Making Connections Happen.

The British Columbia Council for International Cooperation (BCCIC) and Engineers Without Borders (EWB) would like to invite you to International Development Drinks on March 9th 2011 at the Blarneystone Pub in the heart of Gastown.

This evening will provide an opportunity to connect with all major NGOs that are operating in Vancouver. Additionally, we will be hosting returned overseas volunteers, graduate students, professors, members of CIDA, and young social entrepreneurs. Please join us for a night of networking, socializing and discussion.

Our January event featured an attendance of 144. To view photos from that evening, check out our photo album. 

REGISTER HERE!

After you have registered, join our International Development Drinks fan page.

If you are interested in volunteering at the event please get in touch with the organizers:

Sasha Caldera (sasha@fairtradevancouver.ca)

Annabel Wong (info@bccic.ca)

We want to make these evenings part of a larger vision to make International Development mainstream in Vancouver – a vision that you are an important part of! We are seeking greater visibility and consistent public engagement. We hope you'll be able to join us on November 3 at the Blarney Stone, 216 Carrall St. Please RSVP here: http://idd-11-2010.eventbrite.com/ 

Josh Workman, co-President of Engineers Without Borders (Vancouver), attended IDD in September and found it really valuable.

"Due to the connections made at September's IDD, we've attracted close to fifteen members to our committed volunteer base; enabling creative projects with renewed energy. The best part of this was how little effort it required at our end! We simply arrived at the event, and were able to mix and mingle with committed and engaged Vancouverites who want to contribute to international development."

We hope you'll be able to join us!

Imagine Granville Street filled with people. Now imagine them bursting into song and rhythms - filling the streets with music as part of a global day of action to end poverty. Come out and help us MAKE NOISE!

Bring an instrument that represents one of the MDG's and play along with the crowd

Examples:
Pots and Pans
Books
Utensils
Be CREATIVE and make your own instrument!

Organized by Oxfam, Amnesty International and the BC Council for International Cooperation.

When: 1:30pm on September 18th, 2010

Where: Granville Street @ West Georgia

Background information: 
Stand Up Take Action End Poverty (SUTA), in cooperation with the EndPoverty2015 Millennium Campaign, are organizing for Stand Up 2010 to take place over three days beginning Friday, September 17th to Sunday the 19th. 

On September 18th, 2010, there will be One Day of Unified Global Action: When people around the world can Make Noise for the MDGs! in anticipation of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) Review Summit, a High-level Plenary Meeting of the General Assembly of the United Nations. The Summit will be held on September 20th-22nd 2010, in New York. 

Taking place all over the world, and even here on Granville Street, people will come together to “Make Noise for the MDGs!” People all over the world are encouraged to take part in a common global action that's designed to grab public, political and media attention, and to make sure that the global movement in support of the MDGs is seen and heard in every corner of the world.

Additional resources:
www.endpoverty2015.org
www.facebook.com/mcampaign?v=app_4949752878
www.makepovertyhistory.ca/standup