Binning & the Informal Economy: A Panel Discussion

Binning: a tough — often invisible — job that is doing a great service to our communities and the planet. Every year, throughout Vancouver, binners divert millions of bottles and cans from landfills. That\u27s why, for the last three years, our team at Binners\u27 Project has been working to make it more sustainable for everyone involved. Binners\u27 Project team leads, Davin Boutang, Michael Leland, and Anna Godefroy, are joined by two special guests who will help them share the ins and outs of binning, the Binners\u27 Project, and, of course, give you a sneak peek at the plan for 2018

(In)secure: The Future of Working

The lives of working people in Canada are undergoing fundamental shifts and changes. As rapid automation eliminates jobs employment trends towards precarious arrangements and breakthrough innovations completely disrupt whole industries it’s hard to know where the ground is. Are we heading to a future that is fundamentally insecure? Or a world where secure work is exchanged for new and better options