Win-Win Transportation Policy Talk
with Todd Litman and Ron Colman
Monday, June 16, 2014
Art Gallery of Nova Scotia (AGNS)
1723 Hollis St., Halifax, NS
7pm
902.424.5280
Win-Win Transportation Solutions for Equitable and Affordable Communities
Todd Litman, founder and executive director of the Victoria Transportation Policy Institute will speak about the paradigm shift in transportation planning toward a new way transportation problems are defined and potential solutions evaluated. The old paradigm assumed that “transportation” meant automobile travel, and so evaluated transport-system performance based primarily on the ease of driving. The new paradigm is more comprehensive and multi-modal, considering a wide range of planning objectives, and recognizing the unique and important roles that walking, cycling, and public transport play in an efficient and equitable transportation system. Dr. Litman will use specific examples: congestion reduction strategies that can also help reduce parking problems, improve mobility for non-drivers, and save consumers money; emission reduction strategies that also help reduce traffic congestion, and improve public fitness and health. This presentation will be of interest to planners, elected officials, public health professionals, and anybody interested in creating healthier, fairer, and more sustainable communities.
Trends in Transportation: the Nova Scotia Context
Ronald Colman, founder and executive director of GPI (Genuine Progress Index) Atlantic, will give an update of the GPI Transportation Indicators, identifying trends over the last 5, 10, and more years that show what solutions are needed for Nova Scotia.
Note: The evening includes a tour of the 2 Wheelers art exhibition at AGNS, which features the GPI Youth community art project "Be a Cog in the Wheel of Change" and a very short presentation about our Youth Ride! transportation research in St. Margaret’s Bay.
For more information, please contact:
Gwendolyn Colman
Managing Director
GPI Atlantic gwen@gpiatlantic.org
(902) 823-1944 or 489-7007
Be a Cog in the Wheel of Change!
February 8, 2014
GPI Atlantic Youth is proud to present a series of free workshops for those that are 13+ to participate in our innovative art project, Be a Cog in the Wheel of Change, as part of our Ride! program. Join us at the GPI Youth Studio, upstairs at Paul's Hall, 12286 Peggy's Cove Road in Glen Haven on the dates posted above and take part!
For more information, please contact Jen at organ.jen@gmail.com or 902.719.2506.
The Power of Story Workshop for Organizations
February 4, 2014
1-4pm
Museum of Natural History
$40 per person, $30 for ACIC members, limited enrollment Facebook event
Telling and hearing each other's stories, we will access story’s inherent territory of transformation and healing both personally and in community. Workshop elements include:
How to use traditional stories to generate dialogue, deep reflection on global issues, and ways to approach problems from diverse points of view.
Combining the telling of personal stories with the indirect but penetrating use of traditional images. How narratives of personal trauma can generate stories that deepen trust and healing without retraumatizing. Laura will use models of work done in Romania, Haiti, and Newark.
Sharing stories beyond a litany of events or making a point.
Practicing deep listening and presence to stimulate resilience, focus and compassion for self and others.
Contact Gwen Colman by email or phone at 902 489-7007 or 902 823-1944.
A Theatre of Wild Mercy Storytelling Concert
February 8, 2014
7:30pm
Presented by the Storyteller Circle of Halifax
Saint Mary's University Art Gallery - 5865 Gorsebrook
$20 per person, $15 for students, limited enrollment Facebook event
Laura will draw from her rich repertoire of traditional stories and personal narrative, enriched by the Gallery’s current show: Rose Adams’ Birds, Bones and Brains.
Contact Gwen Colman by email or phone at 902 489-7007 or 902 823-1944.
Telling Our Stories: Transforming Our Lives Workshop for Youth
February 9, 2014
1:30-4:30pm
GPI Youth Studio
Free of charge, limited enrollment Facebook event
Youth who register for the workshop will be invited to be Laura’s guests and attend her storytelling concert in Halifax the night before.
Contact Gwen Colman by email or phone at 902 489-7007 or 902 823-1944.
About Laura Simms Healing Through Story Programme
Whether we share our own experience, the story of another, or tell a traditional tale, engaged storytelling has profound effects. The most difficult memories become story and in the process give us access to resources of intelligence and empathy that uncover inherent joy. The meaning of a story reaches beyond the surface of hearing or intellectual discourse into the heart. We touch the territory of transformation, resilience and compassion. Storytelling can be the cause of wars or the impetus for liberation and healing communication. We will explore how the alchemy of engagement, bringing story to life between people in the present, repairs the devastating disconnection at the root of conflicts, intolerance, isolation, and unnecessary suffering today. Through a riveting sharing of stories, personal and ancient, Laura will bring us into a deeper understanding of the power of story. For those choosing to work in the fields of development, health, education or humanitarian aid, story is a revelatory tool for change and healing.
Listen to an interview Laura did recently for Island Morning on CBC Radio PEI.
Laura Simms will speak about her experience working with girls in a refugee camp in Port au Prince, Haiti. Since the earthquake in January 2010, more than 145 families took refuge on the grounds of a half destroyed school on Routes des Freres in Port au Prince, Haiti. Like most internally displaced persons’ camps in the world, the conditions are bleak and increasingly unsanitary. There is little fresh water, constant rationing of insufficient foods, overcrowding, poor housing caused by degenerating tents, and little to protect individuals from the elements. Everyone suffers from boredom, unemployment and despair. For adolescent girls living in the camp, the risks of sexual violence and exploitation, heightens the stress of their situation. They are most vulnerable to depression and abuse in the camp. Working with story has brought them back to joy and ownership of their lives.
November 6, 2013
Announcing Youth Ride!, a youth-led research and action project finding solutions for sustainable transportation in the St. Margarets Bay area, including Hubbards and Hammonds Plains. Tell us how you get around and help create new youth solutions for transportation. We pay $20 to youth who participate in a focus group and you can get credit for volunteering too!
