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Velcrow Ripper

In the wake of Cancun

| December 15, 2010

Corporate accountability and protecting human rights

| March 19, 2012
Steffanie Pinch

Activist Toolkit weekly roundup: Food security, locavores, good food boxes

| March 15, 2012

Restorative justice for activists

words associated with restorative justice

This trainer's guide from Chilliwack Restorative Justice and Youth Diversion Association goes through three different workshop outlines: the basics of communication, the basics of facilitation and troubleshooting restorative justice. Restorative justice means that the person who committed a crime can be held accountable by their victims in a safe and supportive environment with a trained facilitator.

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Eat for Tibet!

Feb 26 2012 - 11:00am
Feb 26 2012 - 4:00pm

Location

Parkdale Queen Street West
Queen Street West Between Queen St W & Callender and Queen St W & Jameson
Toronto, ON
Canada
Phone: 6476371810
43° 38' 25.9116" N, 79° 26' 32.1324" W

All Tibetan restaurants in the Parkdale Neighbourhood will be offering the best of their dishes to hungry patrons and helping fund Students for a Free Tibet Canada. The annual event is called ‘Eat for Tibet’, and patrons can have a full belly and clear conscience knowing that their patronage directly helps fund the preeminent grassroots youth organization dedicated to campaigning for human rights and freedom in Tibet.

Contact name: 
Urgyen Badheytsang
Steffanie Pinch

Activist Toolkit weekly roundup: Starting a co-op, SmartMemes, decolonizing workshop, going viral

| February 16, 2012

Compost at home

everyone is working for that sweet end goal

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ry little bit helps when it comes to cutting down on waste and living in more sustainable ways. Composting is a good place to start. Each year Canadians toss tons of food that could have been composted into landfills. Composting is good for your plants, the earth and allows you get more out of your food. Even apartment dwellers can compost! This guide will cover:

 

Finding a containing

How to assemble

Dos and Don'ts

What next

Tips

 

Contain yourself

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Coalition building

The cycle of coalition work

Forming coalitions is an essential part of activist organizing. They are the glue that holds many communities together. Whether a group of individuals or multiple organizations, non-profits or campaigns, coalitions allow for diversity, creativity and generally work as an effective way to take on a cause. This guide will cover:

What is a coalition?

Advantages

How to get started?

How to maintain

 

What are they?

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Radical Montreal December Clothing Swap

Dec 17 2011 - 1:00am
Dec 17 2011 - 2:30am

Location

Studio Sundari
6264 St. Hubert
QC
Canada
46° 48' 55.2744" N, 71° 18' 8.5032" W

It's time for another Clothing Swap!


Bring your unwanted clothing, shoes, & accessories (in good condition, no holes, rips, or stains please) that you would like to exchange, and we'll put all the stuff together in a giant heap of goodness for everyone to swap!

 

This Swap will be held in a large loft, so there will be no maximum to participants. The address is available now, so come one, come all! Invite your friends! Get a new winter wardrobe!
Changerooms available.


Items left over at the end of the swap will be donated to charity.

 

Redeye

Making decisions in a general assembly

October 18, 2011
| Occupy Wall Street has used a general assembly to make decisions since the occupation began. Manuel Schulte was at the first general assembly to plan Occupy Vancouver.

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