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Hot Meals, Warm Hearts Dinner

January 22, 2010

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From social media mover and shaker Jeremy Lim comes news that this Saturday the St. Vincent de Paul society will be handing out hot dinners and warm clothing to the needy at Davie and Burrard in the West End of Vancouver. If you have spare winter clothing, lightly used or new, that you would like […]

OneOfAKindVancouver Call for Artists!

January 20, 2010

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Stolen from Facebook, as is most of the interesting material I’m coming across lately. This is of interest to all fine visual artists and craftspeople. Calling All Artists, Designers and Creators! The One of a Kind Vancouver is back for an exciting third year December 9 – 12, 2010. The early bird deadline is February […]

Buskers Wanted!

January 18, 2010

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Image via Wikipedia Got this from the SEARCHgrads email put out by the Alliance for Arts and Culture: I Heart VAN ART is a new organization started by artists who are dedicated to upholding the value of Art and Culture in Vancouver. MADE IN VANCOUVER FESTIVAL is… – Held in the busiest area in Downtown […]

2010 OpportunityFest Job Fair and Volunteers Wanted

January 5, 2010

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From a Facebook invite from Alice Zhou. This looks like a good opportunity and good practice for interviewing, and if you get there early there are goody bags. And who among jobseekers cannot use a sack full of free stuff? Best of all, it’s in the afternoon, so if you’re on vampire hours, you won’t […]

BOB Coworking Open House Today!

December 18, 2009

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Don’t forget! Look what you’ll be missing: And did I mention? We have cookies?

BOB Coworking Open House Friday!

December 17, 2009

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Come to the Downtown Eastside: we have cookies! I’m the new night manager/space animator at the BOB coworking space, which means basically that if you’re a coworker, as long as I’m happy to stay working here you’re welcome to stay working here, which basically means you can stay working here until the dawn’s early light […]

Open Data Hackathon Tonight

December 9, 2009

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The Powers That Be swear that they’ll have a mailing list or Facebook Group or something. Any. Day. Now. They could have one now if they’d hire me! Second Vancouver Open Data Hackathon When: Wednesday, December 9th, 2009, 5 – 10 pm Where: City of Vancouver Archives, 1150 Chestnut Street, Vancouver. More: http://vancouver.ca/ctyclerk/archives/about/index.htm Limited to […]

A Not-So-Silent Night! Benefit for Pivot Legal Society

December 1, 2009

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A Not So Silent Night! (stolen from an email invite; you can sign up for Pivot Legal Society email newsletters and alerts) Support the Pivot Legal Society, Downtown Eastside do-gooders! Hi Everyone, Please set the date aside, and invite everyone you know to Pivot’s annual Christmas party, A Not So Silent Night! Date: Saturday December […]

Reading is Sexy Calendar Launch this Thursday

November 30, 2009

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Stolen (or rather, re-purposed) from the Shebeen Club blog. Come out and see the most photogenic of Vangroover’s literati in this year’s hottest centerfolds! Yes, writers posed Calendar Girls-style, to raise money to fight dyslexia. Calendars will be available for sale at $20 (hellooooo, great gift item!) and this’ll be your chance to get them […]

Homelessness is OVER!

November 26, 2009

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Wow, congratulations, Vancouver! This is an amazing accomplishment and Mayor Gregor, City Hall, NGO’s, and government officials should be incredibly proud of themselves. I can’t even imagine how fantastic it must feel to know, unequivocally, that you’ve changed the world for the better, perhaps even saved lives. From the official Homelessness is Over press release, […]

Drawing on Vancouver

November 18, 2009

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Drawing on Vancouver November 19th opening Walrus 3408 Cambie Street, Vangroover