Walking the Talk | The British Columbia Working Group on Sustainability Education

The BC Sustainability Education Network (also known as walkingthetalk) is a social network for individuals, organizations and government to collaborate in order to move sustainability education forward in British Columbia.

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City of Vancouver Says: Talk Green to Us!

Submitted by wttcoordinator on Tue, 2010-08-31 17:17.

http://www.talkgreentous.ca/

The City of Vancouver has been asking residents to post and vote on ideas for making the city greener at their new Talk Green to Us website:

"Share your ideas for making Vancouver the greenest city in the world. Help us make the critical choices. Help us prioritize between blue-sky visions and immediate opportunities. This is your city – make it better. Between June and October 7, add your voice to this life-changing conversation. Share your ideas or vote on the ones you like."

Slow Food Vancouver Cycle Tours: Aggasiz and Chilliwack

Submitted by wttcoordinator on Tue, 2010-08-03 16:22.

Start: 2010-08-21 09:00

End: 2010-08-22 12:00

Slow Food Vancouver is happy to invite you to join us in Agassiz on
Saturday, August 21st, and in Chilliwack on Sunday, August 22nd, for two
leisurely, self-guided Slow Food Vancouver Cycle Tours. These tours
provide an educational and culinary experience exploring many farms, some
that are open to the public on these days only. Meet the farmers and learn
about sustainable farming, your food and how it’s grown. Net proceeds
from the cycle tours support our delegates attending Terra Madre 2010, an

Transition 2010: Creating resilient community in changing times -- register now

Submitted by wttcoordinator on Fri, 2010-07-23 14:27.

Start: 2010-09-10 18:00

End: 2010-09-12 18:00

Transition 2010: Creating resilient community in changing times

Join Sea To Sky Outdoor School for Sustainability Education on the weekend of September 10-12, 2010 at YMCA Camp Elphinstone on the Sunshine Coast, B.C. for a gathering of individuals and families committed to small footprint living and the joys of getting beyond our culture of ‘more’.

COST $175 (Registration and payment received before August 1, 2010)

Register now for Gaining Ground Urban Sustainability Summit in Vancouver (October 5-7, 2010)

Submitted by wttcoordinator on Wed, 2010-07-07 20:32.

http://www.gaininggroundsummit.com

For 2010, the Gaining Ground urban sustainability conference chooses ecological work over ecological worry, and delivers an exceptional three-day conference themed around three crucial subjects: policy and
industry buy-in; green economy; and complete community design and human
health and well-being.

5th Annual Barcelona Conference on Higher Education and RCE International Meeting

Submitted by wttcoordinator on Wed, 2010-07-07 20:03.

Start: 2010-11-23 09:00

End: 2010-11-25 19:00

The Global University Network for Innovation (GUNI) is organizing the 5th International Barcelona Conference on Higher Education, “Higher Education’s Commitment to Sustainability: from Understanding to Action”, to be held at the Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC) on 23-25 November, 2010, in Barcelona.

On April 27, 2009, the BC Working Group and Network on Sustainability Education hosted the 2nd Summit on sustainability education. Read the full report here.