@iuculano Thanks Joe, I have a dozen tabs open, as I read Halifax Municipality pages and the amount of meetings, raises, bad decisions and the proposed Tax increase, while furiously typing.
I can't go for groceries, without breaking down in tears. All the homeless that upset police and council have been moved 4 minutes from my door, between my driveway and my weekly grocery pickup. COUNCILLORS aren't crying,, OUT OF SIGHT, OUT OF MIND, next Agenda Item #Stadium talk, #Busses#Taxes Not helping
@housepanther@iuculano During Hurricane Fiona, Halifax, which extends all the way to Ecum Secum, parked four F150 club cabs at the park, to clear trees. One driver, one truck, 2 hour drive each way, waiting for the other 3 trucks to arrive? Am I the only person with eyes? I hope everyone that saw it, votes differently next #HRMelection#CultureJamming For all their #Council diversity there's no Critical Thinking? And Staffers are protected from Public view, intentionally. Abusing resources
Anyone want to guess, the costs to host a meeting, for a group of 16, that collectively earn $25,600,000 a year? (Plus unk staffers salaries)
Weekends = 104 days + 14 public holidays
They have been working on the same problem for approximately 1000 hours to resolve just one problem? And they cannot find a solution. #HOMELESSNESS
3 Years- NADA #FastTrack - HOLD MEETINGS OUTSIDE?
The Homeless Tenting was inappropriate in the public eye, downtown near the #HRM Councillor parking, in past it was #OccupyHalifax and a mayor then who lied repeatedly to the occupiers, Since 2020. I've been reading Staff Report, Staff Report, Meetings and Promises.
I'm not saying I have a solution, but I have ideas. 1st, lower #Halifax taxes by 10%
Lower the salaries of $100,000 (Sunshine club, to $90.000)
USE Public Transit #HFXTransit needs Ridership.
Show #Leadership#CultureJamming
@wauz Less competition drives up prices . #CultureJamming might force some change. I only order things on sale. I try not to take one more item on the order. Want me to buy something else, lower the price.
🤔 Just a thought: now that we left the bird-poop tray, is anyone interested in brainstorming social and political change ideas on Mastodon? I want to and would love chatting with like-minded users.
Related words: brand jamming, brandalism, artivists, billboard hacking, memes, metamemes, broadcast intrusions, flash mobs, practical jokes, fake interviewers, and so on.
💡Fediverse could have a #MemeForSocialChangeSunday. Before having fun, let's describe culture jamming a bit..
💡What can artists, poets, techies, musicians, writers, and others on Mastodon create? If someone has a ideas but not the creative tools, can another volunteer to help or be a goto person to help others find resources?
"to disrupt or subvert media culture and mainstream cultural institutions including corporate advertising"
uses mainstream language, art, commercials, parody logos and rhetoric, for example, to disrupt status quo, expose domination or concealed truths, & causes viewers to react with shock, shame, anger or fear--the four basic emotions known to bring about social change.
💡What are your favourite examples? How can Fediverse users help?
@ZoraSaidSo I like this. Never heard the term before, but I know the actions. I've said before, a group could change the habits of a corporate store, but organized resistance.
Currently, I'd like to see a Shunning of Dollarama because of the triple plastic packaging and environmental damage they cause by doing it.
There's other causes too. I'm following this hashtag, I'll research, keep me informed if you think of anything new, or a group of links?
good stuff #CultureJamming
Many years ago, I was hanging out with my friend Jill, and we noticed there was a series of yard signs along Hennepin Avenue in #Minneapolis which were all put there by some dumb sell-your-house.com or whatever. (It should be noted that Hennepin Ave is a major street through Uptown Minneapolis.)
It was about 1am. We were bored. We got the idea to repurpose the signs. So we gathered them all up… maybe a dozen or so in total. Then we went to score some Sharpies, and we got to work changing them into a series of signs, somewhat like the old Burma Shave signs.
They read:
I PUT
MY
HAND
UPON
YOUR
HIP
WHEN
I DIP
YOU DIP
WE DIP
… which, I mean, whatever, amusing. But those signs stayed up for months. 🤣🤣🤣