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   Ms. Que Banh (phoenixserenity@beige.party)'s status on Tuesday, 25-Nov-2025 06:38:09 JST Ms. Que Banh

   Welcome, Cold Consumerism.

   #Geometric #PublicArt #Metal #Sculpture at Uptown Shopping Center, parking lot.

   #ModernArt #MetalArt #MetalSculpting #Welding #Art #Saanich #VancouverIsland #VanIsle #VictoriaBC #YYJ #CommissionedArt #monochrome #BWphoto #MonochromeMonday #Capitalism #ConsumeLess #AntiCapitalist #Degrowth #VisualArt

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     Ms. Que Banh (phoenixserenity@beige.party)'s status on Tuesday, 25-Nov-2025 06:38:05 JST Ms. Que Banh

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     I don't stock my free community pantry with junk either. I don't believe that just because folks may be poor or going through rough financial times - they deserve only cheap crap. I'm stocking with quality items like locally canned salmon, canned asparagus/carrots/dill pickles/beans, canned tuna, pesto, pastas, etc. Free, new small gifts will include small toys, cute fashion accessories, colouring books, mini figurines & more.

     Spreading community sharing joy, from the front of our home ❤️

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     Ms. Que Banh (phoenixserenity@beige.party)'s status on Tuesday, 25-Nov-2025 06:38:07 JST Ms. Que Banh

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     I'm restocking up my red old newspaper box, repurposed into small community free pantry with more non-perishable foods, unwanted/unopened milk chocolates & other assorted goodies in mid-December for folks who don't have much money but want some food/treats/small gifts for Christmas.
     We don't need to celebrate it to help out folks who do enjoy celebrating it. It's colonial as fuck to have our personal feelings about Christmas, impede on our wants to help others out, when we can.

     Steve's Place repeated this.
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     Ms. Que Banh (phoenixserenity@beige.party)'s status on Tuesday, 25-Nov-2025 06:38:08 JST Ms. Que Banh

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     We don't celebrate any colonial commercialized holidays, like #Christmas. We don't really judge folks who do. I always encourage folks who choose to celebrate Christmas to not buy new stuff & try to gift homemade, handmade, gently used items or to regift unwanted, never used items, instead of continually contributing to the #consumerism that feeds the giant #capitalist machines.

     Part of living truer to #degrowth & #AntiCapitalism beliefs is doing our best to not feed the capitalists more with rampant, unnecessary, consumerism.

     If you do buy new - please try to support local, smaller businesses - especially very small operations that can't afford physical storefronts.