No AI Vancouver

RE: https://mastodon.social/@jplebreton/116987726887903041 One of the big lies of the "AI is inevitable" rhetoric is that their talk implies neural networks are the genie that can't go back in the bottle, but they want the rest of us to act like their centralized corporate megachatbots and data centre infrastructure are the genie that can't be put back in the bottle. Their genies are just products, and all products can fail.

Our federal petition to rein in the corporate push for AI has passed 5900 signatures! Please sign and share widely! We need to put power back in the hands of communities, and defend democracy from oligarchs that want to end it. https://www.ourcommons.ca/petitions/en/Petition/Details?Petition=e-7550 #cdnpoli #bcpoli #vanpoli #canada #NoAI #DataCentres #BigTech

Our federal petition to end corporate lawlessness around AI data centres has broken 15,000 signatures from all provinces and territories!! Let's keep this momentum going and show the House of Commons that we're paying attention, and we're not happy. #Canada #CdnPoli #NoAI #DataCentres #BigTech https://www.ourcommons.ca/petitions/en/Petition/Details?Petition=e-7550

In 5 days, our federal petition to rein in the corporate push for AI has already reached over 3400 signatures! Please share it widely, and sign if you haven't yet. We need to put power back in the hands of communities and democracy. https://www.ourcommons.ca/petitions/en/Petition/Details?Petition=e-7550 #cdnpoli #bcpoli #vanpoli #canada #NoAI #DataCentres #BigTech

3 days until the Canada-wide protest against AI data centres on June 27th! At least 13 cities will be participating! #canada #cdnpoli #NoAI #BigTech #DataCentres #vancouver #victoria #edmonton #calgary #GrandPrairie #RedDeer #regina #MooseJaw #hamilton #toronto #halifax #lorneville

RE: https://zeroes.ca/@kimcrawley/116954177103417494 There are lots of everyday ways you can resist big AI and tech companies, and their push to control our digital world. Changing your phone OS is one such option!

What a fantastic turnout yesterday! We think we may have doubled our numbers from the previous protest. The organizing team is recovering and debriefing, but expect to hear from us soon. It's time to get even more organized. #vanpoli #bcpoli #cdnpoli #vancouver #NoAI #DataCentres #protest

We're not going anywhere, not until we see real change in the government's complete capitulation to big tech. Weren't able to join the second protest? Join us at the third, on July 26th! We'll see all your amazing faces there! #vancouver #vanpoli #bcpoli #cdnpoli #canada #NoAI #DataCentres #BigTech

TOMORROW, June 27, is Canada's first national day of protesting against AI data centres. Join us in Vancouver! 13 cities are organizing protests, and if you live elsewhere you can protest at your local city hall too! #vanpoli #vancouver #bcpoli #cdnpoli #canada #NoAI #BigTech #DataCentres

@riverpunk@defcon.social @cstross@wandering.shop @jplebreton@mastodon.social @petealexharris@mastodon.scot Spot on. Your last sentence is pretty much exactly the rhetorical strategy proponents seem to be using when faced with opposition.

It’s not too late to stop AI data centres in Vancouver! Join us on Aug 8, at 7:30PM at the Japanese Hall Auditorium for our first Town Hall. Learn from neighbours & organizers + share strategies on how we can include our voices in the shaping of AI policy. RSVP: https://ai-townhall.eventbrite.com #Vancouver #VanPoli #NoAI #DataCentres #BCPoli

Alberta, BC, and Ontario seem to like our petition to end corporate lawlessness around the AI rollout. Let's ensure all provinces and territories see it, so they can decide whether to sign! https://www.ourcommons.ca/petitions/en/Petition/Details?Petition=e-7550 #Yukon #Saskatchewan #NorthwestTerritories #Manitoba #Nunavut #Quebec #NewBrunswick #PrinceEdwardIsland #Newfoundland #Labrador #NovaScotia

RE: https://mstdn.ca/@CanadiansOrg/116856025293516580 It's important to remember that the data centre fight is just our local part in the larger fight against a tech industry that wants to dismantle democracy, eradicate social safety nets, commodify every aspect of human society, and concentrate as much wealth and power in itself as it can. #cdnpoli #canada #bcpoli #vanpoli #vancouver

Good news: the rezoning for the Mt. Pleasant AI data centre has been referred back to staff, likely relaying the approval hearing until after the October election - due to "huge public interest"! Every protester, and every person who signed up to speak at the rezoning hearing helped make this happen! Now it's time to fight an election. We'll share next steps soon. Thanks to our friends at the Canadian Animation Guild for the graphic! #Vancouver #VanPoli #NoAI #BigTech #DataCentres

Notre pétition fédérale pour mettre fin à la déréglementation totale autour des grandes entreprises de l'IA a déjà accumulé plus de 15 000 signatures à travers le Canada! Partagez-la partout où vous le pouvez! #Québec #NouveauBrunswick #Acadie #Manitoba #Canada https://www.noscommunes.ca/petitions/fr/Petition/Details?Petition=e-7550

Notre pétition fédérale vise à mettre fin à la déréglementation totale et au pillage des fonds publiques dont bénificient les grandes entreprises d'IA à travers du Canada. On vous invite à la signer! https://www.noscommunes.ca/petitions/fr/Petition/Details?Petition=e-7550 #Québec #NouveauBrunswick #Acadie #Manitoba