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June 25, 2011 from 1:30pm to 3pm – Olympic Village, Creekside Community Centre Join curator and scholar Rajdeep Singh Gill and artist, writer, and activist Fabiola Nabil Naguib for this talk, discussion and walking journey in expanding notions of sustainability. This dynamic co… Organized by Holly Schmidt | Type: walk, urban, agriculture, art, sustainability, grow, other, sights
July 22, 2011 at 12pm to July 25, 2011 at 12pm – Sandy Pines Campground, Boston Bar, BC Towards Eden is a progressive movement in the global music festival scene. This visionary collective has a mandate to create a true connection with the four natural elements in the most sustainable w… Organized by Towards Eden Festival Crew | Type: sustainability, festival
October 15, 2011 from 8:30am to 5:30pm – Hebb Theatre at UBC What do we need to know about global food security and poverty? What are some of the solutions the international community should be pursuing and how can one person make a difference? To mark World… Organized by BC Council for International Cooperation & Working Group to End Global Poverty | Type: ubc, conference, poverty, food, sustainability
November 24, 2011 from 8:15am to 3:30pm – Vancouver Public Library - Downtown Branch - Alice MacKay Room On Thursday November 24, the Association of Suzuki Elders is hosting the second Suzuki Elders and Environment Forum. This is an all day event taking place at the downtown branch of the Vancouver Publ… Organized by Suzuki Elders | Type: downtown, forum, sustainability, empowerment, suzuki
December 4, 2011 from 5:30pm to 8pm – Kits, Potluck at 5:30, discussion to follow. RSVP here or to ross@villagevancouver.ca for location Bring something yummy to share! Let's talk about our village. What do you like about it? What's working? What's not working? What would you like to see us doing in the coming year? We can count potlu… Organized by Ross Moster & Kits Village | Type: kits, potluck, food, community, sustainability, transition
April 5, 2012 from 6:30pm to 8:30pm – Kits, RSVP for address April potluck. Bring something yummy to share! Rescheduled to April 12. Organized by Ross Moster and Kits Village | Type: kits, potluck, food, community, sustainability, transition
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 7, 2012 at 9pm to July 8, 2012 at 3pm – Langara College, main cafeteria Join with social justice, environmental and labour activists to discuss challenges and strategies for creating a world in which people and the planet not only survive, but thrive. Speakers Include: I… Organized by Sarah St. John | Type: workshop, sustainability, community
September 22, 2012 from 1:30pm to 3:30pm – SFU Harbour Centre - Room 7000 Village is engaging in all sorts of interesting community building projects and activities nowadays - over 250 activities a year! Find out what we're up to, let us know what you're up to, and meet yo… Organized by Ross Moster and Village Vancouver | Type: downtown, meetup, community, sustainability, resiliency, meet your neighbours
October 27, 2012 from 10am to 2pm – Tynehead Regional Park (Serpentine Fields entrance) Come plant some trees with us! As Northwest Wildlife Preservation Society continues to grow as an organization, so to do we want the natural environments that surround us to. So, in honour of our 25t… Organized by Kristine | Type: surrey, tynehead, festival, environment, free, stewardship, volunteer, family, dog, community, networking, education, sustainability, kids, fun, conservation, green
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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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