Co-sponsored by the CCPA-BC, Penguin Books and Vancouver Public Library.
15+ curated speakers from diverse backgrounds will speak for either 5 or 10 minutes on something interesting. This year's topics range from subversive knitting to sex reassignment surgery to biodynamic farming to an almost forgotten musical genre—old school Delta Blues. Interesting Vancouver 2010 is being held the evening of Friday October 8th at The Vancouver Rowing Club in Coal Harbor, near the entrance to Stanley Park. Ticket includes admission, food, and some surprises. Cash bar. A special block of tickets is available for currently enrolled college and university students. No monkey business, please bring your student ID. Doors open at 6:00pm, with interestingness beginning at 7:00pm sharp. We sold out in 2008 & 2009, so procrastinators be warned. Full details at interestingvancouver.com - including a speakers preview, but for full list you have to be there on October 8th. Be sure to print out your receipt as it will serve as your ticket. Or be able to show on your mobile. Thanks, Your Co-Hosts (Jason Landry, James Sherrett, Lauren Isaacson, and Mark Busse) interestingvancouver@gmail.com
The Vancouver & District Labour Council Women’s Committee presents Economic Justice for Women with panelists
The panel takes place on Wednesday, June 2 from 7 to 9 pm in Boardroom 1, Maritime Labour Centre,
Olympic celebrations paused Sunday as thousands of people paid tribute to missing and slain woman — one of the largest of the annual marches that has taken place in Vancouver over the years.
The group followed the drumbeat of a First Nations elder through the Downtown Eastside and held a news conference, hoping to attract media from around the world on hand for the Olympics.
Leaders in B.C.'s aboriginal community have called for a public inquiry into the deaths of the slain and missing women.
"I think having international media in the city today is an opportunity today, is a day that can put greater pressure on our government to take steps, to be seen to take steps," Maggie de Vries said. "We're asking for a commitment to a public inquiry as soon as one is possible."
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The anti-Olympics protesters, many dressed in black balaclavas and masks and carrying a ladder, smashed up to three windows at the Hudson's Bay store and one at the Toronto-Dominion Bank near the intersection of Granville and West Georgia streets.
Vancouver Sun.Police spokeswoman Jana McGuinness, said the protesters threw objects at police, spray painted cars and transit buses and intimidated pedestrians as they proceeded down Georgia street past Granville.
McGuinness said the Vancouver police crowd control unit and 2010 Integrated Security Unit are moving in to take control of the situation.
*******************************************A pirate radio station is set to broadcast from VIVO Media Arts at 7 p.m. on Saturday, February 13, as part of their 2010: Safe Assembly forums.
According to the website, the initial broadcast, The Evening News, will feature a roster of critical Olympics observers, including the outspoken activist and UBC professor Chris Shaw, author of Five Ring Circus, Harsha Wallia of the Olympics Resistance Network, and Micheal Vonn of the BC Civil Liberties Association.
7 pm////February 13th, 15th, 17th, 21st, 23rd, & 25th: 2010
VIVO////1965 Main Street, Vancouver
The Evening News is a series of six forums happening as a part of VIVO 2010: Safe Assembly. Each evening will lean upon the experiences, observations, footage, and art of residents, media activists, and artists living around Vancouver for citizen’s “reports” on everyday life in the province, direct action and protest, and other transitory and lasting social effects of the megaevent.Hiking & Walking in Metro Vancouver - from HelloBC
Learn about hiking trails and trail highlights in Vancouver:
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Learn more about walking trails in and near Vancouver:
Cypress Provincial Park
Pacific Spirit Regional Park
False Creek and Granville Island
Stanley Park Seawall
Capilano River Regional Park
Lynn Canyon Park
Walk, Shop, & See What Vancouver is All About:
See what makes Vancouver one of the best, most diverse and exciting places in the world to live. We have many different activities and interesting places to visit for people of all ages. We really do have something for everyone here. Below are some of the places I would recommend to get a flavour of what Vancouver has to offer.
Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Classical Chinese Garden
Vandusen Botanical Garden - Vancouver (map) -
Vancouver Neighbourhoods, Walking, Eating & Shopping
Chinatown & more Chinatown;
Commercial Drive - In East Vancouver, find a more bohemian, down-to-earth walk, great shopping, independent businesses, organic foods and some of the best coffee houses in town.
Gastown - Great shopping and people watching in this historic area in downtown Vancouver.
Granville Island - Great food, shopping, galleries, the Kidsmarket, people & the renowned market - fruits, veggies, meats, cheeses, gourmet, organic, locally grown
Granville Street - Downtown Granville find clubs, restaurants and hubub. Check out South Granville for more upscale fashion, shopping, dining, Gallery Row (art & antiques), entertainment and wandering.
Little India - Home to the Punjabi Market. Located at 49th Avenue and Main Street in South Vancouver. Eat delicious Indian food, buy gorgeous Indian fashions, fabrics, jewelry and much more. (map)
Main Street - Where the hipsters are. Find any type of ethnic cuisine you might hunger for, great restaurants, up & coming fashion designers & style mavens, art & antique shops, coffee ... Follow Main St. up to East 49th for Little India.
Robson Street - In the heart of Downtown Vancouver. High-end fashion, tourist shopping, restaurants that run the gamut for your palate and thirst. People watch and be watched. Also check out LiveCity Downtown for Olympic coverage & festivities, located @ Georgia & Cambie Streets.
West 4th Avenue - On the Westside of Vancouver, aka Kitsilano. Check out the shopping, restaurants, yoga fashion & keep following it all the way out to the beach - Spanish Banks - drive along the seashore in Kitsilano.
Follow 4th Ave. all the way & end up at the University of BC. Check out the UBC Botanical Garden and the not to be missed Museum of Anthropology (MOA), the place to find the world's arts & culture, including our own First Nations collections.
The Westend - Downtown West, home to a large gay community - great restaurants, clubs, shopping.
Yaletown - Hip, trendy restaurants & people, shops for all sorts of wares, lounges located on False Creek close to the Seawall and many Olympic sites. Check out Livecity Yaletown for Olympic goings-on.
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Metro Vancouver - other notable towns, communities & places to visit. See what makes our region so livable, whether you're in the city, suburbs, or living in the Fraser Valley.
Fort Langley - Check out the historic village of Fort Langley, the birthplace of BC. In addition to the national heritage site with the Fort, the town has cute, antiquated stores, shops and treasures.
Fraser Valley Guide - Surrey; Surrey BC Tourism
New Westminster - Check out the New West Quay for great shopping, food & views of the Fraser River and the FR Interpretive Centre. Tourism New Westminster
North Vancouver - Across the Burrard Inlet, the community of North Van is a quick drive across the Second Narrows Bridge. Notable spots for visitors and locals alike for walking, hiking and seascapes on the Indian Arm, Deep Cove, Cates Park, Lynn Canyon Park; Lynn Canyon Suspension Bridge; Capilano Suspension Bridge.
The area is the traditional territory of the Tsleil-Waututh and Sḵwxwú7mesh, the Indigenous, of the Coast Salish First Nations.
Richmond - Home to a large Chinese community, culture, cuisine, & amazing shopping. Tourism Richmond
There is NO spectator parking at any Olympic venue.
Public transportation is accessible to all and is the quickest, most reliable way to go.
Access to public transit is included in your Olympic ticket for the day of the event
Know before you go.
Give yourself plenty of time to reach your venue. Visit http://travelsmart2010.ca for up-to-date Games travel information.
Cypress Mountain and Whistler venues can be reached on the Olympic bus network if you’re coming from Metro Vancouver.
The purchase of a transportation ticket is required. Tickets will be available beginning December 4, 2009. Visit http://travelsmart2010.ca
