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*Langara College Sustainable Communities Summer School/Village Vancouver Transition School
Event Details
Time: July 7, 2012 at 9:30am to July 13, 2012 at 5pm
Location: Langara College
Event Neighbourhood and Type: workshop, sustainability, community, food, gardening
Organized By: Village Vancouver, Ross Moster, Sarah St. John
Latest Activity: Jul 4, 2012
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Event Description
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 environmental justice.
Many courses offered as part of the Summer School are part of Village Vancouver's Annual Transition School.
Workshop fees vary please check the workshop descriptions on the web for times and price.
Please Register - click here.
Workshops:
Community and Cultural Development
Click here for Descriptions etc
Building Effective Boards for Sustainable Communities - Judi Piggott
Using Reclaimed Textiles to make a Medicine Pouch - Karenza T. Wall
Navigating Bureaucracy: Skills for Advocates and Service Providers - Barry Growe
Getting Your Voice Heard at City Hall - Nathan Edelson & Peter Burch
Introduction to Transition - Ross Moster
How to Build a Village in a City - Ross Moster
Preparing a Winning Grant Application - David Lee & Sonja Embree
The Green Streets Game: Transformation Through Play - Julien Thomas & Adam Kebede
Everything (almost) you Need to Know about Community Currencies - Michael Linton & Jordan Bober
Youth Engagement (Adult Audience)
Youth Engagement (Youth Audience) - iris yong pearson
How to Start a Collaborative Community Garden - Rob Miksza
Collaborative Arts and Community Building: Late Nite Art- Julien Thomas
Arts Collaborative Green Infrastructure – An Intensive Workshop - Beth Carruthers
The ABC’s of ABCD (Arts Based Community Development) - Community Arts Council of Vancouver
Introduction to Circle Dance (full day and evening)- Mihaela Yeung
Prepared or not Prepared: Are you Ready? - Ann Pacey
Co-ops Work! - Melanie Conn & Marty Frost
Radical Democratic Practice - Amy Li
Communication and Facilitation
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Group Savvy - Kate Sutherland
Appreciative Inquiry: A Strengths Based Approach - Ken Pawlak
Facilitating Participation - Lee-Anne Ragan
Make Light Work Kate Sutherland
One-Size Doesn’t Fit All: Conflict Resolution - Lee-Anne Ragan
Introduction to Non-Violent Communication - Raj Gill
Developing Resilience- Shayna Hornstein
Effective Social Change through Nonviolent Communication - Raj Gill & Leslie Kemp
Setting Healthy Limits - Shayna Hornstein
Social Ecology
Click here for descriptions etc.
Setting the Context for change: Exploring the Pathways to Ecological
Sustainability- Kathryn Chollette
Composting Made Easy- Grant Watson
Balcony and Container Gardening- Grant Watson
Bioremedial Art – Intro- Beth Carruthers
Transportation Transformation: Sustainable Transport for Your Community- Eric Doherty
Wild in the City: Drawing, Nature, and Knowledge - Beth Carruthers
Food Systems Dialogue- Herb Barbolet
Bees in the City: An Introduction to Backyard Bee-Keeping- Brain Campbell
Building Resilient Neighbourhood Food Networks - Ross Moster
Introduction to Permaculture Design - Sara Dent & Delvin Solkinson
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Comment by Sarah St. John on July 4, 2012 at 12:37pm
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Please register soon so that we can get an idea of numbers.
Registration info can be found here:
http://www.langara.bc.ca/continuing-studies/programs-and-courses/pr...Call registration at 604.323.5322, me at 604.323.5193 or fill out our form:
http://www.langara.bc.ca/continuing-studies/programs-and-courses/pr...
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Comment by Jane McNeil on July 4, 2012 at 12:14pm
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Thanks for the clarification Sarah! :)
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Sorry for the confusion. The Summer School is a series of individual workshops - the fee depends on the workshop, some are free.
For each of the workshops go to the link below and click on the drop down menus for the individual workshops using the plus sign on the right hand side - the full description will appear with the price. Please note discounts are available for students and un or underemployed.Community and Cultural Development
http://tinyurl.com/community-culturaldevelopmentCommunication and Facilitation
http://tinyurl.com/communication-facilitationSocial Ecology
http://tinyurl.com/socialecology
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I think it's free if you're registered with Village Vancouver Kathy ! :)
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Comment by Kathy M. on July 4, 2012 at 5:27am
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what is the cost of this school. Tried to find info on registration site but must have missed it.
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