Lovely Leopard

Lovely Leopard
PETA held a publicity event on Steven Avenue, waving at cars going down 3rd Street SW, in downtown Calgary on December 14, 2011. The orignal plan was to have three nearly naked women appear with body painting as a leopard, cow, and snake. Due to the weather there were just two (the cow is off camera, and the snake did not come). The leopard, seen here, wasn't outside when I came, but came out so I could get a picture.

Impatient to end the war

Impatient to end the war
There wasn't a huge turnout. It could be that this is one of the "lessor days" of protest (compared to the anniversary of the Iraq war, for example). Also, I'm thinking with Obama in office, and a deadline for Canada to end combat operations in Afghanistan, there's a lot less popular anger about Canada and U.S. military policy.

Colombia 2008-02-04 03

Colombia 2008-02-04 03
This is one of the pictures I took on February 4, 2008 at the "Walk for the Peace of Colombia". It started and ended at Olympic Plaza, with a walk along Stephen Avenue Mall. It was quite cold, but everyone seemed quite enthusiastic, and determined to endure the bad weather. People were calling for an end to the kidnappings, killings, and other violence committed by FARC in Colombia.

Marijuana Rally 2007-09-15 11

Marijuana Rally 2007-09-15 11
The "Vancouver's 3" the sign refers to are Michelle Rainey, Marc Emery, and Greg Williams. Marc Emery, who is called by his supporters the "Prince of Pot", was the feature speaker at the rally. He came from Vancouver for the weekend, making a number of appearances. The "BC3" face potential extradition to the U.S. for selling marijuana seeds by mail to American residents.

Marijuana Rally 2007-09-15 10

Marijuana Rally 2007-09-15 10
The "Vancouver's 3" the sign refers to are Michelle Rainey, Marc Emery, and Greg Williams. Marc Emery, who is called by his supporters the "Prince of Pot", was the feature speaker at the rally. He came from Vancouver for the weekend, making a number of appearances. The "BC3" face potential extradition to the U.S. for selling marijuana seeds by mail to American residents.

Marijuana Rally 2007-09-15 09

Marijuana Rally 2007-09-15 09
The "BC3" the sign refers to are Michelle Rainey, Marc Emery, and Greg Williams. Marc Emery, who is called by his supporters "Prince of Pot", was the feature speaker at the rally. He came from Vancouver for the weekend, making a number of appearances. The "BC3" face potential extradition to the U.S. for selling marijuana seeds by mail to American residents.

Marijuana Rally 2007-09-15 08

Marijuana Rally 2007-09-15 08
The "BC3" the sign refers to are Michelle Rainey, Marc Emery, and Greg Williams. Marc Emery, who is called by his supporters "Prince of Pot", was the feature speaker at the rally. He came from Vancouver for the weekend, making a number of appearances. The "BC3" face potential extradition to the U.S. for selling marijuana seeds by mail to American residents.