Food
Witnesses: Soldiers kill 2 in Somalia riot over food prices
Submitted by pirate on Mon, 05/05/2008 - 19:32.
By MOHAMED OLAD HASSAN, Associated Press May 5, 2008
MOGADISHU, Somalia - Troops opened fire and killed at least two people as tens of thousands of people rioted over high food prices in Somalia's capital Monday.
Several people also were injured in the protest in Mogadishu in this Horn of Africa nation. read more »
Haitian president fails to restore order
Submitted by pirate on Thu, 04/10/2008 - 04:21.
By JONATHAN M. KATZ, Associated Press April 9, 2008
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — A desperate appeal from the president Wednesday failed to restore order to Haiti's shattered capital, and bands of looters sacked stores, warehouses and government offices. read more »
Olympia Land Reclamation Project
Submitted by pirate on Tue, 04/08/2008 - 17:42.04/17/2008 - 19:00
04/17/2008 - 21:00
Etc/GMT
meet at Media Island 816 Adams St. SE Thurs. April 17 at 7pm
Guerrilla gardening from wikipedia read more »
Food protests strike Haitian capital
Submitted by pirate on Tue, 04/08/2008 - 17:37.
By JONATHAN M. KATZ, Associated Press April 8, 2008
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti - U.N. peacekeepers fired rubber bullets and tear gas into a crowd that gathered outside the presidential palace Tuesday during the second consecutive day of protests over soaring food prices.
Fritz Longchamp, chief of staff to President Rene Preval, said some protesters were trying to break down the palace gates before the U.N. troops moved to establish a security perimeter around the building. read more »
Tucson, AZ: Community builds autonomous garden in path of proposed roadway
Submitted by pirate on Tue, 04/08/2008 - 04:38.
April 7, 2008 Infoshop News
On Sunday morning the intersection of North 9th Avenue and 6th Street was witness to the unusual sight of approximately 30 volunteer workers digging holes, planting plants, and installing park benches on some vacant ground just north of downtown. read more »
Food prices soaring worldwide
Submitted by pirate on Tue, 03/25/2008 - 05:14.
By KATHERINE CORCORAN, Associated Press Mar 24, 2008
MEXICO CITY - If you're seeing your grocery bill go up, you're not alone. read more »
Farmers clog Mexico City in corn tariff protest
Submitted by pirate on Fri, 02/01/2008 - 21:29.
Thu Jan 31, 2008
MEXICO CITY (AFP) - Tens of thousands of farmers on foot and on lumbering tractors clogged Mexico City Thursday to protest the lifting of corn tariffs read more »
Farmers in Mexico protest
Submitted by pirate on Thu, 01/03/2008 - 20:02.By MARK STEVENSON Associated Press Dec. 3, 2008
MEXICO CITY -- Activists lifted a blockade at the U.S.-Mexico border Wednesday, ending a 36-hour protest against the removal of Mexico's last tariffs on U.S. and Canadian farm goods.
Mexico abolished its last protective tariffs on basic crops such as corn, beans and sugar Tuesday, under the terms of the North American Free Trade Agreement, or NAFTA. Mexican farmers have complained they won't be able to compete with U.S. farmers who can sell cheaper products because they receive government subsidies.
Mexico's Roman Catholic Church has warned that the changes could spark an exodus to the U.S. read more »
Mexican farmers block border with U.S. to protest free trade accord
Submitted by pirate on Wed, 01/02/2008 - 06:55.January 02, 2008 People's Daily
Some 200 Mexican farmers blocked on Tuesday the Cordoba-Americas bridge linking the country with the United States to protest the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA).
The farmers demand a revision of the agreement among Mexico and its northern neighbor of the United States and Canada, which lifts tariffs for U.S. and Canadian exports of corn, beans, sugar and milk powder.
The measure will damage Mexico's corn and bean farming, two basic food for local people, said Victor Quintana, head of the Farmers' Democratic Front that organized the protest. read more »
Frontier Gardening - bringing green spaces to the urban jungle
Submitted by pirate on Tue, 01/01/2008 - 10:50.Greg Rodgers Slingshot (California) Jan. 1, 2008
Throughout the city of San Francisco residents are returning nature to the public fabric. Unlike the vast, open greenery of Golden Gate or other city parks, these spaces are cultivated directly by members of the community, on a scale which makes sense to the particular needs of people living there. read more »
