Tuesday, November 14, 2006

It Was a Dark and Stormy Morning...



On Oct 17/06:
As I said it was a dark and stormy morning and an even darker and stormier Anti-Poverty Coalition were about tumbling the walls of Queens Park with their bullhorns. Thousands were expected but the the the worst weather of the warm season decimated the turnout to about 150 – 200 gritty demons.

Anti-poverty groups from across Ontario gathered to to let the McGuintistes know that that unfulfilled election promises 3 years ago on affordable housing, food security, minimum wage, social 'under-assistance' were no better than his shattered promises which served to get him elected and that's about all.

And surprising that it may be, that for all my mouth and a boomer child of the 60's, this was my first rally! But you can't label me a fair-weather protester, I had my trial by drowning that wild and wicked day. But the infectious influence of the rabble-rousing influence of The STOP Community Food Centre and the supplier of food to all the groups was an irresistible force.