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Originally Posted by jaydorn

Alright I'm putting my money where my mouth is.

If these protesters want "change" I'll play ball, but I'm going to support organizations that are working towards change in this city rather than waiting for it to happen.

I'll personally donate $100 ($50 & $50) to The Interfaith Foodbank & The Mustard Seed TODAY if these guys leave the plaza.



Why? I'm sick of seeing photos like this:



Undermining actual charity/non-profit groups for your 15 minutes? That's deplorable to me.

A couple of occupiers managed to get Nenshi’s ear briefly, including Brent Talbot, who claimed during a testy moment with the mayor that Occupy Calgary was making the area safer.

Nenshi replied by saying crime rates are the lowest since the 1970s and, “I’m not sure that argument holds any water.”

“Why don’t you come and stay a night with us, and check it out,” Talbot asked.

“Uh, because that would be illegal,” Nenshi responded.



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