Miraj K.

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In which Vancouver neighbourhood or other community do you live?
Mount Pleasant
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, placemaking, potlucks, outreach, organizing events, community-building, having fun while saving the world, or...
community-building, potlucks, full moon block party, urban planning & transit, sharing economy, good design for good deeds.

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  • Randy Chatterjee

    Just realized you are a Vanchow and were at the coffee tasting at Kafkas in January.  You chatted with my wife Alaka.  Namaskar.

    Mar 25, 2011

  • Jordan B

    Welcome to the Local Economy Network!

     

    We're always glad to see new faces in our group, and as co-convenor I thought I’d give you a summary of what we’ve been working on over the past few months and how you can get involved.

     

    At our first meeting last October, it emerged that concept of community currencies was of great interest to the group, and we decided that we would begin the process of planning a local currency for the Dunbar neighbourhood as a pilot project . Community currencies are forms of money developed by and for a community for various reasons, including relocalising and stimulating the economy,  supporting community projects and non-profits, re-introducing a more social aspect to economic transactions, and more. Using the experiences gained from Dunbar, we hope to be able to eventually either expand the currency to other neighbourhoods, or replicate it to have multiple neighbourhood currencies throughout Vancouver.

     

    Since that meeting, a number of members of this group (and beyond) has begun preparations for the Dunbar Dollar, which we are hoping to be able to launch in late spring/early summer this year. There is a lot to be done, so if you are interested in volunteering in any way please contact me at info@dunbardollar.com.

     

    I should also add that, although community currency has been our primary focus over the past

    couple of months, it need not be the only project! There are many things that can be done to help

    create a saner and more localised economy,  so all ideas are welcome.

     

    Our next LEN monthly meeting is on Monday, April 4th from 6pm-8pm. If you would like to join us, please RSVP on the event page at http://www.villagevancouver.ca/events/local-economy-network-monthly-3.

     

    I look forward to meeting you soon!

    Jordan

    Apr 2, 2011

  • Randy Chatterjee

    Miraj,

    The Main Street Neighbourhood village is holding our monthly potluck dinner and presentation tonight (Tuesday, 7 June) at Little Mountain Neighbourhood House on Main Street at 24th Ave (adjacent to the library).  Dinner and a free seed and food plant seedling giveaway start at 6:00 and then an urban gardening presentation and discussion begins at 7 for about an hour.  Come and stay as long as you want, or just drop by at any time.

    See the full event description here.

    Randy

    Jun 7, 2011