Resistance Is Fertile

On March 24th, students at UVic stood together to build gardens on campus. FOOD NOT LAWNS. This is what really happened.
EDIT: Better quality version here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oK-WeZNwtXY

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Nonprofits & Activism

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• uvic
• gardens
• guerilla
• resistance fertile
• food not lawns
• victoria
• university
• garden

[micheldvorsky]

Would you be proud of yourselves if, instead of at UVic, this had taken place on some old pensioners' lawn? What if it had taken place on your parent's lawn? If you believe that lawns are wasteful and immoral than you should think these are also legitimate ways to pursue your cause...

[TheGorillaguerilla]

Yes. I would and I do. I have already planted a garden where my parents used to have lawn.

[Nuckz4dacup]

1. It's not useful... it got destroyed.

2. It is vandalism... you are destroying property that is not yours.

3. lol at you deleting my previous post

[TheGorillaguerilla]

1. it would be useful if they left it

2. It "belongs to the students" and besides we are not destroying it. We are planting gardens.

3. it was an accident :P I'm not used to Youtube. Please feel free to repost it.

[lewisrhodes]

UVic admin ftw

[fokmi]

the people who did this were a BUNCH OF FUCKING LOSERS.

It was literally a bunch of dirty, smelly, and ugly hippies.

These people are the kind of idiots who complain tuition rates are too high, and then go and do dsozens of thousands of dollars worth of damage to the university.

Good thing these people will never have any actual influence in society because theyre too busy being a bunch of stinky FUCKING IDIOTS instead of doing well in school

[yodelpal]

they bulldozed your garden (for now) . . .don't let them bulldoze your idea for a more sustainable planet with locally grown vegetables...good luck.

[manav40181]

sorry for the multiple post i hate this new youtube look

[manav40181]

4) Ask the 70 000 people killed in the french revolution how great Anarchy is. The reason a bunch of Weird Hippy white folk like yourselves can do this is because you dont really have any consequences for it as our society allows you the freedom to express yourself. Anywhere else in the world you people would not survive

[manav40181]

3) A girl came up to you guys with an opinion that didnt match yours and you gave her the mature replies of "go to the bibliocafe and buy a drink" . you chastised her for trying to have dialogue with you and you wonder why the administration doesnt want to deal with you.

[manav40181]

Afew points:

1) if the land belongs to all the students than why are you occupying it illegally without the consent of the ENTIRE student body? Its hypocrisy and your disconnected from the student body

2) I was there for this and why are you guys inflating your numbers 400 students?? more like 50 of you and thats being generous that did all the digging.

[KushPizzaSleep]

stupid hippies, way to piss off everyone at UVIC

[northus]

@TheGorillaguerilla

it would be useful to the bunnies and deers that's it because they are going to get at it before you do

it doesn't belong to us it is the universities property you sense of entitlement is disgusting.

[ykschaefer]

the girl that made the speech starting at 40 seconds in did a great job... she made some excellent points. ( "We're disconnected from our food . . . we rely on other people, and other places, to provide [food] for us.") If I knew her, I'd give her a big pat on the back. Good job.

[Manners771]

Isn't it ironic they're just costing UVic even more money by ripping up the grass? You left wing hypocrites need to shut up and do something productive with your energy.