Comments on: The Long March of the Canadian Peace Movement http://canadiandimension.com/articles/2008/05/01/1792/ Fri, 25 Jul 2008 10:07:25 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 By: Harold Steves http://canadiandimension.com/articles/2008/05/01/1792/#comment-288912 Harold Steves Fri, 23 May 2008 03:35:03 +0000 http://canadiandimension.com/articles/2008/05/01/1792/#comment-288912 <p>I'm from the sixties generation that is "passing away" For the entire 60's decade I was one of the organizers of the "ban the bomb" and "anti-Vietnam war" marches in Vancouver. I was the lead organizer of one of them and chaired what was probably the first environmental demonstration in BC.</p> <p>Times were simpler then. It may seem like the movement is not growing. However, the issues are so complex and the causes so many.</p> <p>Like many others, I have had to drop my anti-war activities to concentrate on other issues. Just one small part if the environmental movement is taking 100% of my time , food sovereignty, urban agriculture and the preservation of farmland. With globalization on behalf of transnational corporations like Monsanto and Cargill gaining a death grip on the world food supply the question of "How will we feed ourselves" is just as important as bringing an end to unjust wars. In fact, with food already being used for fuel, todays wars over oil may even evolve into tomorrows wars over food.</p> I’m from the sixties generation that is “passing away” For the entire 60’s decade I was one of the organizers of the “ban the bomb” and “anti-Vietnam war” marches in Vancouver. I was the lead organizer of one of them and chaired what was probably the first environmental demonstration in BC.

Times were simpler then. It may seem like the movement is not growing. However, the issues are so complex and the causes so many.

Like many others, I have had to drop my anti-war activities to concentrate on other issues. Just one small part if the environmental movement is taking 100% of my time , food sovereignty, urban agriculture and the preservation of farmland. With globalization on behalf of transnational corporations like Monsanto and Cargill gaining a death grip on the world food supply the question of “How will we feed ourselves” is just as important as bringing an end to unjust wars. In fact, with food already being used for fuel, todays wars over oil may even evolve into tomorrows wars over food.

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