Fri 29 Jun 2007
Free strawberry shortcake, jazz by the Ben Golder-Novic Trio and locally grown fruits and vegetables, local baked goods for sale at the grand opening of the West End Farmers’ Market today from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. Rain or shine, corner of Farmington Avenue and South Whitney Street at the United Methodist Church. Free parking on the street and in the church parking lot. The market is open through the summer on Tuesdays and Fridays from 4 to 7 p.m.
Fri 18 May 2007
Over 150 pizzas will be delivered to homeless shelters in Hartford, New Haven,
Bridgeport, Middletown , Stamford and Waterbury serving 500 people tonight with the simple message that we should be spending our resources fighting poverty - not executing people. The effort is sponsored by the Connecticut Network to Abolish the Death Penalty and organized by UCONN Law Student, Ben Smilowitz. (more…)
Fri 23 Feb 2007
Today is the last day for the job (scab) fairs, plus negotiations have now been pushed to their latest deadline: midnight tonight.
Keep up with the calls to Stop & Shop: 1-800-767-7772
Tell them that you support the employees and you won’t cross a picket line.
Tue 20 Feb 2007
*UPDATE* THURSDAY: The talks continued through the night. They have been “positive”, but “the itch to strike remains strong.” Keep calling and head to the job (scab) fairs! Also, if you have a story about a scab fair send it to himc@riseup.net
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Thu 1 Feb 2007
In today’s Hartford Courant, Hartford gets some more bad news thanks to the results of the Center for Science in the Public Interest’s report on food safety in public schools nationwide.
Hartford came in last. (more…)
Wed 24 Jan 2007
The Courant ran a front page story today on the closing of Timothy’s restaurant. This is a huge loss for the neighborhoods. It seems everyone is in shock and quite depressed about this news. In 32 years, Timothy’s has touched many lives.
Please take a moment and share any thoughts and memories about the restaurant, the food, Timothy, and anything else you’d like to share. (more…)
Wed 27 Dec 2006
It is almost certain that the FDA will approve food and milk from cloned animals the end of this week. Consistent with their track record, the FDA has expedited approval, ignoring contrary input from scientists, food safety advocates, and even industry, not to mention an overwhelmingly skeptical public. According to the Center for Food Safety, little is actually known about the health hazards and other ramifications of cloned animals, although it is clear that genetic abnormalities are more common and that because surrogate mothers are treated with high doses of hormones clones are born with compromised immune systems which then opens the door for veterinary pharmaceuticals in the our food supply. Read on here.
Kind of reminds me of the bangup job that the FDA has done with genetically modifided foods, particularly the lack of research and testing, or is the lack of regulation, or maybe I am thinking about how none of these products are/will be labled as GM or cloned? Recommended reading: Seeds of Deception.