Canadian News.com
Canadian site with links to major Canadian media outlets.
- Guerrilla
News Network
Guerrilla News Network is an underground news organization
with headquarters in New York City and production facilities
in Berkeley, California. Our mission is to expose people
to important global issues through guerrilla programming
on the web and on television. - great site -thanks to
Erin Riley
- Jay's Leftist and 'Progressive' Internet Resources Directory
"A web portal for all Good People around Planet Earth who are
anti-War, anti-Imperialist, anti-Racist, anti-Sexist, and anti-Homophobic
and who want to Fight Back and build together a Better World"
- Vancouver
Independent Media Centre
"Don't Hate Media - Be Media -- Building accountable media from the ground
up"
- The
Vancouver Courier
"Despite heavy competition from two daily newspapers, the Courier remains
the paper of record for civic news in Vancouver, delivering news that's closer
to home to every doorstep in the city"- more than 265,000 papers weekly.
- not only that, Kevin Potvin is a regular contributor
- Common Dreams
"Common Dreams is a national non-profit citizens' organization working to bring progressive Americans together to promote progressive visions for America's future"
- Etherzone
A huge compendium of (mostly American) opinions on the world today.
- Saltspring
News
Daily News Of and For Salt Spring Island, British Columbia,
Canada - pretty cool site from Saltspring Island
- Friends
of Canadian Broadcasting
"Friends is a Canada-wide voluntary organization supported by 55,000 households
whose mission is to defend and enhance the quality and quantity of Canadian programming
in the Canadian audio-visual system."
- Online Newspapers
"Thousands of world newspapers at your fingertips"
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Front Page » Links » On-line
magazines
On-line magazines
- Seven Oaks Magazine
Check out a weekly on-line voice for progressive change, Seven Oaks, a magazine of politics, culture and resistance based in Vancouver, BC.
- The Tyee
British Columbia's "feisty" alternative news source
- Common Ground
"Western Canada's biggest and best-loved monthly magazine dedicated to health, wellness, ecology and personal growth."
- Arts & Letters
Daily
"Our motto, 'Veritas odit moras,' is a line from Seneca's translation of
Sophocles' Oedipus. It means 'Truth hates delay.' -- awesome collection of articles
and links
- Shared Vision
"Committed to 'improving the quality of life,' we provide informative and thought provoking editorial on health, the environment, business, personal growth, and spirituality."
- The
Guardian
"The UK's most popular newspaper website"
- Z NET
"A community of people committed to social change"
- Adbusters
"We are a global network of artists, activists,
writers, pranksters, students, educators and entrepreneurs..."
- Geist
Geist magazine is a quarterly featuring the best in Canadian
fiction, non-fiction, photography, comix, little-known
facts of interest. Geist was named Magazine of the Year
at the Western Canada Magazine Awards gala in June 2001.
- rabble.ca
rabble.ca is a unique combination of news, views, reader-controlled
posts and links that will surprise, inform and activate: "join
the rabble" and enjoy.
- Judy Rebick - publisher
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