Green events post dec. 10-16

Tuesday December 11, 7.30pm
Peak Oil and Climate Change: Two Sides of the Same Coin or Competing Crisis?
Part of the Necessary Vision series, Peak oil and climate change will be presented by Bryn Davidson, a specialist in sustainable urban development. Oil and climate change represent unprecedented global challenges whose economic, environmental and political impacts are intertwined and often divisive.

Join a panel of local advocates seeking common ground, define differences and set priorities for action. Admission is free.
Location: Vancouver Public Library, Central Branch 350 W. Georgia Street, Alice MacKay room, lower level
Source: Vancouver public library vpl.ca

Friday, December 14
Jyotih Network presents a monthly non-profit event featuring a vegan and organic dinner, plus live acoustic music by Jessi Nicholson and Joel Kerr (6-10pm) and electronic music from DJs Ronin and Innis McCourty (10pm-2am). Cover $10 for dancing after 10pm. For more info see www.jyotihnetwork.org/
Location: Radha Yoga and Eatery, 728 Main

Friday December 14, 7.30pm
Manufactured Landscapes
Part of the Necessary Vision series, Manufactured Landscapes will be presented by Edward Burtynsky, who is internationally acclaimed for his large-scale photographs of nature transformed by industry. Manufactured Landscapes - a stunning documentary by award winning director Jennifer Baichwal - follows Burtynsky to China, as he captures the effects of the country’s massive industrial revolution featuring the Three Gorges Dam, factory floors a kilometre long and the breathtaking scale of Shanghai’s urban renewal. This remarkable film leads us to examine human impact on the planet. Admission is free.
Location: Vancouver Public Library, Central Branch 350 W. Georgia Street, Alice MacKay room, lower level
Source: Vancouver public library vpl.ca

Friday Dec. 14 and Saturday Dec. 15, 8.30pm
The Church of Pointless Consumerism: The Work Less Party presents a performance parodying the consumer culture of the holiday season, featuring fiery sermons and capitalist gospel tunes, followed by dancing to music from DJs Esus and Timothy Wisdom. More info at www.worklessparty.org/
Tickets: $15-20
Location: Performance Works, 1218 Cartwright on Granville Island

Saturday, December 15, 9-10.15am
Free weekly mixed level yoga lessons in Vancouver’s great outdoors, overlooking English Bay. More info at: www.myyogaonline.com/yoga_beach.html
By donation
Location: Sunset Beach Park (1400 block of Beach Avenue)

Sunday, December 16, 4.30pm
The Church of Pointless Consumerism, see above