Politics!

Ok so for those of you who know me really well, u know i am not into politics at all and i think they are all a bunch of liars and we cant trust any of them. BUT.... i went to a council chamber meeting today. u will be proud to know, i sat through 4 hrs of a meeting and didnt fall asleep!!! i went to support Aaron and one of my teen cell girls Hannah as they were speaking at this meeting. the bulk of the agenda was 33 people speaking to the council to get them to give money to build the 3200 social housing units they PROMISED Vancouver when we won the bid for the Olympics. they promised this and now they are saying there isnt enough money to build all of these 3200 rooms/units etc for low income housing to eliminate homelessness.

it was really interesting cuz i actually got what people were saying and understood it cuz i see it everyday. Aaron and Hannah did a really really good job speaking on behalf of our friends down here, as did lots of other people. but to me, it wasnt really politics. this is people fighting the injustices.

i was very annoyed at some parts of it. the Mayor left for most of it, was not there to hear people. it just shows how apathetic he is towards this issue and its very sad. the chairperson was an interesting lady. it was funny, cuz from the start, she said it would go for recess at 6:00 if we are still going. when 6:00 rolled around, all the speeches were done, there were a few questions from the chamber ppl and then they would have voted. 30 mins longer, but she still wanted recess. one of the guys in there moved for a motion to not have recess but she was very adament in her prior agreement. in her words, she said " We already made a prior agreement to have recess, so we will have recess".... i am like "HELLO, WHAT ABOUT THE PRIOR AGREEMENT TO HAVE 3200 SOCIAL HOUSING UNITS BUILT!!!!". wish i could yell that out. pity they cant keep all their agreements, only the ones that suit them!!!!!

needless to say, it was really interesting and worthwhile!