Maysie - Latest Comments

Re: Romeo Saganash for Prime Minister!

Slumberjack — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 09:27:48 -0000

Yes, too bad about the dropping out. Lot of that going around isn't there?

Re: Romeo Saganash for Prime Minister!

Steven Smith — Wed, 15 Feb 2012 23:37:48 -0000

Damn. You guys really didn't do you job in getting in touch with me on this one. You know I don't spend a lot time checking in on the NDP goings on, but this crap really makes me realize how important running Saganash was, not just in the context of the NDP, but for society at large. Many lessons, both large ones and small ones could have been taught, even in this remote little battles in the marginal places of the internet, such as Rabble.ca. Win or lose.

Too bad he had to drop out.

Re: Private: Why voting NDP is like online dating

Slumberjack — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 08:49:29 -0000

There's always DIY dating and political whining...for one. And has it been 10 months already!

Re: Romeo Saganash for Prime Minister!

Slumberjack — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 08:24:09 -0000

I don't know if it was all of that, in that particular instance. The interpretation of the 'does not present' comment could have gone either way, as in 'does not present to me,' in which case lets all climb aboard of it, or 'does not present to the dominant mindset,' in which case...shocking news I'm sure. I suppose it is a matter of perspective after all, as to where one might lay the better odds as to what the actual intent was.

Re: Romeo Saganash for Prime Minister!

Maysie — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 23:51:29 -0000

The Wed Jan 18 event's info is here, Facebook link: https://www.facebook.com/ev...

Toronto NDP Leadership Debate
7pm
Bloor Collegiate Institute
1141 Bloor Street West, near Dufferin subway

Re: Romeo Saganash for Prime Minister!

Jean-François DesLauriers — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 16:46:29 -0000

Where when. I'm not in Toronto but family and friends are. I support Romeo as leader and hope to bring more people over.

Re: Romeo Saganash for Prime Minister!

the regina mom — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 14:38:02 -0000

Thanks for this, Maysie. You've reminded me why I stay off babble.

Re: Romeo Saganash for Prime Minister!

Maysie — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 09:19:21 -0000

Thanks for your comment Jude. :)

Re: Romeo Saganash for Prime Minister!

Jude MacDonald — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 09:01:32 -0000

There's also an all-candidates debate in Toronto next Wednesday, and a social with Romeo and Andrew Cash Monday night at the Lula Lounge. Both are soon to be posted on Romeo's Facebook page.

Maysie, thanks for this. You're one kick-ass individual.

Re: Dennis Prager: WTF?

dude — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 02:06:04 -0000

Could we ever agree on this as a theme song?

http://www.youtube.com/watc...

Re: Introduction to Anti-Oppression: Two Workshops in November with Maysie

Maysie — Mon, 12 Dec 2011 06:23:42 -0000

Thanks Zach. These days I will post current blog posts to FB, but I have archives that go back to pre-FB times. I look forward to reading your thoughts about my thoughts. :)

Re: Introduction to Anti-Oppression: Two Workshops in November with Maysie

Z Ruiter — Sun, 11 Dec 2011 17:26:56 -0000

Hello.to.May....

Thanks for pointing me to the blog, I has assumed everything here was cross posted to the fb but it isn't and now I'll have to take some time to read up and find out more about what your thought is about and learn up!

Thanks for this resource

Zach

Re: Dennis Prager: WTF?

ML — Mon, 03 Oct 2011 17:40:27 -0000

Holy crap. This is showing up in your Facebook feed? Time to clean house, Maysie. Unfriend, unfriend, unfriend!

Re: Introduction to Anti-Oppression: Two Workshops in November with Maysie

disqus_VgNUQwfaNq — Mon, 12 Sep 2011 08:40:29 -0000

Hi May!
it's leanne heartline and i cannnnnot wait to take these workshops - and when i finally make it to your end of town with my puppybomboflove we can talk more about it as i can think of a lot lot lot of workshops around issues of oppression I'd love to attend/run/see existing in the world...among about 8 billion other things to yack about!

Re: Japan.

Neville Ross — Thu, 08 Sep 2011 06:09:57 -0000

Although the devastation that happened to Japan was terrible, I don't agree with all of the anti-nuclear fear and scaremongering going on, and wish that people would read about radiation first before going off on the tangents that they do.

Some links that I've come across to read and consider:

Chernobyl, 25 years on

Sense About The Energy Gap

A comment from Professor Wade Allison on discussions between Government and nuclear industry

Re: What’s with the left in Canada being anti-Obama?

Neville Ross — Thu, 08 Sep 2011 05:53:44 -0000

If said people feel so much disappointment in him, then they should never have elected him-it's that simple. They should have elected Ralph Nader. But they didn't, mostly because of the bullshit they came to believe in about him costing Gore the election and giving the world four more years of George Bush. If they truly were the revolutionaries they profess to be,thats what they should have done. But they didn't and so they should try to accept what he can realistically accomplish in office fixing America and the world from years of neocon shit like the adults they supposedly are, or they can shut their mouths up and deal.

Re: De-lurking Friday

Juan — Sun, 04 Sep 2011 10:29:49 -0000

I think your readers would be interested in knowing more about YOU and your personal experiences with racism/oppression and how those experiences influence your everyday activities & personal relationships. Tell us about Maysie.

Re: Anti-white racism. This should be good.

Slumberjack — Tue, 30 Aug 2011 09:53:08 -0000

I believe we'd have to move to a post Capitalism era in order to begin any movement toward real change.

Re: Jack

Slumberjack — Mon, 29 Aug 2011 20:48:08 -0000

You know all of this, and were there anyway. Was the grief so compelling as to make the sight of one representation after another endurable?

Re: Jack

Marion Lewis — Sun, 28 Aug 2011 16:03:56 -0000

Thank you for posting this. I found the funeral very heavy with old white males.

An interesting footnote. When I was putting a collage video from the 70's together for an exhibit at the AGO. I had to go to a meeting about diversity. The folks there wanted to make sure my video was "inclusive" in other words, had people of colour in it. I did scan my available material, and found one black guy in a great double breasted jacket show up in one shot, alas the whole video was not good enough in terms of contrast. In the 70's I knew a few black artists, all draft resister men from the USA (and one women poet who taught me how to dumpster dive-), a couple of black writers, all women, a few outstanding asian dancers and actors, all second or third generation Canadians. A Space was also a haven for ransgendered folk. Toronto was already diverse, but there was no access. Once the grant system got going, the TAC got a programme of inclusive grants offered to diverse communities and that was in the early 90's. as I recall. So there is a big gap there, of an entire generation. The generation of musical artists at the Jack Layton funeral come from the 70's and 80's- before the push for inclusivity got hold. However, the art scene would not have started on Queen Street without the landlords, all survivors of wars who came to Canada with very little and worked hard, saved money bought property. These mostly older gentleman of diverse faiths and countries of origin, understood the value of art and culture and had no issue renting to artists. If those properties had been owned by the white family compact of Canada, there never would have been an art scene in that decade. The young people who came to A Space in the 70's were gay, straight, bi, mentally challenged, ill and dying, fun, fantastic, and wonderful, angry and all the other rainbow of emotions. Their parents were, of course, all immigrants to this country.

Re: Private: White privilege and progressive organizations

Maysie — Thu, 25 Aug 2011 06:59:17 -0000

Thanks, Polly.

Re: Private: White privilege and progressive organizations

Maysie — Thu, 25 Aug 2011 06:59:01 -0000

I'm still looking, Hoodeet, and thank you for your words.

Re: Private: White privilege and progressive organizations

Maysie — Thu, 25 Aug 2011 06:54:59 -0000

Thanks, Sean.

Re: Private: White privilege and progressive organizations

Maysie — Thu, 25 Aug 2011 06:53:49 -0000

I appreciate your comments Erik. I have edited out the name of the organization from your comment, I'm sure you will understand why.

Re: Private: White privilege and progressive organizations

polly — Wed, 24 Aug 2011 23:46:00 -0000

Maysie! That blows - and here we thought you were leaving because you wanted to. I am glad you spoke up Maysie, glad your voice is still heard.