Community Feast August 27th
The FREE Community Feast is back for its third year! We had an incredible turnout last year (nearly 400 people!), and the Uvic Students are gearing up to offer another evening of scrumptious local food and community connection to islanders.
What: a free community feast, featuring a range of local meats and vegetables. There will be gluten free and vegan options available. All are welcome.
When: Tuesday August 27th
Time: 6:30pm dinner will be served
Where: Community Hall
There are a few important changes we are making this year:
– Please bring your own plate, cutlery and cup.
– We are seeking volunteers to help serve food! (please email Teesh at: teeshy@gmail.com).
– There will be two buffet lines to help alleviate the length of time it takes to get your food.
Some of you may remember from last year, but for those of you who haven’t been to the feast before here is some explanation of why this event exists!
There will be 19 Students camping on Denman for the last two weeks of August through a course named “Cultivating Alternatives to the Dominant Order” through the department of Environmental Studies at the University of Victoria. Nick Montgomery is the instructor, and Teesh Gardner and Emily Guinane will be helping run the field school (along with a TA named Julia Weder who comes all the way from Haida Gwaii).
The program gives students a glimpse into the many ways people on Denman are creatively responding to the challenging political, spiritual, emotional and economic times we are living in. From visiting a local land cooperative, to learning about off-grid power systems, all the way up to uncovering the concept of attention liberation through bird language- the students will have the opportunity to see a snippet into the weird wonderfulness that exists on this tiny island.
Through the course the students learn how to use consensus decision making, and ultimately the feast is their opportunity to practice these skills. The students will spend many hours preparing for the feast and creating a system of cooking and cleaning that works for everyone involved, and that uses the local ingredients we’ve sourced.
Ultimately, the feast is a gift back to the community for the hospitality and rich learning experiences the students will carry with them, as well as an opportunity to support local growers and producers on the island. Not only this, but the feast is yet another opportunity for the students to see the incredible social fabric that exists on this little island, and the unique culture that has been cultivated through many generations of resistance, bravery and creativity.
We hope you will join us, and please share the word with your neighbours!
Teesh, Emily, Nick & Julia
(the field school crew)
