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All Events in Langara College (103)
July 8Monday
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*6th Annual Village Vancouver Transition School at Langara Sustainable Communities Summer School
July 8, 2013 to July 12, 2013 – Langara College All welcome to this week-long learning and networking event. Workshops are organized around 3 program streams: social, environment and economic. Interactive workshops provide participants with practi… Organized by Village Vancouver and Langara College, Sustainable Communities Program | Type: langara, summer school
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*How to Create A Village in a City
July 8, 2013 from 6:30pm to 8:30pm – Langara College We’ll explore some of the exciting activities taking place in our local neighbourhoods and elsewhere to build healthier and more sustainable communities. Then we’ll collaboratively envision what our… Organized by Ross Moster, Langara College Sustainable Communities Program and Village Vancouver | Type: langara, workshop
July 9Tuesday
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*Setting the Context for Social Change
July 9, 2013 from 9:30am to 4:30pm – Langara College Kathryn Cholette CRN 60558 We live in a time of numerous ecological, social and economic crises, each of which is immeasurably destructive, and, when taken together, cause a level of human and enviro… Organized by Kathryn Cholette, Langara College Sustainable Communities Program and Village Vancouver | Type: langara, workshop
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*Composting Made Easy
July 9, 2013 from 5pm to 6pm – Langara College Grant Watson CRN 60741 In this course we will look at the fundamentals of composting and what factors to watch for when designing and maintaining your system. What are the pros and cons of vermicompo… Organized by Grant Watson, Langara College Sustainable Communities Program and Village Vancouver | Type: langara, workshop
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*Balcony and Container Gardening
July 9, 2013 from 6:30pm to 8:30pm – Langara College Grant Watson CRN 60740 Want to grow food but you live in an apartment? In this course we will cover the techniques and challenges specific to gardening indoors and on balconies in containers. We'll l… Organized by Grant Watson, Langara College Sustainable Communities Program and Village Vancouver | Type: langara, workshop
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*Introduction To the Transition Town Movement
July 9, 2013 from 6:30pm to 8:30pm – Langara College Ross Moster, Ann Pacey, Village Vancouver CRN 60761 By Donation In just seven years, the community based Transition Movement has spread around the globe to include several hundred (or more) Initiativ… Organized by Ross Moster, Ann Pacey, Langara Collegte Sustainable Communities Program and Village Vancouver | Type: langara, workshop
July 10Wednesday
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*Practical Permaculture Design
July 10, 2013 from 9:30am to 4:30pm – Langara College Sara Dent CRN 60669 Permaculture offers the busy urban gardener the ability to sustainably grow more food in a small space with minimal maintenance time. Learn about the practical applications of Per… Organized by Sara Dent, Langara College Sustainable Communities Program and Village Vancouver | Type: langara, workshop
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*Ecological Economics - an Introduction
July 10, 2013 from 1:30pm to 4:30pm – Langara College Michael Barkusky, Jordan Bober, Randy Chatterjee CRN 60742 An introduction for insight, informed citizenship, fun and even a bit of personal gain! Learn about ecological economics (of the Herman Daly… Organized by Michael Barkusky, Jordan Bober, Randy Chatterjee, Langara College Sustainable Communities Program and Village Vancouver | Type: langara, workshop
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*In Transition 2.0 film screening and discussion
July 10, 2013 from 6:30pm to 8:30pm – Langara College By donation. In Transition 2.0 is an inspirational immersion in the Transition movement, gathering stories from around the world of ordinary people doing extraordinary things. You’ll hear about commu… Organized by Ross Moster, Langara College Sustainable Communities Program and Village Vancouver | Type: langara, film, discussion
July 11Thursday
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*A HIstory of the Future of Food
July 11, 2013 from 9:30am to 4:30pm – Langara College Herb Barbolet Organized by Herb Barbolet, Langara College Sustainable Communties Program and Village Vancouver | Type: langara, workshop
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Interested in participating in a VV garden? We have collaborative gardens/garden spaces in 5 neighbourhoods. Contact us at gardening@villagevancouver.ca. Gardening now in progress. New gardeners welcome (space allowing).
Kits Village Recycling Depot (Kits Community Centre) Next depot: Thursday, June 15th
Main St. Village monthly gatherings (1st Tuesdays Little Mountain Neighbourhood House) Currently on hold due to COVID
Permaculture Vancouver Meetups (3rd Wednesdays VV McBride Park Fieldhouse (sometimes elsewhere) Next meetup: Special date Thursday, July 29th
West End Community Potluck/WE Urban Garden Club (3rd Sundays West End Community Centre, in July and August 4th Thursdays - July 22nd and August 26th.
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