How to Capture a Blackbird

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The man with the video camera arrived at Pigeon Park with Vancouver Police so I assume he works for or has been contracted by the Department to document the City's "successes" under Commissioner Geoff Plant's Project Civil City. He appears interested in recording more than the clean up crew at work, pesky photographers included.

Three neighbourhood NGOs have filed a human rights complaint against Mr. Plant in his role as Civil City Commissioner and the Downtown Vancouver Business Improvement Association .

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knitgirl says:

wow, extremely uncivil!!
Posted 12 months ago. ( permalink )

The Blackbird says:

Especially as I was at Oppenheimer Park at 5:00AM for another shoot and didn't have time to shave.
Posted 12 months ago. ( permalink )

Conceptual-eyes says:

it was a lens stand off of sorts eh? Um by the looks of him, I safely can say you could take him! ;)

He looks evil :(
Posted 12 months ago. ( permalink )

The Blackbird says:

Yeah, he reminds me of one of the heavies in The Firm. I'm sure he's just doing his job.
Posted 12 months ago. ( permalink )

fabien33 says:

Bonjour, je suis l'administrateur du groupe Eboueurs ripeurs égoutiers, dustman, et nous aimerions beaucoup que vous ajoutiez ceci à notre groupe !
Posted 11 months ago. ( permalink )

The Blackbird says:

Merci !
Posted 11 months ago. ( permalink )

Leona Shanana says:

huh ... intimidation at Pigeon Park, what a surprise!

I was on a "Gentrification Tour" with Wendy Pedersen and Jean Swanson a few weekends ago ... maybe about a dozen people (moslty from Kits), one megaphone and one lonely placard, and we did a big loop around just looking at new condos and flipped, emptied buildings ... by the time we got to Pigeon Park, VPD cruisers were passing us every 5 minutes, keeping a very close eye. It felt like, "Well of course you have the right to peacefully assemble, but ..."

Seen in your Pigeon Park Sweep set.(>?<)
Posted 7 months ago. ( permalink )

The Blackbird says:

Can't even take a walk around your own neighbourhood without someone minding your business for you.
Posted 2 months ago. ( permalink )

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