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SeedStock - Help plant the seeds of a true local economy on May 16th!

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For the past several months, I have been working hard together with a small group of dedicated collaborators to bring a bold idea from conception to action: what if we could create a community…Continue

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Village Building Convergence in Portland May 25-June 3

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City Repair's 12 annual Village Building Convergence in Portland, by all accounts the most amazing time to visit Portland in all its amazingness, is coming up from May 25th to June 3rd!Here's a…Continue

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*Ecological/New Economics Discussion Circle at Meet at Trees Organic 450 Granville 7PM, then move to private meeting site, Please be on time. Move to meeting site will be at 7:10

May 23, 2012 from 7pm to 10pm
On the 23rd, we will at the suggestion of circle member Randy Chatterjee give our discussion a more practical bent, specifically by discussing specific ideas for City policies that could be implemented to bring our economy more in line with our ecology. The City is the most accessible level of government we have, and the current political climate is one that favours the exploration of new ideas that will result in a greener city. Therefore, the policies we discuss can have a real chance of…See More
May 13
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Jordan Bober commented on Village Vancouver's group Ecological and New Economics Study Group
"‎"I was there when the currency that would forever change the way Vancouverites think about money was born." Wouldn't you like to be able to say that one day, a few years hence? Now you have your chance! We are super excited about…"
May 10
Jordan Bober commented on Ann Pacey's group Local Economy
"‎"I was there when the currency that would forever change the way Vancouverites think about money was born." Wouldn't you like to be able to say that one day, a few years hence? Now you have your chance! We are super excited about…"
May 10
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SeedBomb! Seeding Vancouver's first community currency at The HiVE

May 16, 2012 from 7pm to 9pm
What if there were a way for communities to create their own currencies - ones that truly serve them? Cooperative currencies that, instead of dividing people, could actually help communities heal by reconnecting with themselves?


Introducing SeedStock, a new currency for Vancouver and the Lower Mainland that will reconnect our communities with the people, businesses and organisations that feed…See More
May 10
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Dana Wilson replied to Jordan Bober's discussion Village Building Convergence in Portland May 25-June 3
"Thank you! I just emailed."
May 8
Ross Moster replied to Jordan Bober's discussion Village Building Convergence in Portland May 25-June 3
"Dana, Here's a possibility between the 29th and the 3rd: http://www.villagevancouver.ca/events/village-building-convergence-portland-or Ross"
May 8
Dana Wilson replied to Jordan Bober's discussion Village Building Convergence in Portland May 25-June 3
"Hi Jordan, Thank you so much for sharing all this information. I too, would love to attend! However, it would be from the 31st onwards. Happy to travel by bus and also looking to see if anyone else interested in heading down for the last few…"
May 8
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SeedStock - Help plant the seeds of a true local economy on May 16th!

For the past several months, I have been working hard together with a small group of dedicated collaborators to bring a bold idea from conception to action: what if we could create a community currency for Vancouver and the Lower Mainland that helps change the economics of local, making it pay for local farmers to feed our city, freeing the creative among us to earn a livelihood in full expression of their gifts, and that gives young Vancouverites a viable alternative to working for the…See More
May 6
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SeedStock - Help plant the seeds of a true local economy on May 16th!

For the past several months, I have been working hard together with a small group of dedicated collaborators to bring a bold idea from conception to action: what if we could create a community currency for Vancouver and the Lower Mainland that helps change the economics of local, making it pay for local farmers to feed our city, freeing the creative among us to earn a livelihood in full expression of their gifts, and that gives young Vancouverites a viable alternative to working for the…See More
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Village Building Convergence in Portland May 25-June 3

City Repair's 12 annual Village Building Convergence in Portland, by all accounts the most amazing time to visit Portland in all its amazingness, is coming up from May 25th to June 3rd!Here's a description of the event from their website:12th Annual VBC in brief: We will come together to create benches, community kiosks, gardens, street paintings, tile mosaics, and more! Come join your neighbors as they bring to life the natural building, permaculture, and public art projects that they’ve been…See More
May 2
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Ross Moster replied to Jordan Bober's discussion Village Building Convergence in Portland May 25-June 3
"A bunch of VVers, including myself, went down last year, and it was a lot of fun! Our group (comprised of Kits and Main St. Villagers) participated in building a kiosk at a healing centre, visited the reclaimed the traffic circle with the famous tea…"
May 2
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Village Building Convergence in Portland May 25-June 3

City Repair's 12 annual Village Building Convergence in Portland, by all accounts the most amazing time to visit Portland in all its amazingness, is coming up from May 25th to June 3rd!Here's a description of the event from their website:12th Annual VBC in brief: We will come together to create benches, community kiosks, gardens, street paintings, tile mosaics, and more! Come join your neighbors as they bring to life the natural building, permaculture, and public art projects that they’ve been…See More
May 1
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Thank you for your contribution! Village Vancouver commits to using the gifts provided by its member with the utmost respect and transparency, and always in a way that builds the capacity of the Transition movement in Vancouver and the Lower…
Apr 20
Jordan Bober commented on Village Vancouver's group Permaculture Village
"May's VV newsletter will be permaculture-themed! If you have something you'd like to submit, please let us know at newsletter@villagevancouver.ca. Please send all submissions by April 25th for inclusion in the May newsletter."
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Apr 6

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In which Vancouver neighbourhood or other community do you live?
Grandview-Woodland
Please tell us which areas of Transition interest you. For example: growing more food/urban agriculture, relocalizing our economy/local currency, Permaculture, transit, energy efficient buildings, the arts, urban homesteading, preserving seed diversity, potlucks, outreach, organizing events, community-building, having fun while saving the world, or...
I am interested in many things, but I would have to say that my primary Transition interests lie in food, energy and local economics. I have a Master's degree in Economics and have actually written my thesis on local currencies, so this is something that I would especially be interested in helping pursue here in Vancouver.
There's a saying that "Transition is not a spectator sport". It's true! Village Vancouver runs on people power, and engaging in activities and projects together helps us accomplish more. Which groups, networks, neighbourhood villages, or projects do you think you might be interested in getting involved with? And what knowledge, skills, resources or other assets can you bring to the mix? (Don't be bashful!)
I would especially be interested in working on an economic working group, or one having to do with food (I am an avid cook/baker).
What would you like to see improved in Vancouver or in your community regarding sustainability or resiliency? Do you have an idea for a new Transition project or activity?
I think that a good start would be to cut down on all the paper coffee mugs people use and throw away each day. Imagine the difference if most people were to switch to reusable mugs!
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At 10:56am on February 14, 2012, Adam Soltys said…

Hi Jordan, thanks for the warm welcome!  I'll definitely check out the open money videos and all the other initiatives that abound on this website.  I'm really glad to have found this community as I've been reading a lot lately about local food, permaculture, renewable energy, etc. and am eager to get settled in Vancouver and start practicing some of this stuff.

At 11:21am on January 13, 2012, John Frederick George McCone said…

P.S. Yes I was shocked about the microlending laws in Canada, (it's not the same as the U.K. where you can quite easily lend money without being an accredited investor)

 

I'm afraid if you want to organise some kind of microlending initiative, the first thing you'll have to do is organize a campaign to change this aspect of Canadian law.

At 11:18am on January 13, 2012, John Frederick George McCone said…

Hi Jordan,

 

I'm interested in getting involved, but I have to say I would be unlikely to be able to do work on the garden outside weekends, my work is pretty intense and demanding. One of the things I would be particularly interested in would be to share the same plot with someone else, so that I could fill in for them and they could fill in for me. I gather that gardening requires a high level of continuous attention and I'm not confident that I would have the time to work a plot all by myself.

 

But if anyone (or more than one) who already has a plot is willing to team up, them that would be something that I would definitely be interested in.

 

John 

At 11:17am on December 9, 2011, Jenny Rustemeyer said…

Hey Jordan, Ah darn about timing on the 20th. I looked on VV for conflicting events and didn't see any. Anyway, a screening in the New Year would work too. Captain Charles Moore will be coming to town, so we are planning some (non-clean bin) events around that.

At 7:10pm on December 8, 2011, Jenny Rustemeyer said…

Hey Jordan, Glad to hear you're on the mesh bags bandwagon - you'll never go back. We'd love to do a zero waste fair. After having so much fun in White Rock, we decided to have a Vancouver screening Dec 20th - it's probably a little short notice to get all those elements you talked about in place, but I have got my hand on some sets of bags and have plans for a couple other things. Let me know if you are able to be involved or can think of someone who would like to do a zero waste concession as a fundraiser for whatever they wanted.

Jen

At 9:32pm on October 19, 2011, Thomas Moore said…

Hey Jordan,

It was so good to meet you last week.  I would love to go to the event tomorrow night, but I have class.  I would like to hear some of your ideas pertaining to building a local food economy.  I am interested in attending the meeting on Tuesday.  I will have to check my schedule.  Thanks for the warm welcome to Village Vancouver!

Cheers,

Thomas

At 10:06am on August 30, 2011, Heather Talbot said…

Hi Jordan,

Sounds great... Im available over the next couple of weeks.  When and where would you like to meet?

Thanks

Heather

At 2:32pm on May 31, 2011, Mia Kalef said…

Hi Jordon,

We spoke at Be the Change about an upcoming forum for sustainable business.  Would love to invite you.  Its June 28th.  I can send you more information to an email address.  I'm at miakalef@emergingfamilies.com 

Hope you can come!

Warmly, Mia

At 10:57am on January 20, 2011, John P Robinson said…
Hi Jordan,

I have a meeting tonight but I will try to leave early. 7:30 is the earliest that I can make it.
Hopefully see you then.
-John
At 10:59pm on November 9, 2010, Randy Chatterjee said…
A great job on the Dunbar BIA meeting, and your local currency pre-seeding plan among residents is a great way to start. We need to identify strong and connected community leaders to promote the new currency during its launch, especially in the press--who will eat it up--especially television.
With gold at $1400 and currency wars igniting everywhere, we could get very lucky and find ourselves launching this at an auspicious time.
Good work.

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