The Changes

I just found out that the company I work for saved 45 tons of waste from going into the landfills last year!! That is a big number and am very proud to have been a part of the recycling program. We can all make a difference!! :)

I think we need a new politics in Canada. We need to think outside the box about who we are, what we believe in and who is best able to represent our values in the political realm.

I am excited to tell you about the Projecting Change Film Festival that starts this week and runs until May 11th. Featuring 23 films from around the world on the environment and sustainability, interactive discussions, family day and midnight screenings of beautiful films like Baraka, I am really looking forward to this event.

It struck me that as a member of the ChangeEverything
community this is likely something you would like to attend, too. So I am happy to tell you that we have worked out a special dicount for members of ChangeEverything

A little while ago I nominated our online community ChangeEverything.ca for the 2008 Webby Awards - the Internet Industry's most respected symbol of success (kind of like the Academy Awards for the internet). Last week I got word that we have been selected as one of 5 finalists in our category (social networking).

This is a huge honour and a very big deal. The other four nominees in our category are some of the biggest developments in social networking of the last year or two (Facebook for example)

The two awards we are up for are considered the most sought after awards in the Internet Industry with over 10,000 entries from over 60 countries being submitted this year alone. The list of judges who selected us as a finalist and will select the winner include

You are warmly invited to participate in the inaugural
BE THE CHANGE SYMPOSIUM
A citizens’ response to Climate Change that welcomes in a ‘new story’
March 29, 2008 - 9:30 am – 4:30 pm
Canadian Memorial United Church, 15th & Burrard, Vancouver BC

My change I wanted to effect was that my neighbourhood, gastown/dtes, be transformed into a place where those of us with money would integrate with respect, care and humanity with those among us who are marginalized. But I'm weary.