Eco-Equity with Van Jones: I’ve seen Van Jones speak, I’ve worked with people who have worked with him, and I take a lot of inspiration from him. Last year, when Obama was elected I thought immediately of him as a member of administration, the kind of person that crosses boundaries, that proposes new ways of addressing the old problems of social inequity, economic disparity, oppotunity inequality, global environmental crises and local public health and justice issues. He’s a smart guy, a funny guy and a guy who gets things done. That he was torn apart by the right, that the …
Beware a rant. I was in a conversation today with a friend of mine who is a true visionary. He is an artist who works with metal, rocks and even entire landscapes. He is a project manager and has overseen some of the biggest developments on our island, and some of the biggest ones in the Lower Mainland. He cares deeply about our shared home and sees all kinds of potential for Bowen Island to become a true innovative leader in the world. he knows the municipal tools inside an out, and looks at our official community plan and sees …
Harvested this week: Jeremy Hiebert reflects on the life and death of Oliver Schroer. Alex Kjerulf finds a beautiful film about passion for work – in a specialty soda store. Mushin is building a mind map to look at reall community building.
As summer begins to close here on the west coast of Canada, I’m starting to head back to work, digging into to 20 or so projects that will unfold in the next nine months, which will take me across Canada, the US, Hawaii, Estonia, Denmark and Australia. And as I look ahead to my work year that is restarting, I notice that this is the tenth time that I have done this. Indeed ten years ago this day, as a precocious 31 year old fed up with travel (ironically) and the various despairs of working for the federal government, I …
The week that was of webby goodness: ANAblog continues with their series of Mercury Prize nominees, with full length sounds samples. The Onion with the best analysis of US health care reform. Geist magazine posts a photo essay of dying British Columbia towns