http://calgarycentregreens.ca Be a part of Calgary's growing Green Party grassroots movement! Wed, 21 Jul 2010 02:04:11 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Elizabeth May joined Green candidates, volunteers and curious Calgarians for a a fundraiser at La Joie De Vivre in Inglewood. Local Green candidates gave quick introductions, including Calgary Centre's Natalie Odd and Brett Spencer of Calgary South-East. Elizabeth May then spoke on a wide variety of subjects, including the Green Party's steady ... http://calgarycentregreens.ca/elizabeth-may-2010-calgary-fundraiser/ View Larger MapElizabeth May returns to Calgary on July 8th, hosted at La Joie De Vivre (7 PM). La Joie De Vivre 1008 14 Street SE Calgary, AB T2G 3K3 Green Party members can attend for free, non-members will be charged $10 at the door. Non-members can (of course) purchase a green party membership ... http://calgarycentregreens.ca/elizabeth-may-july-8/ If you've been a Green Party member, you have the opportunity to engage in policy debate on Canada's Green Party website. (After signing in, head to policy-lab.) Currently, there's 10 policy revisions being debated online. Any proposal which receives 20 sponsors (who must Green Party members in good standing) will be ... http://calgarycentregreens.ca/policy-lab/ Murray Dobbin of Rabble.ca spoke with Elizabeth May regarding the evolving political landscape in Canada. The full interview can be found at Rabble.ca, but here is a sample of the exchange... Do you think Harper has deliberately set out to discourage people from voting?Absolutely. People thought that Harper had become more ... http://calgarycentregreens.ca/elizabeth-may-rabble/ Calgary Enterprise Forum organized a debate at The Calgary Petroleum Club, asking the question "Is Oil Sands Development Ultimately Irreconcilable with the Environmental Agenda?" Elizabeth May, Deborah Yedlin (Calgary Herald columnist) and Murray Smith (Energy Minister 2001-2005) found some common ground lamenting Alberta's dependence on coal fired plants and the lack ... http://calgarycentregreens.ca/oil-sands-debate/ Now is the best time to plant a tree in your yard. All around the city of Calgary, garden centres are selling off their inventory at discounts of anywhere from 20-50% off. Get some friends, a barbeque, and beverages and spend an afternoon planting a tree. Trisha from Greengate Garden ... http://calgarycentregreens.ca/green-up-garden/ Elizabeth May co-wrote a straight.com article giving credit where credit is due on our government's current approach to copyright reform. The fact that these consultations are being held is a small victory for those wishing to move forward on copyright reform. One of the most leveled criticisms of Ottawa’s earlier attempt ... http://calgarycentregreens.ca/principled-copyright-approach/ The most common question we're asked this morning? "Aren't you guys dead?" We're tabling for the morning shift here at Marda Gras (on 33rd Ave SW in Marda Loop), and it is indeed a fine day to be outside. The "dead" party we are being asked about is the provincial green party. ... http://calgarycentregreens.ca/marda-gras/ While traveling between Calgary Stampede breakfasts where Elizabeth and her daughter Victoria Cate were volunteering to flip pancakes, tweets began to fly from animal rights activists concerning Elizabeth's involvement in the Calgary Stampede. This turned out to be an interesting example of how Elizabeth and Victoria Cate team up on ... http://calgarycentregreens.ca/elizabeth-and-victoria-cate-on-twitter-and-social-networks/ Elizabeth May is one of the best speakers in Canada. Many people, especially Conservative voters, agreed that Elizabeth won the Leader's Debate during the last election. Seeing her up close and watching how she presents herself and Green Party ideas it is easy to see why she ... http://calgarycentregreens.ca/amazing-fundraising/