#25KLunch memes make mockery of Gregor Robertson's private meeting
Earlier this month, condo king Bob Rennie invited less than 50 "prominent" people to a private "roundtable" with Vancouver mayor Gregor Robertson.
The Province reported that Rennie encouraged attendees to donate $25,000 to Robertson's party, Vision Vancouver.
Needless to say, the suggested donation for admission to this meeting hasn't sat well with everyone.
Critics took to Twitter, posting a number of hilarious memes using the hashtag #25KLunch.
Because sometimes it's better to laugh than to cry at #yvr's housing costs & developer-run politics, check out #25KLunch meme fun. #vanpoli
— Derrick O'Keefe (@derrickokeefe) March 17, 2014
A blogger named Melissa Fong, who says she started the hashtag, is running a meme competition on her site.
Here's some of the memes that have been shared.
Comments
7 Comments
Melissa Fong aka @internationalMF
Mar 17, 2014 at 7:40pm
Hey- I started the #25KLunch meme along with other dedicated people that were engaged when I was Live Tweeting the DTES LAP meetings. I wanted to turn it into a competition from the start:
check melissafong.ca for details!
Best meme gets a 25... dollar Lunch on me!
Disgusted
Mar 18, 2014 at 12:32am
Haven't laughed this much in a long, long while. Who would with this gormless city council? Always better to laugh at them than with them.
And please, someone, re-start the meme generator on TED!
G
Mar 18, 2014 at 1:07pm
Brilliant!
Sid Tan
Mar 18, 2014 at 1:45pm
There were very few developers at Downtown Eastside Local Area Plan presentations. Developer don't have to mingle with the low income and poor... At the end of day, the Vision Vancouver and Non-Partisan Association bunch leave City Hall to do sleep overs with developers... political prostitution for $25k eh...
A one time believer in Vision
Mar 18, 2014 at 3:14pm
And Oakridge just got approved even though the plan broke a long standing promise about parks space, is inordinately and unreasonably dense compared to the surrounding, etc, etc.
Just saying.
Vancancer
Mar 21, 2014 at 7:21am
And hardly anyone notices or cares. This town is working to deserve its doom.
Chadwick
Mar 21, 2014 at 1:36pm
This is so incredible! Great work! now somebody start the meme about Jenny Kwan!