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SUMMARY:*Sustainability and Power: How the 99% Can Change the World
DESCRIPTION:Join with social justice, environmental and labour activis
 ts to discuss challenges and strategies for creating a world in which 
 people and the planet not only survive, but thrive.\nSpeakers Include:
  Iglika Ivanova, Mike Lewis, Hanane Benzidane, Sven Biggs, Lucas Chan,
  Lorraine Copas, Eric Doherty, Suresh Fernando, Harjap Grewal, Bonnie 
 Hammond, Romi Chandra Herbert, Nikki Hill, Kevin Huang, Gerry Kasten, 
 Deborah Littman, Robin Macqueen, Bob Matters, Carlos Moreira, Derrick 
 O’Keefe, Adriana Paz, iris yong pearson, Peter Prontzos, Casey Stain
 sby (Involved in the Quebec Student Movement), Leslie Stern, Ingrid St
 eenhuisen, Ben West\nWe will look at the major problems facing humanit
 y: the escalating environmental crises, mass poverty and growing inequ
 ality. What changes are needed to our economic and political system to
  maintain and nourish our social and biological systems?\nAll sessions
  throughout the weekend will be interactive. The goal is to engage a d
 iversity of community members in conversations that will lead to great
 er collaboration and solidarity. Outside of the workshop sessions ther
 e will be opportunities to network, and share information through tabl
 es, displays, art, etc.\nCost: $35 including food. Discounts available
  for people with low incomes. No one turned away for lack of funds. Pl
 ease contact Sarah at sstjohn@langara.bc.ca or 604.323.5193.\nThis eve
 nt was planned in collaboration with BCGEU, Occupy Vancouver, PeerNetB
 C, SPARC BC, Steelworkers District #3, Village Vancouver, and the Wild
 erness Committee.\nSATURDAY JULY 79:00am – 10:00am: Registration10:0
 0am – 12:00pm: Plenary Panel: Power, Inequality and SustainabilityLU
 NCH1:00pm – 3:00pm: Climate Justice Dialogues:A. Energy for the Peop
 le and PlanetB. Tarsands Pipelines: Implications for people and nature
 C. Transport: Sustainable Access for AllD. Food: Feeding People with a
  Healthy PlanetBREAK3:30pm – 5:30pm: Social and Economic Justice Dia
 logues:A. Production as if the Earth MattersB. An Economy for AllC. Ho
 using for People and the Planet not ProfitD. Healthy Living not Health
 y Industry\nSUNDAY JULY 89:30am – 10:00am: Doors Open10:00am – 12:
 00pm: Effective Strategies for Change DialoguesA. Workers’ Solidarit
 yB. Coalitions, Partnerships, and Movement BuildingC. Finding Our Voic
 es: Understanding Power and PriviledgeD. Creating CampaignsLUNCH1:00pm
  – 3:00pm: How Can the 99% Change the World?: BuildingSolidarity Dia
 logue\nMORE INFORMATION\nClick: Sustainability and Power: How the 99% 
 Can Change the WorldThis event is part of Langara College's Sustainabl
 e Communities Summer School, July 7- 13, for the full program of works
 hops go towww.langara.bc.ca/summer-schoolContact: Sarah at sstjohn@lan
 gara.bc.ca or 604.323.5193\n\nFor more information visit http://villag
 evancouver.org/events/sustainability-and-power-how-the-99-can-change-t
 he-world
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CATEGORIES:workshop, sustainability, community
LOCATION:Langara College, main cafeteria
WEBSITE:http://www.langara.bc.ca/summer-school
URL:http://www.langara.bc.ca/summer-school
CONTACT:604.323.5193
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