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Hollyhock's Articles · 27th May 2009
Heidi Hartman
Hollyhock Board Chair, Joel Solomon was recently featured in The Vancouver Magazine.


The Unlikely Revolutionary
By Frances Bula
May 25, 2009

Joel Solomon has put his millions, and those of a powerful circle including Rubbermaid heiress Carol Newell, into a new business-first socialism.

Across from Victory Square, a crowd is celebrating the reopening of the historic Flack Block, a monument to Vancouver’s gold-profiteering past that has been transformed into a home for people who believe in changing the world one socially responsible business at a time. Mayor Gregor Robertson, reading a proclamation honouring the restored building, and several of his councillors are here on the fourth floor. ...

Find the full article at: http://www.vanmag.com/News_and_Features/The_Unlikely_Revolutionary_0