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A Sustainability Challenge at the Soap Dispensary
This event happened on Fri, Oct 4, 2019
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Overview
23 Lovely Attendees
23 Lovely Attendees
Your Host
Christine Bissonnette
Performance poet, poetry writing facilitator and Speech Arts coach at 9 Creative Lives Studio.
Vancouver, BC, Canada
I’m passionate about unleashing the creativity of my students through mindful and curiousity-focused instruction. My Speech Arts students have won first place in speech competitions at their school, taken home medals (like âthe outstanding acting awardâ and the âoutstanding monologue performance awardâ) at various festivals, and have received First Class Honours for their Speech Arts RCM Exams.
The students from my poetry writing workshops have received poetry fellowships, published chapbooks, won awards in literary magazines⌠and on many occasions those same students arrived in my class feeling blocked and unsure of their relationship to poetry. .
As a performer and writer, Iâve performed on stages all over Vancouver including opening for Danielle LaPorte as part of the Rise Womenâs Conference. My poem âRiseâ (written for that conference) was later featured by Downtown Vancouverâs Poetry Phone in order to uplift Vancouver audiences at the start of the pandemic. In 2019, I wrote, featured in, and co-produced a short film (Left Opened) that combined poetry, music, and dance to explore anxiety. The film toured film festivals internationally.
Most recently, I was featured in episode 1 of the STORYHIVE funded âHeal Through Poetryâ series. The 8 episode series will be released on Telus Optic and on Youtube on in September 2023
About this FieldTrip
Go on a guided tour of The Soap Dispensary and learn about their mission and goals for the near future, plus the ones they’ve already accomplished since opening in 2011. Afterwards, you’ll have a chance to participate in a zero waste puzzle challenge, using items in the shop to brainstorm.
Because their team has a meeting at 9:45am, we will have a slightly earlier finish. Join us from 8:30-8:45am for coffee; the FieldTrip activities will commence at 8:45am sharp!
About The Soap Dispensary
The Soap Dispensary (est. 2011) is Vancouverâs first dedicated refill shop specializing in premium soaps, household cleaners, personal care products, DIY ingredients and fine edibles. We also carry quality lifestyle goods that support zero waste living. In 2017, we opened Kitchen Staples, Vancouver’s first zero waste grocery store right next door. We have now grown to about 800 bulk products for refilling.
Refilling containers keeps single-use plastics out of landfills, watersheds and energy-intensive recycling systems. Bring your own, or purchase one of our reusable containers and have them refilled again and again. Our products are biodegradable and selected for minimal impact on human and environmental health. For those who have children or sensitivities or allergies, there are many options that are gentle and scent-free. We strive to bring pure, local, organic and fair-trade ingredients whenever possible.
As a small, independent shop, we feel lucky to work with so many socially and environmentally responsible businesses that are based right in Greater Vancouver. At last count, 65% of our suppliers are locally owned and 80% of our soaps are locally made.
Learn More: www.thesoapdispensary.com
What to expect
Lecture format!
This is a more traditional format where participants absorb information through presentations and talks.
Real-time only!
This FieldTrip will not be recorded.
Your Host
Christine Bissonnette
Performance poet, poetry writing facilitator and Speech Arts coach at 9 Creative Lives Studio.
Vancouver, BC, Canada
About Christine Bissonnette
I’m passionate about unleashing the creativity of my students through mindful and curiousity-focused instruction. My Speech Arts students have won first place in speech competitions at their school, taken home medals (like âthe outstanding acting awardâ and the âoutstanding monologue performance awardâ) at various festivals, and have received First Class Honours for their Speech Arts RCM Exams.
The students from my poetry writing workshops have received poetry fellowships, published chapbooks, won awards in literary magazines⌠and on many occasions those same students arrived in my class feeling blocked and unsure of their relationship to poetry. .
As a performer and writer, Iâve performed on stages all over Vancouver including opening for Danielle LaPorte as part of the Rise Womenâs Conference. My poem âRiseâ (written for that conference) was later featured by Downtown Vancouverâs Poetry Phone in order to uplift Vancouver audiences at the start of the pandemic. In 2019, I wrote, featured in, and co-produced a short film (Left Opened) that combined poetry, music, and dance to explore anxiety. The film toured film festivals internationally.
Most recently, I was featured in episode 1 of the STORYHIVE funded âHeal Through Poetryâ series. The 8 episode series will be released on Telus Optic and on Youtube on in September 2023
Attendees
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