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Lower Mainland People’s Assembly Calls for Climate Justice and Immediate Action to Prevent a Climate Change Catastrophe!





Over 75 people gathered Tuesday evening at SFU’s Harbour Centre for Metro Vancouver’s first “People’s Assembly on Climate Justice”. Last night’s participants are determined to build the movement here through an ongoing series of such meetings combined with dramatic actions to highlight their demand for Climate Justice. The first such mass direct action is already planned for… Continue

Added by Eric Doherty on December 8, 2010 at 11:30am — No Comments

Hastings-Sunrise Communal House Seeking House Mate

A communal house in East Vancouver (Hastings-Sunrise Village) is looking for someone to join the house as a roommate on an interesting experiment in urban homesteading.



A room in our house is available for January 1st, 2011.



Please feel free to forward this information on to anyone you know who might be interested.



We have a communal house in East Vancouver (Graveley between Kamloops and Penticton, near Clinton Park) that is in rapid transition to greater… Continue

Added by Brennan Wauters on December 5, 2010 at 8:44pm — 2 Comments

TransLink to Push Freeways on Global Day of Action for Climate Justice

Written by Eric Doherty



Recently I went to the first TransLink open house on their proposal to spend $150 to $175 million dollars on a freeway overpass in New Westminster. The intention is that this overpass will become part of the North Fraser Perimeter Road (NFPR) freeway through New Westminster, which is part of the Gateway freeway megaproject.



The C3 bus to the open house was eleven minutes late, which is apparently typical for this route. I was told by one C3 rider that… Continue

Added by Eric Doherty on December 3, 2010 at 11:08am — No Comments

Grist: Behavior change causes changes in beliefs, not vice versa

THE BODY-MIND PROBLEM…

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Added by Randy Chatterjee on November 30, 2010 at 9:15am — No Comments

Public Hearing Nov30 Dec1&2 on Metro Vancouver Regional Growth Strategy

In case anyone is interested in attending, there are still three public hearing sessions in the upcoming week to comment on the Metro Vancouver Regional Growth Strategy.


This policy may prove to be instrumental in shaping local and provincial government policy, along with Translink's role in the process in the near future. I've included a few links to a background article…
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Added by Stephen Bohus on November 28, 2010 at 10:46am — No Comments

The Sustainable Revolution -Part 1



The Sustainable Revolution





by Mykoden

This paper was originally presented at the World Social…

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Added by Mykoden on November 27, 2010 at 11:33am — No Comments

The Sustainable Revolution -Part 2



The Sustainable Revolution



This paper was originally presented at the World Social Forum in Caracas at the University of Venezuela on January…

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Added by Mykoden on November 27, 2010 at 11:30am — No Comments

There won't be a bailout for the Earth - Johann Hari @ The Independent

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Added by Randy Chatterjee on November 27, 2010 at 12:00am — No Comments

Assume

The operating assumption of 20th Century economics, contrary to what is taught about scarcity with regards to opportunity cost, is that there is an endless abundance of raw materials to feed the perpetual growth engine of the global economy. This assumption is blatantly wrong and we're starting to experience the consequences.



We live on a finite planet that contains a limited amount of renewable and non-renewable resources. No amount of ingenuity can increase the amount of land, rare… Continue

Added by David Allan on November 23, 2010 at 10:57am — 3 Comments

TransLink’s freeway push must be stopped

November 16, 2010



By Eric Doherty and Andrew Murray



TransLink has been crying poverty as of late, claiming that it does not have the money to keep a third SeaBus in operation. Never mind completing the long-promised Evergreen Line or providing enough buses to implement the planned U-Pass expansion. However, TransLink has lots of cash when it comes to freeway expansion.



TransLink is running full speed ahead with what's being… Continue

Added by Eric Doherty on November 17, 2010 at 10:00am — 2 Comments

Natural Capital

"Natural capital can be defined as the benefits that accrue to human society from the different species of life that inhabit our world. Classical economics values things by seeing how much someone will pay for them. But this is where classical economics is wrong. What it fails to account for are all the "externalities"-- the services people regard as free goods: pollination services, flood protection, climate regulation, soil stabilization, carbon sequestration. Although immensely valuable,… Continue

Added by David Allan on November 16, 2010 at 2:43pm — 2 Comments

Introduction

Hi All. I'm a recent addition to Village Vancouver, what a fantastic resource! I'm just getting started setting up my own urban homestead. Come see my progress on my blog: wolfandfinch.tumblr.com. Thanks!

Added by Caitlin Hertzman on November 14, 2010 at 9:50pm — No Comments

Peak oil is spurring locals' self-sufficiency, by Carlito Pablo of the Georgia Straight

Publish Date: November 10, 2010 in The Georgia Straight


What if you woke up one day and found that the world as you knew it had ceased to exist?


It’s a thought that has probably crossed the minds of many and perhaps been quickly dismissed by most as silly. For Brennan Wauters, this prospect is real. That’s why he’s preparing for what he…
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Added by Randy Chatterjee on November 11, 2010 at 8:00am — 3 Comments

Koan

Standing inside a burning building
Counting pocket change
and wondering what to eat for lunch.

Added by David Allan on November 10, 2010 at 11:19am — No Comments

Quote of the Day

Don't be realistic! The powers that be in the media, politics and economics define "realism." The most important changes in our country have come about because people were willing to fight for what everyone supposedly knew to be "unrealistic" (e.g. ending segregation, ending ten thousand years of unchallenged male supremacy and sexism, legitimating gay and lesbian lives, building an environmental movement, and the list goes on).

Added by David Allan on November 3, 2010 at 6:28pm — 1 Comment

Rebuilding Local Economies: A Shift in Priorities

via commondreams.org

Published on Monday, October 25, 2010 by Share the World's Resources (STWR)

Rebuilding Local Economies: A Shift in Priorities

by Anna White

From the burgeoning popularity of farmers’ markets and co-operatives to the revitalisation of community banking, people are organising to reclaim the economy from large profit-driven corporations and ‘too big to fail’ financial institutions. The small-scale and diversity of these local initiatives masks the immense… Continue

Added by David Allan on October 25, 2010 at 5:28pm — No Comments

give aways

would u like, if you could pick up,
a green long garden chair
some hoses
contact petra

Added by petra hartt on October 18, 2010 at 4:54am — No Comments

The Values of Everything, by George Monbiot

Posted October 11, 2010



Progressive causes are failing: here’s how they could be turned around



By George Monbiot. Published in the Guardian of London on 12th October 2010



So here we are, forming an orderly queue at the slaughterhouse gate. The punishment of the poor for the errors of the rich, the abandonment… Continue

Added by Randy Chatterjee on October 17, 2010 at 11:12am — 3 Comments

Quote of the Day

“The goal of a good society is to structure social relations and institutions so that cooperative and generous impulses are rewarded, while antisocial ones are discouraged. The problem with capitalism is that it best rewards the worst part of us: ruthless, competitive, conniving, opportunistic, acquisitive drives, giving little reward and often much punishment -- or at least much handicap -- to honesty, compassion, fair play, many forms of hard work, love of justice, and a concern for those in… Continue

Added by David Allan on October 15, 2010 at 9:49pm — No Comments

Localism vs Globalism: two world views collide

Localism vs globalism: two world views collide



http://www.independent.co.uk/environment/green-living/localism-vs-globalism-two-world-views-collide-2089098.html



By Michael McCarthy, Environment Editor, in Lyon

Saturday, 25 September 2010



Stop economic growth in its tracks, start living locally, at a slower pace, and share more – that… Continue

Added by David Allan on October 12, 2010 at 2:43pm — No Comments

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