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"More than 100 people attend Kitchener meeting to discuss new communal living model"

Murray Siple's feature-length documentary follows a group of homeless men who have combined bottle picking with the extreme sport of racing shopping carts down the steep hills of North Vancouver. This subculture depicts street life as much more than the stereotypes portrayed in mainstream media. The film takes a deep look into the lives of the men who race carts, the adversity they face and the appeal of cart racing despite the risk. 

Mennonite Church Canada has a 1000 Acts for Peace campaign on their liveforpeace website. Our 2010 Palm Sunday Peace Walk is one the acts listed. It's interesting to check out some of the other interesting acts for peace on the site.

Article from The Record

Newspaper article on Valerie Dippel's project to bring eye glasses to people in Guatemala. 

An issue of New Scientist Magazine with articles that discuss how the future of humanity looks. 

Brooklynites Danny, an OTB clerk, and Annie, a nurse, remember their life together-from their first date to Danny's final days with terminal cancer. This remarkable couple personifies the eloquence, grace, and poetry that can be found in the voices of every day people if we take the time to listen.