RevolutionNow! @revolutionnow.ca · 24/08/2026Krista Loughton misses the mark on homelessness: martingirardforvictoriacouncil.ca/2026/08/23/k... Here's why an advocate who lacks experience and relies on data and expert opinion to make decisions misses the many underlying causes of homelessness. 000
RevolutionNow! @revolutionnow.ca · 13/08/2026TERF alert! Transphobe Wendy Bowkett runs for municipal council martingirardforvictoriacouncil.ca/2026/08/12/t... A community member recently tipped me about the candidacy of Wendy Bowkett for Victoria’s municipal council. Her Twitter feed is littered with offensive transphobic posts. 010
RevolutionNow! @revolutionnow.ca · 02/07/2026A dozen Palestine activists disrupted Victoria's MP Will Greaves' Canada Day address at the BC Legislature! Since genocide does not observe holidays, we protested his failure to support Bill C-233, which would have closed the loophole funnelling proscribed weapons to Israel via the US. 072
RevolutionNow! @revolutionnow.ca · 22/06/2026Information session for BC municipal elections Come learn how a municipal government works, election law basics, the requirements for holding office, the duties of a council member, and how to campaign as an independent. Sunday July 5 7:00-8:30 PM on Zoom revolutionnow.ca/blog/2026/06... 000
RevolutionNow! @revolutionnow.ca · 11/06/2026Working hard on campaigning! And I've been getting some good feedback from hardcore supporters just like this one: 010
RevolutionNow! @revolutionnow.ca · 06/06/2026I'll be in Vancouver all weekend promoting an information session for prospective municipal election candidates. If you're an advocate living in Metro Vancouver and you're tired of being treated like a supplicant by your municipal council, how about being a leader and running yourself instead? 030
RevolutionNow! @revolutionnow.ca · 04/06/2026Love it! And this is the Vancouver Area Network of Drug Users's idea of countering the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act. 010
RevolutionNow! @revolutionnow.ca · 17/05/2026Rally to commemorate the Nakba organized by Metro Vancouver United for Palestine. 020
RevolutionNow! @revolutionnow.ca · 17/05/2026Rally to commemorate the Nakba organized by Metro Vancouver United for Palestine. 051
RevolutionNow! @revolutionnow.ca · 17/05/2026Rally to commemorate the Nakba organized by Metro Vancouver United for Palestine. 052
RevolutionNow! @revolutionnow.ca · 16/05/2026Far-right agitator Tommy Robinson has just exhorted the crowd at his Unite the Kingdom rally to get involved in politics. Regressive forces are registering to vote and they are running for office while we don't, and that's why we're losing to them. Let' reclaim our democracies before it's too late! 100
RevolutionNow! @revolutionnow.ca · 06/05/2026I've just received the first print copies of my book! Available right now at Barnes & Noble: www.barnesandnoble.com/w/how-to-bre... Ebook formats still available for free! revolutionnow.ca/ebook If you like it, please drop a review on Goodreads: www.goodreads.com/book/show/25... 030
RevolutionNow! @revolutionnow.ca · 03/05/2026I attended a rally for Palestine in Vancouver today. I convinced one person to run for municipal council in New Westminster, and another looked interested to run in Richmond. Not bad for a day of travel and a few handshakes! Seriously, we activists can seize power in October across BC! 120
RevolutionNow! @revolutionnow.ca · 30/04/2026Official release: How to Break the Law and Get Away With It: Legal Foundations of Civil Disobedience Available both as a free ebook and in print! revolutionnow.ca/ebook This work reconciles two seemingly antithetical concepts: activism and the law. Enjoy the irony! 010
RevolutionNow! @revolutionnow.ca · 13/04/2026INFORMATION SESSION: HOW TO BE A CANDIDATE IN THE UPCOMING MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS IN BC Are you a community advocate? Have you contemplated running for council in the upcoming municipal elections in October? Then come and learn how! Tuesday April 21 7-8PM, 708 Douglas St, Victoria, BC, Canada 051
RevolutionNow! @revolutionnow.ca · 12/04/2026Me too. Which is perplexing since I'm an obsessive fact checker continually adding sources to posts, either in support or in challenge of their claims. Maybe that's the point. 110
RevolutionNow! @revolutionnow.ca · 11/04/2026FREE EBOOK! How to break the law and get away with it: Legal foundations of civil disobedience This work discusses how many decorated civil rights activists, including Nobel Peace Prize laureates, have challenged unjust laws on the ground until the law changed. revolutionnow.ca/ebook 110
RevolutionNow! @revolutionnow.ca · 10/04/2026U.S. Rep. John Larson announced Tuesday he has introduced articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump, following his escalating threats to end “a whole civilization” if Iran doesn’t comply with a deadline to reopen the Strait of Hormuz. ctmirror.org/2026/04/07/r... 152
RevolutionNow! @revolutionnow.ca · 21/03/2026FREE EBOOK! How to break the law and get away with it: Legal foundations of civil disobedience Available in PDF, EPUB, and Kindle formats. revolutionnow.ca/free-ebook-h... 011
RevolutionNow! @revolutionnow.ca · 21/03/2026Here's a free ebook of mine about how to break the law as well: revolutionnow.ca/free-ebook-h... 011
RevolutionNow! @revolutionnow.ca · 20/03/2026Saturday March 28 2026 at noon, Centennial Square, Victoria, BC, Canada Join us to stand in solidarity with the NO KINGS demonstrations throughout the United States to resist growing authoritarianism. www.facebook.com/events/26304... 161
RevolutionNow! @revolutionnow.ca · 08/03/2026FREE EBOOK! How to break the law and get away with it: Legal foundations of civil disobedience Read about how many decorated civil rights activists, including Nobel Peace Prize laureates, have challenged the law until it changed. Now available in both PDF and EPUB formats at revolutionnow.ca/ebook 110
RevolutionNow! @revolutionnow.ca · 28/02/2026I, Martin Girard, hereby announce my candidacy for councillor at the upcoming municipal elections here in Victoria. I run on a platform for this city to uphold its legal obligations under human rights law. If this resonates with you, why not run for office alongside me? revolutionnow.ca 000