Saturday, November 01, 2003
Heroic Actions / Letters from H.O.M.E.
Lessons from Edson
NANAIMO, BC, Nov. 2003 (NICN) - The first leg of our (research) journey (this summer) was to Edson, Alberta, to the aptly named eco-village: Borealis. Borealis, in the heart of the boreal forest, is the brainchild of Paul Belanger and as of now he lives on the property of Dawn Smith, Kevin and Allan Johnston. Read more...
Lessons from Edson
NANAIMO, BC, Nov. 2003 (NICN) - The first leg of our (research) journey (this summer) was to Edson, Alberta, to the aptly named eco-village: Borealis. Borealis, in the heart of the boreal forest, is the brainchild of Paul Belanger and as of now he lives on the property of Dawn Smith, Kevin and Allan Johnston. Read more...
Empowerment / Enviroment
Adventuring Brings Empowerment
NANAIMO, BC, Nov. 2003 (NICN) - Actualizing passions: “Whatever you can do or dream you can, begin it. Boldness has genius, power and magic in it. Begin it now!” Goethe. I think that we all come to a point in our lives where we feel we need to do something different … something with meaning, something that makes sense to us and is more than us, maybe even something to save the Planet in our own little way. Read more...
Adventuring Brings Empowerment
NANAIMO, BC, Nov. 2003 (NICN) - Actualizing passions: “Whatever you can do or dream you can, begin it. Boldness has genius, power and magic in it. Begin it now!” Goethe. I think that we all come to a point in our lives where we feel we need to do something different … something with meaning, something that makes sense to us and is more than us, maybe even something to save the Planet in our own little way. Read more...
Co-operatives
Co-operative Model and Social Enterprise
NANAIMO,BC, Nov. 2003 (NICN) - Did you know the natural food movement was started by co-operatives? People got together to source and purchase whole foods, and it grew from there. I learned this from Marty Frost, from DevCo (Westcoast Development Cooperative). Marty Frost and his colleague Melanie Conn are co-op developers who teach in SFU’s Certificate Program for CED. Together they led a discussion of the co-operative model and social enterprise at the “Good Business” learning event on September 26th in New Westminster. Read more...
Co-operative Model and Social Enterprise
NANAIMO,BC, Nov. 2003 (NICN) - Did you know the natural food movement was started by co-operatives? People got together to source and purchase whole foods, and it grew from there. I learned this from Marty Frost, from DevCo (Westcoast Development Cooperative). Marty Frost and his colleague Melanie Conn are co-op developers who teach in SFU’s Certificate Program for CED. Together they led a discussion of the co-operative model and social enterprise at the “Good Business” learning event on September 26th in New Westminster. Read more...
Empowerment / Education / Engaged Citizens
Making the Poor Dangerous
NANAIMO, BC, Oct. 2003 (NICN) - Earl Shorris looks quite safe to be around. He's a rather diminutive, greybearded scholarly sort, and he spoke delightfully in a recent talk at Malaspina. So, what does he mean by making the poor dangerous, and why would he want to? Aren't the poor dangerous enough already, according to the stereotypes about drugs, gangs, and violent crime - especially in the New York area, where Mr. Shorris began his work? Read more ...
Making the Poor Dangerous
NANAIMO, BC, Oct. 2003 (NICN) - Earl Shorris looks quite safe to be around. He's a rather diminutive, greybearded scholarly sort, and he spoke delightfully in a recent talk at Malaspina. So, what does he mean by making the poor dangerous, and why would he want to? Aren't the poor dangerous enough already, according to the stereotypes about drugs, gangs, and violent crime - especially in the New York area, where Mr. Shorris began his work? Read more ...
Monday, October 27, 2003
Empowerment / Micro Grants
Empowering Low-income Canadians – Individual Development Accounts
VANCOUVER, BC, October 27, 2003 (Village Vibes) - Individual development accounts are helping to make a difference in the lives of low-income Canadian families. Find out about the nonprofits that are getting involved with IDAs and the impact they are having. http://www.charityvillage.com/cv/archive/acov/acov03/acov0335.html
Empowering Low-income Canadians – Individual Development Accounts
VANCOUVER, BC, October 27, 2003 (Village Vibes) - Individual development accounts are helping to make a difference in the lives of low-income Canadian families. Find out about the nonprofits that are getting involved with IDAs and the impact they are having. http://www.charityvillage.com/cv/archive/acov/acov03/acov0335.html
