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Read the latest articles about grassroots organizing and community news in Peterborough.

Photo shows Sam Blondeau wearing a ball cap over pink hair and a keffiyeh over a black sweatshirt that says "Justice for Indigenous," while standing in front of the entrance of the Peterborough Public Library.

Ban loitering? Report recommends changes to deter drug use at Peterborough Public Library.

Reports also calls for planting thorny bushes and altering benches outside library so people can’t sleep on them

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A group of people stand in Confederation Square, one of them smiles while holding a high sign that reads "you do not need a permit to do what is right."
Food Not Bombs defies city to continue giving out free meals without permit

Group says it has provided free community meals without a permit since 2005

Downtown businesses have a new number to call when they see someone in distress

Peterborough Currents hit the streets with the Unity Project, the downtown's new donut-carrying outreach team

Young and old learn side by side in Trent’s “intergenerational classroom”

Course focuses on the psychology of aging, and older adults are present every week to share their knowledge

Upcoming talk will discuss link between Black liberation and herbalism (February 22 Newsletter)

Also in this week's newsletter: Why Ontario's chief medical officer of health says provincial "austerity" could lead to health unit layoffs.

Trinity Community Centre aims to continue One Roof’s legacy. But without a proper kitchen, that’s a challenge.

$250,000 needed to install commercial kitchen so Trinity can offer full meals to people facing food insecurity

City-funded program at B!KE keeps cyclists riding all winter long

One newcomer has been cycling through his very first winter in Canada, thanks to the Winter Wheels program

PHOTOS: Families call for Gaza ceasefire outside Michelle Ferreri’s constituency office

Ferreri says it is "urgently important" to call for a "humanitarian pause" in the fighting. The families say that's not good enough.

Al’s Pizza and Yee’s Chinese Food is a legendary late-night food spot. For owner Chris Ho, it’s a living.

The beloved restaurant carries on a local Chinese food legacy that dates to the 1930s

Audio Peterborough’s Abraham Festival celebrates 20 years of interfaith fellowship

Festival runs October 13 to 15 and includes worship, music, and a community meal

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