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Turn To page 2 Turn To page 6 Turn To page 8 Volume VIII I ssue III www .conVergedcITIzen .com ocTober 9, 2012 e H T CONVERGED CITIZEN Massey students walk out Photo by Maciejka Gorzelnik A group of graffiti artists paint a mural Sept. 30 in a downtown Windsor alley as part of Harvesting the FAM Festival. Painting the town Maciejka Gorzelnik ti where there is no attempt at Citizen Staff Reporter being artistic, where the only goal is vandalism,” said The smell of aerosol paint Halberstadt. “If it’s done well lingered in the alley between and done right, it could be a Photo by Adam D’Andrea Ouellette Avenue and part of the environment and Students from Vincent Massey Secondary School protest Bill 115 Oct. 3. Pelissier Street Sept. 30 as a seen as public art. I’m a big group of graffiti artists gath - proponent of that.” Adam D'Andrea out was started at Massey, dent in his fifth year, said stu - ered to make Windsor a more There is a stigma attached to Citizen Staff Reporter public secondary school stu - dents must be the voice for the beautiful place. the word “graffiti” according dents citywide walked out of teachers at this time. As part of Harvesting the to Halberstadt. He said he Students at Vincent Massey their respective schools after “If they can’t walk out we FAM Festival, a public graffi - would prefer the umbrella Secondary School had one hearing about it from friends will. They can’t freeze their ti painting display was show - term “art” to let go of the neg - clear message to passersby or on Facebook. pay, they can’t not let them cased. According to FAM Fest ative connotations. Oct. 3: “Kill the bill!” Lapointe said he believes the protest and fight for them - organizer Murad Erzinclioglu, Sizeo, one of the artists At 10:30 a.m. several hun - bill will be overturned because selves. As a Canadian, that’s the creation of a “graffiti involved in Sunday’s display dred students walked out of it is unfair and has not benefit - not right,” said Reid. “The alley” is a "big city idea" has been involved with graffi - class to protest the passing of ted teachers in any way. teachers and the government that’s been expanding in ti since 1996. While growing Bill 115: Putting Students “Basically the government need to work together. The Windsor. up in Toronto, Sizeo said he First Act. When junior lunch just forced it on them and government can’t just step in “In New York and Toronto would walk by graffiti murals began at 11 a.m. several hun - they’re losing a lot of their and be a big bully. That’s not there are huge stretches of everyday and once he got dred more students joined benefits. They don’t have the part of being what Canadian alleyways where police actu - involved all he wanted to do their peers in front of the right to collective bargaining is.” ally encourage artists to go was paint. school. which is very important and is The bill has come under and paint murals,” said “It’s not about vandalism, The walkout was organized part of their constit utional attack by teachers and labour Erzinclioglu. “I think it’s real - it’s about the artists,” he said. by Grade 11 Massey student rights,” said Lapointe. unions, with many teachers ly a public way to share visu - “Something like this shows Jacob Lapointe, who used Bill 115 passed its third and protesting by refusing to take al arts with the community.” people that graffiti writers social media to get the mes - final reading Sept. 11 and is an part in extracurricular activi - Ward 4 Coun. Alan aren’t just derelicts running sage out to fellow students. attempt by the McGuinty gov - ties. Massey student Zackaria Halberstadt has been an advo - around in the middle of the “I started the Facebook ernment to reduce Ontario’s LaChance, 17, said he walked cate of the Wipe Out Graffiti night out to vandalize.” group but it was up to every - $13 billion deficit. It elimi - out of class because he cares campaign in Windsor since A graffiti alley may be a body else to invite their nates the teachers’ right to about extracurricular activi - 2010 and said his main objec - great thing for the downtown friends. So really, everybody strike and freezes their wages ties. tive is to get rid of the vandal core, said Halberstadt. But if organized it,” said Lapointe. for the next two years. component of graffiti. you’re going to do it, permis - Although the idea of a walk - Graham Reid, a Massey stu - Turn To page 8 “I’m more so against graffi - sion is key. CONVERGED CITIZEN ocTober 9, 2012 NEWS page 2 .. Bus fare increase proposal CAW accepts deal Jamie Adam costs are going up,” Williams she does not support the raised Citizen Staff Reporter said. bus fare as Williams had An alternative to raising hoped the public would. with Chrysler Windsorites who take the fares would be making a cut in “Last year it was $1.70 and bus may be looking at services. Williams said fuel now it’s $2.50. Is it going to increased fares in 2013 due to and maintenance are major be $5 next?” said Rustico. a proposed cut in the bus com - expenses and would have to “People might as well just pany’s budget. be reduced with the budget drive or ride bikes because Transit Windsor and many unless they raise the bus fare. taking the bus is becoming other city-funded agencies can Sierra St. Louis, 18, is a full- just as expensive as driving a expect to have their budgets time visual arts student at the car.” cut by 10 per cent in 2013 in University of Windsor. She The “Transit Windsor” tag order to hold the line on prop - takes the bus to and from on Twitter shows that nearly erty taxes. school for over an hour each every tweet regarding the On Sept. 5 the City of way and relies on it as trans - transportation serivce is nega - Windsor released a report portation in her spare time. tive. There is an account that regarding the 2013 budget on St. Louis said the schedules deals solely with complaints its website. The report states, need to be improved if fares about the busing system. One “The Council’s top budget pri - go up. rider is particularly angry. Photo by Tom Morrison ority for 2013 is to continue to “It would be one thing if our User “@draeda87” tweets, hold the line on property transit system was more “Daytime Windsor bus is DIS - Tony Faria, co-director of automotive research for the taxes” and all government- developed, but buses stop run - GUSTING and FILTHY.” University of Windsor, is photographed in his Odette Building funded departments are being ning at 1 a.m. and even as Some of the other depart - office Oct. 2. asked to “prepare budget early as seven at night on ments affected by the poten - Tom Morrison ing on the benefit class they reductions totalling 10 per Sundays. They are packed tial budget cut include Citizen Staff Reporter fall under, plus a special cent of their 2012 net budget.” like a tin of sardines because Windsor Police Services, the allowance of either $3,515 or General manager of Transit they barely run,” said St. Windsor Public Library, the Chrysler workers have $3,895 a month until they turn Windsor Penny Williams said Louis. “This is beyond ridicu - Windsor Essex Health Unit, approved a new four-year con - 65. she hopes the public will be lous. If fares increase, we the Art Gallery of Windsor tract after voting more than 90 Chiodo said the CAW’s understanding about the raised should be getting more for our and the Essex-Windsor Solid per cent to accept it Sept. 30. goals in negotiating this con - fare. buck.” Waste Authority. All depart - The agreement is similar to tract were investment, job “People are more apt to be Felicia Rustico, 18, is a ments funded by the govern - the new Ford and General security and product alloca - more acceptable of a fare Child and Youth Work student ment will be effected by the Motors contracts Canadian tion. He said they have job increase especially in these at St. Clair College. She relies cuts. Auto Workers agreed to Sept. security because the agree - times of raising fuel prices and on Transit Windsor for trans - City council will be contin - 14 and 20, respectively. ment guarantees three shifts in the insurance costs and they portation to school and in her uing to develop 2013’s salary Chrysler workers will receive Windsor and two in Brampton recognize that everyone’s personal life as well. She said budget until Oct. 12. three lump sums of $2,000 and this agreement will lead to each December from 2013 to product allocation and invest - 2015 and a $3,000 ratification ment. bonus. New workers will start “We positioned ourselves for at 60 per cent of the base wage investment for future product Students walk out in protest rate and reach 100 per cent allocation, which basically Mamdouh Elchami and after 10 years of employment. we’ve done through stabiliz - Courtney Turnbull CAW Local 444 President ing fixed costs over a four- Citizen Staff Reporters Dino Chiodo said the greatest year period and well beyond accomplishments for the that,” Chiodo said.