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Pivot Legal Society AGM

November 18, 2009

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Got this from an email. Contact them to get on the list (deets at the bottom). Pivot Annual General Meeting   Featuring guest speaker Dr. Evan Wood presenting on drug policy, harm reduction and crack cocaine use. All welcome! Where: 112 West Hastings Street When: November 25, 2009 at 6:30 p.m. Who: All members and […]

Twitter Tips course December 5th

November 17, 2009

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Twitter in 120 Minutes A hands-on seminar designed for beginning Twitter users who want to learn effective ways to manage their accounts and stay efficient. What:  a two-hour introduction to Twitter and TweetDeck, When: 12-2pm, Saturday, December 5th Where: Tradeworks Training Society, 2nd floor, 87 West Pender Street, Vancouver at the corner of Columbia and Pender […]

Blogging for Writers: Surrey Writers’ School

November 9, 2009

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I’ll be teaching this at the brand-spanking new Surrey Writers’ School this coming Spring. I’ve got several versions of this course, including a ten-week online one where we work through the exercises one by one together. This is an abbreviated version, focusing on the most efficient, results-oriented facets of blogging. Here’s the precis: Blogging for […]

Writers’ Express at Newton Library

November 9, 2009

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This is a preview of what the new Surrey Writers’ School has coming up. A great price for a day packed with info for professional writers. (full disclosure: I am teaching at the Surrey Writers’ School in the Spring) (click to enlarge, or just read below) Schedule of Writers’ Express Events * 10 – 10:15 […]

Coworking is Copacetic

October 1, 2009

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You may have read the sad tale of the demise of Workspace, the devastatingly gorgeous, open-plan coworking space which effectively functioned as the clubhouse of the Gastown tech community (well, that and the Irish Heather). And as we all know, the Network Hub is full (although Raul says if you’re serious, contact him directly) and […]

Vancouver Bikenneal

October 1, 2009

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Yes, yet another from emails. God, how I love email; how my life would be destroyed if Gmail ever failed me. And how I love WordPress, for making copy-paste considerably less self-destructive than it used to be to my poor little blog. Like art? Like bikes? Like behaving yourself on the road like a responsible […]

WordCamp Fraser Valley 2009: Creativity and WordPress

September 8, 2009

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As part of the second annual WordCamp Fraser Valley, Gary Jones of Bluefur (Organizer Extraordinaire) asked me to give a presentation on the topic of WordPress and Creativity. I was plenty chuffed, since there’s nothing I love so much as the dynamite combo of the sound of my own voice and a captive audience, and […]

The Value of Unpaid Work: film at the VPL

September 2, 2009

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From the Searchgrads email list: Who’s Counting? Sex, Lies and Global Economics film and panel discussion featuring Marilyn Waring, Ellen Woodsworth, and Cynthia Oka Monday, September 14th, 7-9pm Vancouver Public Library, Central branch and The Value of Ecovillages Monday, October 5th Vancouver Public Library, Central branch There is no cost to attend either presentation. For […]

Museum Programmer Job, Vancouver Police Museum

August 18, 2009

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I stole this right off their site (with permission!): Job Posting – Museum Programmer In the last five years, the Vancouver Police Museum has seen incredible growth, thanks in part to a roster of engaging school and public programs on the forensic sciences, and on Vancouver’s criminal and law enforcement history.   Our programs are a […]

Save On Meats to Return to the Downtown Eastside!

August 15, 2009

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Well, the grocery store and lunch counter are still here and never went anywhere, but as Gary of Save On Meats explains, the butcher shop has been closed down for a few months, much to the regret of savvy shoppers in Vangroover. Fortunately, it’s coming back in September (roughly planned for Labour Day) and will […]

Olio Festival free show tonight!

August 13, 2009

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Take your umbrellas, my friends! THURSDAY AUGUST 13TH 2009, that’s TONIGHT! CHILL WINSTON presents the OLIO FESTIVAL ACCORD The Olio Festival Accord is the Olio Festivals free all ages outdoor kick off party for the 1st nite of Olio Festival in historic Gastown! featuring bands ANALOG BELL SERVICE http://www.myspace.com/analogbellservice SUNWIZARD http://www.myspace.com/thesunwizard MAKEOUT VIDEOTAPE http://www.myspace.com/makeoutvideotape HAROLD […]

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