So this is probably one of the most terrifying acts committed by the protestors, feeding people for free. I seemed to remember that it is when our group would have the most trouble, give someone a tofu sandwich and the police are all over you. All jokes aside this is really an act of community solidarity and its not just about feeding people, but is about developing a shared community space and a chance to share political ideas, and for this government that is terrifying.
The government has worked so hard over the last couple of months to paint those who demonstrate as irrational thugs who are only out to destroy. In reality the people who are out there on the streets are there because they want to make a difference, they know the decisions these so called “leaders” will be making will have dramatic and significant impact on our world and how we treat our people and resources. Given the past track record of most of those leaders seated around the table we have the right to be afraid that the decisions made there will exclude us and negatively impact all of us. As well as Canada has shown already in their excess and need to show off will waste the precious resources we have left and set oppression instead of liberation as its underlying agenda.
