http://sudbury.mediacoop.ca/old/taxonomy/term/9043/0 en http://sudbury.mediacoop.ca/story/growing-food-cultivating-community/17271 <div class="field field-type-filefield field-field-image"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <img src="http://sudbury.mediacoop.ca/sites/mediacoop.ca/files2/mc/imagecache/page450/larson_food_1.jpg" alt="" title="Glenda Forward is the membership coordinator of the St. Anne Road Community Garden. (Photo by Larson Heinonen)" width="450" height="300" class="imagecache imagecache-page450 imagecache-default imagecache-page450_default"/> </div> <div class="field-item even"> <img src="http://sudbury.mediacoop.ca/sites/mediacoop.ca/files2/mc/imagecache/page450/larson_food_2.jpg" alt="" title="“We recognize that it is important to hear all perspectives and understand that we can learn and grow through our relationships.” (Photo by Larson Heinonen)" width="450" height="300" class="imagecache imagecache-page450 imagecache-default imagecache-page450_default"/> </div> <div class="field-item odd"> <img src="http://sudbury.mediacoop.ca/sites/mediacoop.ca/files2/mc/imagecache/page450/larson_food_3.jpg" alt="" title="Community gardens embrace an understanding that having access to basic healthy food is a human right. (Photo by Larson Heinonen)" width="450" height="300" class="imagecache imagecache-page450 imagecache-default imagecache-page450_default"/> </div> <div class="field-item even"> <img src="http://sudbury.mediacoop.ca/sites/mediacoop.ca/files2/mc/imagecache/page450/larson_food_4.jpg" alt="" title="There is a concern about the fact that only a small portion of society can access good food. For those who are marginalized or living on social assistance, accessing healthy food is near impossible. (Photo by Larson Heinonen)" width="450" height="300" class="imagecache imagecache-page450 imagecache-default imagecache-page450_default"/> </div> <div class="field-item odd"> <img src="http://sudbury.mediacoop.ca/sites/mediacoop.ca/files2/mc/imagecache/page450/larson_food_5.jpg" alt="" title="“Sharing the food is one of the best ways to connect with people and the community. Food is such a grounding way to get to know each other.” (Photo by Larson Heinonen)" width="450" height="300" class="imagecache imagecache-page450 imagecache-default imagecache-page450_default"/> </div> <div class="field-item even"> <img src="http://sudbury.mediacoop.ca/sites/mediacoop.ca/files2/mc/imagecache/page450/larson_food_6.jpg" alt="" title="“We can choose to eat differently and buy differently.” (Photo by Larson Heinonen)" width="450" height="300" class="imagecache imagecache-page450 imagecache-default imagecache-page450_default"/> </div> <div class="field-item odd"> <img src="http://sudbury.mediacoop.ca/sites/mediacoop.ca/files2/mc/imagecache/page450/larson_food_7.jpg" alt="" title="“You can take and hour and garden and your thoughts will just roll and flow away, it’s so relaxing and magical. We hear it all the time from our members, it is great energy.” (Photo by Larson Heinonen)" width="450" height="300" class="imagecache imagecache-page450 imagecache-default imagecache-page450_default"/> </div> <div class="field-item even"> <img src="http://sudbury.mediacoop.ca/sites/mediacoop.ca/files2/mc/imagecache/page450/larson_food_8.jpg" alt="" title="“All are welcome! It’s a lovely haven, especially downtown where there is not a lot of green space” (Photo by Larson Heinonen)" width="450" height="300" class="imagecache imagecache-page450 imagecache-default imagecache-page450_default"/> </div> <div class="field-item odd"> <img src="http://sudbury.mediacoop.ca/sites/mediacoop.ca/files2/mc/imagecache/page450/larson_food_9.jpg" alt="" title="“We need you to respect that it is our garden and we would really appreciate to have the opportunity to use that food and share it the way we want to share it. We just ask for respect.” (Photo by Larson Heinonen)" width="450" height="300" class="imagecache imagecache-page450 imagecache-default imagecache-page450_default"/> </div> <div class="field-item even"> <img src="http://sudbury.mediacoop.ca/sites/mediacoop.ca/files2/mc/imagecache/page450/larson_food_10.jpg" alt="" title="“We believe that gardening in this way is a form of social activism. When you make the choice to garden and buy local, you are making a choice to not depend on mass suppliers of food. That is social activism.” (Photo by Larson Heinonen)" width="450" height="300" class="imagecache imagecache-page450 imagecache-default imagecache-page450_default"/> </div> </div> </div> <p>Spring is in the air. The sun is shining and the scent of new earth and awakened lakes sweeps through the wind, bringing a promise of renewal and growth. In this spirit of planting new seeds, I met with Glenda Forward, the membership coordinator of the St.</p> <p><a href="http://sudbury.mediacoop.ca/story/growing-food-cultivating-community/17271" target="_blank">read more</a></p> http://sudbury.mediacoop.ca/story/growing-food-cultivating-community/17271#comments Lara Longo Environment Food community Food Politics sudbury Wed, 24 Apr 2013 00:04:48 +0000 grassrootssudburymedia 17271 at http://sudbury.mediacoop.ca http://sudbury.mediacoop.ca/story/solidarity-antidote-austerity/17155 <div class="field field-type-filefield field-field-image"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <img src="http://sudbury.mediacoop.ca/sites/mediacoop.ca/files2/mc/imagecache/page450/larson_sas_1.jpg" alt="" title="Sudbury Coalition Against Poverty activist Gary Kinsman: &quot;Solidarity is the antidote to austerity.&quot; (Photo by Larson Heinonen)" width="450" height="300" class="imagecache imagecache-page450 imagecache-default imagecache-page450_default"/> </div> <div class="field-item even"> <img src="http://sudbury.mediacoop.ca/sites/mediacoop.ca/files2/mc/imagecache/page450/larson_sas_2.jpg" alt="" title="Sudbury Coalition Against Poverty activist Christy Knockleby: &quot;We cannot cut back on services and supports on the poor and expect to have the economy booming because of that.&quot; (Photo by Larson Heinonen)" width="450" height="300" class="imagecache imagecache-page450 imagecache-default imagecache-page450_default"/> </div> <div class="field-item odd"> <img src="http://sudbury.mediacoop.ca/sites/mediacoop.ca/files2/mc/imagecache/page450/larson_sas_3.jpg" alt="" title="Demonstrators gathering in Memorial Park in downtown Sudbury for last Friday&#039;s Solidarity Against Austerity rally and march. (Photo by Larson Heinonen)" width="450" height="300" class="imagecache imagecache-page450 imagecache-default imagecache-page450_default"/> </div> <div class="field-item even"> <img src="http://sudbury.mediacoop.ca/sites/mediacoop.ca/files2/mc/imagecache/page450/larson_sas_4.jpg" alt="" title="Sudbury Coalition Against Poverty activist Clarissa Lassaline: &quot;It is very important for as many groups and organizations to get together and let the government know that we do not want the constant shrinking of resources for people living in poverty&quot; (Photo by Larson Heinonen)" width="450" height="300" class="imagecache imagecache-page450 imagecache-default imagecache-page450_default"/> </div> <div class="field-item odd"> <img src="http://sudbury.mediacoop.ca/sites/mediacoop.ca/files2/mc/imagecache/page450/larson_sas_5.jpg" alt="" title="Demonstrators at last Friday&#039;s Solidarity Against Austerity action in Sudbury. (Photo by Larson Heinonen)" width="450" height="300" class="imagecache imagecache-page450 imagecache-default imagecache-page450_default"/> </div> <div class="field-item even"> <img src="http://sudbury.mediacoop.ca/sites/mediacoop.ca/files2/mc/imagecache/page450/larson_sas_6.jpg" alt="" title="Demonstrators at the Solidarity Against Austerity action in Sudbury delivering an anti-austerity message in front of Liberal MPP Rick Bartolucci&#039;s office. (Photo by Larson Heinonen)" width="226" height="151" class="imagecache imagecache-page450 imagecache-default imagecache-page450_default"/> </div> </div> </div> <p>&ldquo;Solidarity is the antidote to austerity&rdquo; &ndash; said Sudbury Collation Against Poverty (SCAP) member Gary Kinsmen over a megaphone to a crowd of 75-90 community members who gathered at Memorial Park on April 12th to show their support against provincial austerity measures.</p> <p><a href="http://sudbury.mediacoop.ca/story/solidarity-antidote-austerity/17155" target="_blank">read more</a></p> http://sudbury.mediacoop.ca/story/solidarity-antidote-austerity/17155#comments Lara Longo Labour Poverty anti-poverty Austerity S-CAP Sudbury Coalition Against Poverty sudbury Tue, 16 Apr 2013 14:06:30 +0000 grassrootssudburymedia 17155 at http://sudbury.mediacoop.ca