1. CULTIVATING HEALTHY, CONNECTED, RESILIENT COMMUNITIES & NEIGHBOURHOODS Ross Moster Village Vancouver Transition Society SustainABLE Cities November 27, 2013

2. Transition Towns Started in 2006 Totnes, England Thousands of Transition Initiatives around the world Focus on community-led responses to climate change, peaking “resources” (ecological assets), and economic instability & inequality

3. Village Vancouver Transition Hub for metro Vancouver 300 activities/year & thousands of members Focus on building community resilience & connecting-neighbours-in- community

4. Neighbour driven People power Members engage in projects & activities of interest, both as participants and active initiators VV helps folks connect and can provide support

5. Positive Vision/Practical Actions Fun and celebratory Imagine your ideal neighbourhood, city, bio- region Head, heart, hands

6. Lots of stuff going on! Seed libraries, collaborative gardening, community meals, food scrap drop spots, Neighbour Savour Plastic recycling depot, workshops, film fest, demo sustainable villages, Transition School, FED-AP, community DIY, Slow Food/Slow Everything Day Emergency preparedness, permaculture, Ecological Economics, right livelihood, neighbourhood food networks

7. Neighbourhood Villages/ Neighbourhood Food Networks Hubs of activity

8. Drop-in “Spaghetti” Nights Garlic Bread Solutions Connecting neighbours Local food

9. Citywide Collaborations Community Groups, Neighbourhood Houses, Community Centres Universities and Colleges Food Energy Descent Action Plan, Parks Board Local Food Assets Task Force, Neighbourhood Food Networks, Sustenance Festival, Living the New Economy, Just Film, New Economy Summit

10. www.villagevancouver.ca