[van-announce] Communicating the #1 Highway expansion Workshop

[Steve Kisby]

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Date: Mon, 14 Mar 2005 09:33:38 -0800
From: Citizens Concerned with Highway Expansion <stophighways at telus.net>
Subject: Communicating the #1 Highway expansion Workshop
To: stophighways at telus.net

Looking for more information about the #1 Highway expansion?
Here's an upcoming event that will be of interest:

Communicating the #1 Highway expansion
Thursday, 17 March, 7:00 to 9:00 p.m.
The first in a series of capacity-building workshops. This two-hour workshop 
will:

* Introduce participants to the #1 Highway expansion plans;
* Outline alternatives groups have proposed;
* Help participants develop a clear set of messages to communicate opposition 
to the expansion;
* Help participants package this information in a way that can be shared in 
various ways and venues (from street corners, to neighbourhood meetings, to 
speaking to politicians, etc;
* Encourage confidence to communicate opposition to the highway expansion and 
articulate sustainable alternatives.

Everyone interested in learning more about the #1 Highway expansion welcome.

Location: Britannia Community Centre, information centre boardroom

Info and registration: stophighways at telus.net

Thursday, 17 March, 7:00 to 9:00 p.m.