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April 10, 2011 from 1pm to 4pm – CRAB Park at Portside Under the guidance of Downtown Eastside environmental artist Sharon Kallis, community members will use natural materials (dogwood branches and ivy) to create a new boat shaped sculpture that will pro… Organized by Community Arts Council of Vancouver | Type: dtes, community, environmental, art
October 10, 2011 from 10am to 5pm – DTES Neighborhood House 573 East Hastings Street Vancouver, BC DROP OFFS for donations: FRIDAY: AT 573 E. HASTINGS @ PRINCESS: Between 9-5.Monday, October 10 · 10:00am - 5:00pm MONDAY: All cooking at DTES Neighborhood House: 573 East Hastings. Start time for se… Organized by INDIGENOUS ACTION MOVEMENT http://www.facebook.com/groups/22118360040/ | Type: dtes
June 8, 2012 at 8pm to June 10, 2012 at 10pm – Various Vancouver locations (indoors and outdoors) The 19th Vancouver International Storytelling Festival A festival to celebrate the many different kinds of stories people tell. There are so many genres and styles of oral-literature. This festival a… Organized by Vancouver Society of Storytelling | Type: dtes, false, creek, flats, mt., pleasant, fraserview, granville
March 30, 2013 from 7pm to 11:45pm – East Van Studios Hawkers Market is a monthly recurring marketplace at East Van Studios. Our intention is to support local vibrant food entrepreneurs showcasing their amazing products and skills at our evening markets… Organized by Chris Jerome | Type: dtes, strathcona
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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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