I want to double check my facts. I have to say that I am very cautious at the moment about the training camp. Some of it is very ugly, and in a sense it is too good to be true if you don't want to see Kerry elected. When I have everything double and triple checked, I'll post it. I'm opening there are some people willing to help. There is a signficant amount of work to be done. Speaking of which, I need to cut the grass for the first time this year.
The name of the organization is Earthways Foundation. They receive money directly from the Heinz endowments. They have a project called "Mountain Aerie" on Salt Spring Island. Salt Spring Island is about 25 miles NNW of Victoria, BC. There is a ferry service to the island from Swartz Bay on Victoria Island. Here is what Earthways has to say about Mountan Aerie:
Mountain Aerie is an activist training center on Salt Spring Island, British Columbia, comprised of 15 acres of natural beauty, remarkable vistas, and several buildings to be used for training environmental activists. This location is the third in an EarthWays network of "Centers for Conscious Activism". These centers promote techniques of activism "from the heart" that do not require angry confrontation and, consequently, add an additional dimension of effectiveness and less "burn out" for those of us who are seeking non-violent change.
When I read words phrases like "from the heart", "angry confrontation" and "non-violent" it sends up red flags. Maybe I just don't trust our liberal friends, but my immediate impression is they are up to something. Perhaps they think putting spikes into trees is non-violent. I have to think, they want to get people away from civilization a bit (on the island) so they can work people's minds in an isolated environment.