Vancouver's Leader in Transition toward Strong, Resilient, Complete Communities
April 22, 2010 from 7pm to 9pm – Langara College Mad City Chickens: Coming to a Backyard Near You!Celebrate Earth Day with backyard chickens. Mad City Chickens (79 min. film) is a sometimes serious, sometimes whimsical look at the people who keep u… Organized by Ross Moster and the Food and Learning Opportunity working groups | Type: film, with q&a to follow, earth day
April 29, 2010 from 7pm to 9pm – Langara College We have tremendous resources in our neighbourhoods which we could put to great use - if only we knew our neighbours! Getting together with others to grow, share, and celebrate food is not only fun, b… Organized by Ross Moster (register at rmoster@flash.net) and the Food and Learning Opportunities working groups | Type: workshop
May 7, 2010 at 9am to May 8, 2010 at 5pm – Langara College Co-sponsored with Langara College Continuing Studies and Canadian Centre for Community Renewal. See home page for details. Organized by Ross Moster, Leslie Kemp, and the Learning Opportunities working group | Type: workshop
May 20, 2010 from 6:45pm to 10pm – Langara College resilient |riˈzilyənt| adjective (of a substance or object) able to recoil or spring back into shape after bending, stretching, or being compressed. (of a person or animal) able to withstand or recov… Organized by Taygen Redde, Vancouver Permaculture Meetup, Sobey Wing, Evolver, and Ross Moster, VV | Type: meetup, permaculture, transition, resiliency, asset mapping, community
June 11, 2010 at 7pm to June 26, 2010 at 5pm – Langara College Over 30 workshops, presentations, and other events, many by donation, and many with Transition Town themes (ecology, social justice, community, climate change, peak oil, etc.), including several VV e… Organized by Leslie Kemp, Langara College Continuing Studies and Village Vancouver | Type: learning which leads to action
June 14, 2010 from 9:30am to 4:30pm – Langara College Explore the cultural and economic causes of the various Global Crises. We investigate key underlying western values, beliefs and institutions, and the blocks to social change. Is the fundamental root… Organized by Leslie Kemp | Type: workshop
June 14, 2010 from 7pm to 9:30pm – Langara College This evening dialogue explores the million‐dollar question: how can we make the world a better place? We examine what turns conservatives into progressives and what inspires people to action. We look… Organized by Leslie Kemp | Type: workshop, dialogue, making, change
June 15, 2010 from 9:30am to 12:30pm – Langara College How do you engage a whole community in a transition driven by energy descent? What are the lessons from the Transition Town model and movement after 5 years? The workshop will be open and interactive… Organized by Leslie Kemp | Type: workshop, transition, resilience, energy, descent
June 15, 2010 from 7pm to 9pm – Langara College Getting to know your neighbours can be a lot of fun and can also be a powerful way of responding to issues of climate change and depletion of finite natural resources. This session will discuss how t… Organized by Leslie Kemp | Type: workshop, dialogue, neighbourhood
June 18, 2010 from 7pm to 9pm – Langara College Mad City Chickens (79 min. film) is a sometimes serious, sometimes whimsical look at the people who keep urban chickens in their backyards. From chicken experts and authors to a rescued landfill hen… Organized by Ross Moster, VV Food Group | Type: film, followed by discussion
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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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