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Off The Street and Onto the Farm (video)

Friday, 22 January 2010 21:25

By Chris Johnson, Victoria Independent Media Collective

A dream is taking shape on the Saanich Peninsula. Inspired by the work of the San Patrignano farm in Italy, Richard LeBlanc and a team of dedicated volunteers are converting a piece of farmland in Central Saanich into a therapeutic community that will become a refuge for people experiencing homelessness.

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Cooking For Peace

Last Updated (Monday, 18 January 2010 00:23) Written by FNB Sunday, 17 January 2010 23:45

Food Not Bombs is one of the fastest growing revolutionary movements in the world. There are hundreds of autonomous chapters sharing free vegetarian food with hungry people and protesting war and poverty.

Our belief is that the war industry and waste generated by our capitalist economic model are responsible for the conditions of starvation and malnutrition that are a problem facing billions in a world with the industrial capability to far exceed these basic human necessities.

Food Not Bombs is not a charity. Rather than ask for money we encourage people to take an active role in making this energetic grassroots movement happen. This attitude has spread FNB throughout the Americas, Europe, Africa, the Middle East, Asia and Australia, organizing for peace, sustainability and justice in your community and around the world. For over 25 years the movement has worked to end hunger and has supported actions to stop the globalization of the economy, restrictions to the movements of people, end exploitation and the destruction of the earth.

This current incarnation of FNB Victoria has been serving free vegan food on the street every Sunday for almost 15 years! as well as supporting various social justice, anti capitalist, environmental and anti-war movements with food logistics. Food Not Bombs is a community based volunteer driven organization, it doesn't happen with out your help. So please come down and enjoy a free vegan meal, spread awareness of a healthy, sustainable lifestyle & come cook for your community 3:30pm every Sunday @ the corner of Vancouver and Pandora.

Report From The Poverty Olympics

Last Updated (Monday, 08 February 2010 22:00) Written by ORN Monday, 08 February 2010 05:45

The third annual Poverty Olympic Torch arrived in vancouver today six days ahead of the opening of the winter games. The torch bearers were accompanied by the three poverty olympic mascots itchy, creepy and chewy, a marching band and a group of hundreds of concerned citizens and community groups who oppose the 2010 Winter Games. Organizers say that public dollars could be more justly spent on ending poverty and homelessness, and the annual event is meant to highlight this. 

Canada is one of the wealthiest countries in the world. And the province of British Columbia (BC) is among its most prosperous regions. But some people are being left behind.

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Indymedia is 10 Years Old

Last Updated (Saturday, 28 November 2009 20:06) Written by IMC Saturday, 28 November 2009 18:54

Ten years ago massive demonstrations brought the worlds attention to a meeting of the World Trade Organization in Seattle. Tens of thousands of students, environmentalists, and labour union activists clogged the streets bringing the meeting to a standstill in a mass expression of disillusionment with the global economic system. During the protests, a group of media activists created an online open-publishing news wire that enabled anyone to get news from the street, onto the web, they called this news source Indypendent Media Center (IMC)

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