I don't post about local things as much as I'd like to here, since we are still building up community on niagara.social, so I haven't posted about what's been going on at City Hall, but I wanted to share this statement.

The approach many local politicians have taken to encampments and houseless has been grimly racist, classist and ableist, all with a smiling face as per usual in 21st century Canadian settler colonialism. I am very thankful for all of the work the NRNC does, and for this statement in particular.

#CanPoli #OnPoli #OurHomeSTC #StCatharines #NiagaraON #Niagara #SettlerColonialism #Houselessness #Encampments #Classism

Our next social is coming up in just under two weeks! Masks required, and we have lots if you need some. See you all soon!
🖤🌼

#NiagaraCommunity
#Niagara
#CovidIsNotOver
#MaskUp
#WeKeepUsSafe
#DisabilityJustice
#NiagaraON #NiagaraEvents #NiagaraActivism #OurHomeSTC

My wonderful and talented friend, @k8, made these for the May Lowblaws Boycott and said that I could share them here! Let's break 'em up and turn them into co-ops!

#Boycott #CanPoli #onpoli #Oligopoly #Monopoly #AntiTrust #WorkersDemocracy #Bread #Canada #Loblaws #ConquestOfBread #Capitalism #ConcetrationOfWealth #ThereShouldntBeBillionaires #Westons #Niagara #NiagaraON #StCatharines #STC #OurHomeSTC #NiagaraFalls #NiagaraFallsON #BoycottLoblaws #ShopLocal

HiddenSTC Addendum: First Contact
After Hidden St. Catharines launched in early 2022, a representative from the mysterious G.D.T. organization reached out with a proposal for a joint venture during the 2023 Niagara Municipal Elections. Things did not go well. #niagara #ourhomestc #stcatharines

https://youtube.com/shorts/uN39g8_duE0

HiddenSTC Addendum: Union Drive '93
The year was 1993, and despite continued growth in the pager repair market, membership in the I.B.V.T.M.P.R. had stagnated. Hoping to expand outside of St. Catharines and strengthen the union, the I.B.V.T.M.P.R. organized Union Drive ’93 #niagara #ourhomestc #stcatharines

https://youtube.com/shorts/x4igvBJ2VjE

HiddenSTC Addendum: Catfish Fry 1980
It wouldn’t be summer in the Garden City without a huge plate of deep-fried catfish with all the fixins, and the Annual Summer Catfish Fry is a huge revenue generator for the St. Catharines chapter of the Skink Lodge. #niagara #ourhomestc #stcatharines

https://youtube.com/shorts/CtnQmP15x4s

HiddenSTC Addendum: Counterfeits
After Hidden STC launched in early 2022, the St. Catharines chapter of The Ancient International Order of the Sawyers noticed an uptick in falsified Outstanding Service Awards. #niagara #ourhomestc #stcatharines

https://youtube.com/shorts/RN_qtJbxTLE

HiddenSTC Addendum: Brats & Brews '86
In the history of St. Catharines' Walter Ostanek Fan Club Local 3091, no event is more famous than its 1986 bratwurst cookoff at Lakeside Park in Port Dalhousie. #niagara #ourhomestc #stcatharines

https://youtube.com/shorts/GvzpWAajiqM