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Urban agriculture’s seedlings are growing: SPIN farming

March 1st, 2012 | Posted by pfmarchive in uncategorized - (Comments Off on Urban agriculture’s seedlings are growing: SPIN farming)

Interest in local agriculture is surging—whether it’s urban, rural, roof-top, or front-yard—and the benefits may be huge

Urban agriculture is surging in British Columbia and across North America, resulting in a growing network of small-scale farms, rooftop, back- and front-yard gardens, and community gardening initiatives. The potential benefits to the gardener-farmers and communities have also become apparent—including the alleviation of poverty and waste, the promotion of sustainable development, reductions in crime, an increased sense of community, improved nutrition, and a host of ecological benefits. (more…)

Urban agriculture’s seedlings are growing: Permaculture

March 1st, 2012 | Posted by pfmarchive in uncategorized - (Comments Off on Urban agriculture’s seedlings are growing: Permaculture)

Interest in local agriculture is surging—whether it’s urban, rural, roof-top, or front-yard—and the benefits may be huge

Urban agriculture is surging in British Columbia and across North America, resulting in a growing network of small-scale farms, rooftop, back- and front-yard gardens, and community gardening initiatives. The potential benefits to the gardener-farmers and communities have also become apparent—including the alleviation of poverty and waste, the promotion of sustainable development, reductions in crime, an increased sense of community, improved nutrition, and a host of ecological benefits. (more…)

Daniel Griffin explores the troubled family

February 24th, 2012 | Posted by pfmarchive in uncategorized - (Comments Off on Daniel Griffin explores the troubled family)

Stories about artists, lovers, brothers and strangers probe love, loss, and the family ties that bind people

Daniel Griffin’s debut collection of short stories, “Stopping for Strangers”, covers birth, death and all the big moments in between. Dark and yet uplifting, his stories take us to the heart of what matters in the tangled lives of people on the edge of crisis. The stories are about family and family relationships—topics Daniel loves to write about. “They’re the closest people to us in the world,” he told the Victoria Times Colonist. (more…)

Bearing witness to the evil of Auschwitz

February 24th, 2012 | Posted by pfmarchive in uncategorized - (Comments Off on Bearing witness to the evil of Auschwitz)

Sei-in Remy Jordan experienced an interfaith retreat ‘bearing witness’ to the horrors of Auschwitz and Birkenau

More than six million Jewish people were killed in the atrocities of the Holocaust. Others were also targeted, including Gypsies and homosexuals. Each year, on January 27, a day of international remembrance marks the liberation of the largest Nazi death camp, Auschwitz-Birkenau, by Soviet troops in 1945.

Over the years, many people have visited Auschwitz-Birkenau, and other Nazi death camps, to educate themselves about what happened and to help prevent such atrocities from ever happening again. A group called the Zen Peacemakers held a “bearing witness” retreat at Auschwitz in the spring of 2010. Zen practitioner Sei-in Remy Jordan from Victoria, B.C. was there. (more…)

Calls for B.C. to deal with homophobia, transphobia in schools

February 24th, 2012 | Posted by pfmarchive in uncategorized - (0 Comments)

Advocates challenge the government to move farther in the attempt to protect young people from bullying violence

The West Coast Women’s Legal Education and Action Fund is calling on the British Columbia government to implement a province-wide anti-bullying policy that specifically addresses homophobic and transphobic bullying in schools. Research has found that gay, lesbian, bisexual, trans and queer kids experience bullying at a much higher rate than other students. Two thirds of LGBTQ students report that they feel unsafe at school and more than 1 in 5 are physically assaulted or harassed due to their sexual orientation. Suicide rates are also high among LGBTQ students. (more…)

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New housing project moves forward

February 23rd, 2012 | Posted by pfmarchive in uncategorized - (0 Comments)

In late 2011, Pacifica Housing and Nanaimo Affordable Housing Society, in partnership with Columbian Centre Society and Haven Society, were selected as the successful non-profit providers to develop, manage and operate two new supportive housing developments for those who are homeless or at risk of homelessness in Nanaimo. The architectural firm Chow Low Hammond (CLH) has now been selected to design the building.  (more…)