UPCOMING EVENTS & INFO INSPIRED HAPPENINGS YOU WON'T WANT TO MISS! |
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Solutions Guide Creatively United is excited to announce the launch of Solutions, a 40-page inspirational guide, filled to the brim with positive solutions for lighter and happier living. We will be premiering Solutions at the Good Food Summit (see event below) on Nov. 21st and 22nd. It will also be available starting in early December at Vancity's 60 B.C. branches, at numerous events and community meeting places, and available online at CreativelyUnited.org. |
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The annual gathering of the Good Food Network!
Celebrate - Share - Learn - Network - Collaborate Each year Good Food advocates from across the Capital Region gather together to celebrate and align their work, make important connections, learn something new and reflect on the collective impact of their work. The Good Food Summit emphasizes cross sector collaboration, networking, skill building, and highlights the Good Food work happening in the Capital Region. |
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Greater Victoria Acting Together or GVAT is an alliance of unions, congregations, environmental, education and frontline service organizations. They understand the incredible power of civic organizations working together for the Common Good. Member organizations are made up of pro-active, everyday people dedicated to finding common ground solutions for some of the toughest challenges facing Greater Victoria. |
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Live the Life You Love Wednesday, November 27, 7–8:30 PM Church of Truth, 111 Superior St. |
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Chad Thiessen of FuturesForward.org, supported by his 10 year old son, Austin, will discuss ways to empower natural cycles to create a quality of life most of us only dream about. This vision can be duplicated around the globe to the benefit of not only those who share that dream and join him, but all those around them. The concept revolves around the creation of an environmentally, economically and socially sustainable community, with the first taking shape in the Cedar area of Nanaimo. Free admission, donations welcome. |
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Thursday, November 28, 7–9 PM Victoria Event Centre, 1415 Broad Street Presented by Leadership Victoria, Harbourside Rotary Club, The Rotary Club of Downtown Victoria, the Rotaract Club of Victoria, & the Times Colonist with support from Confabulation Leadership is the art of the impossible! “How I did it” is an entertaining event where four established community leaders will tell firsthand accounts of how they overcame their most complicated problems. Leaders need to manage complicated change, if you have ever been stumped and wondered “how in the world did they do that?”, this event is for you. |
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Global Climate Strike Friday, November 29, Noon–3 PM
Centennial Square |
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One month after the historic global climate strikes in September, which saw over 7 million people protest worldwide, we have experienced the warmest October on record, and GHG emissions continue to rise. Please join us to keep up the pressure on governments, to unite behind the science and act now for a just transition. |
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What do we mean by "Act now"? Well here in BC, we cannot significantly reduce our GHG emissions without stopping the single biggest source - fracked LNG. And if we redirected all the dollars going into subsidizing the LNG industry, we could start to implement a serious Green New Deal, with expanded and free public transit, building retrofits, efficient and affordable housing, old growth forest protection, habitat restorations, and more. |
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Experts Talk on Adapting to Climate Change Monday, December 2, 7–9 pm Monterey Recreation Centre, 1442 Monterey Avenue Presented by Oak Bay Parks, Oak Bay Community Association, & Friends of Uplands Park |
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Dr. Richard Hebda, long-time BC climate researcher, will present on: Climate Change, Ecosystems, and Adaptation for Southern Vancouver Island Richard Hebda is the former Curator of Botany and Earth History at Royal BC Museum. He has a PhD in Botany and has taught in various environmental science departments at the University of Victoria. He studies plant fossils and their distribution over time and place in order to shed light on the condition, history and evolution of BC’s landscape and climate. He also studies ethnobotany of BC First Nations, restoration of natural systems and processes, ecology and origins of Garry Oak and alpine ecosystems and botany of grasses. Dr. Stephen Sheppard, Director of UBC’s Bachelor of Urban Forestry Program, will present on: The Citizens Coolkit: Fun ways to climate-proof your forest and your “hood” Dr. Stephen Sheppard, PhD., ASLA, is a Professor in Forest Resources Management at the University of British Columbia, teaching landscape and climate change planning, community engagement and visualization. He has served as Director of UBC’s Bachelor of Urban Forestry program and directs the Collaborative for Advanced Landscape Planning (CALP), an interdisciplinary research group which works with communities on developing climate change and energy solutions. He has published four books, including Visualizing Climate Change from Earthscan/Routledge. He leads UBC’s Research Cluster of Excellence on Cool Tools: Social Mobilization on Climate Change using Digital Tools. Question period to follow. |
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