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Vancouver

Seeing the Strings: Capitalism and Ecology


5:45pm
 - 7:30pm
Thursday June 28 2012

Venue: China Creek South Park / China Creek Skatepark at 10th and Clark. We will be on the Clark side; There will be a visible banner reading "Revolution is a Garden Party"
Address: 1255 E. 10th Avenue
Cost: Free
Accessibility: 10th avenue is a bike lane. Parking on 10th, 11th, and Glen Wheelchair accessible from 10th, 11th, and Clark We will have a extra chairs for those who cannot/do not want to sit on the ground. Vegan and Gluten free food will be available. No Bathroom facilities at the Park

"Seeing the Strings: A Series of Teach-Ins on the Oppressions that Hold Capitalism Up" presents Capitalism and Ecology.

Teach-in at China Creek park! (Weather permitting)

Join us for Free Food! Presentations and a workshop to explore:

Can capitalism ever be "green"?
How does commodification affect living and environmental systems?
How can we build response-able relationships between our communities and environmental systems?

Speakers include:

Erin Innes: Feminist permaculture activist/teacher, and founder of the Farmhouse Farm, Vancouver’s first bike-powered backyard Community Supported Agriculture project.

Eric Doherty: transportation planner, environmental consultant, and longtime activist and organizer on environmental justice.

Patrick Condon: Sustainable urban designer; he is now senior researcher with the Design Centre for Sustainability at UBC.

Randy Chatterjee: Founding member of Village Vancouver, the Transition initiator for the Lower Mainland of British Columbia

Where: China Creek South Park / China Creek Skatepark at 10th and Clark. We will be on the Clark side; There will be a visible banner reading "Revolution is a Garden Party".

When: 5:45 - 7:30 pm, Thursday, June 28, 2012

Organizer:seeingthestrings@gmail.com

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