There is desperate need for an accessible, progressive, centre for a diverse range of activities.
• Meeting/workshop rooms.
• Presentation/performance space.
• Book shop, green goods, café, etc.
• Offices.
• Space for making stuff (banners, giant puppets, etc.).
• Storage.

A place with shared resources:
• Computers, internet, printers, copiers, etc.
• Tools.
• Art supplies.
• …

A place that brings together diverse communities of interest:
• Activist, social-change, non-profit groups and projects,
• Arts groups,
• Cultural groups,
• Technologists (friendly hackers, etc.),
• Educators,
• etc.

Start a progressive talk show, posting the videos online.
• Updates on local activities, projects, groups.
• Interviews with various relevant folks.
• Commentary & rants.
• Video clips from events (like protests, etc.).

Advancing the development of urban agriculture in the city, including linking up people working on, and interested in, it.

• Community gardens
• Roof-top gardens
• Guerrilla gardening
• Community supported agriculture (CSA)
• Food not lawns
• Food security
• Urban wetlands
• 100 mile diet
• …

http://groups.google.com/group/calgary-urban-agriculture/

With the talent and experience gained over the past 20 years, it is a shame to see some many good ideas just get started before they are abandoned for the next great idea.

On activism, social change, group process, living simply, democracy, community, etc.

The Revolutionary Knitting Circle has been dormant in Calgary for a couple years, now.

The Revolution demands action!

http://knitting.activist.ca/

Rebuild the Activist Network website with support for:
• Events (integrating with other event sites like Facebook, Meetup, Upcoming, etc.)
• Groups (with messaging — forums and email lists)
• Media contact system (automation for sending media advisories and press releases)
• Petitions (support online petitions and integration of offline petitions)
• etc.

What could be more fun?

Wayground is my open-source website management system that I use for a variety of sites (Arusha, C$, Calgary Democracy, Greens in Alberta, Activist Network, etc.).

There are numerous functions of the system that could be improved or added to make it more useful. (See the forum for ideas and issues with the system: http://wayground.uservoice.com/ )

http://wayground.ca/

Spacing is an awesome magazine (both in content and design) about public space, urban design, transportation, etc. Jane Jacobs would have loved this magazine.

They’re in the process of expanding their coverage to other cities, Calgary among them.

http://spacing.ca/

• Build up the Greens in Alberta website http://greensalberta.ca/
• Recruit candidates.
• Organize and network.
• Promote online with videos, etc.

I think you could combine your passion and beliefs in this idea. Also any videos and media you are aware of or produce could be presented. Maybe even brand yourself as someone who can TEACH people HOW to be activists. I'll bet there are a lot of people out there right now who feel they can't contribute, don't have time or don't know how at all. So could start a wave like Mr. Smith goes to Washington,,,,, rally the masses, get them on the projects you believe in, start mini committees all around the country! eeeeeee

He should pick out the 100 things he wants to do before he dies and then put a time line to them.

Focus on building up the functions and content of the Calgary Democracy website.
http://calgarydemocracy.ca/

(There’s a forum for feature requests at
http://wayground.uservoice.com/pages/calgary_democracy )

Create documentaries about various issues:
• Democracy, democratic reform, Green politics, etc.
• Activist tactics, non-violence,…
• The various projects described by the community project http://tinyurl.com/mutualsupport
• etc.

Help me create a documentry.....