Vancouver Food Freedom Rally Nov 23rd

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Raw Milk Advocates to Rally Nationwide for Food Freedom, November 23, 2011

LATEST UPDATE: Rally at 11 am Olympic Cauldron…Due to a very large move-in happening at the exact location we planned, we will be moving to the connector space between the East and West Convention Centre on Canada Place Way. Guards will be booked at the move-in, and will direct rally participants to the new location.

Please spread the word. See you there.

Demonstration: Paneer making by Meeru Dhalwala, co-owner of Vij’s and Rangoli’s Restaurant made with Raw milk.

Serving Hot Chocolate and Cookies

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Food freedom raw milk rallies across the country on November 23 2011

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November 23rd Vancouver BC – 11 am – noon. Olympic Cauldron, 1055 Canada Place Vancouver.  Event Organizer Alice Jongerden invites members of the public to attend, key note speakers, live cooking event with celebrity chefs. Nearest Skytrain and Canada Line Waterfront, also the Seabus terminal is a 4 minute walk away. Alice can be reached at alice@homeontherangefarms.com

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Occupy Big Food – Zuccotti Park

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There was a big rally today at Zuccotti park for the food movement and to get corporations out of our food. Please see this article for more information:

From Wall Street To Big Food, Occupiers Are Hungry For Change

Not all the people who have been protesting in New York’s Zuccotti Park are trying to Occupy Wall Street. Some are trying to Occupy Big Food, and are ready to march. That includes boycotting that Thanksgiving icon, the Butterball turkey.

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Michael Schmidt Talks About Why Responsible Food Choice Matters

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In this short interview Michael Schmidt tells us why responsible food choices matter. The food freedom movement goes hand in hand with the Occupy Wall Street movement to end corporate control over every aspect of life. Michael Schmidt is a biodynamic dairy farmer who has a holistic understanding of working with the animals and earth to produce the best quality food.

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Meeru Dhalwala Speaks out for Food Freedom

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New Westminster November 2nd rally for food freedom. Meeru Dhalwala of www.vijs.ca reminds us all how silly this situation is. Canada is one of the most democratic countries in the world and yet won’t let us make a choice about how we drink our milk.

Please join us November 23rd Vancouver BC – 11 am – noon. Olympic Cauldron, 1055 Canada Place Vancouver. Meeru will be doing a free cooking demo – making paneer with raw milk.

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CTV’s Michele Brunoro on the raw milk rally

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http://www.ctvbc.ctv.ca/servlet/an/local/CTVNews/20111102/bc_raw_milk_rally_111102/20111102/?hub=BritishColumbiaHome

Michael Schmidt, Alice Jongerden, Gordon Watson, Vij’s restaurant, Slow Food Vancouver, David Avery of Lotusland Vineyards, and Our Cows cowshare members were great company and inspirational speakers. David Avery’s solidarity hunger strike was at day 15.

Alice Jongerden at Occupy Vancouver Oct 15

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Alice Jongerden — local community dairy farmer tells her story at Occupy Vancouver, Oct 15th. In this passionate speech she tells how the government has blocked her from running our local community dairy and is now doing whatever it can to control every aspect of our freedom to make responsible decisions about what we want to eat. More info: www.realfoodchoice.org