Yearly Archives: 1999
Victoria welcomes third boatload of refugees
Published online by the Student Activist Network, 6 September 1999 Victoria, BC – Over 100 people turned out for a “welcoming party” in support of detained Chinese refugees Labour Day evening. Attendees partied on Clifton Terrace, a side-street adjacent to the military gymnasium in which 190 refugees from the third “illegal” ship are being quarantined. … Continue reading
Victoria welcomes Chinese immigrants
Published online by the Student Activist Network, 21 August 1999 Victoria, BC – Seventy concerned citizens converged on the Work Point gymnansium on August 21 for a welcoming party in honour of detained Chinese immigrants. The party was held on Clifton Terrace, a side-street in the municipality of Esquimalt. Barbed-wire fencing and fifteen metres of lawn … Continue reading
Fifty protest against poverty in Victoria
Published online by the Student Activist Network, 17 July 1999 “Stop the war on the poor, throw this council out the door,” a crowd of 50 concerned citizens chanted as they marched through the streets of downtown Victoria on July 17. They were preceded by placards bearing the faces of six city counsellors who voted … Continue reading
Keep the schools open, increase provincial funding
Letter to the Honourable Glen Clark, Premier of British Columbia, 13 July 1999 A report prepared for NDP Minister of Education Paul Ramsey and the Board of School Trustees of School District No. 61 (Greater Victoria) has called for $19.8 million dollars in spending cuts. These ‘savings’ are to be achieved through the routing of … Continue reading
Stop bombing, start talking
Letter to the Editor of the Victoria Times Colonist, 21 April 1999 Prime Minister Jean Chretien announced in the House of Commons on April 21 that Canada will “send some ground troops” into Yugoslavia if our NATO allies do. “We won’t be the one not to be a member of the team.” Canada should not … Continue reading
Anti-whaling campaign wreaks of racism
Letter published online by the Student Activist Network, 17 March 1999 The controversy surrounding the Makah whale hunt is not about grey whales but about native rights. The Makah intend to kill roughly five gray whales. They will be harpooning the whales from dug-out wooden canoes, and then, to address the issue of animal rights, … Continue reading
Which side are you on?
Letter to the Editor of the Victoria Times Colonist, 17 February 1999 Sure, it’s easier to duck your head and dart past the lone projectionist standing on the cold sidewalk. With the bright lights, hot buttered popcorn, and a mob of people lining up to buy tickets, it seems like it’s business as usual at the … Continue reading
Unions must retain the right to strike
Letter to the Editor of the Victoria Times Colonist, 9 January 1999 I disagree completely with the anti-union sentiment expressed in Liberal MLA Ida Chong’s “Ferry strikes cause unnecessary chaos” (Letters, Jan. 6). As a voter and a historian in your riding, I feel it is necessary to inform you of several basic facts: Trade unionism … Continue reading
A peoples’ agenda
Letter to the Editor published in the Victoria Times Colonist, 2 December 1999 I was in Seattle on November 30, along with thousands of others saying ‘no’ to the World Trade Organization and its corporate agenda. The WTO was shut down that day as ordinary citizens filled the streets of Seattle to put forward an … Continue reading »