Saturday, January 24, 2004
Events / Announcements
Valentine's Love In
NANAIMO, BC, Jan. 24, 2004 (CIP) - Valentine's Love In - a Chocolate Potluck and Dance - a fundraiser for Wildwood, hosted by Fred & Kathleen Schloessinger with Afriola Drumming Group, DJ and Dancing, Chocolate, Silent Auction (with close to 100 quality items) and Raffle Saturday, February 14, Bowen Park Auditorium, 500 Bowen Road, Doors open at 7 PM. Tickets $12 at: Nanaimo: Falconer Books, Island Natural Foods, Valhalla; Cedar: Cedar General Store; Ladysmith: Fraser and Naylor Booksellers. Bring your favorite chocolate dessert to share and remember, last year sold out (although it was at a smaller location). Please pass on to anyone you think would enjoy coming too!
yours, Fred
Valentine's Love In
NANAIMO, BC, Jan. 24, 2004 (CIP) - Valentine's Love In - a Chocolate Potluck and Dance - a fundraiser for Wildwood, hosted by Fred & Kathleen Schloessinger with Afriola Drumming Group, DJ and Dancing, Chocolate, Silent Auction (with close to 100 quality items) and Raffle Saturday, February 14, Bowen Park Auditorium, 500 Bowen Road, Doors open at 7 PM. Tickets $12 at: Nanaimo: Falconer Books, Island Natural Foods, Valhalla; Cedar: Cedar General Store; Ladysmith: Fraser and Naylor Booksellers. Bring your favorite chocolate dessert to share and remember, last year sold out (although it was at a smaller location). Please pass on to anyone you think would enjoy coming too!
yours, Fred
Students Involved in Sustainable Business
Net Impact
SEATTLE, WA, Jan. 24, 2004 (UW Alliance) - Net Impact is a network of emerging business leaders committed to using the power of business to create a better world. They believe that business can be a powerful agent for change by subsequently creating both economic and social value. In this regard, businesses can be most effective when they integrate the interests of all stakeholders into their decisions. It is their belief that innovative business frameworks can create competitive advantages for firms, improve the performance of employees, and invigorate the health of communities. Net Impact is for all MBA students who want to put their business skills to use in a positive way, whether by incorporating environmental management practices into a large corporation, working for a small nonprofit, or launching out into the world of social entrepreneurship. To learn more, visit their website .
Net Impact
SEATTLE, WA, Jan. 24, 2004 (UW Alliance) - Net Impact is a network of emerging business leaders committed to using the power of business to create a better world. They believe that business can be a powerful agent for change by subsequently creating both economic and social value. In this regard, businesses can be most effective when they integrate the interests of all stakeholders into their decisions. It is their belief that innovative business frameworks can create competitive advantages for firms, improve the performance of employees, and invigorate the health of communities. Net Impact is for all MBA students who want to put their business skills to use in a positive way, whether by incorporating environmental management practices into a large corporation, working for a small nonprofit, or launching out into the world of social entrepreneurship. To learn more, visit their website .
Friday, January 23, 2004
Research Help / Community Strength
Welfare Time Limit Study
VICTORIA, BC, Jan. 19, 2004 (Left Coast E-newsletter) Forwarded by Raymond Koehler, WELFARE TIME LIMIT STUDY - Volunteer, Lower Mainland Coalition for Social Justice, email: rgkbc@telus.net; 604.313.3166 (Apologies for Duplicates and/or Cross Postings) - Hello Time Limits Coalition members, Seth Klein here from the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives. As mentioned at the last meeting, I'm pasting below a request to those of you who are welfare advocates or other front-line folk. We're launching a two-year study of the impacts of the time limits. If you work with people who are at risk of hitting their time limits over the next couple years, we could really use your help connecting us to your clients/friends (click here for details ). Thanks, Seth
Welfare Time Limit Study
VICTORIA, BC, Jan. 19, 2004 (Left Coast E-newsletter) Forwarded by Raymond Koehler, WELFARE TIME LIMIT STUDY - Volunteer, Lower Mainland Coalition for Social Justice, email: rgkbc@telus.net; 604.313.3166 (Apologies for Duplicates and/or Cross Postings) - Hello Time Limits Coalition members, Seth Klein here from the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives. As mentioned at the last meeting, I'm pasting below a request to those of you who are welfare advocates or other front-line folk. We're launching a two-year study of the impacts of the time limits. If you work with people who are at risk of hitting their time limits over the next couple years, we could really use your help connecting us to your clients/friends (click here for details ). Thanks, Seth
Social Equity / Community Health
Resources to Strengthen Community
VANCOUVER, BC, Jan. 19, 2004 (Three Bridges Community Health Centre) - The Transgender Health Program is pleased to announce that we now have a website up and running, at http://www.vch.ca/transhealth/. The Transgender Health Program was launched by Vancouver Coastal Health in June 2003 to bring together transgender people and loved ones, health care providers, health planners, and researchers to work on improving transgender health services in BC. We welcome anyone who has a transgender health question or concern. Our services are free, anonymous, and confidential. Read more ...
Resources to Strengthen Community
VANCOUVER, BC, Jan. 19, 2004 (Three Bridges Community Health Centre) - The Transgender Health Program is pleased to announce that we now have a website up and running, at http://www.vch.ca/transhealth/. The Transgender Health Program was launched by Vancouver Coastal Health in June 2003 to bring together transgender people and loved ones, health care providers, health planners, and researchers to work on improving transgender health services in BC. We welcome anyone who has a transgender health question or concern. Our services are free, anonymous, and confidential. Read more ...
Sunday, January 18, 2004
Empowerment
The Goddess Within Project
SAN FRANCISCO, CA, Jan. 17, 2004 (CIP) - Each year, in the Bay area alone, 1500 women and children become homeless as a result of domestic abuse. "The Goddess Within" project is designed to empower those whose lives have been affected by domestic abuse and to raise awareness of this issue. "The Goddess Within" C.D. compilation will showcase artists and their songs, written to inspire those who are battered. The C.D. will be distributed throughout North America and the proceeds from the sale of the c.d. will be donated to women's shelters. http://www.diannapaige.com/thegoddesswithin.html
The Goddess Within Project
SAN FRANCISCO, CA, Jan. 17, 2004 (CIP) - Each year, in the Bay area alone, 1500 women and children become homeless as a result of domestic abuse. "The Goddess Within" project is designed to empower those whose lives have been affected by domestic abuse and to raise awareness of this issue. "The Goddess Within" C.D. compilation will showcase artists and their songs, written to inspire those who are battered. The C.D. will be distributed throughout North America and the proceeds from the sale of the c.d. will be donated to women's shelters. http://www.diannapaige.com/thegoddesswithin.html
Community Building / Social Equity
Who Is the SPUD Patrol???
NANAIMO, BC, Nov. 23, 2003 (Slice of Lime #10, by Randyn Seibold) - Find out the connection between Ayurvedic Astrology and feeding hungry people in downtown Nanaimo. All welcome, every full-moon, to come share in the SPUD sharing. Read more...
Who Is the SPUD Patrol???
NANAIMO, BC, Nov. 23, 2003 (Slice of Lime #10, by Randyn Seibold) - Find out the connection between Ayurvedic Astrology and feeding hungry people in downtown Nanaimo. All welcome, every full-moon, to come share in the SPUD sharing. Read more...
Empowerment / Sustainability
Booklet Outlines Sustainability Principles for Individuals
Jan., 2004 (Smart Communities Network News) - Communities by Choice is making available a booklet that explores the principles individuals can use to guide their personal path toward sustainability. Thinking About Forever: A Personal Journey explains how the collective power of individual choice can bring about real change. Single copies of the publication are available free, and either the text or the formatted document may be downloaded from Communities by Choice. http://www.communitiesbychoice.org/pubs.cfm
Booklet Outlines Sustainability Principles for Individuals
Jan., 2004 (Smart Communities Network News) - Communities by Choice is making available a booklet that explores the principles individuals can use to guide their personal path toward sustainability. Thinking About Forever: A Personal Journey explains how the collective power of individual choice can bring about real change. Single copies of the publication are available free, and either the text or the formatted document may be downloaded from Communities by Choice. http://www.communitiesbychoice.org/pubs.cfm
