How The Mega-Quarry Was Defeated - Dec. 2/13

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Published on Tuesday, 26 November 2013 16:54

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Featuring: Danny Beaton & Carl Cosack

When: Monday, December 2, 2013

Time: 7 p.m.

Where: Main Program Room, Main Branch Guelph Library, 100 Norfolk St., Guelph

Admission: No charge

Presented by: Mike Schreiner and Friends

“There aren’t a lot of victories these days, but the mood-altering blocking of the monster quarry in Melancthon Township in potato country a year ago was a brilliant model of how to get stuff done. The alliance of urban ecos, farmers, foodies and chefs showed the power of partnering, bridged the messy city-country divide and ulti­mately triumphed over a Boston-based hedge fund… Plus, it made the point with its five-day trek and mass soup-athons that protests can be jubilant and very digestible – and that determination and positivity are our best weapons.”

Read more at:http://gangoffour.ca/tag/melancthon

and: http://mikeschreiner.ca/

and: http://www.guelphmercury.com/events/4225773--how-the-mega-quarry-was-defeated/