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Current Events => General Discussion => Topic started by: Chris_ on March 18, 2014, 12:53:59 PM
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The Freegan Revolution Will Not Be Kickstarted
A ragtag group of Tufts students went online to fund a café that would serve free food—and every crumb, every morsel of it would be pulled out of dumpsters. The project went belly up almost immediately, illustrating an uneasy relationship between activism and viral crowdfunding in the process.
In the weeks that followed, the project exceeded its goal and Maximus and his friends graduated from Tufts. Along with classmates Rachael Kadish and Nikolaus Bugas, he began subletting a space on College Avenue in Powder House Circle. They moved in their cooking equipment, removed years of garbage from the filthy basement that would become the dining room, and cleaned every surface. At night, they were dumpster diving to stock up on foodstuffs and feed themselves. Nikolaus says he would sleep for a few hours in the evening, dumpster dive in the middle of the night, and go back to bed in the early morning.
In the coming months, the Gleaners’ Kitchen would fail to deliver on almost all of the project’s promises: They would never serve a public meal, open their door to neighbors, or host an arts event. The supportive community Maximus hoped to foster never materialized.
Boston (http://www.bostonmagazine.com/news/blog/2014/03/18/maximus-thaler-gleaners-kitchen-freegan-revolution-will-kickstarted/)
Aww. :loser:
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Like I really, really, really want to eat out of a dumpster.
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Like I really, really, really want to eat out of a dumpster.
Well, as long as you use a tablecloth and napkins, it shouldn't be so bad....
:-)
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Well, as long as you use a tablecloth and napkins, it shouldn't be so bad....
:-)
:lol:
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This is what jumped out at me. Doesn't this sound like every liberal pipe dream you've ever heard?
In the coming months, the Gleaners’ Kitchen would fail to deliver on almost all of the project’s promises: They would never serve a public meal, open their door to neighbors, or host an arts event. The supportive community Maximus hoped to foster never materialized.
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Yes, Chris. And it also reminded me of Grasswipe's dream of a pie shop, where all proceeds would go to music programs, public employees would not be charged, and free open-mike type concerts would take place every night.
What is wrong with these people? :mental:
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Yes, Chris. And it also reminded me of Grasswipe's dream of a pie shop, where all proceeds would go to music programs, public employees would not be charged, and free open-mike type concerts would take place every night.
What is wrong with these people? :mental:
Too much weed.
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Too much weed.
And too little brains and common sense.
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I'm not seeing how it would be possible for them to pass hygiene inspections with such a restaurant, but I suppose that sort of restriction would be "the man" trying to hold them down.
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I'm not seeing how it would be possible for them to pass hygiene inspections with such a restaurant, but I suppose that sort of restriction would be "the man" trying to hold them down.
Slime in the ice bin!
Or would that be garbage bin?
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Wow, people don't want to eat garbage? Who knew?
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Their cafe didn't work? Awwwwwwwwwwhh!
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