sustainability

Atlantic Youth Action Gathering

Robin.tress — Fri, 27 Jul 2012 19:52:59 +0000

Fri Aug 10 - Mon Aug 13

city:

Ship Harbour, NS (about an hour outside of Halifax)

Venue:

The Deanery

Address:

37 Deanery Road

Cost:

Sliding scale cost: $25-$150

organizer contact:

halifax.yag@syc-cjs.org

Space Accessibiity:

The space is not wheelchair accessible. We will do our best within the limits of the space to make it as accessible as possible.

Map link:

https://maps.google.ca/maps?client=safari&oe=UTF-8&q=google+maps+37+deanery+road&ie=UTF-8&hq=&hnear=0x4b5bb2420d43b6df:0x966b97c4ed1f603e,37+Deanery+Rd,+Lake+Charlotte,+NS+B0J+1Y0&gl=ca&ei=cK2AT7CwEcPY0QHB1vyICA&oi=geocode_result&ved=0CCAQ8gEwAA

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Link:

http://syc-cjs.org/yag

Sierra Youth Coalition’s Youth Action Gathering

August 10-13, 2012 in Lower West Ship Harbour, Nova Scotia

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