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At the monthly Peretz Centre dinner last night they played this documentary The Anarchist Lunch (2023) by Rachel Epstein, about her father Norman Epstein and his circle of mostly men, mostly UBC profs who met for Chinese food and to talk about politics every thursday since the late 80s. it's partly about lifelong activism and partly about male friendship and aging.
youtube.com/watch?v=6__lcRkLFy

#documentary#UBC#Vancouver

[Trutch Street] will be renamed šxʷməθkʷəy̓əmasəm Street this summer [with bilingual sinage which includes both the English and hənq̓ə̓minə̓m̓ street names]

lemmy.ca/post/46061559

lemmy.ca[Trutch Street] will be renamed šxʷməθkʷəy̓əmasəm Street this summer [with bilingual sinage which includes both the English and hənq̓ə̓minə̓m̓ street names] - Lemmy.caThe original title felt like clickbait / ragebait to me, and it can be found here: “This long Vancouver road will be renamed šxʷməθkʷəy̓əmasəm Street this summer” More context: > Next week, Vancouver City Council is expected to approve the renaming of Trutch Street in the Vancouver Westside to “šxʷməθkʷəyə̓masəm Street” — a recommendation by City of Vancouver staff as part of the reconciliation efforts with local First Nations. > > This specific new name, suggested to the City by Musqueam First Nation in September 2022, means “Musqueamview Street” in English. It will become Vancouver’s first legal street name in hənq̓ə̓minə̓m̓, the traditional language of the Musqueam, and the city’s first legal street name not written in English. > Trutch Street is a north-south street spanning 18 city blocks across a length of about 1.5 km between Point Grey Road and West 16th Avenue, going through Kitsilano’s residential neighbourhoods. About 100 unique addresses are impacted by the renaming. > The renaming removes the legacy of Joseph Trutch, who held the historic position of British Columbia’s first Lieutenant Governor in the 1870s. > > Trutch’s policies toward Indigenous peoples drew renewed scrutiny starting in Spring 2021, amid the resurgent national controversy over Canada’s residential school history. In response, then-mayor Kennedy Stewart initiated the process to rename the street in July 2021. > > Trutch was deemed to be a central figure in denying First Nations’ land rights and drastically reducing reserve sizes. > To address this communicational issue, there will be two street signs on each post along the street — one sign with “šxʷməθkʷəy̓əmasəm St” and a second sign below in English with “Musqueamview St”. > > Such bilingual signage will be similar to the University of British Columbia’s campus street signs, installed over the past decade, which include both the English and hənq̓ə̓minə̓m̓ street names — created in partnership with the Musqueam First Nation. > > As well, emergency response databases will provide the name “Musqueamview St” when searched.

UPDATE: Vancouver protest has relocated to Jack Poole Plaza. It will no longer be at the US Consulate. It will still be at 11am.

Canadians in case you did not know, we have some No Kings protests tomorrow here too in solidarity

Vancouver BC, 11am, Jack Poole Plaza
Toronto ON, 12pm, US Consulate, and Queen's Park
Ottawa ON, 2pm, US Embassy
London ON, 12pm, Victoria Park
Peterborough ON, 12pm, Confederation Square

Lots of US border towns having them too. Check nokings.org for the full list

No KingsNo KingsOn June 14—Flag Day—Donald Trump wants tanks in the street and a made-for-TV display of dominance for his birthday. A spectacle meant to look like strength. But real power isn’t staged in Washington. It rises up everywhere else.
#NoKings#canada#vancouver

today's the 1-year anniversary of me getting hit by a car on the Ontario St bike path here in #Vancouver lol 😩all things considered it could have been much worse, mainly my knee gets sore on a rainy day and my favorite bike was destroyed without any kind of insurance payout big enough to replace it. but no serious lasting health issues and I'm not traumatized about biking so that's something at least.

the Granville Strip is one of my least favourite parts of #Vancouver, but ... this is the usual local tradition of driving poor and homeless people out of tourist districts right before a big international sports event being hosted here.🙄 I was evicted from my first Vancouver apartment just before the Olympics because it was sold to be repurposed as mental health housing when money was being showered around, so I know it well.
vancouver.citynews.ca/2025/06/

CityNews Vancouver · Vancouver to move supportive housing off Granville Entertainment DistrictVancouver Mayor Ken Sim says the city is planning to move supportive housing out of the Granville Entertainment District.