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Jun 12, 2012
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Food Scraps and Composting Forum -- Policy and Practice, 16-June-2012, 11 am, West End Community Centre

Food Scraps and Composting Forum (West End, and Vancouver) When: June 16, 2012, 11 am to 12:30 pm Where: West End Community Centre Purpose: To inspire and inform by providing information and covering the significance and prospects for food scraps…
Jun 12, 2012
Randy Helten's event was featured

*Community Food Asset Mapping Workshop in West End at West End Community Centre, Stanley Court Room

June 3, 2012 from 10:30am to 12pm
West End Neighbourhood Food Network, Community Food Asset Mapping Workshop -- The Potential for Food Security & Food Growing We will list up all the elements in the West End relating to food growing and food security, look at what is missing and how things can be connected. Output might go to the official community planning process. EVENT CODE: 45409.205WE (FREE)See More
May 29, 2012
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*Community Food Asset Mapping Workshop in West End at West End Community Centre, Stanley Court Room

June 3, 2012 from 10:30am to 12pm
West End Neighbourhood Food Network, Community Food Asset Mapping Workshop -- The Potential for Food Security & Food Growing We will list up all the elements in the West End relating to food growing and food security, look at what is missing and how things can be connected. Output might go to the official community planning process. EVENT CODE: 45409.205WE (FREE)See More
May 6, 2012
Village Vancouver commented on Randy Helten's event *Seed Saving and Basic Plant Breeding Workshop
"Hi Cylia, This has been cancelled."
Mar 24, 2012
Cylia commented on Randy Helten's event *Seed Saving and Basic Plant Breeding Workshop
"Wondering if this course is going ahead and who is the instructor.  I can't locate at WECC website.  Cylia"
Mar 21, 2012
Randy Helten commented on Ross Moster's blog post Robin Wheeler has passed away
"Robin was patient, humble, generous, and kind. She gave several workshops in the West End in the past few years. We'll miss her, but her gentle caring will live on in the work and activities we do. Robin has planted many seeds. Many will sprout…"
Mar 4, 2012
Ken Eng commented on Randy Helten's event *Balcony & Container Gardening Workshop (WENFN + V V)
"informative event. very helpfull thanks to elisabeth for a good session"
Feb 7, 2012
Randy Helten's 4 events were featured
Jan 29, 2012
Randy Helten posted events
Jan 29, 2012
Randy Helten is now a member of Village Vancouver
Apr 3, 2011

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In which Vancouver neighbourhood or other community do you live?
West End
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...
urban agriculture, relocalizing economy, emergency preparedness, sustainable society, sustainability
There's a saying that "Transition is not a spectator sport". It's true! Village Vancouver runs on people power, and engaging in activities and projects together helps us accomplish more. Which groups, networks, neighbourhood villages, or projects do you think you might be interested in getting involved with? And what knowledge, skills, resources or other assets can you bring to the mix? (Don't be bashful!)
West End
What would you like to see improved in Vancouver or in your community regarding sustainability or resiliency? Do you have an idea for a new Transition project or activity?
Need comprehensive indicators of sustainability, review of some assumptions about sustainability (density, building form, etc.), comprehensive view of policy through the lens of sustainability (e.g., Metro Vancouver's regional growth strategy)
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At 9:59pm on April 3, 2011, Randy Chatterjee said…

So we meet again!

Democracy is a consociational reality whereby many open, social and political organizations vie for authority and agenda-setting to direct public policy.  In Vancouver, we are 600,000 atoms in Brownian motion with no fact-based policy discussion and no competitive contention for leadership.  

What we are creating here must also be created for NSV, a vibrant ferment of ideas and actions.  While VV is grassroots, NSV is inter-associational.  Both are enormously important in the democratic development of Vancouver, and BC.  Both are also critical for sustainable development.

Consider what you see and learn here as a model for a very different sort of organizational association into which NSV could evolve.

Open and transparent, crowd-sourced, greater than the sum of its parts, and a political force that cannot be bought, co-opted, or derailed...easily.

A true democracy has many such touchpoints for people to engage and develop common bonds, a culture of trust, sharing synergies, and shared sacrifices.

It is going to take a while, but this is the only path to a healthy future.

Randy 2

 
 
 

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