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Pacific Free Press was launched in March 2007 by Dutch-Canadian Richard Kastelein of V.O.F. Expathos, in the Netherlands along with Chris Cook - CFUV radio journalist and Editor in Chief of Pacific Free Press. Cook is based in , Victoria, British Columbia.

The site is a sister to Atlantic Free Press.

The mission of Pacific Free Press is simple: to dig out nuggets of truth from the slag-heap of lies, ignorance and witless diversion that has buried public discourse today. Pacific Free Press provides a new venue for disseminating hard news and insightful, fact-based analysis of the harsh realities too often ignored or distorted by the mainstream press.

Lightness of Being in Victoria

Written by Janine Bandcroft
Wednesday, 11 April 2007
Lightness of Being in Victoria by David Arthur Johnston david arthur johnston, the homeless man who's working for our collective right to access public space in victoria, is currently occupying the area outside the public library. today i spoke with david, and published his words at http://relativenewz.ca, in the 'radio podcast' section. in david's words, here's his latest concern - janine The Impossibility of Loitering So... the fascists are now embracing the idea of 'no loitering' as a tool to move along 'undesirables'. In the name of cleaning the streets the city is promoting an across-the-board malevolent prejudice against outside people, whether they be involved in 'crime' or not. It seems backpacks now glean the same attention that shopping carts do. Apparently, capitalist forces are cracking down on anyone who doesn't want to sell the whole of themselves. Loitering suggests purposelessness. Who is anyone to say that someone else doesn't have a purpose? Suggesting that loitering is real only reveals a delusion of people who really have no authority - if this means the entirety of the 'crown' and the Canadian Gov't, then it is better to know sooner than later. Security guards and cops practice intimidation techniques because they only have mastery of violence and know how to control it. If their victims knew the truth they would understand that the cops just think they are doing their jobs and are really not as angry as they pretend to be... then we wouldn't be caught in the trap of anger and would better be able to face this delusional fascism that is making this city reek. HELPFUL TIP - everytime I see a cop or a pretty girl I remind myself of patience, thereby hardening one's spirit to an invulnerable position. The problem is not the outside people, the problem is that people think they are allowed to be devilish to secure their financial positions. The question the people of Victoria have to ask themselves is 'What is freedom?' Then maybe we can start dealing with real issues. I thought the ruling on the 'Right to Sleep' in September was going to be the big stand off, though it might end up being the occupation of the library courtyard until they remove all the 'no loitering' signs... we'll see where people's inspiration takes them... Peace. David Arthur Johnston Victoria, BC, Canada Hatrackman@Gmail.com Home page- http://www.angelfire.com/apes/hatrackman Journal of the Occupation of St. Ann's Academy (Victoria, BC, Canada)- http://www.angelfire.com/apes/hatrackman/welcome.htm Crazy Monkies and the Battle for Planet Earth- http://www.loveandfearlessness.com Set as favorite Bookmark Email This Hits: 1308 Facebook del.icio.us Digg Furl Yahoo! My Web StumbleUpon Google Bookmarks Technorati reddit We are sorry, for registered members only. Comments (0) Subscribe to this comment's feed Write comment Name Website Title Comment smaller \| bigger Subscribe via email (Registered users only) I have read and agree to the Terms of Usage.