More Occupy LOL cats

More Occupy Cats.

Apparently I had a wealth of cat photo's in or around kitty tents.  So I was able to create many Occupy LOL cats :)  Here are a few more to cheer me up today.

 

Jethro Occupies!

This is the third of my Occupy Cats :)  I'm still looking to see if I can find other cool cat pictures with tents :)

Occupy Cats

Flash Mob at Fairview

Flash Mob at Fairview Mall - and being kicked out of Fairview Mall.

Between 15 to 20 Occupiers/99% turned out at Fairview Mall near the bus terminus to participate in a silent flash Mob in honour of the international day for human rights. We had people show up from other neighbourhoods either because they liked our idea or because their neighbourhood didn't have enough people for an action. Either way we had a nice group of people. The majority of us taped money over our mouths. Some had Guy Fawkes masks.

We had printed up a flyer to hand out to people to sensitize them to our cause and make them aware that buying from large corporations is not the way to go, but better off buying from small local vendors and encourage those from the 99% instead. Our flyer included a list of small merchants around the West island.

We arrived around 10:30 and started our action close to 11am. We walked from the entrance near the bus terminus and took the escalator to the 2nd floor where we proceeded to hand out flyers and walk quietly. We didn't make it very far before the first security person spotted us and called for backup. By the time we made it into the food court, we were asked to leave. So we went downstairs and slowly proceeded back to the door to go to the bus terminus as we were going to leave by bus. 

Once we re-grouped outside the bus terminus Fairview security followed us outside and told us we had to leave.  Something they had no right to do. We told them that the bus terminus was STM property but they argued that no in fact it was leased from their property so their property and we had to leave and go on the sidewalk, or we had to take off our yellow felt circles on our clothes.  I can wear a yellow circle with a happy face, but I can't wear just a yellow circle?!?!?! I can wear a poppy but not a plain yellow felt circle? I can wear a pin with a Rolling Stones tongue logo on my coat, but I can't wear a yellow felt circle?

Really? Last I checked the charter of rights says I can freely assemble in public places peacefully.   The mall security even called the police. Some stayed behind and talked to both the STM security and the SPVM and the Fairview Mall security had no right to tell us to leave the bus terminus. This was confirmed by both STM and SPVM.

As my husband, my friend and I left to our vehicle one mall security followed us and was insisting to take our camera to delete the footage taken inside the mall, that we were not allowed to take video or photo's inside the mall. He went on to say it was common knowledge.  I have never seen a sign at Fairview that bans camera's.  I'm not sure how this is common knowledge. As it goes our cameras are our private property and he has no rights to it. 

I'm sure the main reason he wanted to erase our footage was to keep himself out of hot water. When someone has nothing to hide then there is no problems with photo's or video.

Fairview Mall has many vendors and let me tell you something, they will not be seeing my hard earned money again. I think the hardest hit store will be the Hush Puppies store.  Sorry Hush puppies salesman, you're nice and get my shoe needs and all, but you're in a location that doesn't allow people to shop with yellow felt circles.

Photo's Flash Mob West Island

My photo's from the flash mob at Fairview.

Occupy West Island first event at Fairview Saturday - Then go to Place des Peuples

Event this Saturday in the West Island:

English follows.

***Point de rendez-vous: terminus d'autobus Pointe-Claire, dans le stationnement nord-est at 10:30***

Vous êtes invités à faire une marche silencieuse en chaîne humaine dans le Centre d'achat Fairview Pointe-Claire, en arborant le rond jaune du 99%. Nou s vous demandons aussi de vous cacher soit la bouche, les yeux ou les oreilles avec de l'argent ou des papiers représentant l'argent, ou un mot de revendication pour les droits humains. Habillez-vous normalement. Nous ferons le tour du centre, en silence, sauf si l'on nous interpelle. Les gens doivent venir à nous, non le contraire! Soyez nombreux! Départ de la marche à 11h! Si vous ne pouvez pas venir, SVP passez le mot!


***Meeting: Pointe-Claire bus terminal, in the north-east parking, at 10:30***

You are all invited to a silent march at Fairview Pointe-Claire Mall. We want to form a human chain with people covering their mouth, ears or eyes with money, or a paper representing money or any word showing a revendication for human rights. Please dress normally, but show on you the 99% yellow circle. The walk will be silent, but we will talk only to adress people who are talking directly to us. People must come to us! Start of the march at 11h! If you can't be there, please spread the word!

If we want to be at Place des Peuples [Square Victoria Metro] for 1pm we should take the 470 Express Pierrefonds direction est at 11:56 AM. This will take us to Cote Vertu Metro.

Pour arriver a La place des peuples [Metro Square Victoria], pour 13 heures, nous devrons prende l'autobus 470 Express en direction Pierrefonds est a 11:56. Cette autobus nous depose au metro Cote Vertu.