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Brainstorm Session: Global Environmental Organization

Recently, in my Global environmental politics class I wrote a paper on the pro's and con's of an international global environmental organiz…

Started by Henry Gordon-Smith in Ecology

3 Apr 14, 2010
Reply by Randy Chatterjee

Neighbourhood Food Networks, Seed Savers, Coop Co-ops

Neighbourhood Food Networks Growing, sharing, celebrating - making connections around food in all ways possible in neighbourhoods & tra…

Started by Ross Moster in Food

0 Apr 1, 2010

Painting Street Intersections - and other ways to transform spaces to places

We're interested in the work of City Repair and especially Intersection Repair (painting and otherwise claiming street intersections.)City…

Started by Community Arts in Arts/Celebration/Community Gatherings

1 Mar 31, 2010
Reply by Mary Bennett

Artists in Our Midst - May 1 & 2, 2010

I'm one of 30 plus artists involved in the annual Artists in our Midst - westside art walk/studio tour. Hope you'll drop by - 2605 West 5th…

Started by Mary Bennett in Arts/Celebration/Community Gatherings

0 Mar 25, 2010

Block Parties

Block parties are a great way to meet the neighbours. I organized one for the first time last year for the Kitsilano Carfree Days. I had to…

Started by Mary Bennett in Arts/Celebration/Community Gatherings

1 Mar 22, 2010
Reply by Latincouver Vancouver

Plant and Seed exchange - or giveaways!

Hi, I got some lovely lettuce and chard seeds in exchange for some oregano, marjoram and (not edible) vinca major--variegated. I've put out…

Started by Mary Bennett in Arts/Celebration/Community Gatherings

0 Mar 3, 2010

Edible Landscaping

I live in a housing coop and heard about this workshop and thought I'd share. I'm probably going to attend other workshops more directly re…

Started by Mary Bennett in Food

0 Mar 2, 2010

Transit and Translink: Are they suited to each other?

Under new provincial legislation and embedded in the proposed new Metro Regional Growth Strategy, Translink is planning to take on the role…

Started by Randy Chatterjee in Food

1 Feb 11, 2010
Reply by Randy Chatterjee

Gift and Barter economies

Here's an interesting article about gift and barter economies from the Oil drum   http://campfire.theoildrum.com/node/6160

Started by Ann Pacey in Economics

0 Jan 28, 2010

Climate Change

Real or just our imagination?  Did we humans do it?  Is it really our fault? What's with just a degree or two change?  I can't feel it.  Wh…

Started by Randy Chatterjee in Ecology

0 Jan 19, 2010

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