Peak Moment Television has produced a 20-minute video about the pioneering Transition Streets project on McCaskill Street that occurred right here in Victoria, British Columbia, and is still going! Click…
PlanH has released a new action guide for local governments, entitled “Local Government Action Guide: Social Connectedness.” Alongside it, in collaboration with BC Health Communities’ and Building Resilient Neighbourhoods’ Stacy…
VIC WEST STREET FEST, SUNDAY JUNE 7th (10am-4pm) Harbour Road will be closed to vehicles and everyone is invited to the first-ever “Vic West Street Fest.” It’s a free, family-friendly,…
Transition Victoria pioneered the Transition Streets program. Watch a video about the first-ever Transition Street, which happened in Vic West. On a Transition Street, neighbours work together to learn how…
In the fall of 2014, Building Resilient Neighbourhoods’ Rob Wipond and Michelle Colussi teamed up with theatre director Will Weigler and a group of citizens from Victoria West and other neighbourhoods to create and perform the comedic theatrical show, Laughing Allowed! The Slapstick World of Neighbourhood Activism.
Looking for Laughing Allowed! – A How-to Guide for Making a Physical Comedy Show to Build Neighbourhood Resilience from an old link? Sorry you got misdirected! Here’s the right link!
This collection of books, online resources, trainings and courses was assembled by members and allies of the Thriving Resilient Communities Collaboratory (TRCC), who share a vision of a world that…
In this podcast, April Rinne, Chief Strategy Officer with Collaborative Lab and a Young Global Leader at the World Economic Forum, introduces the fundamental principles of the collaborative economy and…
The New Jersey Climate Adaptation Alliance is a network of policymakers, public and private sector practitioners, academics, and nongovernmental and business leaders organized to build climate change preparedness capacity in…
BRN’s own Michelle Colussi is also Canada’s representative to the Transition Towns’ international network of Transition hubs, and in this week’s rundown of significant Transition activities, some of our own…
We gave a brief presentation and held some discussions with people attending the Victoria West Community Association Annual General Meeting on Nov. 26. Reviewing the notes from the discussion groups,…
About 45 people attended our Victoria West “Assembly” on Sunday the 17th, and it was a lot of fun. We presented some of the findings from our surveys and interviews…