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SUMMARY:VAN BC FORUM to COMBAT APATHY
DESCRIPTION:Vancouver Alliance Network Because we Care (VAN BC). We be
 lieve it is important to begin meaningful dialogue on issues and build
  alliances to support various concerns and encourage citizens to be ac
 tively involved in developing community based solutions that are consi
 stent with the four dimensions of sustainability.\nWe believe it is th
 e best interests of all people to engage civil society and build netwo
 rks to promote economic, social, environmental and cultural sustainabl
 e communities. Many Canadians have expressed feelings of being alienat
 ed in our democratic process and choose not to vote. In the last city 
 (Vancouver) election we had 31% voter turnout, provincially 50% and fe
 derally 59%. We view this as unacceptable and want to encourage citize
 ns to get fully involved in voting and ongoing community engagement. 
 \nVAN BC has scheduled the event for February 13, 2011 at the Ray Cam 
 Community Centre. It will be from 9:00 am to 5:00 pm and feature 7 pan
 els on key areas. The format will focus on description of the issues a
 nd solutions but also on how we intend to build greater community invo
 lvement to ensure active engagement of people who feel alienated frust
 rated and are uninvolved. The seven panels are, Environment, Women Iss
 ues, Education, Childcare, Voter Apathy, Arts and Culture, and Housing
  and Homelessness.\n \nThis date, one day prior to the Missing and Mu
 rdered Women’s March allows us to show solidarity, promote social su
 stainability and highlight that is place “WHERE CHANGE HAPPENS”, i
 ncluding critical issues facing women and exploring solutions to Vanco
 uver communities challenges to create safe enriching places for women,
  families and children.\nVAN BC wants this process to be as welcoming 
 for all people and has taken several steps to ensure we can get the la
 rgest and diverse audience we can. We will be hosting an all day Child
 ren’s Festival simultaneously to encourage as many parents and youth
  to attend. There will be food and other fun events. If your organizat
 ion would like to have an information table or you want to assist plea
 se call Scott Clark at 778 709 3165 or email at clarkscott00@hotmail
 .com.\n \nThank you for time and we look forward to seeing you on Feb
 ruary 13, 2011 at Ray Cam.\n \nWe will be having the VAN BC planning 
 meeting at Friday February 4th 3:00 PM at Ray Cam community centre. 
 We are almost there and if you can attend great, non profits, we welco
 me your input and support to make this a great event for the community
 . Hope to see you al tomorrow.\n\nLIKE US ON FACEBOOK UNDER VAN BC\n 
 \nRegards,\n \nVAN BC \n\nFor more information visit http://villagev
 ancouver.org/events/van-bc-forum-to-combat-apathy
DTSTART:20110213T170000Z
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CATEGORIES:community, engagement
LOCATION:Ray-Cam Cooperative
WEBSITE:http://www.raycam.org/
URL:http://www.raycam.org/
CONTACT:778 709 3165
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