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February 2, 2012 from 7pm to 9pm – Langara College, Theatre 5 (Room A130) We're pleased to welcome Nicole Foss, aka Stoneleigh, of The Automatic Earth back to talk about the future of our economy. She packed a lecture hall at Langara College last year with tales of impend… Organized by Village Vancouver (Ross Moster, et al) and Langara College Continuing Studies and co-sponsored by Vancouver Peak Oil | Type: langara, talk, presentation
February 10, 2012 from 5pm to 7pm – Langara College, Theatre 5 (Room A130) Friday February 10th 5 – 7 pmTheatre 5 (Room A130) Langara College Richard Heinberg is one of the world’s most effective exponents of the urgent need to move away from fossil fuels and towards a p… Organized by Village Vancouver (Ross Moster, et al), CoDev World Community Film Festival, and Langara College Continuing Studies, and co-sponsored by Vancouver Peak Oil | Type: langara, talk, presentation
October 17, 2012 from 6pm to 8:30pm – Town Hall Room, City Hall The October VFPC meeting falls the day after World Food Day and the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty so Paul Taylor and Brent Mansfield have been making arrangements for the theme of… Organized by Vancouver Food Policy Council | Type: vancouver, food policy council, meeting, talk
November 7, 2012 from 12:30pm to 2:30pm – Kits, near beach. Address to be sent to RSVPers. Join Village for an informal gathering with author (Green Spirituality) Chris Philpott from Transition Leamington Spa. Potluck lunch, Chris talking about his Transition Town and Transition Towns in E… Organized by Ross Moster and Village Vancouver | Type: kitsilano, transition towns, talk, dialogue, potluck
February 15, 2013 from 5pm to 6:15pm – Langara College Main Theatre Mike Lewis is the Executive Director of the Canadian Centre for Community Renewal and co-author of The Resilience Imperative: Transitions to a Steady-State Economy. He also serves as the Lead Inves… Organized by Ross Moster, Village Vancouver, Langara Continuing Studies, and CoDev World Community Film Festival | Type: langara, film fest, talk, presentation
March 20, 2013 from 6pm to 8:30pm – Town Hall Room, City Hall Presentations: 1) Cottonwood Community Garden 2) Toward a Bioregional Food System Organized by Vancouver Food Policy Council, Trish Kelly and Brent Mansfield, Co-chairs | Type: vancouver, food policy council, fun meeting, talk
April 18, 2013 from 6:30pm to 8pm – Banyen Books & Sound Join Alice Jongerden of Home on the Range Organics to gain an understanding of the political challenges she has faced as a local dairy farmer. She will share her passion for food freedom and access… Organized by Alethea Lymworth | Type: kitsilano, free, talk, food, vancouver, farming
February 13, 2014 from 5:30pm to 7:30pm – The Hive Invitation - Collaborative Consumption and The Sharing Economy: Opportunities for Cities, Organizations and Wellbeing Featuring April Rinne, Chief Strategy Officer, Collaborative Lab Thursday, 13 Feb… Organized by One Earth, with partners including The Sharing Project, Modo The Car Co-op, Board of Change, BC Partners for Social Impact, Village Vancouver and other local partners. | Type: talk, on, the, collaborative, (sharing), economy.
March 16, 2014 from 3pm to 5pm – The Canadian Memorial Church Paul Stamets has been a dedicated mycologist for over thirty years. Over this time, he has discovered and coauthored four new species of mushrooms, and pioneered countless techniques in the field of… Organized by Banyen Books | Type: public, talk
May 5, 2014 from 6:30pm to 8pm – Banyen Books & Sound Explore the power & potential of community with Paul Born, co-founder of Tamarack Institute and author of Deepening Community: Finding Joy Together in Chaotic Times. Community shapes our identity… Organized by Banyen Books | Type: kitsilano, free, talk
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Village engages individuals, neighbourhoods & organizations to take actions that build sustainable communities & have fun doing it. Join us!
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Interested in getting involved or volunteering with Village Vancouver? check out http://www.villagevancouver.ca/page/volunteering-1.
Regular activities:
Interested in participating in a VV garden? We have collaborative gardens/garden spaces in 5 neighbourhoods. Contact us at gardening@villagevancouver.ca. Gardening now in progress. New gardeners welcome (space allowing).
Kits Village Recycling Depot (Kits Community Centre) Next depot: Thursday, June 15th
Main St. Village monthly gatherings (1st Tuesdays Little Mountain Neighbourhood House) Currently on hold due to COVID
Permaculture Vancouver Meetups (3rd Wednesdays VV McBride Park Fieldhouse (sometimes elsewhere) Next meetup: Special date Thursday, July 29th
West End Community Potluck/WE Urban Garden Club (3rd Sundays West End Community Centre, in July and August 4th Thursdays - July 22nd and August 26th.
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