Ah, the complications of nonprofittery: last year, for reasons on which I’m unclear (but which many, MANY people on both sides are happy to discuss, at great length, the first chance and every chance they get) Public Dreams Society did not get the support of the City and whatever other agencies/organizations they were looking to […]
July 17, 2009
Got this very intriguing invitation from Judi Piggott of SynergyByDesign via email. Pierre-A. Sonolet invites you to assist and participate in two performances that will take place in Vancouver, July 19 and July 25, 2009. Bring yours organic pigments* for a lunch performance. Sunday, July 19, 2009 at 2:00 pm. meet at Science World where […]
July 13, 2009
Art and Ecology, a talk on the intersection of art practice and responsible land use with John K. Grande, is at the VanDusen Gardens this Thursday. This is taken from the Facebook invitation: You are invited to join us for an evening presentation and discussion about environmental art: Thursday July 16 6:30-9:00pm at VanDusen Botanical […]
June 8, 2009
Join the Commerical Drive Car-Free Festival, Sunday, June 14th, all day until 8pm. I’d love to tell you how to volunteer, what to expect, what time the bands go onstage, etc, but the poster they emailed out is too small to read. Just show up and have fun! Volunteers also needed, apply here. UPDATE: found […]
June 5, 2009
This is the latest fundraising event for Children’s Hospital from Chip Wilson, the force of nature behind the Chip’s Not Dead Yet Memorial Mile. Stole this announcement from UrbanMixer, which I am glad to see is back in action after too long a layoff! Life Lid Art Gala ~ A celebration of life Saturday, June […]
June 4, 2009
Stole this right off their website, to which I was pointed by their (highly useful) Twitter account. Fax? People still fax resumes? Live and learn. Membership Consultant POSITION: Membership Consultant – Vancouver Board of Trade ONE YEAR TERM CONTRACT: One year from date of hiring A dynamic, high-profile customer service role with the largest and […]
June 3, 2009
From a SEARCHgrad email. I don’t post most of the volunteer “opportunities” I get, because mostly they’re just a chance to work for free and thus reinforce the class system (welfare recipients are not technically allowed to volunteer, as it takes away from their work search time. They are thus unable to accept most internships, […]
June 2, 2009
I initially volunteered to help with Changecamp, but warned them at the beginning I wouldn’t be able to help pull it off in May, and the way May turned out I had no chance to help out when they switched it to June, either. So the least I can do is post this, eh? VanChangeCamp […]
July 21, 2009
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