Ubi Pedera, Ubi Pedera, Ubi Pedera (Kill the Faggot)

Saw this hateful facebook page today. I reported it and hope you will too. It is a page that is advocating for the murder of gay people. For more information on how to report pages like this on facebook please visit: https://www.facebook.com/help/263149623790594/

https://www.facebook.com/pages/Ubi-Pedera-Ubi-Pedera-Ubi-Pedera/191127267663108?ref=ts&fref=ts

BENA reaches out

The Bloor East Neighborhood Association (BENA), represents the residents of East Yorkville on Bloor East, Yonge Street to the Rosedale Valley Ravine at Parliament; Hayden, Park and Charles Street, Church to and including Ted Rogers Way and Mt. Pleasant; its park-lands adjacent and city-scape in the City: Toronto Centre. Wards 27 and 28.

In an effort to become better known in the community BENA has set up a new facebook page:

https://www.facebook.com/Blooreastneighborhoodassociation

BENA will soon be setting up a Twitter account... stay tuned!

Dear Mark: Be the Earth’s man of the year! | Greenpeace International

Dear Mark: Be the Earth’s man of the year! | Greenpeace International

Facebook founder, Mark Zuckerberg has been in the news quite a bit in the last few days. Previously portrayed as a reclusive billionaire who shuns the limelight he’s made couple of big gestures recently.

With a reported personal fortune of US$6.9 billion (up 245 percent this year!) he donated US$100 million to Newark schools in the US and just last week he joined a pledge initiated by Bill Gates to give half his personal fortune to charity.

Congratulations to Mark on his charitable donations and on being named today as the Time Person of the Year. To be our person of the year and give what over 500,000 Facebook members are asking for, Mark it’s time to choose renewable energy to power Facebook, not dirty coal.

That would be a big gesture we would all applaud.

Boycott BP and send them a message

Click here to join the facebook group

Heather Rips On Harper

I came across the following beautiful piece of literature at the UK's Guardian website and had to tell you about it:

"Harper, that strange vengeful man you will see in February clapping awkwardly as Olympians leap off mountains and shoot past in the luge, has been on a mission since his youth to turn Canada into a pale, watery version of the United States of America. Even then, the US was well into its identity-switch into the undereducated, paranoid, self-destructively aggressive overspent mess we watch now with grim fascination."

The editorial by Toronto's Heather Mallick is entitled "Shafting democracy in Canada" it was published on January 1, 2010.  I suggest you read it and do as Heather and I did and join the Facebook Group Canadians Against Proroguing Parliament.

We cannot just sit idly by and watch the man treat us like some tyrannical parent treats a child.  Write to your MP! Write to Harper and remind him that the office of PM is an elected office and he represents us, Canadians!

Darcy Allan Sheppard Fundraiser

There will be a fundraiser for the children of Toronto bicycling courier Darcy Sheppard, who died after an altercation with former Ontario Attorney General Michael Bryant, and his automobile.

The fundraiser will be held on September 22, 2009 at Sneaky Dees's, 431 College St. Toronto. Please see below for more information.

Visit the facebook group.

Darcy Allan Sheppard Fundraiser
Host: TOBMA-Toronto Bike Messenger Association
Type: Causes - Fundraiser
Network: Global
Start Time: Saturday, September 26, 2009 at 9:00pm
End Time: Sunday, September 27, 2009 at 2:00am
Location: Sneaky Dee's
Street: 431 College St.
City/Town: Toronto, ON

Donations for the Darcy Allan Sheppard memorial fund can be given several ways:
1) Come to the fundraiser. We will be accepting cash there.
2) Visit the TOBMA website at http://www.tobma.com/ and donate via PayPal (100% secure)
3) Any branch of TD Canada Trust. Please provide the name Darcy Allan Sheppard and/or the account number 06906676860 to donate in person at a TD location.
4) Check or money order:
Make payable to: TOBMA
Reference: "Darcy Allan Sheppard Memorial Fund" on the check or money order.
Mail to:
TOBMA / Courier Worker Centre
92 Queen Street East
Toronto, ON M5C 1X6
Canada