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And the knife opens in your pocket when you watch this.
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And then stops. Whassup with that??
As for the ultimate resolution, hey, lets face it: We are living in an era when common human decency is in short supply. The assholes are winning all the major battles (here about what happened to the tobacco settlements??), and will continue to do so until they are either wiped out in a violent revolution, or the system is changed from within.
Community gardens are so important to inner cities.
Many gardens on the Lower East Side in NY have similar stories to the one in this documentary. Community building, appreciation of the outdoors, and adding greenery to an otherwise concrete landscape are just some of their benefits.
The only major difference is that they were never meant to provide a significant food source for the gardeners.
Now, in Vancouver, BC (where I currently live) has an extensive collection of community gardens and more are opening soon. They add so much to the city.
The biggest problem is convincing local governments that the social benefits of these gardens often trumps the economic benefits of development.
New York and Vancouver have it right. Vernon, and by extension, LA do not.
I sure wish we'd been able to see this when it would have made a difference to have such a huge online audience viewing it. My stomach hurts now.
