[BCFSN] the People's Coalition to Survive the Climate Food Emergency --- join us at WFWI

[Women's Food and Water Initiative]

These demands are from the climate aware grassroots, the coalition is all of us who intend to survive, add, subtract to them, do what ever must be done, no approval process is required, but spread the word, 
the people of Canada, including FN, are not going down without a fight. There isn't much time, Blue Ocean Event not far off at current rate of melting. See link 
Election coming up in October. Contact all the candidates and all the "party leaders" none of whom have lead on Climate Food Emergency so far. 
Send them these demands or your edited versions but be certain to tell them about our plans for the tax revolt and non repayment of loans. 
Threatening a tax revolt and non repayment of loans seems to WFWI to be our only leverage as corporate rule bears down destruction upon humanity. 
[ https://www.youtube.com/user/PaulHBeckwith | https://www.youtube.com/user/PaulHBeckwith ] 


From: "Grandview Woodland Food Connection ." <gwfcnetwork at gmail.com> 
To: "Roz Powell" <rozpowell at hotmail.com> 
Cc: "food" <food at bcfsn.org> 
Sent: Thursday, August 8, 2019 5:14:03 PM 
Subject: Re: [BCFSN] the People's Coalition to Survive the Climate Food Emergency --- join us at WFWI 

Yes, I am deeply worried that we are totally unprepared for the looming social and ecological collapse that will probably hit us hard sooner than expected and especially food security globally. Clearly the majority of govt, business and most people are still living and planning for more or less business as usual. I just sat in on a presentation by a City of Vancouver planner on a new economic revitalization plan, and while climate change and enviro sustainability is obviously factored in, by no means do I see the kind of radical economic shifts that are needed immediately. It all feels very surreal as these planners are still looking at long range time frames and pretty much status quo form what I can see. I let them know that I was shocked by this lack of concern. 

Truth is, we are locked in processes, systems, jobs, investments, etc etc, that preclude just saying, "okay, today everything changes. no more work as usual, we are shutting this or that down, we are beginning our degrowth" Not going to happen, so best we can do in my opinion is prepare the best we can for collapse by building as much resilience in community as we can, possibly to stave off the worst to come. Even this feels challenging. We can only do what we can. 

At any rate, I would like more information on this coalition. While I support the points raised (and certainly there could be many added), there are some important considerations that I would add, namely respecting and honoring Indigenous rights and sovereignty, the protection of large conservation areas able to sustain at-risk species and accessible to Indigenous hunting, fishing and food gathering (so including the protection of fish stocks and shutting down of fish farms), and massive new urban/peri-urban agriculture strategy (including decommissioning roads to allow for more food growing space) to grow more food close to cities (where most people live and assuming transport breakdowns). 

I could come up with more, but just a few thoughts. Please keep me updated as I am on board with a large public statement on the threat to our food security and something that the BCFSN might want to take a more serious look at - in terms of immediate emergency response to our food security in view of sudden and probable ecological collapse. While I do not have time now, there are many scientific sources that could be cited warning of immanent eco and social collapse. 

Thank you, 

-- 
Ian Marcuse 
Community Food Developer l Grandview Woodland Food Connection 
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On Thu, Aug 8, 2019 at 2:51 PM Roz Powell < [ mailto:rozpowell at hotmail.com | rozpowell at hotmail.com ] > wrote: 



I agree with these talking points! Great work here. (There will be lots of helpful input from such a group as ours and others, in finessing and mobilizing.) 

I'm on it! 
:) many blessings, 
Roz 

Sent from my iPhone 

On Aug 8, 2019, at 2:40 PM, JEN FISHER-BRADLEY < [ mailto:humandignity at shaw.ca | humandignity at shaw.ca ] > wrote: 


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These are the demands of the People's Coalition to Survive the Climate Food Emergency 

As the traditional food systems collapse under the pressure of extreme weather, the struggle for governance and law and order will be increasingly difficult to maintain. 

These challenges will be compounded by massive inflow of refugees, primarily from the United States, many may be armed and dangerous. 

Declare a nationwide mobilization comparable to our efforts in world war II and going beyond. Make this mobilization on a 5 year timeline because according to all the recent climate data there is minimal time to adapt and mitigate. 

These are the demands of the People's Coalition to Survive Climate Food Emergency. Do you agree with these demands? Are they something you would pitch to a friend or family member so they might consider joining the coalition of allies? Are you an ally? Would you send these demands to your MP and to those running against him? 

1. Declare a Climate Food Emergency. 

This is the realization that if we do not create local food systems, across Canada, capable of feeding everyone, the inevitable collapse of affordable food from agribusiness will lead to collapse of democratic governments. 

2. End, immediately, all fossil fuel subsidies, including tax breaks, and begin charging the globally competitive royalty rate. Direct the revenues and savings towards the Climate Food Emergency. 

3. Task the Bank of Canada with providing all other needed funding for this transition. Canada is the best able country for currency to survive attacks from global bankers or anyone else. We have the abundant resources and low population for a self-sufficient economy and monetary system. 

4. It takes people to farm, people are living in urban areas. Create a program to pay: the water bills for urban farms, retrofits for rainwater and grey water capture, and water storage and irrigation, concentrating on areas with seasonal dryness. 

5. Mobilize Canada's armed forces and reserves to help with labour intensive, low carbon footprint solutions. Create a hiring program to enlist other Canadians for Food Emergency work. Encourage immigration with a path to citizenship for those willing and able to help with the Climate Food Emergency. 

6. Immediately forbid all clear cutting in the forests of Canada. Give logging companies one year to transition to 0 clear cutting and 100% selective logging. Start massive tree planting programs in areas without dry seasons including primarily food bearing trees. 

7. Implement holistic management restorative grazing in areas with seasonal dryness, in 2019, that is Thunder Bay West to Victoria, and North to Inuvik. Allow one year to transition all existing grazers, cows sheep, goats etc to holistic grazing. Subsidize portable fencing. 

8. Establish a Guaranteed Livable Income for all citizens. When we are fighting a war against climate food disruption, starvation and breakdown, it is not an option not to pay the soldiers, the people of Canada. 

This message is from Women's Food and Water Initiative 
Please share. To reinforce our sincerity to have these demands met we are advocating a global tax revolt and non repayment of loans. We need the global banking industry and our democratically elected governments to help us make this unprecedented food and agricultural transition. According to Extinction Rebellion all we need is 3.4% of the population to revolt and we will get out Climate Food Emergency demands met and, hopefully, there will be a very thin chance that some humans will survive The Climate Food Emergency. 



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