Vancouver Area Relocalisation Network

A Message From SPEC

Traffic Jam! A Celebration and Free-School for Better Transit, Not Freeways. Sunday Sept 10 Woodland Park (on the Adanac Bikeway just west of Commercial Drive)

Our region is at a transportation crossroads. We are faced with the Provincial Government's plan to twin the Port Mann Bridge and expand Highway #1- a scheme that will cost billions of public dollars and still won't eliminate congestion on our roads while at the same time will worsen local air quality and climate change pollution. Our other choice is to continue down the healthy cities path that Greater Vancouver is known for the world over. Solutions to transportation problems in our region exist and not only are they smarter and cleaner but they are cheaper and can be implemented faster. The Province is trying to force their freeway expansion plan on our region, it is up to us to work for a better way!

Join us for Traffic Jam! Celebrate healthy communities, meet other people with similar concerns from around the region, learn more about what is happening and learn skills to stop freeway expansion.

What: Musical entertainment featuring Mountain Bluebirds, Kutapira, Fluffy Duvet and Don Alder.

Free-school workshops:
Solutions to Freeway Expansion (Eric Doherty, SPEC)
Communications Basics (Richard Brooks, Greenpeace)
Web 101 (Sarah Pullman, DeSmogBlog)
Intro to Non-Violence (Valerie Langer, Friends of Clayoquot Sound)
Public Outreach/Organizing (Andrew Radzik, WCWC)
How to Organize Events (Conrad Schmidt, Work Less Party)
Banner Making (Kathryn Colby, Greenpeace)

Where: Woodland Park (on the Adanac Bikeway just west of Commercial Drive)
When: Sunday, September 10 from 12 to 7 pm

For more information visit www.spec.bc.ca or contact info@spec.bc.ca or call 604-736-7732.