August 07 | Hempzine Newsletter

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Biodegradable small kitchen garbage bags

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Biodegradable doggie litter bags

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Men's Bamboo/Organic Cotton short sleeve shirts

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New Soy soft NT Naturals Woman's shirts

Hemp Hearts Special! Online

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now $12.00 each

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Men's Oxford Shirt $55.99	Men's Short Sleeve Oxford $51.99
Women's Long Skirt $47.99	Women's Short Skirt $39.99
Women's Capris Pants $59.95	Women's Drawstring Pants $63.99
Men's Philosopher Shirt $63.99	Men's Cargo Shorts $49.99

Community Events

Shambhala Tickets - Victoria and Nelson

At Hemp and Company:
547 Johnson Street, Victoria, BC
502 Baker Street, Nelson, BC
Shambhala Music Festival website
August 8 – 15th at the Salmo River Ranch.

Victoria Fringe Festival

The Victoria Fringe Theatre Festival runs August 23 - September 2, 2007
at various venues in downtown Victoria BC.

Taste of Africa

Help support volunteer, Candice Madalena. She is going to Africa to help with the urgent need for volunteers in Uganda. $10.00 will get you a ticket into a draw for some great prizes like a night in a deluxe suite at the Hotel Grand Pacific, gift certificates to Hemp and Company, Blue Fox and John's Place, an ice cream maker, cook books, African wine and so much more.

What: Chef James Street will be preparing authentic African dishes as well as beverages.

Why: All of the proceeds will go towards Candice's trip to Africa and any money made in excess will be used to take necessary medical supplies to the hospital.

Who: The $10.00 gets you an entry into the draw, but anyone can stop by and enjoy a taste of Africa. Attendance is NOT necessary to win a prize and support a great cause.

Candice is volunteering through the International Christian Medical Institute (ICMI - www.icmicanada.com), this program was founded 10 years ago and aims to improve the lifestyle of Ugandans by training them to become health administrators. She will be teaching courses and volunteering at the hospital to help.

If you are interested in buying a ticket please e-mail Candice at madalena@uvic.ca, or phone at (250) 686-4225 and state how many tickets you would like, as well as your name and phone number so that she can contact you if you win :) The money for the draw entry can be paid by cheque made out to Candice Madalena, and sent to 3110 Richmond Road, Victoria, BC, V8P 4P1

Art Opening #1

Vic West - 422 Craigflower Rd, Victoria - throughout August

Artist - Sheryl Guzauskas

I am an artist, photographer and believer in the power of love, more concerned with finding the beauty, magic and the sacred in each other and the world, than dwelling over the mistakes, crimes and the damage we humans have done and continue to. I try to take responsibility for doing what I can to stop the cycle of hate at my doorstep. By practicing gratitude, kindness and tolerance of an imperfect world and those we love, then maybe we can live an authentic life... we can have peace when we learn to forgive, especially ourselves....

For me photographing images is like instant gratification because the image is there, captured, as it really is at that time. But painting is my passion because it is ever changing throughout the creative process. I may use one or several photo images to create the emotion, texture and shapes I want in the painting. Then the painting becomes what it is apart from the photos.

I have tended to pay special attention to nature subjects where the sunlight has made extreme contrasts. I am now moving more toward a human subject with themes dealing with the many shades of Love. “Trust” is my latest painting along this line of portraying feelings. The way in which I deal with colour comes from my 27 years of working in the photofinishing industry where I’ve noticed that film sees sunlight as red/orange and shadows as blue/green. There is colour in every shade of gray. Attention to the brushstroke comes from my love affair with artists such as the Tom Thompson, Emily Carr, Vincent VanGogh and Paul Gaugiun.

Art Opening #2

502 Baker Street - Nelson - throughout August

Artist - Graham Jones

Born and raised on the Canadian west coast and living in Nelson for the last ten years has helped give me an appreciation of what it means to be "Western Canadian". I have been photographing life for fourteen years now and often find myself looking at things as though through a lens. My background in photography is self-taught while my inspiration comes from other photographers as well as through the ability to capture a moment. I have a penchant for the abstract and enjoy the manipulation of the process in creating an image.

This current work is meant to look at the simple beauty found in nature. There are so many wondrous things that go unnoticed in this fast paced age. It’s really time to slow down and take a look around. I always try to stop and smell the flowers…you should to.

Join us for the Artwalk reception Friday, August 10 from 6-9pm. H&C

Articles

Spotlight: Herbivore Clothing

Started: by Josh Hooten and his wife, Michelle Schwegmann after discovering that all the other clothing with animal rights slogans wasn't quite cool enough. Josh was a graphic designer with a friend who could screen print, so he decided to make t-shirts the way he wanted to.

Printed on: American Apparel cotton (and organic cotton) t-shirts. Completely American made and sweatshop free.

What's green about it?: The environmental side of these shirts is that they promote veg*n lifestyles (which is always good for the environment) with humorous messages like "Praise Seitan" or "Cowhugger".

Herbivore wants their shirts to: get people thinking, asking questions, talking about vegetarianism, educate, look good, support vegetarians, make it easy to share and be proud about your cruelty-free lifestyle choices.

What else: Herbivore also produces a magazine (the "Herbivore Magazine"), which also began as a reaction to the lack of good vegan oriented literature. Focused on creating a celebratory, activist based publication that is thoughtful while remaining light hearted and fun (like vegetarians!). They opened their first "Herbivore Store" in Portland last year, which carries their clothing designs and a variety of accessories "including handbags fashioned of hemp and bike inner tubes, leather-free belts, and a respectable collection of books from vegan cupcakes to preparing beans" (~via SeeingGreen.org)

Also Once Herbivores paid the Bills they also lend what they can to various vegetarian groups like the SHAC 7, Peta, Student Animal Rights Alliance, Lighthouse Farm Sanctuary (and others).

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Vic West - 422 Craigflower Rd, Victoria