Global Civic Policy Society

Greeting Fluency Punjabi with instructor Ranbir Johal. Presented by Global Civic Policy Society.

Greeting Fluency Cantonese with instructor Alan Lau. Presented by Global Civic Policy Society.

Thank you to everyone who attended the May 4 public salon. This is now the second year of presenting our pubic salon series and we would love to hear your opinion about what you think of these events and how we can make things better. Simply add your comments below to let us know. If [...]

The next Public Salon will be on Wednesday, May 4. The confirmed speakers will be actor, comedian and motivator Kahlil Ashanti, restaurateur and entrepreneur Mark Brand, professor emeritus and urban land economist Michael Goldberg, Director of UBC’s School of Community and Regional Planning Penny Gurstein, President of Vancouver Community College Kathy Kinloch, former producer of 60 minutes Peter Klein, Music on [...]

We are pleased to present David Owen’s presentation at the Vancouver Playhouse Theatre on March 17, 2011.

I am thrilled that best-selling author and urban thinker David Owen will be coming to Vancouver for a series of public events. On March 17, 7:30 pm, we will be hosting a free public speech at the Vancouver Playhouse Theatre titled “Why Manhattan is the Greenest City in North America”. There are only a limited number of [...]

Source: Vancouver Sun Over the last few decades, Vancouver’s streets have filled with voices speaking more than 100 languages. For most of us the sounds seem like impenetrable babble. Although it is unlikely that any of us will become fluent in these languages, this should not deter us from discovering the treasures that they hold nor [...]