Category: FOOD

WORKING LOCALLY

Can we do this in Whatcom County?  Well, we already are but we are siloed into our own working/affinity groups.  Can we all come together into a cooperative group?  I am calling it, for now, The Community Development Cooperative.  The Public Market on Cornwall has space where we could come together and begin this work, …

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FAIR TRADE – PEOPLE OVER PROFIT

OCCUPY BELLINGHAM is working the the Washington Fair Trade Coalition to fight for FAIR TRADE over “FREE” TRADE.  Like the TPP fight we won after 3 years of struggle.  Five activists from Whatcom County traveled to Mt. Vernon to meet with Suzan DelBene to speak to her about how “Free” trade, thus NAFTA is not …

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ANNIVERSARY WEEKEND- JANUARY 20-21

It was a good weekend for progressive people and those who want to resist the agenda of the current administration and work toward supporting and helping those most vulnerable and marginalized.  On Saturday we saw the second women’s march, in Bellingham called March On Bellingham.   The attendance rivaled  last year’s numbers only slightly fewer.  The signs …

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FAIR TRADE

Three of us from OCCUPY attended a Washington Fair Trade session to help work on a public policy statement.  It was productive and  I am excited to see the final product.  This  article  was sent by email to our web site.  https://dealhack.com/history-fair-trade-buying-selling-product  

TELLING TRUTH TO POWER

There is no better than Chris Hedges  

PEOPLE CAN CHANGE THE WORLD

ALL THINGS ARE POSSIBLE!   WE JUST HAVE TO BELIEVE IN IT!   This Company Develops Edible Eating Utensils This company makes 'edible utensils' to limit plastic waste Posted by NowThis on Thursday, March 24, 2016  

STILL OPPOSING THE TPP – HELP US

Robert Reich is a person who can tell you about the TPP in a very short time. Local people have met with Rick Larsen in a town Hall and Suzan DelBene in 2 small meetings to voice our opposition to the TPP.  Will it help?  Time will tell.   We held banners and yelled slogans in front …

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TPP- THE END OF DEMOCRACY?

OCCUPY WALL STREET – BELLINGHAM (OWS-BELLINGHAM) has been opposing TPP and all other dirty trade deals for the past 3 years. We lost on FAST TRACK and now the final TPP deal is struck which Obama will sign on February 4. Then the clock starts ticking for the congress to vote on it – either an …

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LISTEN TO THE CHILDREN

This is about as good as it gets.   How better to tell the truth than by song? ENJOY!

THE FIGHT CONTINUES – STOP TPP

FlushTheTPP.org is an action campaign to Stop the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP). OCCUPY BELLINGHAM joined this fight in December 2012 at the Peace Arch for a cross border rally.  We invite you to join.     OCCUPY BELLINGHAM worked hard to prevent the passage of “FAST TRACK”.  Since it passed we now have our work cut out …

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