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Since you have indicated Hastings-Sunrise as your neighbourhood location, I thought I would let you know that we are in the embryonic stages of creating a Hastings-Sunrise village and have set up a Village Group here at Village Vancouver to facilitate that process.
I am aware that there are lots of neighbourhood groups and activities already in place in Hastings Sunrise and hope that in some way a Hastings-Sunrise Village can help to provide some networking between groups rather than competing as another entity, but also can carry out activities that might be of interest to the other groups as well. Really, it's wide open as to what we do as a village entity... but we need participation to determine what that will be!
Please go over to the Groups page and go to the second page - there you will find Hastings Sunrise Village and can join up and participate in the discussion - and also feel free to post Hastings-Sunrise activities and events there for others to see.
Megan (2600 block William Street)
I am also the former president of the Hastings Park Conservancy, that desperate group still trying to add some green space to what was once a glorious, Stanley-Park-sized forested outdoor space. So, I know "the PNE" well and have enjoyed the Fair, but still call that chunk of "public" land Hastings Park. My wish is that the PNE could be more like the Folk Festival in Jericho Park, a wild great time, but not an eyesore for most of the year.
Since we just got this web site going 4 months ago and have only been trying to build this network for several months longer than that, we are a newcomer to Vancouver networking. However, we have lots of fun trying to reinvent our city in a more resilient and more community-focussed way. We start just by having community potluck events and movie nights. Some of us are riding the train down to Bellingham this Saturday just for the day to witness their Transition "Great Unleashing". It should be an enjoyable time, and the train is just $25 round trip. Closer to home, there are also a bunch of food gardening events this weekend.
If you want to get a taste of a community potluck evening when we have already started local villages, let me know if you'd like to attend an event in Grandview, Cedar Cottage, Main Street, or even Kits. We generally try to keep these groups more private to encourage a tighter sense of community and security, but guests are always welcome. Since it is usually at someone's home, we have to be a bit careful, but you need only to ask.
Take care, and I hope to meet you soon to talk about your interests and learn more about your web work.
Randy
Onto other things: what's the harm of a few million tonnes of sulfates pumped up into the atmosphere? Or dust? Both are certain to cool the earth for a little while...or at least a few "scientists" think so. Acid rain from the sulfates? No worries, we've already killed all the those pesky fish in the world's lakes. They keep floating to the surface and stinking up the place when we "properly" dispose of a few harmless chemicals. Oh, and dust never hurts anyone. Choke, choke, cough, cough.
Yes, there is lots of money in disaster creation and "management." Read Naomi Klein.
Meanwhile, what sort of web work do you do? We adopted Ning (the "free," aka ad-supported CMS behind this site) because we had no one with the time, energy, or skills to learn Drupal. We don't love it, but we aren't aware of other options. Any ideas or suggestions?
Randy
As you can see, we are just beginning to build an on-line community for Village Vancouver, and organize our extensive activities more openly and collaboratively through this site. Please feel free to contribute to a discussion, attend or even enter a new event, join a working group, or even form a Village. Also, update your home page here with some brief comments about your interests or a a short bio. This will help us all connect with people with similar interests in transition or other activities.
In your neighbourhood already are Amy, Emily, Jasmine, Jacqui, and James, the start of a real Transition Village core group.
I hope to see you at a city-wide VV event soon.
Randy