tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-106491642024-03-04T15:32:26.749-07:00Calgary Culture-JammersPeople in Calgary engaged in social justice and environmental activism. We initially connected through Adbusters magazine.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15166717144986256697noreply@blogger.comBlogger30125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10649164.post-3924855671127600222007-03-26T09:07:00.000-06:002007-03-26T09:15:35.444-06:00Guerrilla Gardening: Year 2<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/grantneufeld/156979242/"><img src="http://static.flickr.com/70/156979242_e4a80f21c7_m.jpg" alt="Photo of Guerrilla Gardeners" width="240" height="166" align="right" class="photo" /></a> The Calgary Culture-Jammers are preparing for another adventerous season of <a href="http://activism.ca/wiki/Guerrilla_gardening">guerrilla gardening</a>.<br /><br />We welcome people dedicated to organic gardening—particularly food crops—who are eager to join us in our efforts to transform the urban landscape.<br /><br />Our <a href="http://upcoming.org/event/168877/">planning meeting</a> is this <b>Thursday, March 29, 6:30-8:00PM</b>, at the <a href="http://arusha.org/">Arusha Centre</a> (106, 223 - 12 Avenue SW).Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15166717144986256697noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10649164.post-22377314601360389272007-02-28T10:30:00.001-07:002007-02-28T10:30:56.236-07:00Affordable Housing Task ForceThe provincial government's Affordable Housing Task Force will be in Calgary for two community meetings <b>today</b>:<br /><br />1-3PM and 7-9PM<br />in Hall B of the MacEwan Student Centre at the University of Calgary<br /><br />It's very important that as many of us as possible attend these sessions to advocate for serious positive action on the part of our government. They need to be told, over and over again, that housing must not be left solely in the hands of "the market" and that it is in fact a critical social infrastructure that we, as a society, must take collective responsibility for.<br /><br />These sessions are "open mic" - speakers will be allowed 2 minutes each to speak.<br /><br />Also, whether or not you attend the sessions, please send your feedback to the task force through <a href="http://www.municipalaffairs.gov.ab.ca/ma_1409.htm">their website</a> or by email to: <a href="mailto:affordable.housing@gov.ab.ca">affordable.housing@gov.ab.ca</a><br /><br /><b>The deadline is today!</b>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15166717144986256697noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10649164.post-39650770973119698482007-02-17T23:00:00.000-07:002007-02-17T23:04:14.570-07:00Handing out Citizen’s Statement of Offense tickets<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/grantneufeld/393702943/" title="Photo Sharing"><img src="http://farm1.static.flickr.com/178/393702943_d0fa7f99b4_m.jpg" width="240" height="141" alt="Ticketing SUVs on CBC’s “The National”" align="left" class="photo" style="margin-right:1em" /></a> We went out around downtown Calgary this afternoon, ticketing SUVs (and limos) for their high inefficiency—with additional penalties for idling vehicles.<br /><br />We used the tickets (“<a href="http://www.atsa.qc.ca/pages/attentatinstructions.asp">Citizen’s Statement of Offense</a>”) that the Montréal arts collective <a href="http://www.atsa.qc.ca/pages/home.asp">ATSA</a> gave us last month when they were presenting in Calgary.<br /><br />Some folks from CBC television’s <a href="http://www.cbc.ca/national/"><i>The National</i></a> news program came along, with their reporter <a href="http://www.cbc.ca/programguide/personality/index.jsp?personality=Kelley,+Mark&program=The+National">Mark Kelley</a> joining us in ticketing vehicles.<br /><br />They’re filming a documentary on Hummers to air on <i>The National</i>—probably in March.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15166717144986256697noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10649164.post-35053937861984377942007-02-13T22:56:00.000-07:002007-02-13T22:59:05.683-07:00Action: Ticketing Hummers & SUVsWe're heading out on Saturday to ticket some of the least efficient, most polluting, vehicles on the road.<br /><br />Join us at noon on Saturday, February 17, at the Haymarket Café. From there we'll head out together to a shopping mall parking lot.<br /><br />More details at the event listing:<br /><a href="http://upcoming.org/event/152144/">upcoming.org/event/152144/</a>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15166717144986256697noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10649164.post-1166052529159002802006-12-13T16:27:00.000-07:002006-12-13T16:28:49.170-07:00Anti-consumption Christmas Carols<a href="http://www.buynothingchristmas.org/">Buy Nothing Christmas</a> has posted lyrics for a whole bunch of <a href="http://www.buynothingchristmas.org/resources/carols.html">anti-consumption christmas carols</a>.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15166717144986256697noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10649164.post-1148492681933642322006-05-24T11:29:00.000-06:002006-05-24T11:44:41.946-06:00Guerrilla Gardening Action! Tuesday, May 30We'll be gathering to engage in some <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guerrilla_gardening">guerrilla gardening</a>.<br /><br />Contact us for location.<br /><br />Please wear clothes suitable for gardening - such as overalls and gloves.<br /><br />Bring any garden tools you can, especially hand trowels (hand shovels) and hand forks/rakes.<br /><br />Please bring some stones for the border decoration, too - if you can (between 1-5 inches in diameter).Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15166717144986256697noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10649164.post-1146681405792746752006-05-03T12:34:00.000-06:002006-05-03T12:40:55.486-06:00Guerrilla gardeningAt the meet last night, we decided to look into doing some <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guerrilla_gardening">guerrilla gardening</a>. Please get in touch if you're interested in participating - especially (but not only) if you have gardening or <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Permaculture">permaculture</a> skills and experience.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15166717144986256697noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10649164.post-1145581874861982092006-04-20T19:06:00.000-06:002006-04-20T19:11:14.876-06:00TV Turn-off Action Details: TV Herd<b>Friday, April 28, 2006 - 5-6pm(ish)<br />@ Eau Claire Plaza</b> (101 - 3 Street SW; Between Eau Claire Market and the YMCA)<br /><br />Please <a href="http://adbusters.meetup.com/16/events/4882723/">RSVP</a> on the Meetup group, or <a href="mailto:activist@activist.ca?subject=TV%20Turn-off%20RSVP">email Grant</a>, if you plan to participate.<br /><br />Participants will be wearing cardboard TVs on their heads (with the screen part cut out so you can actually see :-) and doing various skits as part of a "herd" of TV-people.<br /><br />Please dress in dark (preferably black) clothing.<br /><br />Our street theatre action will be taking place right before the <a href="http://adbusters.meetup.com/16/events/4906946/">Critical Mass bike ride</a>.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15166717144986256697noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10649164.post-1144657852819546702006-04-10T02:20:00.000-06:002006-04-10T02:30:52.836-06:00TV Turn-off Week<a href="http://www.adbusters.org/metas/psycho/tvturnoff/" title="Adbusters: TV Turn-off Week"><img src="http://www.adbusters.org/metas/psycho/tvturnoff/img/escape.jpg" alt="Adbusters: TV Turn-off Week" class="illustration" align="right" height="236" width="211" /></a> The big Adbusters event this month is TV Turn-off Week. At the planning meet last week, we came up with the following:<h2><i>TV HERD</i>: A Street Theatre Action</h2>The whole group (herd) will be decked out in TV-heads (cardboard boxes decorated to look like TV sets, probably with the "screen" part cut out for visibility. There will be one extra-big lead TV with a loudspeaker of some sort (probably a megaphone) that will be leading the herd through various obedience and assimilation exercises.<br /><br />The emphasis will be on quick pieces.<br /><br />E.g.: The Big TV will shout out something like "You are inadequate. But if you wear a scarf you will be cool." Then the herd will all rush to put on scarves. Once they all have one on, Big TV will shout out "Scarves are going out of fashion." Almost the whole herd will scramble to get rid of their scarves. One of the herd will leave their scarf on too long and the rest of the herd will crowd menacingly around them until they take it off.<br /><br />Another example: Then Big TV might say "You are depressed. Our new patented drugs will give you the life you deserve." The herd rushes to open pill bottles and take the contents. Big TV quickly recites "Side effects may include dizziness, drowsiness, vomiting, suicidal tendencies, ..." all of which get acted out by the herd.<br /><br />And so on. Finishing up with a Kool-aid ad - the herd all drink the Kool-aid and fall over dead.<h3>Putting it together</h3>We'll be doing up fabric squares with "TV obedience" messages printed/screened on them. The squares will be stitched/pinned onto your shirts/jackets for the event. Please wear a black shirt/jacket and black (or your darkest) pants.<br /><br />We might also have printed messages to fill the "screen" of the lead TV, or maybe as "word balloons" to go beside.<br /><br />We'll have a workshop a day or two before to put the cardboard TVs and other props together.<h3>Some things you can do</h3><ul><li>Contribute ideas for the TV Herd segments. (Some possible themes to get you started: Alcohol, body image, over-consumption, sex-related drugs, depression-related drugs, car culture, denial of environmental crisis, war mongering, etc.). We're aiming for short (under a minute) segments, but don't let that hold you back if you've got an idea that would take longer.<br /></li><li>Gather materials for the TV Herd props. We'll need paint, fabric, sticks, pill bottles, tape, string, glue, etc.<br /></li><li>Recruit! The bigger our herd, the better.<br /></li><li>Come to <a href="adbusters.meetup.com/16/events/">a meeting</a> (or all of them) this month. We'll be continuing to plan every Tuesday, 7-9pm, @ <a href="http://www.arusha.org/">Arusha Centre</a>.<br /></li></ul>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15166717144986256697noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10649164.post-1143580865512257902006-03-28T14:14:00.000-07:002006-03-28T14:24:17.553-07:00Fossil Fools Day: Saturday, April 1, 2006<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/grantneufeld/tags/fossilfoolsday/"><img src="http://static.flickr.com/4/8151383_3e1fbec0ec_m.jpg" alt="[Photos from last year]" width="240" height="180" class="photo" align="right" /></a> We're having a protest rally again this year in support of the <a href="http://jumpstartford.com/"> Jumpstart Ford Campaign's</a> Fossil Fools Day events.<br /><br /><b>Saturday, April 1, 2006 - 1:00pm-2:00pm</b><br />at the corner of 11 Street and 9 Avenue SW<br />(Metro Ford, downtown)<br /><br />Chelsea has done up two posters you can use to promote the event:<ul><li><a href="http://www.chelscore.com/activism/fordposter.gif" type="image/gif">Gas Mask Beaver</a>,</li><li><a href="http://www.chelscore.com/activism/fordposter2.gif" type="image/gif">Canada's Oil Addict</a>.</li></ul>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15166717144986256697noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10649164.post-1129289835132927112005-10-14T05:31:00.000-06:002005-10-14T05:38:26.610-06:00Oct 15, Documentary Screening: The TakeThis <a href="http://upcoming.org/event/36734/">Saturday, October 15, 1:00PM</a>, we're watching <i><a href="http://www.blogger.com/post-create.g?blogID=10649164">The Take</a></i>, a documentary by Naomi Klein and Avi Lewis. That will be followed by group discussion.<br /><br />"In the wake of Argentina's dramatic collapse in 2001, Latin America's most prosperous middle class finds itself in a ghost town of abandoned factories and mass unemployment.<br /><br />"In suburban Buenos Aires, thirty unemployed auto-parts workers walk into their idle factory, roll out sleeping mats and refuse to leave. All they want is to re-start the silent machines. But this simple act - the take - has the power to turn the globalization debate on its head.<br /><br />"Director producer Avi Lewis and writer/producer and renowned author Naomi Klein take viewers inside the lives of ordinary visionaries, as they reclaim their work, their dignity and their democracy."Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15166717144986256697noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10649164.post-1126643880099920212005-09-13T14:36:00.000-06:002006-03-28T14:24:59.726-07:00[expletive deleted] for the U.S. in New Orleans<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/anomalous/sets/872121/" title="Photo Set: New Orleans"><img src="http://static.flickr.com/29/42890555_9e60acd9af_t.jpg" alt="[Photo: I am thinking of you]" width="75" height="100" class="photo" align="left" /></a> Now I try to avoid foul language, particularly in print, but there's an extremely apt and descriptive term I'm seeing all over the place to describe what has gone on, and is still going on, in New Orleans: It's a <a href="http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/clusterfuck" title="Wiktionary dictionary entry for 'clusterfuck'">clusterfuck</a>. (Wiktionary defines that as “A disastrously unsuccessful collaborative effort.”)<br /><br />From people being prevented from leaving the city on foot—<a href="http://www.emsnetwork.org/artman/publish/article_18337.shtml" title="EMS & Hurrican Katrina - Our Experiences">turning them back at gun-point</a> [<a href="http://nielsenhayden.com/makinglight/archives/006754.html" title="What we did on our vacation - an article from two paramedics trapped in New Orleans">another reference</a>]—to <a href="http://money.cnn.com/2005/09/08/news/economy/katrina_wages.reut/index.htm?section=money_latest" title="Bush lifts wage rules for Katrina">blatant exploitation</a> of the, predominantly black, poor, to what are <a href="http://www.denverpost.com/carman/ci_3006502" title="Evacuees' stories are moving, but fence isn't">effectively prison camps</a> for survivors (with <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rex_84" title="Rex 84 - conspiracy theory">scarier implications</a> for the more conspiracy minded).... It seems like <a href="http://www.boingboing.net/2005/09/08/katrina_account_from.html" title="Katrina: account from an EPA rep">practically everything</a> that can go wrong there is going wrong—either through ignorance and extreme stupidity, or through wilful neglect.<br /><br />Countless attempts to help the people there have been <a href="http://wired.com/news/hurricane/0,2904,68806,00.html?tw=wn_tophead_4" title="Astrodome Radio Station Blocked">blocked</a>. All sorts of <a href="http://joeljohnson.com/archives/2005/09/astrodome.html" title="Astrodome: Danny Smith">excuses</a> are being conjured up to prevent people from recovering, from getting the basic needs of food, clothing, shelter. The <a href="http://www.tpmcafe.com/story/2005/9/7/14956/47318" title="Three Days In Hell">abuses being heaped on the survivors</a> are deeply disturbing.<br /><br />A very surprising amount of the media coverage, particularly the early coverage, didn't try to apologize for the government(s) responsible. Although that has inevitably <a href="http://www.laweekly.com/ink/05/42/on-powers.php" title="Week of the Living Dead">begun to shift</a> as the spin control comes into play.<br /><br /><a href="http://dailykos.com/story/2005/9/8/13924/40887" title="Daily Kos: The Best Picture Ever"><img src="http://images.dailykos.com/images/user/3/bushdisaster9kr.jpg" alt="[photo: Bush: One of the worst disasters to hit the U.S.]" width="200" height="150" class="photo" align="left" /></a> Meanwhile, the U.S. dictatorship is shunting the responsibility to help the survivors onto the charity of the public instead of <a href="http://www.selltheranch.com/" title="President Bush: Sell the Ranch">doing everything it can</a>. This is in stark contrast to the efforts of individuals who still have—unlike the Bush Regime—their humanity, who try to do <a href="http://www.herald-sun.com/durham/4-643298.html" title="3 Duke students tell of 'disgraceful' scene">everything they can to help</a> without fretting over political or bureaucratic implications. Although, sadly, many who are willing to help are <a href="http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-katrina8sep08,0,2942650.story" title="Police May Force Out Residents">being blocked</a> at every turn.<br /><br />And the long-term implications of this disaster are <a href="http://www.interesting-people.org/archives/interesting-people/200509/msg00032.html" title="Hurricane Katrina Analysis - CFR Global Health Program">just as scary</a> (if not scarier).<br /><br />There have been a number of very expressive pictures coming out, both <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/unbowed/40487312/" title="Katrina 2: The deaths could have been prevented">actual</a> and <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/ladouseur/43033165/" title="Bush Fishing Vacation">collaged</a>. I've seen a number of them <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/hodakmoment/42760376/" title="Compassionate Conservatism">using the Bush guitar photo-op</a> from a couple days into the disaster.<br /><br />The extreme expressions of racism, classism and unfathomable inhumanity in the (lack of) response to this disaster (and the creation of the circumstances that contributed to it) is beyond any reasonable comprehension. I will echo the sentiment I heard from someone recently that they wished they believed in Hell so they could believe that the people (ir)responsible would be going there.<br /><br />[this entry copied from <a href="http://blog.grantneufeld.ca/archive/2005_09_01_index.html#112664126697784597">my personal blog</a>]<br /><!-- technorati tags start --><span class="tags"><a href="http://www.technorati.com/tag/disaster" rel="tag">disaster</a>, <a href="http://www.technorati.com/tag/NOLA" rel="tag">NOLA</a>, <a href="http://www.technorati.com/tag/Katrina" rel="tag">Katrina</a>, <a href="http://www.technorati.com/tag/hurricaneKatrina" rel="tag">hurricaneKatrina</a>.</span><!-- technorati tags end -->Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15166717144986256697noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10649164.post-1121844948961490222005-07-20T01:35:00.000-06:002005-07-20T01:35:48.990-06:00Source for Chomsky and related videos and audio<a href="http://www.chomskytorrents.org/">ChomskyTorrents.org</a> has a whole pile of interesting documentaries, videos, audio books and other media related to Noam Chomsky, his writings and other stuff not related to Chomsky, but relevant to the issues he talks about.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15166717144986256697noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10649164.post-1121192003601013272005-07-12T12:13:00.001-06:002005-07-12T12:16:09.986-06:00Gaviotas Eco-Village in Columbia<a href="http://www.friendsofgaviotas.org/about.htm">Gaviotas</a> is an amazing-sounding <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ecovillage">eco-village</a> in <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colombia">Colombia</a>. According to <a href="http://www.backspace.com/notes/2003/08/09/x.html">an article on Social Design Notes</a>, they have achieved energy self-sufficiency and no net greenhouse gasses (due, in part, to their massive reforestation efforts - over 1.5 million trees planted).<br /><br />See also:<ul><li><a href="en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaviotas">Gaviotas</a> on Wikipedia.</li><li><a href="http://www.chelseagreen.com/2004/items/gaviotas"><i>Gaviotas: A Village to Reinvent the World</i></a> - a 1998 book by Alan Weisman (<a href="http://www.planeta.com/planeta/99/0299bookgaviotas.html">review</a>, <a href="http://www.amazon.com/o/asin/1890132284/nisto/ref=nosim">Amazon listing</a>, <a href="http://www.motherjones.com/news/feature/1998/03/weisman.html" title="Nothing Wasted, Everything Gained">an article in Mother Jones by Weisman</a>).</li><li><i>Dispatches From a Colombian Utopia</i> by Kate Willson:<ul><li>"<a href="http://slate.msn.com/id/2097282/entry/0/">Gaviotas: In a War Zone, but Not at War</a>".</li><li>"<a href="http://slate.msn.com/id/2097282/entry/2097283/">An Ecologically Sound Paradise in the Middle of a War Zone</a>".</li></ul></li><li>New Internationalist: "<a href="http://www.newint.org/issue357/time.htm">Time for Utopia</a>.</li><li><a href="http://mingo.info-science.uiowa.edu/~winter/">Gaviotas home page at University of Iowa</a>.</li><li><i><a href="http://www.pcdf.org/meadows/living_on_sun.htm">Living on Sun, Water, Wind, Grass, and Community</a></i>.</li><li><a href="http://www.metafilter.com/mefi/32525">Gaviotas article on MetaFilter</a>.</li></ul><span class="seenon">Seen at Boing Boing: <a href="http://www.boingboing.net/2005/07/12/water_pump_driven_by.html">Water pump driven by kids' roundabout</a>.</span><br /><span class="tags"><a rel="tag" href="http://www.technorati.com/tag/eco-village">eco-village</a>, <a rel="tag" href="http://www.technorati.com/tag/intentionalcommunity">intentional community</a>, <a rel="tag" href="http://www.technorati.com/tag/community">community</a>, <a rel="tag" href="http://www.technorati.com/tag/environment">environment</a>, <a rel="tag" href="http://www.technorati.com/tag/ecology">ecology</a>, <a rel="tag" href="http://www.technorati.com/tag/Colombia">Colombia</a>, <a rel="tag" href="http://www.technorati.com/tag/Gaviotas">Gaviotas</a>, <a rel="tag" href="http://www.technorati.com/tag/windpower">wind power</a>, <a rel="tag" href="http://www.technorati.com/tag/windmill">windmill</a>, <a rel="tag" href="http://www.technorati.com/tag/rainforest">rainforest</a>, <a rel="tag" href="http://www.technorati.com/tag/energy">energy</a>, <a rel="tag" href="http://www.technorati.com/tag/consensus">consensus</a>.</span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15166717144986256697noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10649164.post-1121191995380826842005-07-12T12:13:00.000-06:002005-07-12T12:42:45.186-06:00Gaviotas Eco-Village in Columbia<a href="http://www.friendsofgaviotas.org/about.htm">Gaviotas</a> is an amazing-sounding <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ecovillage">eco-village</a> in <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colombia">Colombia</a>. According to <a href="http://www.backspace.com/notes/2003/08/09/x.html">an article on Social Design Notes</a>, they have achieved energy self-sufficiency and no net greenhouse gasses (due, in part, to their massive reforestation efforts - over 1.5 million trees planted).<br /><br />See also:<ul><li><a href="en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaviotas">Gaviotas</a> on Wikipedia.</li><li><a href="http://www.chelseagreen.com/2004/items/gaviotas"><i>Gaviotas: A Village to Reinvent the World</i></a> - a 1998 book by Alan Weisman (<a href="http://www.planeta.com/planeta/99/0299bookgaviotas.html">review</a>, <a href="http://www.amazon.com/o/asin/1890132284/nisto/ref=nosim">Amazon listing</a>, <a href="http://www.motherjones.com/news/feature/1998/03/weisman.html" title="Nothing Wasted, Everything Gained">an article in Mother Jones by Weisman</a>).</li><li><i>Dispatches From a Colombian Utopia</i>, by Kate Willson:<ul><li>"<a href="http://slate.msn.com/id/2097282/entry/0/">Gaviotas: In a War Zone, but Not at War</a>".</li><li>"<a href="http://slate.msn.com/id/2097282/entry/2097283/">An Ecologically Sound Paradise in the Middle of a War Zone</a>".</li></ul></li><li>New Internationalist: "<a href="http://www.newint.org/issue357/time.htm">Time for Utopia</a>".</li><li><a href="http://mingo.info-science.uiowa.edu/~winter/">Gaviotas home page at University of Iowa</a>.</li><li><i><a href="http://www.pcdf.org/meadows/living_on_sun.htm">Living on Sun, Water, Wind, Grass, and Community</a></i>.</li><li><a href="http://www.metafilter.com/mefi/32525">Gaviotas article on MetaFilter</a>.</li></ul><span class="seenon">Seen at Boing Boing: <a href="http://www.boingboing.net/2005/07/12/water_pump_driven_by.html">Water pump driven by kids' roundabout</a>.</span><br /><span class="tags"><a rel="tag" href="http://www.technorati.com/tag/eco-village">eco-village</a>, <a rel="tag" href="http://www.technorati.com/tag/intentionalcommunity">intentional community</a>, <a rel="tag" href="http://www.technorati.com/tag/community">community</a>, <a rel="tag" href="http://www.technorati.com/tag/environment">environment</a>, <a rel="tag" href="http://www.technorati.com/tag/ecology">ecology</a>, <a rel="tag" href="http://www.technorati.com/tag/Colombia">Colombia</a>, <a rel="tag" href="http://www.technorati.com/tag/Gaviotas">Gaviotas</a>, <a rel="tag" href="http://www.technorati.com/tag/windpower">wind power</a>, <a rel="tag" href="http://www.technorati.com/tag/windmill">windmill</a>, <a rel="tag" href="http://www.technorati.com/tag/rainforest">rainforest</a>, <a rel="tag" href="http://www.technorati.com/tag/energy">energy</a>, <a rel="tag" href="http://www.technorati.com/tag/consensus">consensus</a>.</span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15166717144986256697noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10649164.post-1119542315354906252005-06-23T09:58:00.000-06:002005-06-23T21:56:57.513-06:00Organic Art Action - Saturday, June 25This Saturday (June 25, 1-3pm), we're having an <a href="http://adbusters.meetup.com/16/events/4720125/">Organic Art Action</a>.<br /><br />We'll be gathering to collectively create public art using found natural elements (e.g., twigs, leaves, 'weeds', rocks, etc.).<br /><br />Meet at <a href="http://www.mapquest.com/maps/map.adp?country=ca&zipcode=T2P4X2" title="Map to location very near where we're meeting">Eau Claire Plaza (map is approximate)</a>, near the Prince's Island Park pedestrian bridge. We'll go west along the river pathway (on the downtown side of the river, in the direction of the 10 Street bridge), creating organic art along the way. If you're late, just walk the path along the river until you find us.<br /><br />You can download and print <a href="http://www.grantneufeld.ca/file/grant/OrganicArtPoster.pdf" type="application/pdf">a PDF poster of this info</a> (about 1MB file size) to promote the event.<br /><br />Some inspiration: <a href="http://calgaryjammers.blogspot.com/2005/06/andy-goldsworthy.html">Chelsea's post on Andy Goldsworthy's art</a>.<br /><br /><span class="tags"><a rel="tag" href="http://www.technorati.com/tags/organicart">organic art</a>, <a rel="tag" href="http://www.technorati.com/tags/CalgaryJammers">CalgaryJammers</a>.</span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15166717144986256697noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10649164.post-1116884941321560492005-05-23T15:49:00.000-06:002005-05-23T15:59:57.973-06:00Video Screening: The Corporation<a href="http://www.thecorporation.com/debate/" title="The Corporation DVD House Party"><img src="http://www.thecorporation.com/assets/house3.gif" alt="[The Corporation]" width="130" height="180" align="right" /></a> At this coming Saturday's meet, we'll be watching the excellent documentary <i><b><a href="http://www.thecorporation.com/">The Corporation</a></b></i>.<br /><br />Come for the movie, stay for the discussion.<br /><br /><b>Saturday, May 28, 2005 - 1-3pm</b>(ish)<br />@ the <a href="http://www.arusha.org/">Arusha Centre</a> (106, 223 - 12 Avenue SW)<br /><br />Space is limited, so <a href="http://adbusters.meetup.com/16/events/4684068/">RSVP to ensure your spot</a>.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15166717144986256697noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10649164.post-1114968776698124472005-05-01T11:12:00.000-06:002005-05-01T11:57:32.826-06:00TV Turnoff Week in Calgary<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/grantneufeld/11792856/" title="TV Person"><img src="http://photos11.flickr.com/11792856_4c5fd021a2_t.jpg" alt="[TV Person]" width="100" height="97" class="photo" align="right" /></a> <a href="" title="TV Turnoff Week in Calgary"><img src="http://photos9.flickr.com/11793634_ce72463b07_t.jpg" alt="[TV Turnoff Week in Calgary]" width="100" height="71" class="photo" align="left" /></a> On April 30, 2005, we did some fun street theatre at Tompkins Park (17 Ave SW) for <a href="http://www.adbusters.org/metas/psycho/tvturnoff/">TV Turnoff Week</a>.<br /><br />The first was putting television on trial.<br /><br />We also lined up along the sidewalk, with our mock-tvs, to admonish passers by to "Obey," "Consume," "Trust Your Televsion," etc.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/grantneufeld/11792994/" title="Smashed TV"><img src="http://photos7.flickr.com/11792994_ffaaee87fa_t.jpg" alt="[Smashed TV]" width="82" height="100" class="photo" align="left" /></a> A local book store showed up with a table to give away free books. They had a sign reading "Kill Your Television." They also brought a smashed television with bloodied baseball-bat.<br /><br />See our <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/tags/tvturnoffcalgary/">TV Turnoff Photos</a> for more pictures.<br /><br /><span class="tags"><a rel="tag" href="http://www.technorati.com/tags/tvturnoff">tvturnoff</a>, <a rel="tag" href="http://www.technorati.com/tags/tvturnoffweek">tvturnoffweek</a>, <a rel="tag" href="http://www.technorati.com/tags/tvturnoffcalgary">tvturnoffcalgary</a>, <a rel="tag" href="http://www.technorati.com/tags/television">television</a>, <a rel="tag" href="http://www.technorati.com/tags/tv">tv</a>, <a rel="tag" href="http://www.technorati.com/tags/Adbusters">Adbusters</a>, <a rel="tag" href="http://www.technorati.com/tags/Calgary">Calgary</a>, <a rel="tag" href="http://www.technorati.com/tags/tvperson">tvperson</a>, <a rel="tag" href="http://www.technorati.com/tags/protest">protest</a>, <a rel="tag" href="http://www.technorati.com/tags/streettheatre">streettheatre</a>, <a rel="tag" href="http://www.technorati.com/tags/CalgaryJammers">CalgaryJammers</a>.</span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15166717144986256697noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10649164.post-1112736166906692352005-04-05T15:09:00.000-06:002005-04-05T15:22:46.906-06:00Millennium Ecosystem Assessment"The Millennium Ecosystem Assessment was called for by United Nations Secretary- General Kofi Annan in 2000. The objective of the MA was to assess the consequences of ecosystem change for human well-being and to establish the scientific basis for actions needed to enhance the conservation and sustainable use of ecosystems and their contributions to human well-being."<br /><br />This website has the full 219 page report <br /><a href="http://www.millenniumassessment.org/en/Products.Synthesis.aspx">http://www.millenniumassessment.org/en/Products.Synthesis.aspx</a><br /><br />There is a summary of the report on this website along with some other information<br /><a href="http://www.unmillenniumproject.org/index.htm">http://www.unmillenniumproject.org/index.htm</a>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10649164.post-1112734147614923972005-04-05T14:47:00.000-06:002005-04-05T14:49:07.616-06:00Peace PostersHere are two websites that have some really creative posters/images.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.anotherposterforpeace.org/">http://www.anotherposterforpeace.org/</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.anti-war.us/gallery/index.php">http://www.anti-war.us/gallery/index.php</a>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10649164.post-1112411408045774092005-04-01T20:08:00.000-07:002005-04-01T20:10:08.046-07:00What happened at Fossil Fools Day in Calgary: Jumpstart Ford Protest<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/grantneufeld/8151383/" title="Fossil Fools Day in Calgary: Ford Protest"><img src="http://photos4.flickr.com/8151383_3e1fbec0ec_t.jpg" alt="[photo of Fossil Fools Day protest in Calgary]" width="100" height="75" class="photo" align="right" /></a> We had a really good protest today in honour of <a href="http://calgaryjammers.blogspot.com/2005/03/fossil-fools-day-jumpstart-ford.html">Fossil Fools Day</a> (part of the <a href="http://www.jumpstartford.com/">Jumpstart Ford Campaign</a>).<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/grantneufeld/8151341/" title="Fossil Fools Day in Calgary: Jennifer"><img src="http://photos8.flickr.com/8151341_086e1e73b4_t.jpg" alt="[photo of organizer, Jennifer, at Fossil Fools Day protest]]" width="100" height="75" class="photo" align="left" /></a> About 17 people showed up at 5pm outside the Woodridge Ford Lincoln dealership in the south part of town to bring attention to Ford's abysmal environmental record. Since there was only a core group of about 6 people who worked on putting the event together here, we were quite pleased with the turnout. (The weather was pretty nice, too, until just before the end when it started to rapidly cool off.)<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/grantneufeld/8151355/" title="Fossil Fools Day in Calgary: Victory"><img src="http://photos4.flickr.com/8151355_afc0828f90_t.jpg" alt="[photo of protestors and hybrid vehicle]" width="100" height="75" class="photo" align="right" /></a> We had a nice little success story, too. Earlier in the day, the dealer (who had been told about the protest in advance) switched out the big gas-guzzling trucks that were in the most prominent display and put hybrid vehicles in their place (which they had to bring in from another dealership). So, for at least a little while, there was more emphasis on more fuel-efficient vehicles.<ul><li><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/tags/fossilfools/">Fossil Fools Protest Photos on Flickr</a>.</li></ul><span class="tags"><a rel="tag" href="http://www.technorati.com/tag/JumpstartFord">JumpstartFord</a>, <a rel="tag" href="http://www.technorati.com/tag/FossilFoolsDay">FossilFoolsDay</a>, <a rel="tag" href="http://www.technorati.com/tag/FossilFools">FossilFools</a>, <a rel="tag" href="http://www.technorati.com/tag/Ford">Ford</a>, <a rel="tag" href="http://www.technorati.com/tag/protest">protest</a>, <a rel="tag" href="http://www.technorati.com/tag/Calgary">Calgary</a>, <a rel="tag" href="http://www.technorati.com/tag/Alberta">Alberta</a>, <a rel="tag" href="http://www.technorati.com/tag/CalgaryJammers">CalgaryJammers</a>, <a rel="tag" href="http://www.technorati.com/tag/pollution">pollution</a>, <a rel="tag" href="http://www.technorati.com/tag/AddictedToOil">AddictedToOil</a>.</span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15166717144986256697noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10649164.post-1112308793563042992005-03-31T15:28:00.000-07:002005-03-31T15:43:57.936-07:00Fossil Fools Day - Jumpstart Ford Campaign<img src="http://www.jumpstartford.com/images/index_right_03.gif" alt=" " width="244" height="122" class="icon" align="left" />The <a href="http://www.jumpstartford.com/">Jumpstart Ford Campaign</a> is sponsoring <a href="http://www.jumpstartford.com/action/">Fossil Fools Day</a> to target Ford for it's terrible environmental record.<br /><br />Here in Calgary, we'll be protesting on <a href="http://adbusters.meetup.com/16/events/4444009/" title="Calgary Fossil Fools Day Protest"><b>Friday, April 1, 5-6pm</b></a>, outside the Woodridge Ford Lincoln Ltd. Dealership (<b>7337 Macleod Trail S.</b> - a little north of the Heritage LRT station).<br /><br />We've issued a <a href="http://www.grantneufeld.ca/file/grant/mediaadvisory-fossilfools.pdf" type="application/pdf"><img src="http://www.wayground.ca/img/pdf.gif" alt="[PDF]" width="15" height="16" class="icon" /> Calgary Fossil Fools Day Press Release</a>.<br /><span class="tags"><a rel="tag" href="http://www.technorati.com/tag/FossilFools"> FossilFools </a>, <a rel="tag" href="http://www.technorati.com/tag/Ford">Ford</a>, <a rel="tag" href="http://www.technorati.com/tag/JumpstartFord">JumpstartFord</a>, <a rel="tag" href="http://www.technorati.com/tag/protest">protest</a>, <a rel="tag" href="http://www.technorati.com/tag/CalgaryJammers">CalgaryJammers</a>.</span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15166717144986256697noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10649164.post-1110512624537116452005-03-10T20:38:00.000-07:002005-03-10T20:43:44.540-07:00FFWD: Calgary and area activist guide 2005This week's issue of <a href="http://www.ffwdweekly.com/">FFWD Weekly</a> features a <a href="http://www.ffwdweekly.com/Issues/2005/0310/guide7.htm" title="Calgary and area activist guide 2005">list of activist groups and projects in the Calgary area</a>.<br /><br />For some reason, they ended up listing us twice (once under Calgary Culturejammers and once under the Adbusters Meetup).<br /><br /><span class="tags"><a rel="tag" href="http://www.technorati.com/tag/activist">activist</a>, <a rel="tag" href="http://www.technorati.com/tag/FFWD">FFWD</a>, <a rel="tag" href="http://www.technorati.com/tag/CalgaryJammers">CalgaryJammers</a>.</span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15166717144986256697noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10649164.post-1108661695303583332005-02-17T10:22:00.000-07:002005-02-17T10:34:55.310-07:00Alberta Social ForumWe're scheduled to host a session at the <a href="http://www.albertasocialforum.ca/">Alberta Social Forum</a>.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.albertasocialforum.ca/session/2/46.html">Culture-jamming</a><br /><b>Saturday, February 26, 2005</b><br />1:30pm - 3:00pm<br />Location: ST 130 (Science Theatres Building, <a href="http://www.ucalgary.ca/map/">University of Calgary (map)</a>.<br /><br />While admission is free, people are being encouraged to <a href="http://www.albertasocialforum.ca/participate/register.html">register in advance</a>.<br /><br />There's an excellent range of other <a href="http://www.albertasocialforum.ca/session/">sessions being offered at the Forum</a>, with space also being provided to add sessions on the fly as people make interesting connections during the Forum.<br /><span class="tags"><a rel="tag" href="http://www.technorati.com/tag/AlbertaSocialForum">AlbertaSocialForum</a>, <a rel="tag" href="http://www.technorati.com/tag/ASF">ASF</a>, <a rel="tag" href="http://www.technorati.com/tag/WSF">WSF</a>, <a rel="tag" href="http://www.technorati.com/tag/SocialForum">SocialForum</a>, <a rel="tag" href="http://www.technorati.com/tag/Alberta">Alberta</a>, <a rel="tag" href="http://www.technorati.com/tag/activism">activism</a>, <a rel="tag" href="http://www.technorati.com/tag/conference">conference</a>, <a rel="tag" href="http://www.technorati.com/tag/community">community</a>, <a rel="tag" href="http://www.technorati.com/tag/forum">forum</a>, <a rel="tag" href="http://www.technorati.com/tag/event">event</a>, <a rel="tag" href="http://www.technorati.com/tag/Adbusters">Adbusters</a>, <a rel="tag" href="http://www.technorati.com/tag/culturejamming">culturejamming</a>, <a rel="tag" href="http://www.technorati.com/tag/calgaryjammers">calgaryjammers</a>.</span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15166717144986256697noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10649164.post-1108289419862893812005-02-13T02:49:00.000-07:002005-02-13T03:14:19.433-07:00Books by bell hooksbell hooks is an African-American feminist writer, educator and theorist. Some of my favorites among her excellent works include:<br /><br /><img src="https://syndetics.com/index.aspx?type=xw12&isbn=0896082210/SC.GIF&client=calgp" alt=" " width="57" height="94" align="left" /><b><a href="https://catalogue.calgarypubliclibrary.com/ipac20/ipac.jsp?uri=full=3100001~!347055~!19">Feminist Theory: From Margin to Center</a></b> <small>(descriptive <a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0896086135/nisto">Amazon entry on hooks' Feminist Theory</a>)</small> which is a great book for exploring feminism and other aspects of movements challenging the various modes of oppression. I would put this on my list of 5 most essential activist books.<br /><br /><img src="https://syndetics.com/index.aspx?type=xw12&isbn=0743456076/SC.GIF&client=calgp" alt=" " width="61" height="94" align="right" />At Saturday's meet, I mentioned <b><a href="https://catalogue.calgarypubliclibrary.com/ipac20/ipac.jsp?uri=full=3100001~!1062870~!2">The will to change: men, masculinity, and love</a></b> <small>(descriptive <a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0743456076/nisto">Amazon entry on hooks' Will to Change</a>)</small>. I strongly recommend it, especially for men (although women will find it interesting too). The book addresses a lot about the divide that patriarchy creates between men and health emotions, including love. It's identifies some excellent reasons why it is in the best interests of men to challenge (and hopefully contribute to the eradication of) patriarchy.<br /><span class="tags"><a rel="tag" href="http://www.technorati.com/tag/book">book</a>, <a rel="tag" href="http://www.technorati.com/tag/bellhooks">bellhooks</a>, <a rel="tag" href="http://www.technorati.com/tag/feminist">feminist</a>, <a rel="tag" href="http://www.technorati.com/tag/feminism">feminism</a>, <a rel="tag" href="http://www.technorati.com/tag/patriarchy">patriarchy</a>, <a rel="tag" href="http://www.technorati.com/tag/masculinity">masculinity</a>, <a rel="tag" href="http://www.technorati.com/tag/love">love</a>, <a rel="tag" href="http://www.technorati.com/tag/africanamerican">AfricanAmerican</a>.</span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15166717144986256697noreply@blogger.com0