Nostr notes by No AI Vancouver

We’re so close to the Oct. 3rd protest AND election month. ...

2026-09-27T08:11:48Z

We’re so close to the Oct. 3rd protest AND election month. Let’s make sure this reaches as many people as possible

Protest will begin at noon starting from Johnathan Rogers Park to Vancouver Art Gallery. Our future and our beloved Earth’s is in our hands! Choices always matter, but this one in particular can turn the tide for every Canadian!

Donate and help us keep the movement alive
➡️ no.ai.in.vancouver@gmail.com

[All of the free-licensed images used are human-made]

https://youtu.be/38nq-rBwfoE

You may have noticed that this account has been quiet lately! ...

2026-08-19T16:14:25Z

You may have noticed that this account has been quiet lately!

We're not dormant, but we have capacity challenges. As it stands, we only have a single person who updates both our Bluesky and Mastodon accounts, alongside many other organizing tasks.

If you're in Vancouver (especially if you're part of our Discord already!) and you'd like to help us maintain activity on Mastodon, please reach out to us!

#Vancouver #NoAI

Our first Town Hall, moderated by two SFU professors, is ...

2026-08-08T00:36:17Z

Our first Town Hall, moderated by two SFU professors, is tomorrow! Don't miss out!

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/ai-data-centre-town-hall-tickets-1994237717697

#Vancouver #VanPoli #NoAI

According to the disclaimer under the survey, the federal ...

2026-07-30T19:43:29Z

According to the disclaimer under the survey, the federal government "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 any part of the stack open to manipulation by foreign parties?

🤷

Transparency*, brought to you by Mark Carney.

https://ised-isde.canada.ca/site/ised/en/have-your-say-advancing-ai-transparency-canada

#Canada #CdnPoli #NoAI #BigTech

We've cracked 20,000 signatures on our petition against the ...

2026-07-29T14:51:31Z

We've cracked 20,000 signatures on our petition against the corporate lawlessness of the AI rollout in Canada!

The Big Tech industry is steamrolling our democracy, our privacy, our labour market, our climate, and our local communities in its pursuit of power. It has to stop.

Please share widely; let's drive that number up, and make the House of Commons hear that we're not happy.

https://www.ourcommons.ca/petitions/en/Petition/Details?Petition=e-7550

#CdnPoli #Canada #NoAI #BigTech #DataCentres #Climate #Privacy

Join us tomorrow at the Vancouver Art Gallery; this time, ...

2026-07-25T21:57:10Z

Join us tomorrow at the Vancouver Art Gallery; this time, it's a rally, not a march!

We'll be celebrating the referral of the Mount Pleasant data centre rezoning, hearing speakers talking to us about why this all matters, and organizing our next steps.

#Vancouver #VanPoli #NoAI #BCPoli

Good news: the rezoning for the Mt. Pleasant AI data centre has ...

2026-07-22T23:31:22Z

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 ...

2026-07-17T15:45:58Z

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

Our federal petition to end corporate lawlessness around AI data ...

2026-07-17T15:42:53Z

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

It’s not too late to stop AI data centres in Vancouver! Join us ...

2026-07-17T15:39:17Z

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

Notre pétition fédérale vise à mettre fin à la ...

2026-07-10T18:23:04Z

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

Alberta, BC, and Ontario seem to like our petition to end ...

2026-07-10T16:58:08Z

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

Want to stop AI? Have time to share your skills? ❤️ Great - ...

2026-07-10T16:49:40Z

Want to stop AI? Have time to share your skills? ❤️

Great - we need volunteers! Join our Discord, or find other ways to help: https://linktr.ee/no.ai.vancouver

We especially need skills in environmental science, computer science, and science communication!

#Vancouver #BigTech #NoAI #SciComm #DataCentres #VanPoli #BCPoli #CdnPoli

Councillor Lucy Maloney has a motion to regulate AI data centres! ...

2026-07-09T21:17:40Z

Councillor Lucy Maloney has a motion to regulate AI data centres!

Read the motion here:

https://council.vancouver.ca/20260715/documents/cfscmotion5.pdf

And if you have concerns about data centres in our community, sign up to speak at City Hall here:

https://vancouver.ca/your-government/speak-at-city-council-meetings.aspx

#vancouver #vanpoli #NoAI #DataCentres #BigTech #bcpoli #cdnpoli

Our federal petition to rein in the corporate push for AI has ...

2026-07-06T15:22:46Z

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

And if you're organizing against AI, big tech, or AI data ...

2026-07-05T15:32:04Z

In reply to nevent1q…94fx
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And if you're organizing against AI, big tech, or AI data centres elsewhere in Canada, *please* reach out to us (ideally via the email in the poster; we'll want to get in touch on Signal and/or Discord afterwards).

We're stronger if we all work together.

Tired of AI slop everywhere in your life? Sick of tech ...

2026-07-05T15:28:52Z

Tired of AI slop everywhere in your life? Sick of tech billionaires running society? Fed up with the feds throwing money at huge corporations instead of things you actually need?

We can help you fight back.

Sign up to volunteer, and let's see how we can work together!

https://cryptpad.fr/form/#/2/form/view/UJKxVnpm9evAajVstrPzhemB5neiIsuUf7EjWIA3rKE/

#Vancouver #vanpoli #bcpoli #cdnpoli #NoAI #BigTech #DataCentres #DataCenters #Canada #BritishColumbia

We're not going anywhere, not until we see real change in the ...

2026-07-02T01:00:14Z

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

In 5 days, our federal petition to reign in the corporate push ...

2026-07-01T17:49:08Z

In 5 days, our federal petition to reign 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

In 3 days, our parliamentary petition to put power over AI data ...

2026-06-29T12:53:44Z

In 3 days, our parliamentary petition to put power over AI data centres back in the hands of communities has surpassed 1200 signatures.

Please share the petition with everyone you know in Canada! And remember to check your inbox for the confirmation link!

#canada #cdnpoli #NoAI #DataCentres

https://www.ourcommons.ca/petitions/en/Petition/Details?Petition=e-7550

What a fantastic turnout yesterday! We think we may have doubled ...

2026-06-28T22:50:11Z

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 hope to see you all at the protest today, and today's not ...

2026-06-27T15:46:11Z

We hope to see you all at the protest today, and today's not the end! We're going to continue organizing, and you can help.

Sign our petition; stay up to date via our mailing list; and after the protest, send us feedback on how things went, so we can improve.

Linktree is in our bio, and also here: https://linktr.ee/no.ai.vancouver

#NoAI #Vancouver #BigTech #DataCentres #vanpoli #cdnpoli #bcpoli

Our organizers wrote an petition to the House of Commons, ...

2026-06-26T19:26:20Z

Our organizers wrote an petition to the House of Commons, sponsored by MP Jenny Kwan, to stop the accelerated push for AI infrastructure and put power back in the hands of communities.

All Canadian citizens and residents are welcome to sign! Please share widely!

https://www.ourcommons.ca/petitions/en/Petition/Details?Petition=e-7550

And please note that the House sends a follow-up email with a confirmation request before signatures are counted, so check your inboxes!

#canada #cdnpoli #NoAI #BigTech #DataCentres #DataCenters

TOMORROW, June 27, is Canada's first national day of ...

2026-06-26T18:38:40Z

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

Vancouverites, help make a difference! Every single call or email ...

2026-06-25T16:16:50Z

Vancouverites, help make a difference! Every single call or email makes a difference; they can’t ignore us for long.

From our friends at the Canadian Animation Guild!

#vancouver #vanpoli #bcpoli #cdnpoli #canada #NoAI #DataCentres #BigTech

AI corporations threaten our water supply, energy resources, and ...

2026-06-20T15:22:15Z

AI corporations threaten our water supply, energy resources, and jobs. Join us on June 27 at 1:00 PM at the Vancouver Art Gallery to oppose the proposed AI data centres in Vancouver. March with us, and if you can't, sign our petition!

#NoAI #DataCentres #BigTech #vancouver #vanpoli #bcpoli #cdnpoli

Investigation from @nprofile…4wt8 and Greenpeace Canada shows ...

2026-06-19T18:18:32Z

Investigation from nprofile1qy2hwumn8ghj7un9d3shjtnyd968gmewwp6kyqpqvedzle2nmqrpjjl4qxl5ehm7etkju4dqnwqxnvveg39jyjd3ywtsyu4wt8 (nprofile…4wt8) and Greenpeace Canada shows the Liberal government likes the potential for AI data centres to inflate the market for fossil fuels.

Join Canada's nationwide data centre protests on June 27 to speak out against this!

#canada #cdnpoli #vanpoli #vancouver #noai #climate #DataCentres #DataCenters

Join @nprofile…zqc8 at 2 pm (EST) on Thursday, June 25th, to ...

2026-06-19T18:05:03Z

Join nprofile1qy2hwumn8ghj7un9d3shjtnyd968gmewwp6kyqpqqwmea2072thpner70cy38c0c5qnjgastyvduv3457m4dq8l7rjns68zqc8 (nprofile…zqc8) at 2 pm (EST) on Thursday, June 25th, to hear directly from grassroots organizers across Canada who are standing up against Big Tech CEOs and their forced roll-out of AI data centres.

https://canadians.org/event/from-the-ground-up-fighting-ai-data-centres/

#BigTech #NoAI #DataCentres #vancouver #vanpoli #bcpoli #cdnpoli #canada #protest

The tech industry's approach to AI makes it clear they only ...

2026-06-15T18:49:33Z

The tech industry's approach to AI makes it clear they only respect copyright when it protects their own interests - not when it's meant to protect artists!

Join us on June 27, at 1PM in front of the Vancouver Art Gallery to protest what they're doing!

https://www.vancouverisawesome.com/local-news/ai-data-centre-metro-vancouver-rally-2026-12409893

#vanpoli #vancouver #NoAI #BigTech #DataCentres #DataCenters #cdnpoli #bcpoli

Join us to protest AI data centres in Vancouver! On June 27th at ...

2026-06-13T17:52:16Z

Join us to protest AI data centres in Vancouver! On June 27th at 1pm, we will be marching from the Vancouver Art Gallery to City Hall!

If you aren't able to make it, consider donating & signing the petition!

Stand up to resist techno-fascism!

Art by Cosmic Winter

#vancouver #vanpoli #bcpoli #cdnpoli #NoAI #BigTech #DataCenters #DataCentres #canada #BritishColumbia

Resharing this from our friends at the Canadian Animation Guild. ...

2026-06-12T14:29:27Z

Resharing this from our friends at the Canadian Animation Guild.

Today is the last day for Vancouverites to write to our municipal government and tell them what we think about an AI data centre in Vancouver!

#vancouver #vanpoli #bcpoli #cdnpoli #NoAI #DataCenters #DataCentres #BigTech #protest

June 27th, 1pm starting at the Vancouver Art Gallery! We've ...

2026-06-12T12:14:54Z

June 27th, 1pm starting at the Vancouver Art Gallery! We've got lots of artists joining us making posters like this for the movement.

Join us to tell our governments we don't want AI data centres in Vancouver!

#protest #NoAIVancouver #vancouver #vanpoli #NoAICanada #NoAI #BigTech #cdnpoli #bcpoli

We are calling for a Canada-wide protest on June 27th at 1pm at ...

2026-06-11T20:42:43Z

We are calling for a Canada-wide protest on June 27th at 1pm at your local city hall! Join us in the fight against AI data centres in Canada!

We're not alone. Others are also organizing for June 27 across Canada, including in Calgary and Edmonton!

#canada #protest #NoAICanada #NoAI #DataCenters #DataCentres #vancouver #vanpoli #cdnpoli #bcpoli

On May 21, our first protest against the two data centres ...

2026-06-10T22:56:02Z

On May 21, our first protest against the two data centres announced in #Vancouver drew hundreds of people, potentially up to a thousand at its peak.

We marched on city hall to demand a stop to the aggressive push by tech companies and the federal government to build data centres in the heart of our city.

And we're doing it again, on June 27th!

#protest #noai #bigtech #datacentres #datacenters #vanpoli #bcpoli #cdnpoli #britishcolumbia #canada

Hello #Vancouver! No AI Vancouver held its first protest on May ...

2026-06-10T22:20:06Z

Hello #Vancouver! No AI Vancouver held its first protest on May 21, and we're organizing for an even bigger event on June 27th.

We're also now getting set up on Mastodon, so you can expect updates here in the future.

#vanpoli #noai #bcpoli #cdnpoli