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MikeDunnAuthor, 5 months ago to IWW

Today in Labor History December 27, 1913: IWW workers in Edmonton, Alberta Canada began a rebellion that ultimately forced the city to house 400 unemployed during winter. At the time, Edmonton, was a major railroad center. Thousands of workers from all over Canada and the U.S. had come for work, but ended up stuck there without jobs or money. The authorities refused to help. So, the IWW created the Edmonton Unemployed League. They demanded that the city provide work to everybody regardless of race, color or nationality. Furthermore, they demanded a wage 30 cents per hour and three 25-cent meal tickets per worker per day, redeemable at any restaurant in town. They backed these demands with mass protests that continued, despite police beatings and arrests. Finally, on January 28, 1914 the city council provided a large hall for the homeless, passed out the free meal tickets and hired 400 people on a public project.

#WorkingClass #LaborHistory #IWW #union #strike #homeless #unemployment #edmonton #canada #solidarity

cloudhands, 6 months ago to photography

#photoeveryday
#photography
#monochrome
#HamOnt
#nikonzf
#railroad
#signal
#crossing

cloudhands, 6 months ago to transit

#transit
#photography
#HamOnt

cloudhands, 6 months ago to Canada

Was pleased to acquire these 5 items for $6.81 at a local #HamOnt Asian supermarket today. Great to avoid the ripoff grocery giants when possible. Pictured: giant carrot, broccoli, green onions, jar of chilli garlic sauce, and package of tofu. #canada

cloudhands, 6 months ago to Canada

“Specifically, they were protesting Heather Reisman’s decision to found the Heseg Foundation for Lone Soldiers, which provides millions of dollars of support every year to non-Israeli Jews who volunteered to join the Israeli military (and to some Israeli soldiers as well). The foundation, co-founded with Gerry Schwartz, provides scholarships, a living wage, and all kinds of perks as a reward for military service with the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF). “ #canada https://breachmedia.ca/naomi-klein-calls-on-heather-reisman-drop-charges-indigo-11/

johnefrancis, 9 months ago to random

Greenbelt land flipper Steve Clarke's resignation is hoping to distract Ontario from the developing corruption scandal.

They still won't reverse most of the $8B worth of Greenbelt land development, as the AG suggested.

The PCs want Ontario to think that the PC-developer corruption ends with Clarke and this scandal.

It doesn't. The PCs and most Ontario municipal politicians are thoroughly corrupted by development industry funding and influence.

The Greenbelt scandal is a tiny piece.

#onpoli

cloudhands, 10 months ago to ai

Posts with [hashtag] aiart will no longer appear in my feed. Hope this will help avoid the mild rage it causes me. I’m definitely still concerned for the reasons listed in my pinned post. #ai #bullshit #hype

eyrea, 10 months ago to Canada

I don't know if it's because I'm in #Canada or what, but I've been looking for a cabinet bed or daybed that converts out to queen size for months now, and the lack of options is appalling.

I'm on a small apartment and want to reclaim my bedroom as an office during the day, which means getting the bed out of the way during daytime. But I'm also tall, so queen size is important.

Everything is for "guests" or kids.

gemelliz, 10 months ago to conservative

The province owns over $60-billion in school real estate & selling off school lands is the next profiteer frontier for the Ford #Conservative govt.

#Bill98 gives MoE #Lecce the power to force school boards to sell unused land, ostensibly for 'housing', but land purchases by private entities is not ruled out.

Bill 98 is a real estate power grab and nothing more; it does not help school boards serve students as Ford continues to underfund #Ontario education.
#onpoli
https://archive.ph/WMBTy

cloudhands, 10 months ago to random

“Those of us living in countries that had an overshoot day long before today can indeed live well without such extreme overconsumption. We can push our governments to follow the example of countries like Uruguay and implement policies that prioritize collective well-being. “ https://www.commondreams.org/opinion/earth-overshoot-day-uruguay #sufficiency #planetaryboundaries

thetyee, 10 months ago to random

“More people died in Canada last year from overdose than the whole European Union.”

Gord Johns spoke to The Tyee from Portugal about why forced treatment doesn’t work and how a national strategy could help the #ToxicDrugCrisis. 🇵🇹🇨🇦

https://thetyee.ca/News/2023/07/26/NDP-MP-Learns-Drug-Crisis-Lessons-From-Portugal/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_content=072623-m&utm_campaign=editorial

cloudhands, 11 months ago to Toronto

Consumed an excellent 3 pack of podcast episodes recently, all about the Toronto mayoral election. I live in Hamilton now, but was born and lived in Toronto from 1972-2006 and like to keep up. Well worth your time!

1. The Urbanist Agenda https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/the-urbanist-agenda/id1678391788?i=1000617455933 @notjustbikes @RM_Transit
2. Spacing Radio https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/spacing-radio/id1124077274?i=1000617636968
3. Wag The Doug https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/wag-the-doug/id1418722487?i=1000617782056 @GraphicMatt @goldsbie #toronto #transit #housing #urbanism #ontario #canada

drahardja, 1 year ago to photography

Today I tried to use nothing but manual focus on my #Nikon D850 and the result was absolutely disastrous. What appeared sharp in my viewfinder appear blurry in the final image—the actual focus point was farther away than what I anticipated.

I wonder if this is an alignment issue, or maybe a diopter issue that is fighting with my eyeglasses (I’ve left the diopter dial at 0), but it’s strange that the results are so consistently wrong.

Does anyone have experience with this? Should I send my camera in for maintenance?

#photography