Featuring Al Etmanski & Vickie Cammack

October 28, 2008 | 12 Noon - 1:00 pm ET

Learn the secrets of successful social innovations with two of Canada's leading social innovators!

Al Etmanski has been a leading advocate for people with disabilities and their families in Canada for more than two decades. He is widely recognized as a visionary thinker in areas of social policy, community development and individualizing services for people with disabilities.
Al is an author, advocacy consultant and social inventor who specializes in finding innovative, non-governmental solutions to social problems. He was the Executive Director of the BC Association for the Mentally Retarded (now BCACL - the BC Association for Community Living) for eight years before joining with Jack Collins and Vickie Cammack to found PLAN.

Vickie Cammack is the Executive Director of the PLAN Institute and is also a co-founder of PLAN and co-author of Safe and Secure - Six Steps to Creating a Personal Future Plan for People with Disabilities. She is a recognized Canadian source of inspiration, innovative ideas and demonstrable solutions related to community, citizenship and disability. Her innovative approaches to leadership development, social network facilitation and social accounting are key ingredients in her work of taking social inventions to scale.

Join us at noon on Tuesday, October 28th, for this practical and inspiring conversation as Al and Vickie share the six elements of successful innovation. It's a conversation you won't want to miss!

For more information and to register for this seminar, please visit us
at:
http://cts.vresp.com/c/?Tamarack/fdd3dec8b2/10d5ffab2f/1f2e50a6f7.

Canadian Social Forum 

The Canadian Council on Social Development is creating the space for 750 people from across the country to meet face-to-face and participate in a program that meets poverty head-on.

You'll hear about how poverty reduction is being accomplished in ways that are innovative, inspiring and workable. You'll have the opportunity to create new connections with people from every part of the country, help build momentum for real action, and collaborate for effective social change.

This event will connect the new wave of leaders who know that reducing poverty is the only strategy for real prosperity.

More information about the Canadian Social Forum, including the preliminary program, is available on the Forum website (http://www.ccsd.ca/).

A Co-op Week Event

For all co-op members,directors, managers and other co-operators.

No cover charge. Buy your own food and drinks. Door Prizes.

A chance to meet and socialize with other co-operators.

For more information see www.victoriaco-ops.ca

Hosted by the South Islands Regional Arts Council

The Province of British Columbia's Climate Action Secretariat is pleased to announce:

Opportunities in the Green Economy: A Dialogue for Youth

Nov. 6, 2008
British Columbia Institute of Technology, Burnaby Campus

At the first Climate Action Youth Dialogue held with youth aged 15-29 from all across the province in April 2008, you had so many good ideas about how youth can help the Province meet our 2020 targets for climate action. To continue the Dialogue and generate more ideas, we are dedicating another day to get more input and ideas. Youth aged 18-29 are invited to join a full-day Open Space session focused on the question: how can young people build and benefit from the opportunities of the green economy?

Attendees will be able to set the agenda and organize the proceedings for the day. The event is designed to make it easy to learn and share. You will learn about how action on climate change can lead to green jobs in the emerging green industries, such as renewable energy, alternative fuel vehicles and green buildings. We want you to share your ideas about how the Province and British Columbia's young people can work together to create tomorrow's green jobs.

If opportunities in the green economy are something that you're interested and passionate about, come and spend a day brainstorming and discussing the issues and ideas with other youth.

To obtain a spot at the event, please email laura.cornish@gov.bc.ca by Oct. 10, 2008. Space is limited. Spots will be allocated by lottery on a regional basis. A confirmation email will be sent by Oct. 14, 2008. Travel and accommodation costs for confirmed participants will be covered. Refreshments will be served throughout the day. Further information can be found on our website at Livesmart BC.