Saturday, January 21, 2006
Transportation / Solutions
Pedal Fusion: A Celebration of Vancouver's Vibrant Bicycle Community
ELIST, Jan. 19, 2006 (Work Less Party) - Climate change is happening, energy prices are rising and grid lock traffic is getting worse. So what are you going to do about it ? Ride your bike ! In Celebration of Vancouver's most inspiring champions for the environment. The Work Less Party is throwing a party for Vancouver's bicycle community. When: Jan 27th doors open 7:30. What: From 7:30 - 9pm we are showing bike movies. 9pm - 2pm there will be DJ's, live bands, and burlesque (both male and female). Where: Anza Club, #3 West 8th Ave. Money raised will go to helping with the legal expenses of the New York Critical Mass riders. Poster: http://goatvirus.com/knapsack/images/pedalfusion.jpg. Cost: $3-$8 sliding scale. Website: www.pedalfusion.org. For more information please phone Conrad 604 537 2044.
Pedal Fusion: A Celebration of Vancouver's Vibrant Bicycle Community
ELIST, Jan. 19, 2006 (Work Less Party) - Climate change is happening, energy prices are rising and grid lock traffic is getting worse. So what are you going to do about it ? Ride your bike ! In Celebration of Vancouver's most inspiring champions for the environment. The Work Less Party is throwing a party for Vancouver's bicycle community. When: Jan 27th doors open 7:30. What: From 7:30 - 9pm we are showing bike movies. 9pm - 2pm there will be DJ's, live bands, and burlesque (both male and female). Where: Anza Club, #3 West 8th Ave. Money raised will go to helping with the legal expenses of the New York Critical Mass riders. Poster: http://goatvirus.com/knapsack/images/pedalfusion.jpg. Cost: $3-$8 sliding scale. Website: www.pedalfusion.org. For more information please phone Conrad 604 537 2044.
Event / CED – Vancouver, BC, Mar 15 - 18
Rooting Development in Community
EMAIL, Jan. 19, 2006 (CCEDNET) - Join 600 CED and social economy practitioners, academics, government partners, technical assistance providers and citizens in vibrant downtown Vancouver. Highlights - More than 50 workshops will explore current issues in CED and social economy; 5 workshop streams (Community Sustainability, Community-Based Enterprises, CED and Youth, Aboriginal CED, and Building Bridges Across Sectors) will present innovative models and practical experience; Social events provide opportunities to develop new partnerships and contacts; Collaborative action planning for moving forward together. Four days of learning and celebration! Register now for Canada’s premier annual community economic development (CED) event, the 2006 National Conference on CED and the Social Economy, "Leaf, Tree, Forest: Rooting Development in Community". http://www.ccednet-rcdec.ca/en/pages/conference.asp. If you have any questions, contact: Jaie Skalin - jskalin@ccednet-rcdec.ca. Tel: (250) 386-9980, ext. 109.
Rooting Development in Community
EMAIL, Jan. 19, 2006 (CCEDNET) - Join 600 CED and social economy practitioners, academics, government partners, technical assistance providers and citizens in vibrant downtown Vancouver. Highlights - More than 50 workshops will explore current issues in CED and social economy; 5 workshop streams (Community Sustainability, Community-Based Enterprises, CED and Youth, Aboriginal CED, and Building Bridges Across Sectors) will present innovative models and practical experience; Social events provide opportunities to develop new partnerships and contacts; Collaborative action planning for moving forward together. Four days of learning and celebration! Register now for Canada’s premier annual community economic development (CED) event, the 2006 National Conference on CED and the Social Economy, "Leaf, Tree, Forest: Rooting Development in Community". http://www.ccednet-rcdec.ca/en/pages/conference.asp. If you have any questions, contact: Jaie Skalin - jskalin@ccednet-rcdec.ca. Tel: (250) 386-9980, ext. 109.
Events / Cooperative Development / Forum – Toronto, On, May 7 – 8
CoopZone: Meeting the Needs of Co-op Developers
EMAIL, Jan, 18, 2006 (CWCF) - Hello everyone, There will be a CoopZone Co-operative Development Forum in Toronto on May 7th and 8th, which will provide an exciting opportunity for you to network, explore new opportunities in co-operative development, and especially to help rearticulate the vision of how CoopZone can meet the needs of co-op developers. The exact agenda is still being worked out and we welcome your input. We are also working on the logistics, costs, financial support, and we will be updating you early and often as we set the details. Further, you will soon receive more information about the CoopZone Developers’ Network, and how it will work with existing co-op developers’ networks. In the interim, please do not hesitate to contact me should you have any questions or contributions regarding the Forum. Thanks!,Hazel - PS The national umbrella co-operative associations, the Canadian Co-operative Association and le Conseil canadien de la coopération as of fall 2005 have hired the Canadian Worker Co-op Federation (CWCF) to administer CoopZone. Contact: Hazel Corcoran, CoopZone Coordinator/ Coordinatrice de CoopZone, Directrice générale, CWCF/FCCT Executive Director, 104, 402 - 30th Ave. NE. Calgary, AB T2E 2E3. Telephone / fax: (403) 287-2069. www.coopzone.coop. CoopZone is made possible by the Co-operative Development Initiative - CoopZone est financé par l'Initiative de Développement Coopératif.
CoopZone: Meeting the Needs of Co-op Developers
EMAIL, Jan, 18, 2006 (CWCF) - Hello everyone, There will be a CoopZone Co-operative Development Forum in Toronto on May 7th and 8th, which will provide an exciting opportunity for you to network, explore new opportunities in co-operative development, and especially to help rearticulate the vision of how CoopZone can meet the needs of co-op developers. The exact agenda is still being worked out and we welcome your input. We are also working on the logistics, costs, financial support, and we will be updating you early and often as we set the details. Further, you will soon receive more information about the CoopZone Developers’ Network, and how it will work with existing co-op developers’ networks. In the interim, please do not hesitate to contact me should you have any questions or contributions regarding the Forum. Thanks!,Hazel - PS The national umbrella co-operative associations, the Canadian Co-operative Association and le Conseil canadien de la coopération as of fall 2005 have hired the Canadian Worker Co-op Federation (CWCF) to administer CoopZone. Contact: Hazel Corcoran, CoopZone Coordinator/ Coordinatrice de CoopZone, Directrice générale, CWCF/FCCT Executive Director, 104, 402 - 30th Ave. NE. Calgary, AB T2E 2E3. Telephone / fax: (403) 287-2069. www.coopzone.coop. CoopZone is made possible by the Co-operative Development Initiative - CoopZone est financé par l'Initiative de Développement Coopératif.
Local Living Economies / Currency
Hot Off the Press and Increasing Our Local Economy are New C$ Bills!
CALGARY, AB, Jan. 18, 2006 (PIRG – Calgary) - Calgary Dollars will be releasing C$25 and C$50 denominations on Friday Jan 27, 2006.5 - 7 pm, Webster Galleries, 812 11 Ave SW. The currency, designed by Edwin Herrenschmidt, features artwork from prominent Canadian artists E.J. Hughes and Margaret Shelton. The bills are printed with invisible inks, unique serialization, holographic foils, machine punches, and is printed on MXM plastic. Along with the new denominations, the C$ website is being reworked and will now include a promotional video and user survey. Visit www.calgarydollars.ca on Jan 27 for all the news. The unveiling event will feature a presentation by Jim Diers, Seattle's community development visionary, and also announcement of an unprecedented partnership between Calgary's complementary currency and The Calgary Foundation. Calgary Dollars is a local currency initiative that facilitates trading of goods and services to strenghten the local economy and community.
Hot Off the Press and Increasing Our Local Economy are New C$ Bills!
CALGARY, AB, Jan. 18, 2006 (PIRG – Calgary) - Calgary Dollars will be releasing C$25 and C$50 denominations on Friday Jan 27, 2006.5 - 7 pm, Webster Galleries, 812 11 Ave SW. The currency, designed by Edwin Herrenschmidt, features artwork from prominent Canadian artists E.J. Hughes and Margaret Shelton. The bills are printed with invisible inks, unique serialization, holographic foils, machine punches, and is printed on MXM plastic. Along with the new denominations, the C$ website is being reworked and will now include a promotional video and user survey. Visit www.calgarydollars.ca on Jan 27 for all the news. The unveiling event will feature a presentation by Jim Diers, Seattle's community development visionary, and also announcement of an unprecedented partnership between Calgary's complementary currency and The Calgary Foundation. Calgary Dollars is a local currency initiative that facilitates trading of goods and services to strenghten the local economy and community.
Global Village / Personal Impact
Canadian Voices, Thought-provoking
NELSON, BC, Jan. 16, 2006 (Kootenay Coop Radio) - Canadian Voices is a public affairs radio series produced by Kootenay Cooperative Radio, a volunteer-run non-profit community radio station, broadcasting at 93.5 FM in Nelson, BC, Canada, and streaming at http://kootenaycoopradio.com. Through a series of one-hour audio programmes, Canadian Voices presents radio, internet, and media player listeners with the opportunity to hear talks by Canadian authors, academics, activists, artists, and thought-provoking citizens who explore ideas and events that characterise our country. Topics range from human rights, climate change, and media analysis, to food security, art, education, and spirituality. http://canadianvoices.org.
Canadian Voices, Thought-provoking
NELSON, BC, Jan. 16, 2006 (Kootenay Coop Radio) - Canadian Voices is a public affairs radio series produced by Kootenay Cooperative Radio, a volunteer-run non-profit community radio station, broadcasting at 93.5 FM in Nelson, BC, Canada, and streaming at http://kootenaycoopradio.com. Through a series of one-hour audio programmes, Canadian Voices presents radio, internet, and media player listeners with the opportunity to hear talks by Canadian authors, academics, activists, artists, and thought-provoking citizens who explore ideas and events that characterise our country. Topics range from human rights, climate change, and media analysis, to food security, art, education, and spirituality. http://canadianvoices.org.
Empowerment / Media
Grassroots Dominion Newspaper Seeks Contributors
MONTREAL, QC, Jan.17, 2006 (http://www.dominionnewspaper.ca, via GoodWork Listserve) - The Dominion Newspaper is looking for people to help with all aspects of news production. The Dominion covers stories that have been marginalized, spun, or simply ignored by the corporate press. Articles on social movements, the arts, media analysis and the environment (among others) offer coverage that is accurate, in depth and eye opening. If you're interested in writing, editing, promotion, fundraising, photography, or illustration - or if you'd just like to know more about The Dominion - please contact us, or come to an orientation meeting in Montreal. The meeting will be held on January 24th 2006 at 5620 Ave Du Parc suite 1 (just North of Parc and St Viateur) at 7pm. Experience is appreciated but definitely not necessary. For more information please call Dru or Hillary at 514-313-3478 or email hillarylindsay@yahoo.ca.
Grassroots Dominion Newspaper Seeks Contributors
MONTREAL, QC, Jan.17, 2006 (http://www.dominionnewspaper.ca, via GoodWork Listserve) - The Dominion Newspaper is looking for people to help with all aspects of news production. The Dominion covers stories that have been marginalized, spun, or simply ignored by the corporate press. Articles on social movements, the arts, media analysis and the environment (among others) offer coverage that is accurate, in depth and eye opening. If you're interested in writing, editing, promotion, fundraising, photography, or illustration - or if you'd just like to know more about The Dominion - please contact us, or come to an orientation meeting in Montreal. The meeting will be held on January 24th 2006 at 5620 Ave Du Parc suite 1 (just North of Parc and St Viateur) at 7pm. Experience is appreciated but definitely not necessary. For more information please call Dru or Hillary at 514-313-3478 or email hillarylindsay@yahoo.ca.
