Hands off Cuba and Venezuela!

On Saturday, May 20, 2006, the Vancouver Art Gallery was the location for a very successful demonstration against American interference in Cuba and Venezuela. Speakers from many organizations spoke passionately in defence of the human revolution and the very positive changes taking place in Venezuela. Reference was made to the fact that the infant mortality rate in Cuba is the lowest in all of the Central and Latin American nations and that homelessness does not exist in Cuba. Speakers applauded Venezuela's recent accomplishments, including the recent elimination of illiteracy and the recent introduction of free health care for all. I was inspired, as I always am, at events in support of revolution.

Some links:
The Hands Off Venezuela website..
Canadian-Cuban Friendship Association (CCFA) Toronto
Vancouver Communities in Solidarity with Cuba

Lee Building

Lee Building
Originally uploaded by t_professionelle.

The second floor of the Lee Building is the home of Tim Louis & Company. We moved here in 2004 and have loved it since!

Corporatism and government shouldn't mix..

Here's snippet from The Province article from April 25, 2006 by John Bermingham and David Carrigg "Name your building, for a hefty price tag":

"The City of Vancouver is looking at selling the rights to name its city-owned facilities to corporate and individual sponsors..... Potential naming properties would include the Queen Elizabeth Theatre, the Orpheum, the Vancouver Art Gallery, the Dorothy Lam Child Care Centre, Van Dusen Gardens and The Pacific Coliseum.
The proposal has outraged former city councillor Tim Louis, who was last weekend elected to the executive of the Coalition of Progressive Electors.
"As soon as you allow corporatism to leave its mark on government, you begin to remove yet one more place that is currently commercial free," Louis said.
"It also opens up the door to skewed decision making. I fear if the council opens the door to this revenue source, it's only a matter of time before we have some of our most cherished civic institutions named after any number of corporate entities. That would be a very sad day."... Louis has previously dubbed billboards as "graffiti for the rich." "We don't need to move graffiti for the rich into places for the people," he said yesterday.

Salt Spring Island.. An unlikely spot to find Che?

Here's a pic from Sarah Blythe, who's just done an interview with Tim.
che salt spring

Originally uploaded by carbronsita.

Coun. Tim Louis Deputy Mayoring

DSC_0020 20050814 Coun. Tim LOUIS
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Speaking at a V-J Day event on August 15, 2005 on behalf of the then mayor.

Save St. Paul's Hospital Coalition News Conference, July 13, 2005

Save St. Paul's Hospital Coalition News Conference, July 13, 2005
Originally uploaded by West End Residents Association.

Tania here and was doing some searching for Tim on the net. I've found a few photos of Tim out about the town. This one was at a news conference last July 2005.

The Start of Something New..

It's Tania here (Tim's legal secretary). Tim's given me the green light to start up a blog for him! Yeehaw. So the plan is to post some interesting and provocative political reading material.

Grab the edge of your seats and stay tuned!