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 Grant Neufeld in a campaign photo from 2004. Grant Neufeld is a social justice and media activist, as well as a politician and noted knitter in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. At a young age he moved with his family to Calgary, where he was raised and lives today. Image File history File links Grant_Neufeld. ...
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Social Justice is a concept that has fascinated philosophers ever since Plato rebuked the young Sophist, Thrasymachus, for asserting that justice was whatever the strongest decided it would be. ...
Activism, in a general sense, can be described as involvement in action to bring about change, be it social, political, environmental, or other change. ...
A politician is an individual involved in politics. ...
Knit hat, yarn, and knitting needles. ...
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Motto: Fortis et Liber (Strong and free) Other Canadian provinces and territories Capital Edmonton Largest city Calgary Lieutenant-Governor Norman Kwong Premier Ralph Klein (PC) Area 661,848 km² (6th) • Land 642,317 km² • Water 19,531 km² (2. ...
In addition to his political and activist efforts, he works in the field of community economic development on a local currency project at the Calgary-based "Arusha Centre". Community Development is a broad term applied to the practices and academic disciplines of civic leaders, activists, involved citizens and professionals to improve various aspects of local communities. ...
In economics, a local currency is a currency not backed by a national government, and intended to trade only in a small area. ...
Politics
In October 2, 2004, Neufeld was elected President of the Green Party of Alberta. October 2 is the 275th day (276th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 90 days remaining. ...
2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
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In the November 2004 Alberta general election, he ran, unsuccessfully, as the Green Party of Alberta candidate in the provincial riding of Calgary Buffalo. He placed third out of 7 candidates, with about 9% of the vote. Alberta riding map showing the winning parties and their vote percentage in each won riding. ...
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Calgary Buffalo is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of Alberta, Canada. ...
Neufeld monitors Wikipedia references to his friends and removes information that fails to support his biased view of them, as in his editing of the Dr. David Swann entry.
Activism Since his youth, Neufeld has been involved with many activist causes, projects and organizations. He has worked on a broad range of social justice and environmentalist issues, including feminism, the Peace movement, Environmentalism and anti-poverty work. Social Justice is a concept that has fascinated philosophers ever since Plato rebuked the young Sophist, Thrasymachus, for asserting that justice was whatever the strongest decided it would be. ...
Feminism is a diverse collection of social theories, political movements, and moral philosophies, largely motivated by or concerning the experiences of women, especially in terms of their social, political, and economic situation. ...
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Environmentalism is the support or involvement with the environmental movement by environmentalists. ...
A boy from an East Cipinang trash dump slum in Jakarta, Indonesia shows his find. ...
His largest contribution to activist movements may have been the "Calgary Activist Network". He founded the largely internet-based project in August, 1999, and served as Director and primary programmer of the project until the end of December, 2003. The Network serves as a clearing house for a diverse range of social justice and environmental activism efforts. In identifying the intended diversity of the project, Neufeld stated "Everyone should be able to find something on the Network that offends them. If that's the case, then it's diverse enough." 1999 (MCMXCIX) is a common year starting on Friday, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ...
2003 (MMIII) is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
The project that has brought him the most public attention, including interviews by media from across Canada, in the U.S., and in Europe, is the "Revolutionary Knitting Circle" which he founded in 2000. He remains global coordinator, and local coordinator for the Calgary group, to the present. A Revolutionary Knitting Circle is an activist group which uses craftivism (specifically knitting and other textile handicrafts) in their efforts to bring about social change. ...
This article is about the year 2000. ...
Frustrated with the role Canadian oil company Talisman Energy, Inc. was serving through its operations in war-torn Sudan, Neufeld and a small group of Calgary-based activists founded the group "Project Sudan" in February of 2001. Working in coalition with other social justice groups, they were eventually successful in getting the company to withdraw from Sudan. 2001: A Space Odyssey. ...
On July 21, 2001, it was announced that the G8 Summit was to be held in Kananaskis, Alberta. With Calgary being the nearest major centre, it was clear that it would be the primary hub for protest organizing for the Summit. Shortly after the announcement, Neufeld and other local activsts co-founded "Calgary G8 ACT", a group established to coordinate the protests. July 21 is the 202nd day (203rd in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 163 days remaining. ...
G8 countries. ...
Kananaskis is situated about 80 km west of Calgary, Alberta in the foothills and front ranges of the Canadian Rockies. ...
With the emergence of mass global resistance to the then-impending invasion of Iraq by U.S.-led forces, in early 2003, activist groups in Calgary working on peace related issues came together to form a loose coalition that came to be known as "Peace Calgary". Since its founding, Neufeld has served as a coordinator. 2003 (MMIII) is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
In the spring of 2004, he was approached to serve as a co-chair of the "Alberta Social Forum", which was slated to be held next in Calgary. After some organizing work, he officially became overall coordinator that summer. 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
Noam Chomsky at World Social Forum 2003. ...
Independent Media Neufeld has worked on, and contributed to, a number of independent and alternative media projects, publications and internet based independent news services. Alternative media are defined most broadly as those media practices falling outside the mainstreams of corporate communication. ...
In the first half of 2000, he published the short lived independent newspaper The Independent Reporter. This article is about the year 2000. ...
With significant protests anticipated at the World Petroleum Congress to be held in Calgary in June of 2000, Neufeld joined with other local independent media activists to establish "Calgary Indymedia". In 2001 he participated in the expansion of the project to become "Alberta Indymedia", and continued to work with and support the project through 2004. The Independent Media Center, also called Indymedia or the IMC, is a loose network of amateur or alternative media organizations and journalists who organize into decentralized collectives, normally around geographic locations. ...
2001: A Space Odyssey. ...
2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
Publications - Co-authored RFC 2369, published July 1998.
Awards received Front of the Alberta Centenial Medal The Alberta Centennial Medal is a commemorative medal celebrating Alberta’s first 100 years of confederation. ...
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