In Sept. 2007, during the peaceful protest for democracy and human rights in Burma, about 600 people including Buddhist monks were dead and about 2400 Buddhist monks and 3800 civilians including students were arrested and put in jail by the Burmese military government. Some leaders who participated in the last peaceful protest for democracy in Burma but escaped from the arrest are being followed to be captured and arrested by the military government.

In order to radiate our loving-kindness over the democracy-loving peoples of Burma, let us recite the following stanzas.

An election has been called, and it seems that most people are trying to ignore it. Friends are demanding that I vote for the NDP, arguing that the Sask Party will be even worse. But I can’t vote for the NDP for a lot of reasons, a few of which are as follows:

“I will never – not ever – give the SaskParty a chance because the Devine years remain entrenched within the SaskParty. And Brad Wall's connection is deep!” writes Bernadette Wagner, regular ActUp contributor and CBC Blog Squad member. Her blog posting ‘Give the Sask Party a Chance: Ha-ha-haaaa!’ contains the fine details of those connections, from Wall’s tenure with the Mulroney Conservatives to his various postings within the Devine government.

As Alberta carpetbaggers swoop in on Regina, there are fears a block of 13^th Ave. small businesses may soon be on the move. A strip of old-time shops opposite Connaught Community School was purchased by Calgary-based Canadian Real Estate Exchange, Inc. in July. Since the purchase, rents are on the rise and rumours are growing that the company intends to empty the block of tenants and demolish it.

The 1953 multi-shop commercial building is listed in the city’s tax registry as being in “good” condition. But with comparable office space in the area selling for an average $1.6 million, the property – currently valued at $136,000 – seems ripe for conversion.