Great events in Vancouver for Co-op Week!

Date/Time: October 12, 2009 4:37pm - October 20, 2009 12:37am
Location: Various Vancouver venues, Vancouver - British Columbia

Co-op Week Events for 2009 include:

Screening of Capitalism: A Love Story, Thursday, October 15, 7 PM, Fifth Avenue Cinemas. This special Co-op Week screening of Michael Moore’s new film will be followed by a panel discussion that includes Marc Lee, Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives; Geoff Meggs, City Councilor; and John Restakis, Executive Director, BCCA. Tickets for the screening will be available at the door. Please arrive early.

Co-op Week Luncheon Friday, October 16, Sequoia Grill in Stanley Park. Featuring a talk on
Re-weaving Local Economies: Strategies for Sustainability, by Mike Lewis, Executive Director of the Canadian Centre for Economic Renewal. Please note: RSVP required. (Please call Brad at 604-662-3906.)

Join Hands for Co-ops – Saturday, October 17, 1-2 PM, City Hall -- a flash mob event to celebrate the contribution co-ops make to the quality of life in Vancouver. Co-op supporters from across the city will join hands and surround City Hall as a gesture of co-op good will to the city. The band Headwater will be performing and participants will be joined by City Councilors to close this year’s Co-op Week celebrations.