WE DID IT! Every single one of those votes made a change and we are so ecstatic to say we are looking forward to seeing the next couple of years for Vancouver! We want to make sure this success is continued! Save November 6th for us, and the new chapter of NAV! youtube.com/shorts/4P2hd...

It's happened already! 2026 Municipal Elections

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Happening fast. Most of the data centers haven't been built yet. Ooops!!

Financial Times@financialtimes.com · 4w ago

Investors dump data centre bonds as AI borrowers face ‘Darwin moment’ ft.trib.al/gsrUuYP

Last little thing for the day, before we head for a long rest! Please let us know how it was! Thank you to all that have came out to support and rally! We truly appreciate it and stay tuned! Please e-transfer donation to: no.ai.in.vancouver@gmail.com #noai #vancouver #election #local #community

**Corrections on errors!** Come take a look at all their stances! Elections are coming in less than a blink of an eye and it's important to stay on top of it! 🚨For the latest updates on where candidates stand, please go to our election tracker at: vancouver.stopthedatacentre.ca

Part 2! Here are their stances and what they have to say! 🚨For the latest updates on where candidates stand, please go to our election tracker at: vancouver.stopthedatacentre.ca Join us October 3rd at Jonathan Rogers Park for our International Day of Protest!

We’re so close to the Oct. 3rd protest AND election month. Let’s make sure this reaches as many people as possible All of the free-licensed images used are human-made youtu.be/38nq-rBwfoE

Two for One Deal - We need to act NOW

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Saturday | 10:35 PT Anne Pesak of Trent University joins us to talk about a toolkit to help people resist data centre development in their communities. @apasek.bsky.social @canadiansorg.bsky.social @noaivancouver.bsky.social @copevancouver.bsky.social #AIDataCenters

Come join us for the last weekend of postering for October 3rd International Day of Protest! To join us, please join our discord for more information! www.youtube.com/watch?v=4oyE...

No AI Vancouver Postering!

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Vancouver election is drawing near. We did some of the leg work to find out the candidate’s AI stances so you don't have to. Info on more candidates to come! Don’t forget to vote October 17! Also upcoming is INTERNATIONAL DAY OF PROTEST AGAINST AI! October 3rd, starting noon at Jonathan Rogers Park

Legal discovery reveals Microsoft and OpenAI leaders admit LLMs have been built in ways that are fundamentally extractive, exploitative, and destructive, precisely as critics have been saying for years. Yet our government is all in for these people. #NoAI #CdnPoli #VanPoli #DataCentres

‘Doom Loop’: OpenAI and Microsoft Admits LLMs Are Destroying the Web and Built on Theft

"Millions of people around the world will soon consider large models ‘hoovering up’ all their work to be an astonishing theft of unprecedented proportions."

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We must move the starting location! October 3rd being an Advance Voting day at City Hall and under the Vancouver Charter, protests cannot be conducted outside a voting location as a person cannot be within 100m and attempt to influence how electors may vote. (1/2)

There's a grassroots Telus boycott, and a few folks asked why we're not spearheading it. Boycotts can definitely help the resistance effort! Our capacity is just very limited; we're focused on event organizing, and fighting for a council that will block DCs entirely. #NoAI #Vancouver #VanPoli

Good video on The Breach reaching the same conclusions we have: politicians and industry are starting to realize that opposition to their plans could threaten them. They're digging in, but that means our fight is having an effect! Let's keep going!

Pro-AI politicians are NERVOUS about the public backlash

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October 3rd is an international day of protest against AI, with protests being coordinate across Canada and beyond! And we need volunteers! Please join us in the fight. ✊️ #NoAI #Vancouver #VanPoli #DataCentres

Great thread by Prof. Bender on AI doomerism, especially worth reading since our "AI Minister" is now engaging in this whole conversation too. #Cdnpoli #Canada #NoAI

Emily M. Bender@emilymbender.bsky.social · 2mo ago

AI Doomerism has been in the news lately, especially with the loud, viral resignation of Jacob Coxon from Anthropic. Maybe I've missed it, but I haven't seen any statements from CEOs and other execs who are more on the AI Booster side of the ledger. >>

🎉 Updates! Updates! 🎉 Don't settle for their empty promises! Vancouver deserves better than that, BC deserves better than that, WE deserve better than that! Don't forget OCTOBER 3rd! International Day of Protest! Save that date for us! Donate @ no.ai.in.vancouver@gmail.com

2,000+ signed a petition asking for a pause on AI in BC. The BC Ministry of Education and Childcare took the easy way out and said it's not their responsibility to pause AI use in classrooms. With enough public support and political will, we can make them care. actionnetwork.org/petitions/pa...

Pause on Generative AI in BC Schools

We demand that the Ministry of Education and Child Care enact a two-year pause (moratorium) on AI usage in classrooms in British Columbia. This means that for two years, in schools in BC: - Students...

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👏 OCTOBER 3rd! 👏 Mark it on your calendar for an INTERNATIONAL DAY OF PROTEST! 🌐 We'll be working hard to get this event bigger and better for everyone! If you can't come DONATE! no.ai.in.vancouver@gmail.com #noai #vancouver #local #townhall #protesting #election

Thank you all that have participated! We'll be contacting the winners via their preferred method *Please claim your prize within 72 hours to claim your prize! October 3rd is our International Day of Protest. Please keep that day empty for us. 😊

Hi folks! Quick update: we won't be hosting a beach hang tomorrow. We've just wrapped up another brainstorming townhall today, and we'll be sharing news about the next event soon!

No AI Vancouver@noaivancouver.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Hi folks! Unfortunately with the weather looking poor, we are going to delay this event. We're tentatively looking at August 30th, weather permitting.

We got updates! August 29th - Collaborative discussion food and water will be present! To get tickets go to linktr.ee/no.ai.vancou... October 3rd - International Day of Protest! Stay tuned for that! Raffle is still going! $2 per ticket with no limit E-transfer to no.ai.in.vancouver@gmail.com

Hi folks! Unfortunately with the weather looking poor, we are going to delay this event. We're tentatively looking at August 30th, weather permitting.

No AI Vancouver@noaivancouver.bsky.social · 3mo ago

🌺 Beach time! And we're hosting a potluck! We wanna have some fun and get some memories on the old camera! 🌺 We'll be bringing some snacks and drinks! Please brings some snacks to share! Bring some drinks, food, snacks, whatever you can! 🍎 🍊 **WEATHER DEPENDANT! CONFIRMATION ON THURSDAY**

Hosting a raffle to raise funds for marches and events! Runs Aug 19-30, winner announced Aug 31 on IG $2 per raffle ticket No limit to amount of tickets bought Buy raffle ticket by e-transfer no.ai.in.vancouver@gmail.com write RAFFLE and your IG handle, if you don't have IG, will contact via email

🌺 Beach time! And we're hosting a potluck! We wanna have some fun and get some memories on the old camera! 🌺 We'll be bringing some snacks and drinks! Please brings some snacks to share! Bring some drinks, food, snacks, whatever you can! 🍎 🍊 **WEATHER DEPENDANT! CONFIRMATION ON THURSDAY**

You may have noticed that this account has been quiet lately! We're not dormant, but we have capacity challenges. We have one person who updates both our Bluesky and Mastodon accounts, alongside many other tasks and employment. If you're in Vancouver and interested in helping, please reach out!

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Our first Town Hall, moderated by two SFU professors, is tomorrow! Don't miss out! www.eventbrite.com/e/ai-data-ce... #Vancouver #VanPoli #NoAI

The big tech industry is always on the lookout for ways to completely detach from democratic oversight. Its leaders have been exploring build-a-new-country schemes for years, when they're not sabotaging democratic states and institutions.

Gil Durán@gilduran.com · 3mo ago

A Tech Founder Wanted to Start a New Country. An Actual Country Got in the Way. Wall Street Journal covers Network State cult founder Balaji Srinivasan. “Federal records indicate he and his wife renounced American citizenship in 2023.” 👀 Gift link: www.wsj.com/tech/a-tech-...

The feds "may" use "AI tools" to summarize public input on AI transparency. Which tools? How do they work? What do they cost? How are results validated for omissions and hallucinations? Is the stack secure and sovereign? 🤷 Transparency*, by Mark Carney. #Canada #CdnPoli #NoAI #BigTech