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halifaxearthtech) wrote2011-10-19 08:52 am
halifaxearthtech) wrote2011-10-19 08:52 am
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Occupy Nova Scotia tested
Day 4 at Occupy NS was kind of epic; where nearly every system and individual had a breakdown, including myself, and I don't even live there! Part of last night was spent in consoling weeping friends. The General Meeting included a special subsection for the airing of grievances.
My grievances were not in fact any more serious than those from the first day. On the bright side, sawdust was being used appropriately and we were no longer carting sloshing buckets of straight-up urine. My one remaining volunteer and I were feeling burnt out, but members from the camp had taken transportation upon themselves. That having been said, I gather at the meeting it was brought up that it was unacceptable that kitchen staff should be taking on this responsibility as well, because of the risk of cross-contamination.
The upshot is that I will no longer be hauling, but will continue to try to secure future composting sites, donating a bike cart to the effort and organizing volunteers. I haven't been down there today yet but I hope that other systems will have been reforged into more sustainable forms, in terms of workability for the protesters.
My grievances were not in fact any more serious than those from the first day. On the bright side, sawdust was being used appropriately and we were no longer carting sloshing buckets of straight-up urine. My one remaining volunteer and I were feeling burnt out, but members from the camp had taken transportation upon themselves. That having been said, I gather at the meeting it was brought up that it was unacceptable that kitchen staff should be taking on this responsibility as well, because of the risk of cross-contamination.
The upshot is that I will no longer be hauling, but will continue to try to secure future composting sites, donating a bike cart to the effort and organizing volunteers. I haven't been down there today yet but I hope that other systems will have been reforged into more sustainable forms, in terms of workability for the protesters.