Martin Girard

Self-proclaimed Chief Insurrectionist of the Rulebreakers.

Martin Girard January 10, 2025

I've written lately about how I had to take time off, and repeatedly so, due to my illnesses, and here's...

Martin Girard January 7, 2025

Perhaps the most difficult hurdle for an organiser to overcome is getting mainstream media exposure. The vast majority of protests...

Martin Girard December 31, 2024

Top 10 Pictures of the Year: Rally for Ukraine, January 6 2024. A rare good picture taken against the glare....

Martin Girard December 26, 2024

I've been warning for a while that I would eventually get off Facebook and Instagram, and made it official last...

Martin Girard December 22, 2024

I wrote about how busy I've been lately, and also how it is having a deleterious impact on my health....

Martin Girard December 21, 2024

Two dozen community advocates and fellow homeless people attended a celebration of life for Shea Smith, who recently died victim...

Martin Girard December 14, 2024

On December 1st I rallied unhoused community members and supporters for the purpose of setting up an encampment at Centennial...

Martin Girard December 11, 2024

Indulge me for a moment with something I rarely do: blog about myself. Right now I'm so burnt out I...

Martin Girard December 8, 2024

My crusade against the City of Victoria for its human rights violations against its unhoused residents has just escalated to...

Martin Girard December 5, 2024

A small group of advocates rallied at Victoria-Beacon Hill MLA Grace Lore's office to exhort the provincial government to "raise...