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March 21, 2024 from 5pm to 8pm
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November 7Wednesday
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*Get prepared for Cascadia's Fault: The Coming Earthquake and Tsunami That Could Devastate North America
November 7, 2012 from 7pm to 9pm – St. James Community Square Join us for an evening with Jerry Thompson, author of "Cascadia's Fault: The Coming Earthquake and Tsunami That Could Devastate North America". There will be a lecture and panel discussion around nei… Organized by Malin Hansen | Type: public, lecture
October 18Friday
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*Nicole Foss and Laurence Boomert Lecture: Revitalized Communities as the Pathway to Facing Approaching Limits and Building a New Society
October 18, 2013 from 7pm to 9pm – Langara College, Theatre A136a (near entrance to main building and cafeteria) Nicole Foss returns to Vancouver for the 1st time in over a year and a half in collaboration with Laurence Boomert. We are approaching many limits to growth over the next several decades, and are c… Organized by Village Vancouver (Ross Moster) and Langara College Sustainable Communities | Type: langara college, stoneleigh, the automatic earth, lecture
November 9Saturday
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New Geopolitics of Food - Fundraiser with Lester Brown
November 9, 2013 from 7pm to 9pm – SFU Segal Graduate Building, Rooms 1200-1500 The New Geopolitics of Food with Lester Brown A Fundraiser for the CCPA-BC’s Climate Justice Project With food scarcity driven by falling water tables, eroding soils, and rising temperatures, control… Organized by Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives and SFU Centre for Sustainable Development | Type: downtown, lecture, fundraiser, ccpa, $20
February 25Tuesday
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*Richard Heinberg Returns to Vancouver! Snake Oil: How Fracking's False Promise of Plenty Imperils Our Future
February 25, 2014 from 6:30pm to 8:30pm – CIRS Main Lecture Hall, UBC Village Vancouver and UBC Sustainability are pleased to sponsor a talk by Richard Heinberg: Snake Oil: How Fracking's False Promise of Plenty Imperils Our Future The rapid spread of hydraulic fractur… Organized by Ross Moster, Village Vancouver and UBC Sustainability | Type: ubc, lecture
February 28Friday
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Small Steps in Ecological Footprinting
February 28, 2014 from 12:30pm to 1:30pm – SFU Harbour Centre Event Description: If everyone in the world consumed resources and materials at the same rate as the average North American, we would need four planets to provide for the needs of every human being o… Organized by Carbon Talks | Type: free, public, lecture
October 27Monday
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Zero Fossil Fuels Launch
October 27, 2014 from 7pm to 9pm – UBC Robson Sqaure, Room C300, UBC Robson Square, Join SPEC at the launch of their Zero Fossil Fuels campaign. This is similar to an Energy Descent Action Plan for Vancouver. Is it possible for a community to completely eliminate fossil fuels? Learn… Organized by SPEC | Type: public, lecture, q&a
May 14Thursday
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History of the Medicinal Garden (Lecture)
May 14, 2015 from 7:30pm to 9pm – VanDusen Botanical Garden Enjoy an engaging discussion of the historical uses of medicinal plants and famous medical and physic gardens that have been cultivated for centuries around the world. Claire will highlight medicinal… Organized by VanDusen Botanical Garden | Type: lecture, medicinal, garden
September 24Thursday
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Lecture: Orchids of Ecuador
September 24, 2015 from 7:30pm to 9pm – VanDusen Botanical Garden Step into the steamy forests of Ecuador and explore the rich diversity of orchids through the creative lens of Ron Long. Ron’s passion for plants, photography and adventure is long established, and g… Organized by VanDusen Botanical Garden | Type: vandusen, lecture, orchids
February 11Thursday
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UBC Reads Sustainability presents Raj Patel
February 11, 2016 from 12pm to 2pm – UBC With a global population of nine billion by 2050, and climate change already taking a toll, how will the world eat in the future? Join award winning author, activist, and academic Raj Patel, presente… Organized by Shannon Lambie | Type: ubc, lecture, discussion
April 21Thursday
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FREE PUBLIC LECTURE: The Relationship between Bees, Plants and People: Stresses and Opportunities
April 21, 2016 from 7pm to 8:30pm – Langara College, Room A122a FREE PUBLIC LECTURE: The Relationship between Bees, Plants and People: Stresses and Opportunities With Brian Campbell There is an intimate relationship between bees and flowering plants that, due to… Organized by Langara Sustainable Communities | Type: langara, college, -, free, public, lecture
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*Depth of Field: Film Screening and Community Event at Community Hall, Kitsilano Neighbourhood House
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Main St. Village monthly gatherings (1st Tuesdays Little Mountain Neighbourhood House) Currently on hold due to COVID
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