May Days

In Vancouver in the Gay Community traditionally in March an Empress and Emperor are chosen and celebrations used to be held at the Commodore Ballroom on Granville Street.
Mayor Sam Sullivan is one of the first mayors in a long time to attend this event; looks good on him.

It is now the Victoria Day weekend, May 16, 17, 18 and 19th this year. Nanaimo, B.C. is the community that has held celebrations the longest in Canada and a May Queen in chosen. This is some fair maiden from an elementary school. This is a tradition that maybe goes back to the days when Aztecs offered children to their gods.

Herbert Gold wrote the book Bohemia 'Where Art, Angst, Love and Strong Coffee Meet.' In this book he states that the sole job of 'The Emperer' in Hippie society is to be naked in society. It can be a tough job in this Rat Race we live in, yet I try.

Safe Injection Site

I have sent a message to the government of Canada in support of the Safe Injection Site in Vancouver, B.C. I watch the news and what is going on in my part of the country and IV use of drugs in smaller communities and cities is on the increase, not the decrease. Safe Injection sites help tremendously in the prevention of spreading of Hep C and Aids and needless deaths.
Instead of just looking at the problem, it is important to look at the causes such as the lack of low income housing which the government doesn't provide any more. The government spends a lot of money on the war in Afghanistan and yet does not take care of our own people. It seems we do not learn anything from history with a similar situation as this in Viet Nam years ago and the Americans had to eventually just pull out.
The closing of the Safe Injection site in Vancouver and other cities in Canada is a violation of our constitutional rights to heath, happiness and freedom in this country. If Ottawa continues with their plans to do this, we are doomed.