October
2013 Calendar of Events
VILLAGE VANCOUVER CALENDAR OF EVENTS
Village
Vancouver and members of the Village Vancouver community organize dozens
of events, including workshops, potlucks, discussion circles, film screenings,
work parties and more every month! Find out what’s happening in your
neighbourhood – take a look at our complete Events Calendar online. Or
why not organize an event of your own? Be it a simple social gathering in your
neighbourhood or a workshop in which you share your knowledge and skills with
others, Transition is driven by people taking the initiative to do something.
VILLAGE VANCOUVER EVENTS
October 1, 2013
from 6pm to 8pm – Little Mountain
Neighbourhood House
Our next monthly potluck and workshop is
just around the corner! Join us on October 1st at Little Mountain Neighbourhood House (3981 Main
St.) from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. We'll kick-off the evening with a potluck,
followed by the Harvest Swap at 7:00 p.m. So bring your excess yield and canned
goodies to trade with your neighbour. Not sure how a swap works? Check out this
guide
for more information.
Visit out Facebook Page
for updates leading up to the event.
October 1, 2013
from 6:30pm to 8:30pm – Gordon
Neighbourhood House
Every Tuesday and Saturday (Tuesday
evenings at Gordon Neighbourhood House) our volunteers receive food scraps from
hundreds of the 45,000 residents in the West End. The take each week now totals
a few tonnes of food scraps for composting and to be recycled back into
growing, and this also reduces greenhouse gas emissions.
Every Saturday from 10 am-noon. Sept/Oct
dates: Sept 28, Oct 1, 5, 8, 12, 15, 19, 22, 26, 29
October 3, 2013
from 7pm to 9pm – Strathcona
Community Centre
Please join us for a series of seven
workshops at Strathcona Community Centre.
Unless noted, all workshops run from 7-9
pm. Subsidies are available. (Details below.)
Thur, Oct 10 Backyard
Chickens 101 with Duncan
Martin. $15 or $25/household
Mon, Oct 21 Canning and
Preserving (6:30-9:30 pm)
with Caitlin Dorward. $30 (includes supplies)
Thur, Nov 7 Basic Emergency
Preparedness with Ann
Pacey. FREE
Tues, Nov 19 Extreme Thrift with
Joy Jolie. $10.
Tues, Dec 3 Disconnecting
from the Matrix with Joy Jolie. $10
Registration/Information:
604.713.1838 or in person at Strahcona Community Centre. Please pre-register in
advance.
50% Subsidies are available
to low income residents of Vancouver with a Leisure Access Card. For details on
how to apply, please contact Strathcona CC or visit http://vancouver.ca/parks/rec/lac/index.htm.
More details to follow.
October 5, 2013
from 10am to 12pm – West End
Community Centre
October 8, 2013
from 6:30pm to 8:30pm – Gordon
Neighbourhood House
October 8, 2013
from 6pm to 9pm – Heritage Hall at
Main St. and 15th
Neighbour Savour
is Village Vancouver's annual zero waste city-wide community potluck for 300+
neighbours.
Live music, community group tabling,
kids area, seed library/seed swap, Pay-it-Forward gift exchange, delicious
food, and much more!
This year, Neighbour Savour takes place on
opening night of the Sustenance
Festival.
If you'd like to help with planning or
volunteer the evening of, please contact volunteer@villagevanouver.ca. We're
also looking for a couple more local musicians or bands to play.
More details to follow soon!
October 10, 2013
from 7pm to 9pm – Strathcona
Community Centre
Learn the basics of keeping chickens.
Duncan, designer-builder of the "Vancooper" chicken coop will discuss
the many benefits of owning your own flock. Learn how to raise, feed and care
for your own backyard hens. Discuss coop requirements, city bylaws, chicken
breeds, and what to do with an old hen. More details to follow.
October 10, 2013
from 7pm to 9pm – Strathcona
Community Centre
Thur, Oct 10 Backyard
Chickens 101 with Duncan
Martin. $15 or $25/household
October 12, 2013
from 10am to 12pm – West End
Community Centre
October 15, 2013
at 2:30pm to October 20, 2013
at 7pm – Performance
Works Theatre, Granville Island
Village Vancouver is a proud community
partner of
Living the New Economy, Oct 15 -
20
Performance Works, Granville Island, Vancouver
Come to connect, collaborate and
create at the 6-day confluence of people and ideas towards an
economy as if people and the planet matter.
We're talking about connections.
Increasingly critical connections to make is that of the pedal to the
metal, and the rubber to the road. It is no longer enough
simply to talk about the things we can do to positively transform our economy;
we must get together and DO them. That's what Living the New Economy is all
about.
An exciting line up of events
includes:
• Mark
Lakeman, founder of Portland's City Repair
• Ian
Mackenzie, new paradigm film director/producer and a screening of his new film,
Reactor (Occupy Love, Sacred Economics)
• Indigenous
Leadership and Perspectives on the New Economy
• Generative
Change for a New Economy, with Tam Lundy
• Ashoka
Canada Changemaker Showcase, with Groundswell Grassroots Economic Alternatives
• Leading
by Collaboration: Facing Ecological Contraints Beyond the Here and Now
• Changemakers'
Night Out Volume III: Meshworking the Networks
• Live
crowdfunding
• Workshops
and dialogues on community currencies, financing the new economy, collaborative
platforms, shared spaces, storytelling, and more!
Tickets
and Passes are now ON SALE!
Click here to
get your tickets now and take advantage of early bird
offers.
Will you help us build a rogue
wave that will give the ideas of living the
new economy momentum? Here's what you can do RIGHT NOW:
1. Take a look at
our programme and
buy tickets to the events that excite you!
2. Join our
Facebook event and follow
Living the New Economy on Twitter @LNEyvr - invite your
friends!
Mark Lakeman returns to Vancouver!
October 15, 2013 from 2:30pm to 5pm –Performance Works Theatre, Granville Island
October 15, 2013
from 6:30pm to 8:30pm – Gordon
Neighbourhood House
October 16, 2013
from 7pm to 9pm – Trees Coffee, as
a meeting point b4 going to seminar room
We are back! By popular demand after
over 25 people attended our lectures in our inaugural Ecological Economics
class in the spring of 2013, Michael Barkusky, Jordan Bober, and Randy
Chatterjee are again teaching from Herman Daly's unparalleled textbook.
We are starting in September 2013 and
running every third Wednesday night from 7 to 9 PM at a downtown Vancouver
location, and continuing for "as long as it takes" to spread the
teachings of an enlightened economics, where assumptions such as unlimited
growth, pollution as a mitigable externality, and free trade face fair and
unbiassed scrutiny.
More important than critiquing a field
that has likely done more damage to the world than any other academic
discipline, we will be constructing new economics models for promoting real
wealth, positive yields, just distribution, healthy societies, sustainable resource
extraction, stable banking and monetary regulation, and truly fair trade.
Join us, and change the world. All of
it.
We encourage all to join at any time,
even if an earlier class was missed. Please contact Randy Chatterjee by email to pick up the
reading ahead of time so that you will be able to follow the class more
effectively. All readings can be emailed.
October 19, 2013
from 10am to 12pm – West End
Community Centre
October 19, 2013
from 1pm to 4pm – Marpole Place
Neighbourhood House
Marpole Neighbourhood Food Network
started last Spring and is co-sponsored by Village Vancouver and Marpole
Place Neighbourhood House.
Please join us at our 1st ever potluck
and visioning session for an afternoon of good food and stimulating dialogue,
and to learn about some of our upcoming workshops and other activities.
This Summer we held Balcony gardening
and Worm Composting workshops which were well attended. (Thanks, Jen for your
great facilitation!). We harvested veggies and herbs from the demonstration
balcony garden for our Thursday night dinners and our summer camp meals.
We held two canning workshops and have
been using the jam that was preserved for our community breakfasts. We also
tabled information about the Network at Marpole Community Day, Main Street
Car Free Day and Connecting Marpole Day, and gave out food, herb and
flower seeds and composting information to gardeners.
Hear what’s going on in VV's
Neighbourhood Food Networks and in other NFN's, and through
Marpole Place Food Programs, and how Village and others are
helping start and build new networks in Vancouver.
Then explore how a local, neighbour and
community-driven food network could help create a more food just,
resilient, sustainable, and healthy Marpole.
We want MNFN to be broadly inclusive of
community food activities in Marpole and invite individuals, families,
community groups, community gardens, businesses, service providers, and other
involved in food related activities to consider getting involved.
So let us know what you're up to and how
you can contribute to building the Network!
Potluck from 1-2, Visioning from 2-4.
Part of the Sustenance Festival.
October 21, 2013
from 6:30pm to 9:30pm – Strathcona
Community Centre
Learn how to can preserve some of the
fall bounty that surrounds us at this time of the year. This workshop will
focus on jam and pickles and participants will be able to take some home at the
end. More details to follow.
October 21, 2013
from 7pm to 9pm – Strathcona
Community Centre
Mon, Oct 21 Canning and
Preserving (6:30-9:30 pm)
with Caitlin Dorward. $30 (includes supplies)
October 22, 2013
from 6:30pm to 8:30pm – Museum of Vancouver
2013 SUSTENANCE FESTIVAL CLOSING NIGHT
EVENT
In partnership with the Vancouver Food
Policy Council and Village Vancouver Transition Society, MOV is pleased to host
an interactive evening of presentations, discussion, and visioning from local
innovators, practitioners, and community members that encourage people to think
about our local circumstances and how we can map a course for change here in
Vancouver. Focusing on the 'Top 5' biggest potential Footprint-reducing
contributions provided by the Greenest City Lighter Footprint "Feet to the
Fire" committee, From Here to There 4 will explore effective actions we
can take to reduce our ecological footprint, especially as cheap energy sources
peak and climate change intensifies.
Moderated by Randy Shore.
Presentations and panel discussion
with Jennie Moore and others TBA.
Doors: 6 pm.
Refreshments and mingling afterwards.
Registration and other details to
follow.
October 22, 2013
from 6:30pm to 8:30pm – Gordon
Neighbourhood House
October 23, 2013
from 6pm to 8pm – Kits and other
Westside neighbourhoods
Details
for several upcoming spaghetti nights, including one near 5th and Trafalgar
hosted by Russell on Sept 23, and one near 1st and Larch
hosted by Karly and Marcy on the 26th (the
26th is now full), and ones in Kits Point and near Cornwall and Vine
in October will be posted soon.
Share a free meal w/neighbours, prepared
by a neighbour. Last year, almost 200 people participated in over a dozen
spaghetti nights and at the community-wide celebration. This year we anticipate
the number will be close to 250.
This year, a series of several
neighbourhood Drop-in "Spaghetti" Nights (DISN's) will be hosted by
Kits Villagers and other VVers around Kits and elsewhere on the Westside,
followed by a large community-wide DISN celebration at the monthly Kits
House potluck at St. Marks on Nov 7. Hosts provide the meal, tracking where
ingredients come from, and we'll collate how local our eating habits are and
how DISN's are helping connect neighbours at the community celebration. (They’re
called Drop-in “Spaghetti” nights, because many of the ones we've held in past
years have involved serving spaghetti, but can involve any foods - e.g.,
Drop-in Rutabaga Night.)
Open to all, DISN's are especially aimed
at neighbours living close to one another (w/in 2-3 blocks of a host).
This time 'round, there's an added
emphasis on linking different aspects of our food cycle/local food system,
including growing, processing, preparing, education, and waste management. Free
seeds will be available from the Kits Village Seed Library for hosts wanting to
"grow their DISN dinner". In many cases, ingredients will sourced
fresh and locally -- oft times from the Kits Village Collaborative Garden and
the Thurs Westside Community Food Market at 8th/Vine, where VV tables w/the
Seed Library, Plastic Recycling Depot, and other goodies. And hosts will be
encouraged to drop their packaged waste at the monthly Recycling Depot and
their food scraps at the Collaborative Garden or at one of our weekly Food
Scrap Drop Spots.
If you live on the Westside and would
like to participate or host a DISN, please RSVP here, send your name and
cross-streets to Ross at ross@villagevancouver.ca,
or sign-up at the VV table at the Westside Community Food Market. (Hosts
receive $5 per person to create the meal.)
The 1st DISN was
hosted by Malin and Dan (near 5th and Vine) on August 18th,
with over 20 neighbours attending.
The 2nd
"spaghetti" night was hosted by Jane and Justin (near 1st and
Trafalgar) on Tuesday, September 10, with 14 neighbours
attending.
The 3rd "spaghetti" night
was hosted by Claudia and Mark near 8th and
Balsam on Sunday, September 15, with 16 neighbours attending.
Details for other spaghetti
nights in September will be posted soon. Times
vary, but they're frequently from 6-8 pm.
Supported by a Green Neighbourhood Small
Grant from the Vancouver Foundation and the City of Vancouver, administered by
Kits Neighbourhood House.
October 23, 2013
from 7pm to 9pm – Trees Coffee, as
a meeting point b4 going to seminar room
Anyone who participated in AEE 1001
earlier this year and is interested in deepening their understanding of
ecological economics, is welcome to participate in AEE 2001.
This will be offered with same
once-a-month class meeting format on the fourth Wednesday of the month. We will
not be rigid about requiring participation in AEE 1001 as a pre-requisite for
participating in AEE 2001, but please note that we will assume participants in
AEE 2001 are familiar with the ideas in Daly & Farley's Ecological
Economics.
A participant with a bit of spare time
on his or her hands, could conceivably undertake AEE 1001 and AEE 2001
concurrently, but it would involve a lot of reading. A participant who at some
point did at least a year of post-secondary mathematics and at least two years
of mainstream economics, and still remembers a bit of what they did in those
courses, might be able to participate effectively in AEE 2001 without first
participating in AEE 1001. Anyone who wants to jump straight in to AEE 2001 on
the basis of having the math and econ background, but who did not do any
post-secondary study in any one of physics, chemistry, biology or ecology,
would be well-advised, though, to read Parts I and II of Daly & Farley (the
first 7 chapters in the first edition) by the time of the November class
meeting.
To the extent that we have a core text
for AEE 2001, it is The Economics of Natural Resource Use, by John
Hartwick and Nancy Olewiler. This is a textbook written more in the idiom of
(neo-classical) environmental economics than that of ecological economics. It
makes greater use of mathematics than Daly & Farley, primarily in the
interests of precision and logical rigour, but it is not mathematically
formidable at all. It also has a faint EE sensibility.
Our course objective will be to develop
a commentary and critique of the book, addressing its shortcomings from an EE
perspective. Our work on this can then facilitate future more advanced courses
in EE, since an obvious EE textbook with which to go on to the next level of
depth after Daly & Farley, does not, to my knowledge, exist yet.
There will be a number of other
references provided, but one in particular, seems worth mentioning immediately.
It is Supply Shock, by Brian Czech. Brian earned his Ph.D in Renewable Natural
Resource Studies and has worked primarily in the area Conservation Biology, but
he demonstrates in Supply Shock a remarkable grasp of economics in general, and
of the history of economic thought as it relates to the mysterious
disappearance of concern for natural capital in neo-classical microeconomics
and mainstream macroeconomics, in particular. Brian is a keynote speaker, by
the way at the CANSEE conference in Toronto, in early November.
We are hoping to prepare a resource kit
of material for AEE 2001 so no one reluctant to buy the Hartwick & Olewiler
text out of concern for costs, should feel
at a disadvantage. We are also
planning to devote the first class to a review of the math we will use (no
proofs and no great emphasis on skill in solving mathematically formulated problems
- just an outline of the common symbols and constructs, their meaning, and
their use in economics), and the second to reviewing conventional
microeconomics, and the critique and extensions of it, central to the EE
approach.
Please contact Michael Barkusky by email if you wish to
take this class, and especially if you would like to attend a session without
coming to the first or any earlier meeting.
October 26, 2013
from 10am to 12pm – West End
Community Centre
October 29, 2013
from 6:30pm to 8:30pm – Gordon
Neighbourhood House
Other
Events Organized by our Friends and Allies
October 3, 2013
at 6pm to October 4, 2013
at 8:30pm – Mt. Pleasant
2 workshops: Creams for Beginners &
Advanced Creams
What You’ll Learn…
Beginners
To protect, restore and heal your skin
with your own Homemade creams
Hands-on, step by step guidance to make a simple
cream in 1 hr
. The confidence needed to make it again + Take home the
recipe
Make and use medicinally infused oil like Calendula or Lavender
Using
Essential Oils effectively and safely
To be excited about nourishing your body
in your own creation!
Advanced
To succeed with more complex cream
recipes
To treat specific skin conditions such as reducing scars or wrinkles
To
effectively use herbs in creams using tinctures & hydrosols
Troubleshooting
tips to avoid spoilage and increase longevity
To make something that makes you
feel great!
Location …
East Vancouver – near Fraser &
Broadway. Exact location shared with registration.
Investment …
$60 each or $100 for both
to register or for more info... http://www.urbanherbschool.ca/workshops/face-and-body-creams
October 4, 2013
at 11am to October 6, 2013
at 5pm – Tradex,
Abbotsford
In response to overwhelming consumer
demand in the Valley, the Fraser Valley Food Show is showcasing the magic of
food and cooking at the Tradex Exhibition Centre in Abbotsford, BC. Experience
food both local and international, celebrity chef demonstrations, cooking
competitions, sausage making competitions, cheese and wine seminars, Bite of
the Valley participating restaurants and the Grapes and Hops wine/beer/spirits
tasting pavilion. NEW!!! Find specialized diet foods in the Gluten Free Living
area of the show!
October 5, 2013
from 9am to 1pm – UBC Farm
The UBC Farm is excited to announce the
return of our Saturday Markets for the 2013 season! This summer,
discover a
farm market like none other in Vancouver. Join us every Saturday from
9am-1pm for a delicious assortment of produce, herbs, eggs and flowers,
fresh from our fields. We also host other local vendors, who offer produce,
fruit,baked goods, coffee, pasta, local handicrafts, prepared food and more. At
our market, you can experience a truly unique urban farm; complete with live
music, family activities and a free farm tour at 11am.
October 8, 2013
from 5:30pm to 7:30pm – Steeves Manor,
Kitsilano
Join the Vancouver Fruit Tree Project
for a demonstration workshop on the basics of canning, by Darlene Tanaka,
sponsored by Bernardin Canning.
During the workshop, recipes will be
demonstrated, and participants will be able to sample throughout. Each
participant will take home a Bernardin cloth bag, recipes, and 1 jar of jam or
jelly.
All ticket proceeds will go to benefit
the Vancouver Fruit Tree Project, a non-profit organization committed to
sharing fruit in our community.
Limited space! Buy tickets here: http://vftp.eventbrite.ca/
October 11, 2013
from 7pm to 9pm – Mount Pleasant
Neighbourhood House
October 12, 2013
from 9am to 1pm – UBC Farm
October 12, 2013
from 10am to 3pm – False Creek Community
Center
October 13, 2013
from 10am to 4pm – Foxglove Farm
October 16, 2013
from 6pm to 8:30pm – Surrye City
Centre Library
October 16, 2013
from 6:30pm to 9pm – Britannia
Community Centre
October 17, 2013
from 6pm to 9pm – YWCA Metro Vancouver
October 19, 2013
from 9am to 1pm – UBC Farm
October 20, 2013
from 5:30pm to 6:30pm – Mary's place
October 22, 2013
from 6pm to 9pm – YWCA Metro
Vancouver
October 26, 2013
from 12:30am to 4:30pm – Kitsilano
Community Center
Other
Upcoming Events
UFFS Workshop - Planning a Climate Change Resilient Farm
Basic Neighbourhood Emergency Preparedness
VV Fall 2013 Cultivating Food, Cultivating Community Series
UFFS Workshop - Solar Greenhouses
November 14, 2013 from 6pm to 9pm – TBA