Servas Canada-US Conference Report

A joint Servas Canada - US Servas conference was held August 5 through 7 at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver, Canada and was a rousing success. About 90 attendees were welcomed to the conference by Shatseeakum, an Elder of the Musqueum Nation, whose people inhabited the land the University was built on, and by Vancouver City Councilor Tim Louis, a long-time peace and social justice activist.

Evaluations were consistently high for the program, the fellowship and the outstanding milieu in one of the most spectacular summers on record in the Pacific Northwest.

Favorite activities included the inner-city tours of Vancouver's Downtown Eastside neighborhood, held as optional activities on Friday and Monday morning, and an informative and lively session on similarities and differences between Canada and the US. Kudos to Penny Pattison and Dan Rubin for all of their hard work organizing the conference. There will be a more complete report to follow on the conference in upcoming newsletters.