Food

Sit-in targets Chair of Human Rights Subcommittee for ignoring Canadian mining abuses

Sakura Saunders — Fri, 26 May 2017 17:16:26 +0000

As the United Nations Working Group on Business and Human Rights begins its country visit of Canada, Human rights activists staged a sit-in today at

GroundWire | September 12, 2016

GroundWire Production — Mon, 12 Sep 2016 22:39:26 +0000

Toronto Pride TownHall and Cleansing our waters: Indigenous resistance to fish farms

This week GroundWire is produced at CILU FM, on Fort William First Nation’s Annishinabe Traditional Territory, part of the Robinson-S

Harvesting Freedom Caravan headed to Ottawa

UnusualSources — Fri, 09 Sep 2016 16:46:41 +0000

Event in Hamilton on September 23rd

Unusual Sources continues our coverage of the poor conditions faced by Ontario's thousands of foreign migrant workers.

The Petronas Project and the LNG Pipe Dream

Ashley Zarbatany — Wed, 30 Mar 2016 05:49:16 +0000

Common sense suggests that any project which would devastate one of the largest and most fragile salmon estuaries in the world is short-sighted and ill-advised. However, the proposed Pacific Northwest Liquefied Natural Gas (PNW LNG) terminal would do just that. Instead of facing condemnation, it's being touted by the B.C.

Ontario's Exploited Migrant Farm Workers

UnusualSources — Fri, 25 Jul 2014 01:10:20 +0000

Unusual Sources interviews Stan Raper from the Union of Food and Commercial Workers. Stan describes the conditions faced by migrant agricultural workers in Ontario. Each year, Ontario's fruit and vegetable farms use thousands of migrant workers from Mexico and the Caribbean.

Toronto Trying to Get the Bees Back

Gwalgen Dent — Mon, 07 Jul 2014 21:08:49 +0000

Toronto Island's New 'Pollination Station' Seeks to Attract Pollinators, Educate Children

The City of Toronto unveiled a unique new family attraction last Friday, July 4th, in a public ceremony at Franklin's Children's Garden in Toronto Island Park.

Coffee Industry Fails Farmers

mfirl2014 — Tue, 13 May 2014 18:47:25 +0000

Amidst the leaf rust Roya crisis, co-operatives and organic farming shine a light

MONTREAL—I begin each day with my usual routine: enjoying a morning cup of organic fair trade coffee and wondering how millions of small-scale coffee farmers across Latin America are getting through the current leaf rust crisis—or "Roya" as it’s called in Spanish.

Blacklisting Migrant Workers

valcroft — Tue, 06 May 2014 16:53:47 +0000

Guatemalans speaking out against abuse expelled from temporary foreign worker program

GUATEMALA CITY—When Jose Sicajau left his community in Guatemala to participate in Canada’s Temporary Foreign Worker Program, he hoped to make enough money doing seasonal agriculture work to be able to provide for his family back home.

Five Pillars of Food Safety

docupeter1 — Fri, 18 Apr 2014 17:39:27 +0000

If you missed the 3 events GMO FREE WINDSOR ESSEX held on the "5 Pillars of Food Safety in January" here is a short documentary highlighting the events. Special thanks to Dr.

A Hothouse of Food Activism

Gwalgen Dent — Mon, 24 Mar 2014 17:19:48 +0000

Windsor Activists Tackle Food Safety and Sovereignty

In late January, on a bitterly cold winter weekend, food activist group GMO-Free Windsor-Essex hosted three successive information nights on food safety and food sovereignty. Judging by the impressive turnout at all three events, it’s clear the food sovereignty revolution is smouldering in Windsor-Essex.

Cinema Politica UofT Screening: "Edible City"

University of Toronto Graduate Students' Union — Wed, 09 Oct 2013 18:19:43 +0000

Thu Oct 17

city:

Toronto

Venue:

First Nations House

Address:

3rd Floor, 563 Spadina Ave

Cost:

FREE!

organizer contact:

external@utgsu.ca

Space Accessibiity:

|| FREE || wheelchair accessible space || snacks provided || films will be captioned || address any other accessibility needs to external@utgsu.ca

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Link:

http://www.cinemapolitica.org/screening/uoft/edible-city

"Edible City" is a fun, fast-paced, feature-length documentary journey through the local Good Food movement that’s taking root in the San Francisco Bay Area, across the nation and around the world.

Grassy Narrows supporters parade to Premiere Wynne's house

fifthbusiness — Mon, 26 Aug 2013 02:11:44 +0000

Grassy Narrows Indigenous Nation supporters, including a marching band, paraded to Premier Wynne's house on Sunday, August 25th. Their banners read "You wouldn't live with mercury in your home, why must Grassy Narrows?" “The government has taken away our forests and given us back disease and sickness and death,” said Judy Da Silva, a Grassy Narrows Clan Mother.

Interview with Amanda Lickers on decolonization and opposition to Line 9

Média Recherche Action — Thu, 11 Jul 2013 04:20:45 +0000

Amanda Lickers is an anarchaqueer Onkwehon:we cis-woman. She belongs to the Turtle Clan of the Onondowaga nation, part of the Haudenosaunee Confederacy. Focusing on combating ecocide, hating the police, and harvesting medicines, Amanda hopes to work towards dismantling all systems of oppression, slashing at their social, cultural and material infrastructures.

Rising Up to Feed the Homeless

Wed, 10 Jul 2013 20:59:32 +0000

Reaching Intelligent Souls Everywhere - RISE is a youth-led, youth-organized group that aims to "empower and enrich souls with poetry, music, songs and words of wisdom". Their Feed the Homeless initiative aims to engage youth in community organizing activities with people throughout Toronto who currently have a precarious housing situation.

Mayday Toronto 2013

Megan Kinch — Wed, 01 May 2013 17:09:15 +0000

Watch this page for Live Updates from the Scene

Update 10:15pm Annnnnnd, that's a wrap folks! Protesters are dispersing among chants of "Solidarity Forever". Special thanks to TMC's media team who were a force to be reckoned with on Twitter and the streets today. Stay tuned for video coverage from TMC folks and check out other coverage from @BasicsCNS! Good night!