Yesterday was Thursday so I picked up the latest copy of Uptown magazine to see what's going on for the weekend. I find 3 movies I'd like to see and what else.... a play called A Christmas Karl at churches around town about "commercialism, compassion and fruitcake". The 4 person production is written, produced and acted in by Aiden Enns, co-founder of Buy Nothing Christmas. It's by donation. So I think I'll go support Aiden's musical.
The weekend after will be a big one. Between the Global Justice Film Festival and the French Film Festival I will be seeing 10 movies from Friday to Sunday - is that a bit excessive? At an average cost of $2.60 it's pretty cheap entertainment.
Perhaps that would be a good time to do a fast as I won't be needing much energy!
29.10.04
Urban Hunter Gatherers
During the Hunter Gatherer expedition we discussed the possible activities of the urban hunter gatherer and alternative ways to live. One of our fellow tribe-mates has sent us a list of websites about dumpster diving, so I provide a few of them here for you. Check with Dumpster Lady first, as she gives the hows, the whys, and the wheres to get you started looking for that "surprise gift from the Universe"... and then surf around the sites for all kinds of interesting tips on recycling and living more cheaply.
http://members.aol.com/TheDumpsterLady/thedumpsterlady.htm
http://www.frugalvillage.com/dumpsterdiving2.shtml
http://www.allthingsfrugal.com/dumpster.htm
http://www.thelivingweb.net/dumpster_diving_for_fun_and_profit.html
http://www.goddessofgarbage.com/
Have fun!
http://members.aol.com/TheDumpsterLady/thedumpsterlady.htm
http://www.frugalvillage.com/dumpsterdiving2.shtml
http://www.allthingsfrugal.com/dumpster.htm
http://www.thelivingweb.net/dumpster_diving_for_fun_and_profit.html
http://www.goddessofgarbage.com/
Have fun!
19.10.04
Something to think about...
After a poor night's sleep, then waiting in the cold 40 minutes very early on Saturday morning for the always late #19 bus, and walking a further 2 long blocks battling the wind, on my way to the University of Winnipeg for yet another conference, Caught in the Crossfire-Global Citizens Making a Difference (after 2 days at the Food Security Assembly, an evening Town Hall Do GMOs have a role in food security?, the recent Canadian-Palestinian film festival/forum, two benefits for Sudan, a night listening to Stephen Lewis - UN Special Envoy for HIV/AIDS in Africa, and then the Global Justice film festival in two weeks followed by Embracing Opportunities Workshop - AIDS, Hunger and Nutrition, and more.... if you want to be informed and engaged then Winnipeg is a place to be) I found myself singing All I want for Christmas is a good night's sleep, to be warm and some laughter. I immediately realized that I was being pouty - but it was COLD! And I remembered something I had seen earlier in the week.
Because Christmas is that jolly time of year when everyone gets stressed out shopping, friends and family needle you with gift requests, store windows beckon with shiny colorful packages, the same "classic" holiday jingles are piped endlessly through every speaker in town there is a growing Christmas Resistance Movement. Christmas marketing is a scam, benefiting manufacturers, stores, and huge corporations, while driving individuals into debt, wreaking havoc on the environment and filling landfills with useless packaging and discarded gifts. This doesn't mean we can't love each other and have fun. It just means refusing to support the Holiday Industry and using our imagination.
If you think you'd like to try joining this growing resistance there is our very own Canadian website to help you: http://www.buynothingchristmas.org/index.html
And mark this in your calendar - November 27th is BUY NOTHING DAY (26th in the U.S., which I notice is a Friday, easier for consumers to abide by and less damaging for corporations). In the same spirit as Chrismas Resistance, the aim is to encourage people to reflect on their spending and to think about the effects of consumerism in our world.
Cheerio!
Because Christmas is that jolly time of year when everyone gets stressed out shopping, friends and family needle you with gift requests, store windows beckon with shiny colorful packages, the same "classic" holiday jingles are piped endlessly through every speaker in town there is a growing Christmas Resistance Movement. Christmas marketing is a scam, benefiting manufacturers, stores, and huge corporations, while driving individuals into debt, wreaking havoc on the environment and filling landfills with useless packaging and discarded gifts. This doesn't mean we can't love each other and have fun. It just means refusing to support the Holiday Industry and using our imagination.
If you think you'd like to try joining this growing resistance there is our very own Canadian website to help you: http://www.buynothingchristmas.org/index.html
And mark this in your calendar - November 27th is BUY NOTHING DAY (26th in the U.S., which I notice is a Friday, easier for consumers to abide by and less damaging for corporations). In the same spirit as Chrismas Resistance, the aim is to encourage people to reflect on their spending and to think about the effects of consumerism in our world.
Cheerio!
Today's thought
You know how sometimes you notice drips or splotches on walls in the strangest places and you wonder what it is and how it got there... well, I bet there was somebody trying to open a tin of sardines! That last little pull on the lid always sends juice flying and now there's tomato sauce on the walls - good thing it's not my office.
15.10.04
It has started.....
The first fat flakes are flying.
You know you're Canadian when you list the four seasons as Almost Winter, Winter, Still Winter, and Road Construction.
You know you're Canadian when you list the four seasons as Almost Winter, Winter, Still Winter, and Road Construction.
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