{news} Zaac Chaves in the Stamford Times

[Richard Duffee]

That's a beautiful article. A reporter with a heart! What a rarity!

On Fri, Oct 31, 2008 at 2:02 PM, David Bedell <dbedellgreen at hotmail.com>wrote:

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>        ELECTION 2008 -- Zaac Chaves brings passion to the 36th District
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> ELECTION 2008 -- Zaac
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> STAMFORD -- Zaac Chaves may have at one time or another knocked on your
> door and asked to pick a few of your lawn's edible mushrooms.
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> His commitment to self-sustainment is so deep, he hasn't bought food
> from a grocery store in over a year. Instead, he forages parks and
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> "I forage because I believe that healthy food is a right, not a
> privilege," said Chaves. "The food I find is not only higher quality
> than what I would be buying, but also something I am able to pass off
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> As a member of the Green party, Chaves is someone who, as a candidate
> for the state senate's 36th District, will give special emphasis to
> animals and the environment.
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> The 27-year-old Greenwich resident has put sustainablility,
> environmental clean up, education and a challenge to privilege atop the
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> Chaves would like to see less dependency on the global market and more
> use of local family farms, community gardens and open forest land.
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> Chaves also plans to challenge privilege by first acknowledging the
> concrete power structures that are in place, leaving some people at
> more of an advantage compared to others. "Inheritance is still the
> primary means of getting wealthy in this country," he said. "I would
> like to bring about an exception locally."
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> Chaves' commitment to the community has come in the form of
> volunteerism. He offers his time and services to The Woodstock Farm
> Animal Sanctuary in the Catskills and the Sun One organic farm in
> Bethlehem. Chaves also works to raise public awareness through the
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> He is currently employed as a computer technician in Greenwich.
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