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July 7, 2012 at 9:30am to July 13, 2012 at 5pm – Langara College Langara College's Sustainable Communities Summer School Join us to learn skills, gain knowledge, develop strategies, and create visions for creating sustainable communities rooted in social and envir… Organized by Village Vancouver, Ross Moster, Sarah St. John | Type: workshop, sustainability, community, food, gardening
July 9, 2012 at 9am to July 27, 2012 at 3pm – West 57th & East Blvd, Vancouver Passport to Permaculture: An Urban Ag Summer Camp 2012 July 9-13 or July 23-27 9am-3pm @ The World In A Garden West 57th & East Blvd, Vancouver For Ages 6-12 $245 with t-shirt / $225 without t-sh… Organized by The World In A Garden | Type: kerrisdale, summer camp
July 12, 2012 at 9:30am to July 13, 2012 at 4:30pm – Room A229, Langara College Arts Collaborative Green Infrastructure – An Intensive Workshop Learn the value of collaborative, arts-collaborative, community-embedded “green” infrastructure. Through presenting ideas and examples… Organized by Sarah St. John | Type: workshop, art, ecology
July 12, 2012 from 10am to 5pm – TBD A whirlwind tour of beekeeping essentials! Where to place your bees, what equipment to start with, how to find bees, bylaw requirements, resources, and a discussion of what is sustainable bee managem… Organized by Village Vancouver, Brian Campbell, Ross Moster, Sarah St. John | Type: workshop, bees, food
July 12, 2012 from 10am to 1pm – Vancouver City Hall, Town Hall Room Please join us on Thursday, July 12, from 10am to 1pm, to discuss the importance of TaxiSavers and why they should be re-instated. The Chair of the TransLink Board, Nancy Olewiler, will be at the for… Organized by Jill Weiss | Type: education, and, advocacy
July 12, 2012 from 2pm to 4pm – Room L208, Langara College We’ll explore how neighbours are connecting around food related activities locally and elsewhere to build formal and informal Neighbourhood Food Networks. Then we’ll think about what kinds of food re… Organized by Village Vancouver, Ross Moster, Sarah St. John | Type: workshop, food
July 12, 2012 from 7pm to 9:30pm – Room B009, Langara College Windstorms, floods, economic dislocation, earthquakes – you buy insurance against some of these, but have you taken steps to increase preparedness in your home and community? Come learn simple steps… Organized by Village Vancouver, Ann Pacey, Sarah St. John, Ross Moster, | Type: workshop, emergency_preparedness
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Local, organic, rural, and/or urban, food production is a mainstay of life, and doing it well leads to wellness. From farm to kitchen, discussions relating to food--and the community arising around it--belong here.
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If you have to leave your village, how will you get where you want to go? By car? Preferably not, both for your wallet and the earth’s sake. This category is for all discussions relating to how we all get around.
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A human right? After food, most feel shelter is the most important necessity. A place of shelter is also the start of a community. This category is for all things relating to shelter, housing, affordable housing, homes, renewable heating systems, green buildings, heritage, and our built environment in general.
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