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SUMMARY:Launch the Tenants Union!
DESCRIPTION:Tenants facing evictions\, mass rent increases\, and displacement call for the launch of a TENANTS UNION! \nWE DEMAND:\n-REAL RENT CONTROL\n-EVICTION PROTECTIONS\n-MORE HOUSING AND BETTER INCOMES FOR ALL \nJOIN US on Saturday April 29th for stories\, speakers\, music and next steps for building this movement. \nChange is coming. \nMore info soon.  \nChildcare\, translation\, food will be available.\n— \nQuestions? Wanna join? \ntenantsunion.yvr@gmail.com \n— \nWe acknowledge that we are organizing\, living\, and resisting on unceded Coast Salish territories\, specifically of the Musqueam\, Squamish and Tsleil-Waututh nations. We recognize that displacement and gentrification are part of the larger colonial and capitalist systems that occupy these lands. Fighting for tenants rights\, is a fight for housing justice for all. No more displacement on stolen Native land!
URL:https://www.thevolcano.org/event/launch-the-tenants-union/
LOCATION:St. Patrick’s Catholic Church\, 2881 Main Street\, Vancouver\, Canada
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20170418T163000
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SUMMARY:Rally Against Gentrification and Social Mix at 58 W Hastings
DESCRIPTION:What: Rally & Teach-in\nWhen: Tuesday\, April 18th – 4.30pm\nWhere: Meet 4.30pm @ Victory Square \nWe will then march together into the 58 W Hastings Open House (Room 420\, VCC Downtown Campus – 250 West Pender Street). \nOur Homes Can’t Wait (OHCW) acknowledges that this event is being organized on the occupied\, unceded traditional territory of the Coast Salish peoples\, including the territories of the xʷməθkwəy̓əm (Musqueam)\, Skwxwú7mesh (Squamish)\, Stó:lō and Səl̓ílwətaʔ/Selilwitulh (Tsleil-Waututh) Nations. \nNot another Woodwards: \nAfter promising that the site at 58 W Hastings would be used for 100% welfare/pension rate housing controlled by the community\, the City is proposing to rezone the site for only 50% welfare/pension rate housing controlled by the Chinatown Foundation. Our Homes Can’t Wait has been working in good faith with the city on this project since last summer but virtually all parts of our community vision for the site have been ignored by the City. Come to a rally and teach-in at the City’s open house for 58 W Hastings and tell the City “We don’t want another Woodwards” and “We want Gregor to keep his promise.” \nBackground: \nThe lot at 58 W Hastings has been the the long-term focus of a demand for social housing in the Downtown Eastside\, including the Downtown Eastside Neighborhood Council’s “Ten Sites” campaign\, the Olympic Tent City in 2010. Most recently\, the 58 W Hastings Tent City and the Our Homes Can’t Wait Campaign. Yet\, despite the persistent and long-term demand for housing on the site\, only half of the units in the new development will be affordable to low-income people. \nOn August 2nd\, at a packed meeting in the Carnegie Theatre\, Vancouver Mayor Gregor Robertson finally agreed to the minimum demand of the Our Homes Can’t Wait campaign: that the city-owned lot at 58 W Hastings should have social housing with 100% welfare/pension rents. \nThrough the Fall of 2016\, OHCW has met with the City to work on both the funding and operating of the site. In this process\, we have emphasized the importance of resident controlled social housing and the need for 100% social housing at welfare/pension rate\, which we see as necessary\, both as a means to provide enough housing units and as a means to slow down the social-mix gentrification process\, which has been responsible for increased evictions and SRO conversions. \nWe have also pushed for 500 sq. ft units which we reduced to 400 in a goodwill compromise\, but which planners have significantly undercut at 250 sq. ft. We also expected\, based on early conversations\, that the site would provide a total number of 300 units\, which has since been reduced to 250 and now 222 units. As it stands\, the City has only secured enough funding to subsidize half of the units (111 units). OHCW also wanted peer-run and cultural services and spaces on the ground floor but in December\, Our Homes Can’t Wait discovered that the City was planning to lease three floors of the building to VCH\, without community consultation. \nIn each instance we feel that not only has the City failed to listen to these basic priorities put forward by the community\, it has unanimously pushed through an opposing agenda for 58 W Hastings. OHCW opposes the development of another social mix building on Hastings. Since Woodward’s was built on the social-mix model\, we have lost over 400 units of SRO Hotel units in a 1-block radius to the West of 58 W Hastings. 228 units would barely make up for half the units we lost in the same area. \nCome to the open house rally and tell the City we don’t want another Woodwards! \nRead more about our Community Vision for Change and Our Homes Can’t Wait here: www.carnegieaction.org/ourhomescantwait \nThe Our Homes Can’t Wait campaign and the community vision for 58 W Hastings has so far been endorsed by: Carnegie Community Action Project\, Carnegie Community Centre Association\, The Drug Users Resource Centre\, Gallery Gachet\, Alliance Against Displacement\, Carnegie African Descent Group\, IWW Vancouver\, Council of Senior Citizens’ Organizations of B.C\, Union Gospel Mission\, Vancouver Area Network of Drug Users\, WAHRS – Western Aboriginal Harm Reduction Society\, First United – Vancouver Downtown Eastside\, Pivot Legal Society\, Downtown Eastside Women’s Centre\, Downtown Eastside Neighbourhood House\, Chinatown Concern Group 唐人街關注組\, Chinatown Action Group 華埠行動小組\, and Aboriginal Front Door
URL:https://www.thevolcano.org/event/rally-against-gentrification-and-social-mix-at-58-w-hastings/
LOCATION:Victory Sqaure\, Cambie and Hastings\, Vancouver\, Canada
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20170403T200000
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SUMMARY:Stop Pacific Trails Pipeline & Coastal Gas Link
DESCRIPTION:The Pacific Trails Pipeline and Coastal Gas Link are both intending to force their way onto unceded Unist’ot’en Yintah. They have spent the Fall of 2016 preparing numerous sites along their proposed route. \nWe need courageous\, loving\, and determined People to join us on the frontline to help us stop the company from doing any illegal\, unconstitutional\, and unsanctioned work on our territories. \nWe also need People to become organizers for their areas and create localized events to uncertainty amongst the investors for this project. #Chevron #WoodsideEnergyInternational #TransCanada#CanadianGovernment #BCgovernment #RBC #GetemdoneContracting \nWe are also looking for solid researchers to help assemble a more comprehensive list of investors\, contractors\, subcontractors\, and government agencies who are attempting to enable these #GlobalCriminals. This comprehensive list will be used as major campaign points for rallues between now and the Spring if 2017. \nWe’ve been fighting many proposed pipelines for the past 7 years and the dirtiest of the petroleum companies (Chevron & TransCanada) are who is left of our foes on the battlefield. \nWE NEED YOU AND YOUR FRIENDS
URL:https://www.thevolcano.org/event/stop-pacific-trails-pipeline-coastal-gas-link/
LOCATION:Morice River\, Canada
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SUMMARY:International Day Against Racism March
DESCRIPTION:To mark the International Day Against Racism\, we will gather at Thornton Park on Main and Terminal\, then we will march through Chinatown to Jack Poole Plaza. This where Indigenous\, Black\, Chinese\, Japanese and South Asian people lived historically. \nLet’s march against racism and all forms of bigotry\, the rise of fascism\, Bill C-51\, Travel bans\, Safe Third Country Agreement and Hate Crimes. \nWe acknowledge that this event\, our organizing\, words and beings occurs on the occupied\, traditional\, ancestral\, and unceded territories of the Coast Salish peoples – specifically the sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish)\, sel̓íl̓witulh (Tsleil-Waututh)\, and xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam) nations. \nWe also acknowledge that acts of systemic colonization against indigenous folks are currently taking place in an ongoing manner within institutions\, power structures and language use. We must partake in recognizing our positions and complicity in settler colonialism on these stolen ancestral lands. \nThis group is made for the purpose of planning a protest as a form of action against the hateful immigrant/refugee/Muslim ban in the USA that is targeting folks who hold dual- citizenship within these countries (& hold\, greencards\, visas\, have permanent residency within the States): Iran\,Iraq\,Sudan\,Somalia\,Syria\,Yemen & Libya…. or simply are refugees from these areas. \nThis is targeting racialized bodies whose backs imperial & colonial states were forcibly built on.We are angered & heartbroken about this ongoing form of colonial\, racist violence enacted by white supremacy & border imperialism. \nCalling on Trudeau to condemn the ban and open Canada as a place for those who have nowhere to go\, and to the US government to immediately put an end to this horrific policy to suspend the safe third country agreement. \nWe have bled enough. NO TO HATRED. \nTo endorse\, please message us.
URL:https://www.thevolcano.org/event/international-day-against-racism-march/
LOCATION:Thornton Park\, 1166 Main Street\, Vancouver\, Canada
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SUMMARY:Voices from the Sacred Fire: Indigenous Land Defenders Speak
DESCRIPTION:Voices from the Sacred Fire: Indigenous Land Defenders Speak \nFriday March 24th at 6:30 pm\n1803 East 1st Ave\, Vancouver \nUnceded xʷməθkwəy̓əm (Musqueam)\, Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish)\, and səlilwətaʔɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) territories. \nIndigenous land defenders from frontline struggles speak on protecting lands and waters and asserting nationhood on their territories. From No Kinder Morgan and Unist’ot’en to Lelu Island and Madii’Lii\, these communities are exercising traditional laws and jurisdiction and taking courageous actions to stop extractive development on their lands. \nLand defenders are traveling far to be here so we encourage and welcome all to attend\, learn and show support to these various sites of struggle. \nSPEAKERS INCLUDE: \n* FREDA HUSON: Freda is the spokesperson of the Unist’ot’en clan of the Wet’suwet’en. The Unist’ot’en are blocking the pathways of multiple pipelines on their Yintah. \n* RICHARD WRIGHT is the spokesperson for the House of Luutkudziiwus of the Gitxsan Nation. In August 2014\, Luutkudziiwus permanently closed their Madii Lii territory to fracked gas pipeline development\, are re-occupying their territory\, and have recently filed a Judicial Review against the approval of the Prince Rupert Gas Transmission Line. \n* BRANDON GABRIEL and MELINDA KACHINA BIGE: Brandon (Kwantlen First Nation) and Melinda (Cree and Dene from Lutsel K’e\, Northwest Territories) will be speaking on the history of colonization and dispossession of Kwantlen First Nation and their current stand against Kinder Morgan. \n* SAKEJ WARD: Sakej is Mi’kmaw from the community of Esgenoopetitj (Burnt Church First Nation) and Wolf clan. Sakej has spent three decades fighting the government and industry and has organized\, advised and led various warrior societies. \n* KANAHUS PELKEY: Kanahus of the Secwepemc Women’s Warrior Society has been active against and arrested for fighting Sun Peaks Resort\, Imperial Metals\, 2010 Olympics\, Kinder Morgan and a number of development projects. She has worked with many Indigenous Nations throughout Turtle Island with a clear mission to defend territory and protect clean water\, food\, and land. \n* Representatives from Lax Kw’alaams: In May 2015\, the Lax Kw’alaams community voted no unanimously against an LNG facility and marine terminal on Lelu Island. In a tremendous show of strength\, the Lax Kw’alaams rejected a $1 billion payout offered by Petronas in exchange for their support of the project. Instead\, members of the Lax Kw’alaams re-occupied the proposed site to stop test drilling. \n——- \nACCESSIBILITY: \nEvent is child-friendly and childcare will be available on-site. \nASL interpretation is in process of being confirmed by volunteer student interpreters from douglas college. \nScent-Reduced Space: To help make this a safer space for those in our communities who have chemical sensitivities or allergies\, please refrain from wearing perfume and other scented-body products. For more information visit: http://www.peggymunson.com/mcs/fragrancefree.html. \nGrandview Calvary Baptist Church’s kitchen’s entrance is at street level\, which gives access to washrooms\, kitchen and lower hall. One washroom has a stall that can accommodate a wheelchair. The washroom door opening is 86 cm\, and the stall door is 61 cm. \nTwo gender neutral washrooms on-site
URL:https://www.thevolcano.org/event/voices-from-the-sacred-fire-indigenous-land-defenders-speak/
LOCATION:TBD
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20170323T093000
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SUMMARY:The Struggle for Justice Continues! Your support is Needed!
DESCRIPTION:Despite the fact that the Hon. John McCallum issued an exemption that allowed Jose Figueroa to leave sanctuary at Walnut Grove Lutheran Church and regain his freedom in December 2015. The bureaucracy within CSIS\, CBSA has not giving up the possibility to continue using the same allegation against other immigrants and refugees. Jose Figueroa continues his struggle to clear his name from the unfounded allegation that took away his freedom!! \nMark your calendar for March 23\, 2017. This day Jose Figueroa will be self representing before the Federal Court of Appeal again. The hearing will take place at 701 West Georgia Street\, Vancouver\, BC\, V7Y 1B6\, starting at 9:30 am. It is scheduled to last no more than 3 hours. But since it is a public hearing you can come an show your support to the family. When you arrive to the Federal Court Building at the reception on the 3rd floor\, ask for the matter of Figueroa v. The Minister of Foreign Affairs\, you can enter and leave the courtroom when you wish as long as you do so quietly so you don’t disturb the proceeding. Your moral support is very\, very important\, the issue of access to justice is very serious\, everyday thousands of people have their rights violated because they can’t afford legal representation\, legal precedents that are decided having regard to fundamental principles rather than having regard to who can pay a lawyer\, are urgently needed\, your presence in the Courtroom will be of great help. \nA quick note of reference\, Jose tried to get a stay of the proceeding pending the results of an investigation the information commissioner on a complaint that was submitted in 2014\, the Court of Appeal has just dismissed Jose’s request\, for this reason the hearing will still take place on March 23\, 2017\, at 9:30 am at the Federal Court Building. We hope that you can provide your moral support to the family.
URL:https://www.thevolcano.org/event/the-struggle-for-justice-continues-your-support-is-needed/
LOCATION:Federal Court of Canada\, Vancouver\, 701 West Georgia Street\, Vancouver\, Canada
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20170322T180000
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SUMMARY:Water Is Life Roundtable
DESCRIPTION:Water Is Life Roundtable \nHonour World Water Day with Audrey Siegl\, Carleen Thomas\, Helen Knott & Caleb Behn \nWhat happens if people put protection of water first and foremost as their priority? How would BC’s planned fossil fuel expansion and hydro-dam expansion impact watershed health and Indigenous rights? What does reconciliation that honours water as life look like\, and what kinds of actions can everyday people take to protect water? \nBios: \nCaleb Behn is Eh-Cho Dene and Dunne Za/Cree from the Treaty 8 Territory of Northeastern BC. He graduated from the University of Victoria with a Juris Doctor degree and is among the first UVic Law students granted the Concentration in Environmental Law and Sustainability. Prior to law school\, he was the Oil and Gas Officer for the West Moberly First Nations and a Lands Manager for the Saulteau First Nations. Mr. Behn is the subject of a documentary film focused on the impact of hydraulic fracturing in Canada and Aotearoa\, New Zealand\, entitled Fractured Land. \nHelen Knott is an activist and poet-writer working for Indigenous land rights in Canada. She has participated in the Treaty 8 Caravan across Canada — a cross country caravan for justice and peace that stopped in major cities to talk about stopping the Site C Dam in British Colombia — and writes about the relationship between resource extraction and violence against Indigenous women. Helen is Dane Zaa and Nehiyawak from the Prophet River First Nation in British Colombia. \nsχɬemtəna:t\, St’agid Jaad\, Audrey Siegl is an independent activist from the traditional territory of the Musqueam. She is active on grassroots environmental and social justice political front line movements. Audrey has worked on raising awareness on housing issues in Vancouver’s Downtown East Side\, with Greenpeace Canada on initiatives to protect the Arctic from oil drilling\, and recently participated in a direct action with actor Emma Thompson in London\, England. She also worked with LUSH Canada on the Save the Grizzly Stop the Trophy Hunt Campaign. \nCarleen Thomas works as a member of the Tsleil-Waututh Nation’s Treaty Lands & Resources as the Relationships & Protocol Agreements Coordinator. Having previously served as Manager of Intergovernmental Relations for the Nation’s Sacred Trust Initiative. (TWN”s fight against the Kinder Morgan Trans Mountain expansion project.) For over 16 years\, she has served on Chief and Council for the Tsleil-Waututh Nation (TWN). Dedicated to community development\, she has also served as TWN’s Manager of Education and sat on NVSD 44 – Aboriginal Education Advisory Council\, Integrated First Nations Police Unit – Joint Management Team\, and the Community Engagement Hub on FN Health. She has represented TWN on the aboriginal advisory boards of North Vancouver School District #44\, Capilano University\, and Simon Fraser University. In all this work\, she embodies the heart of reconciliation as if it were living and breathing\, treating everyone with respect\, grace\, and diplomacy\, and honouring the responsibility to protect our sacred mother earth for future generations.
URL:https://www.thevolcano.org/event/water-is-life-roundtable/
LOCATION:Emily Carr University\, 1399 Johnson Street\, Vancouver\, Canada
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20170322T163000
DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20170322T193000
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SUMMARY:Do We Need Police and Prisons?
DESCRIPTION:Do We Need Police and Prisons?\nA discussion of punitive justice & the state! \nWednesday\, March 22nd\, 2017\n4:30-7:30pm\nSFPIRG Lounge – TC 326 in the Rotunda\nSFU Burnaby \nMost of us take police and prisons for granted and accept this system as a legitimate exercise of state power. We believe – because this is what we have been taught – that police and prisons are necessary\, and that without them\, we would descend into terrifying chaos. \nBut is this true?\n\nJoin us for a conversation on the nature of criminalization\, police and prisons and an exploration of possible alternatives to state violence. \nWant to get involved with prison justice organizing? Check out Letters For The Inside\, SFPIRG’s research program that pairs student researchers with inquiries from inmates! Help support access to information and education! Contact letters@sfpirg.ca for more information and to schedule a volunteer training session! \n*** Accessibility Info *** \nBrenda and Kirsten\, Registered ASL-ENGLISH Interpreters\, are booked for this event. Please email admin@sfpirg.ca by March 7th at 3pm to confirm your attendance. If no confirmations are received\, ASL will be cancelled. \nFood is being ordered for this event. Please email admin@sfpirg.ca by March 16th if you have any dietary needs we can take into account if you plan on attending. \nThe SFPIRG lounge is wheelchair/scooter accessible with access to accessible washrooms nearby. We are also aiming to have a variety of seating options available. \nGender-neutral washrooms are available just outside of the SFPIRG lounge space. \nIn order to enable people to attend without experiencing hardship\, bus tickets and money for dependent care (this can include childcare\, eldercare\, etc.) are available upon request. Please email admin@sfpirg.ca with inquiries. \nWhile we cannot ensure a fully scent-free event in this setting\, we’re aiming to create a scent-reduced environment by not bringing additional scents into the space. Exposure to laundry products\, colognes\, hairspray\, and many other scented products can trigger serious health reactions in individuals with asthma\, allergies\, migraines\, and/or chemical sensitivities. We ask that you not wear/ apply/ or bring any scented products into this space. If you do so\, we may need to ask you to leave so others can safely stay in the space. If you find yourself being impacted by someone’s use of scented products during the conference\, speak with any one of the organizers. We know that this can be a big step for many people. As Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha says in Fragrance Free Femme of Colour Realness\, “Cutting out scents may seem like a pain in the ass\, but it means that awesome\, ass-kicking community members you love can attend events you’re at and make out with you without having seizures\, throwing up or otherwise getting really sick.” Please\, bring your amazing self\, and keep the scents at home!\n(More info here: http://thinkbeforeyoustink.com/howtogofragrancefree.html\, http://www.brownstargirl.org/blog/fragrance-free-femme-of-colour-realness-draft-15\, http://eastbaymeditation.org/accessibility/scentfree.html) \nThe event is nut-free and peanut-free. Absolutely no nuts or peanuts will be permitted within the event space in order to create an allergen-free environment for all participants. This includes (but is not limited to) products like hazelnuts\, cashews\, almonds\, coconuts\, walnuts\, coconut oil\, coconut milk\, and peanut butter. \nIf you have any other allergies or sensitivities that we need to know about so that you can participate fully and safely\, please let us know at info@sfpirg.ca. \nSome folks are sensitive and/or get sick from electromagnetic frequency radiation (EMF). This can include radiation from cell phones\, Wi-Fi\, fluorescent lights\, and more. SFU Burnaby has Wi-Fi set up throughout its campus\, including in the SFPIRG lounge. In order to reduce EMF exposure\, we will strive to minimize fluorescent light usage and utilize natural lighting whenever possible. \nIf there is any other way we can make this event more accessible for you\, please let us know at info@sfpirg.ca! \n*** \nACCESSIBILITY AUDIT: \nFor some specific info about the lounge and parts of the rest of the campus\, check out the following audit of SFPIRG (Simon Fraser Public Interest Research Group) which was performed in July 2012 by the Radical Access Mapping Project\, with assistance and support from Kalamity Hildebrandt and the rest of the staff at SFPIRG. This audit reflects the SFPIRG lounge space where the event will be\, as well as elevators and other entries to the buildings. \nComplete Audit Package In One Link: https://drive.google.com/folderview?id=0B81n0augDG8kfndnMUgzZDR0dXJHN3Y4ZHlYZFQwckZteWt2WWl3TFRMU3RXTXBpRnQ2NXM&usp=sharing\n– – –\nOr you can check out the individual pieces:\nOverview – Just the Basics: https://docs.google.com/document/d/11teslteGoGt8SANLk812FlTEInFTjRTMJMpAfETEkBI/edit?usp=sharing \nFull Audit – The Nitty Gritty: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1gkO99j-yH8oNYEE3Ed0I75obBd_biERBZ89GRzL2J7E/edit?usp=sharing\n– – –\nYou can learn more about the Mapping Project\, including captioned videos\, and other resources here\nhttps://radicalaccessiblecommunities.wordpress.com/the-radical-access-mapping-project/ \nand find copies of most existing audits in this publicly available folder:\nhttps://drive.google.com/folderview?id=0B81n0augDG8kU2NfRlZSa3pIQ00&usp=sharing \nIf you would like a space audited\, or have questions about accessibilit/ies in general or this audit in particular\, please contact rampvancouver@gmail.com
URL:https://www.thevolcano.org/event/do-we-need-police-and-prisons/
LOCATION:SFPIRG\, TC326\, SFU campus\, Burnaby\, Canada
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20170318T210000
DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20170318T210000
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SUMMARY:Poetry Is Bad For You
DESCRIPTION:POETRY is BAD for YOU \nfeaturing the corrupted voices of \nsamantha NOCK\nkatayoon YOUSEFBIGLOO\nmolly BILLOWS\nandrea LUKIC\ndallas HUNT\neirinn MCHATTIE \n$10 or PWYC/ no one turned away for lack o’ funds.\nsaturday march 18 // doors @ 9\nreadings\, conversations\, snacks \nALL AGES \nthe toast acknowledges the sovereignty of the musqueam\, squamish\, and tsleil-waututh peoples over the occupied and unceded lands colonially known as vancouver.
URL:https://www.thevolcano.org/event/poetry-is-bad-for-you/
LOCATION:Toast Collective\, 648 Kingsway\, Vancouver\, Canada
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20170318T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20170318T140000
DTSTAMP:20260524T195346
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SUMMARY:Fight for $15 Town Hall Meeting\, Newton
DESCRIPTION:After the success of February’s town hall meeting in Whalley\, we’re having another\, even better one! Join us for discussion and news on the fight for a $15 minimum wage in BC (and free coffee and doughnuts!) and how we can make it a reality. Whether Christy Clark and her awful BC Liberals win the May 9th provincial election or whether there’s a new government\, BC needs a raise… so let’s make it happen!
URL:https://www.thevolcano.org/event/fight-for-15-town-hall-meeting-newton/
LOCATION:Newton Public Library\, 70 Ave\, Surrey\, Canada
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DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20170316T200000
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SUMMARY:Toast Fundraiser March 16 w Tommy Tone/Future Star/Riffic/Etc
DESCRIPTION:The Toast Collective is lovely and it is run by lovely people who are putting their time effort energy and $ on the line so let’s put all those things on the line too but back at them like a feedback loop \nFeaturing:\nTOMMY TONE (https://trashtronix.bandcamp.com/)\nFUTURE STAR (https://futurestar.bandcamp.com/)\nCHRIS-A-RIFFIC (https://chrisariffic.bandcamp.com/)\nJARRETT EVAN SAMSON (hello)\nYOU CAN PLAY TOO A) if you’d like and B) as long as you’re not covering Lizards by King Crimson in full \nPWYC– No one turned away but all funds are going towards helping Toast Collective keep doing what they do so please spare whatever you can! \n9PM seems like a good start time right?? Right? I don’t know how this city operates anymore\, but it’s a thursday so 9 seems in the line of reason. I’ll be there beforehand\, so you can show up after 8 and say hey and then maybe people will start playing between 9 and 9:30 \nThat’s it.
URL:https://www.thevolcano.org/event/toast-fundraiser-march-16-w-tommy-tonefuture-starrifficetc/
LOCATION:Toast Collective\, 648 Kingsway\, Vancouver\, Canada
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20170316T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20170316T180000
DTSTAMP:20260524T195346
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LAST-MODIFIED:20170306T222750Z
UID:8460-1489683600-1489687200@www.thevolcano.org
SUMMARY:Picket outside Trump Hotel - Justice and Respect for All!
DESCRIPTION:UNITE HERE! Local 40 calls for a picket of Trump Hotel Vancouver! \nGather with Local 40 Hotel and Food Service Workers\, along with community allies on March 16th to stand up to racism\, sexism\, hate\, and ongoing attacks on immigrant workers and families! \nIn cities across North America\, members of UNITE HERE have not only taken on Trump as an employer\, but are also protesting against his political policies. \nMembers of our union have participated in women’s marches\, demonstrations against the anti-Muslim travel ban\, and other protests in solidarity with people under attack by Trump’s policies. \nJoin us in solidarity with the many brothers and sisters fighting back against attacks in their workplaces\, homes and communities! \nWhere: Trump Hotel Vancouver – 1161 W Georgia St\nWhen: March 16th – 5:00pm
URL:https://www.thevolcano.org/event/picket-outside-trump-hotel-justice-and-respect-for-all/
LOCATION:1161 W Georgia Street\, Vancouver\, Canada
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20170314T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20170314T200000
DTSTAMP:20260524T195346
CREATED:20170306T215202Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170306T215202Z
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SUMMARY:Unlearning Anti-Blackness 101
DESCRIPTION:We would like to acknowledge that this event is taking place on the ancestral\, traditional and unceded territories of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm\, Skxwú7mesh\, and Tsleil-Waututh First Nations\, on whose territories we live and organize. As stewards of these lands\, we would like to recognize the tremendous labour that has gone into nurturing and protecting these traditional lands\, and the many ways in which indigenous resistance has deeply informed our own activism. \n~~\nUnlearning Anti-Blackness 101 is a workshop for allies (white folks and non-black people of colour) to understand the ways in which anti-blackness is so violent and yet so pervasive in our society\, especially in a city with such a small black population. This workshop is not an Ally™ badge / license to use the N word / an undoing of centuries of colonial and racial violence towards Black people. It is a small step in a life-long journey of unlearning anti-black racism and working towards creating communities that are safe and welcoming for Black folks. We invite you to join us for a facilitated conversation around unlearning anti-blackness. \n**REGISTRATION IS CURRENTLY CLOSED** \nWe are at capacity for this workshop. If you have registered and can no longer attend\, please let us know so we can open spots. We will be sending confirmation emails soon. \nDATE: March 14th\nTIME: 6PM-8PM\nLOCATION: TBA (within Metro Vancouver)\nCOST: $20-50 (sliding scale)*\nFACILITATORS: Cicely-Belle Blain\, Ivan Leonce \n*If you are able to contribute on the higher end of the scale\, please consider doing so\, so that other people\, especially non-black people of colour are able to attend. Payments will go towards room rental\, snacks\, ASL intepretation and facilitator labour. Any additional donations would be much appreciated to reduce the cost of this workshop and future workshops. \n*We have received donations to fully cover the cost of some spots for low-income/poor folks at this workshop. We are currently able to offer 6 FREE spots. Please let us know if you aren’t able to financially contribute at this time – no questions asked. \n*Black folks are absolutely welcome to attend for free. We also want to acknowledge that unlearning anti-blackness necessitates the important naming\, sharing and processing of emotions for non-black folks. If you do choose to attend\, please let us know how we can best support you before and after the workshop. \nFor any questions\, please email cicelyblain@gmail.com. \nFor any concerns around whiteness\, that may not be appropriate to message the facilitators about\, please contact the Critial Whiteness Network at criticalwhitenessnetwork@gmail.com. \n***ACESSIBILITY*** \nThe Gordon Neighbourhood House:\n– is wheelchair accessible\n– includes accessible\, single stall\, gender-neutral washrooms\n– is scent-reduced\n– has an elevator \nMore information here: http://gordonhouse.org/about-gordon-neighbourhood-house/accessibility-details/ \nASL-English interpretation will be provided. We will be connecting with folks who have named this need about preferred intepreters and their specific needs later this week. \nRefreshments will be provided. We will be including a form for you to let us know your needs around refreshments in the confirmation email. \nWe ask that folks help us maintain a scent-reduced environment by not wearing fragrances or scents to this event. You can find more information about how to attend scent-reduced spaces here: (http://www.brownstargirl.org/blog/fragrance-free-femme-of-colour-realness-draft-15). \nThere will be active-listeners available at the workshop if folks need someone to check-in with 1-on-1 about feelings that come up for them. \nWe are committed to making this workshop as accessible as possible. Thank you for naming your needs\, we are currently working on getting them all met. If you have questions about accessibility or your needs have changed please email ivanleonce@gmail.com.
URL:https://www.thevolcano.org/event/unlearning-anti-blackness-101/
LOCATION:Gordon Neighbourhood House\, 1019 Broughton Street\, Vancouver\, Canada
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20170313T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20170313T213000
DTSTAMP:20260524T195346
CREATED:20170306T215828Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170306T215828Z
UID:8425-1489429800-1489440600@www.thevolcano.org
SUMMARY:Growing Mushroooms for Food\, Medicine and Soil - Workshop Series
DESCRIPTION:The Art and Science of Working with Fungi: Growing Mushrooms for Food\, Medicine and Soil \nMondays\, 6:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m.\, March 13\, 20 & 27; April 3\, 10 & 24 \nAt the Italian Cultural Centre\, 3075 Slocan St.\, Vancouver\nRegister at www.italianculturalcentre.ca \nThis workshop series covers the skills needed to grow spawn and mushrooms year round. Core concepts and practical skills are covered in-depth and include the simplest and most reliable low-cost techniques to grow mushrooms and their mycelium at home\, in the garden or on the farm without the need of a dedicated lab space. The class will meet weekly for six sessions. Each session will include a lecture and a lab component. Over the duration of the course\, each participant will culture and grow their own oyster mushrooms from start to finish\, getting hands-on experience with each step of the process. These skills can be applied to grow many other species of mushrooms. Cost is $225 and includes materials\, course booklet and two mushroom cultures. \nLecture Topics Include: \nFungal Biology and Ecology\nPrinciples of Working with Fungi\nSourcing Materials\nIndoor Fruiting Environments\nMycoremediation Applications\nPrinciples of Mycopermaculture\nOff-Grid Adaptations\nScaling Up\nSpecies to Know\, Species to Grow\nUsage\, Storage\, and Marketing\nStrain Development \nHands-on Lab Skills Include: \nCloning Mushrooms\nInnovative Open-air Lab Techniques\nGrowing Mycelium in Liquid Culture\nGrain Spawn Production\nBulk Substrate Preparation and Formulation (Sawdust\, Straw\, Coffee Grounds etc.)\nContainer Cropping\nOutdoor Installations\nLog Culture \nWorkshop teacher Willoughby Arevalo made friends with fungi at a young age. After studying fungal biology and identification at Humboldt State University\, he learned mushroom cultivation experientially by working at a gourmet mushroom farm. As a member of the Radical Mycology Collective\, he has taught about seeing and working with fungi across North America. He is a contributing author to the book Radical Mycology by Peter McCoy. He is currently on the Board of Directors of the Vancouver Mycological Society. He grows mushrooms at home and in the garden\, subsistence forages and prepares food and medicine from the harvests. \nFor more information\, contact willoughbyarevalo@gmail.com
URL:https://www.thevolcano.org/event/growing-mushroooms-for-food-medicine-and-soil-workshop-series/
LOCATION:Il Centro Italian Cultural Centre\, 3075 Slocan Street\, Vancouver\, Canada
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20170312T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20170312T230000
DTSTAMP:20260524T195346
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SUMMARY:Stop the Pipelines: Start the Music - Kwantlen \, Fort Langley
DESCRIPTION:Land Defenders Dinner for invited Allies – 4:30 pm\nDoors for Public event 7:00\nReports from the front lines – 7:15 pm\nSilent auction featuring great art and other intriguing offerings.\nCash draws\nMusic and celebration 8:00 pm -featuring Holly Arntzen \, Ostwelve\, poetry by Justin Bige\, Valeen Jules and Wild Salmon Defenders Alliance drummers and singers \nAdmission by donation. All ages event – children welcome.\nCome on out and show your support for the front line work. \nIn March\, 2017 the Chiefs and other representatives of the Unist’ot’en Clan will be on tour – bringing word of their ongoing stand in defence of their land and against the construction of fossil fuel pipelines.\n\nJoin us for a fundraiser for the Unist’ot’en Camp including paying for the completion of the Healing Lodge. The Camp stands directly in the way of numerous proposed fossil fuel pipelines – both tar sands oil and fracked gas. \nFor a list of other tour venues click here:\nhttps://www.facebook.com/events/668408633341791/ \nThe Unist’ot’en Territory is located about half way between Prince George and Prince Rupert in northern British Columbia. Numerous bitumen and fracked gas pipelines are proposed to cross this land. The Northern Gateway bitumen pipeline has been stopped as was expected. But industry and government are currently pushing ahead with several fracked gas pipelines. With a Provincial election this May and pressure from the pipeline companies\, the Unist’ot’en are preparing for stepped up incursions onto their land by these companies. \nThe life cycle carbon footprint of fracked gas is similar to that of tar sands bitumen. The process of extracting and liquefying natural gas is extremely destructive to the land and uses huge amounts of energy and water. And\, the contracts being signed for these pipelines allow them to be converted to transport tar sands bitumen after only 5 years. \nThe Unist’ot’en stance is clear – there will be no fossil fuel pipelines built on their land. But the Camp is about much more than this. It is a place of learning\, of healing\, of connecting with nature\, of breaking with the legacy of colonization. Now in its 8th year\, the Unist’ot’en Camp includes an all season bunk house\, a permaculture garden and an under construction Healing Lodge. The Camp is completely drug and alcohol free. \nThe Unist’ot’en Healing Lodge will have indigenous youth as its main focus. The lodge is about 2/3 built and will hopefully be completed this year. It will include a dining hall and kitchen\, counselling and meeting rooms\, a green house and extensive sleeping quarters. \nAt the Healing Lodge\, Indigenous youth will be away from the influences of urban life. They will learn about their culture\, history and language. They will engage in the physical work of restoring the land. And\, they will receive high quality personal counselling. \nFunds raised during the “Stop the Pipelines; Start the Music” Tour will go towards maintaining the Unist’ot’en Camp including paying for the completion of the Healing Lodge. \nTheir website is at – \nhttp://unistotensolidarity.com/ \nThis Unist’ot’en Declaration was issued in the summer of 2015 : \nhttp://forestaction.wdfiles.com/local–files/legal/Press%20Kit%20-%20Unist%27ot%27en%20Declaration%20-%20August%206%2C%202015.pdf
URL:https://www.thevolcano.org/event/stop-the-pipelines-start-the-music-kwantlen-fort-langley/
LOCATION:Kwantlen Cultural Centre\, Fort Langley\, Canada
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20170312T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20170312T220000
DTSTAMP:20260524T195346
CREATED:20170306T222153Z
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SUMMARY:Poets for the Peace #3
DESCRIPTION:Winter blues got you down? Bring your friends out to celebrate all our work and our vibrant community of resistance and revolution! \nAn evening of spoken word and rap to raise funds for the Indigenous struggle against the Site C Dam. Let’s nourish ourselves with good food\, good company\, and good art! \nCome early to sign up for the open mic. \nSilent auction items include:\nJewelry making class\nBooks about the Peace Valley\nTshirts\nBig Joy Barber gift certificate\n2 yoga pillows from Love Light Yoga\n5 class pass from Unity Yoga \nThe funds raised will go directly to the West Moberly and Prophet River First Nations for their legal challenges against Site C\, through the purchase of Stakes in the Peace (http://www.stakeinthepeace.com/). \nPerformers include: \nCrystal Smith\nOstwelve\nMolly Billows\nNipawi Mahihkan Misit Kakinoosit\nAudrey Siegl\nSol Diana\n… and others
URL:https://www.thevolcano.org/event/poets-for-the-peace-3/
LOCATION:Cafe Deux Soleils\, 2096 Commercial Drive\, Vancouver\, Canada
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20170312T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20170312T180000
DTSTAMP:20260524T195346
CREATED:20170306T215427Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170306T215427Z
UID:8420-1489327200-1489341600@www.thevolcano.org
SUMMARY:Intro to LGBT Prison Abolition: Workshop and Resource Mailout
DESCRIPTION:<<<<<\nVisiting members of the Prisoner Correspondence Project invite you to come participate in this two part workshop that will give context on the current state of the prison industrial complex and seek out concrete ways of resisting from outside. \nThe first part of this workshop will consist of a brief (30-40 min) introduction to the topic\, outlining the specific issues facing queer and trans people in prison\, highlight the widespread difficulties of isolation\, mailroom censorship\, and sexual surveillance they face\, and share strategies and experiences from inside and outside members organizing in solidarity and toward prison abolition. \nThe second part will be a hands on component where participants willinteract directly with our inside members by sending them requested resources that will be on hand and respond to letters and queries. \n+++All are welcome – no prior knowledge of prison activism/abolition required+++ FREE (Accepting donations to cover mail and print costs) \n<<<<< \n**The Prisoner Correspondence Project is a Montreal-based solidarity project for gay\, lesbian\, transsexual\, transgender\, gendervariant\, two-spirit\, intersex\, bisexual and queer prisoners in Canada and the United States\, linking them with people a part of these same communities outside of prison. ** \nThis event is taking place on the unceded territory of the Musqueam\, Squamish and Tsleil-Waututh First Nations. \nAccessibility details:\n-Entrance and interior space are ground floor\, no stairs\n-Bathroom is not gendered\n-Front door: 42″ wide\, handle height 39.5″\, door swings out to the street\n-1st doorway into back space: 34.75″ wide\, no door\n-2nd doorway into further-back back space: 34.5″ wide\, no door\n-Bathroom door: 29″ wide\, handle height 36″\, door swings into bathroom\n-Space between bathroom door to toilet: 42″\n-Space between toilet edge and opposite wall: 35″\n-Toilet height: 14″\n-Sink height: 31″\n-Dimensions of bathroom: 60″x59.5″ \nTo get to Spartacus:\nTake the #20 going N or S on Commercial/Victoria Dr. to the intersection of Commercial & 18th\, walk a quarter block NE on Findlay St. \nOr\, take the SkyTrain\, #99\, #9 or other routes to Commercial/Broadway\, walk 8-10 minutes S on Commercial Dr. to 18th\, then a quarter block NE on Findlay St.
URL:https://www.thevolcano.org/event/intro-to-lgbt-prison-abolition-workshop-and-resource-mailout/
LOCATION:Spartacus Books\, 3378 Findlay Street\, Vancouver\, Canada
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20170311T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20170312T010000
DTSTAMP:20260524T195346
CREATED:20170306T221624Z
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UID:8447-1489260600-1489280400@www.thevolcano.org
SUMMARY:Stop the Pipelines\, Start the Music feat The Boom Booms + More
DESCRIPTION:This event takes place on the traditional\, unceded\, occupied territories of the səlil̓wətaʔɬ (Tsleil-Waututh)\, Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish)\, and xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam) Nations. \nStop the pipelines\, start the music! \nFeaturing:\nThe Boom Booms\nDavid Morin\nDavid Beckingham (of Hey Ocean!)\nJack Garton and the Demon Squadron \nPresentations by Freda Huson\, spokesperson of the Unist’ot’en\, and the chiefs of the Unist’ot’en Clan.\n\nHosted by Priscilla Michell. \nBenefit concert for Unist’ot’en camp. All proceeds go to the building of the Healing Lodge at the Unist’ot’en Camp in Northern BC. The Camp stands directly in the way of numerous proposed fossil fuel pipelines – both tar sands oil and fracked gas.\nFor more info see http://unistoten.camp/ \nAdvance tickets $20 at Highlife\, Zulu\, Red Cat (Main St. and Hastings locations) or at Ticketweb http://www.ticketweb.ca/t3/sale/SaleEventDetail?eventId=7187265&dispatch=loadSelectionData \n7:30 PM – Doors open\n8:00 PM – Audrey Siegl – welcome to the Territory\n8:15 PM – Dave Morin\n9:00 PM – Presentations by Unist’ot’en chiefs\n9:30 PM – Dave Beckingham\n10:30 PM – Jack Garton and the Demon Squadron\n11:30 PM – The Boom Booms \nThe Boom Booms\nhttp://theboombooms.com/\nThe Boom Booms are an Indie Soul band from Vancouver\, BC who love and live for the road. They’ve busked across Europe\, performed in the Brazilian Amazon and Rio’s famous ‘Casa Rosa’\, toured in a Scamper RV the 12\,000 km roundtrip from Vancouver to Panama and circumnavigated the United States twice in their yellow School Bus. \nDavid Morin\nhttp://www.davidmorinmusic.com/\nWith his self released debut album\, Every Colour\, out on Bombay Records\, David Morin plays gigs around the world\naccompanied by a live band. Yet the humble neo-soul singer\, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist still chooses to\nbusk regularly on street corners in his hometown of Vancouver.\nAfter all\, that’s where this 32-year old\, who is of Metis Native American descent\, honed his craft––and his social message.\nLike the man himself\, David Morin’s music is pure\, authentic and from the heart. Self-taught and passionately\ncommitted to being a career artist\, he’s blessed with the ability to turn strangers into fans. \nDavid Beckingham\nhttp://www.davidbeckingham.com/\nDavid Beckingham spent the last 10 years touring\, writing and recording with the Canadian Juno Award nominated trio\, Hey Ocean. During this time his own catalogue of unreleased solo material piled up and in May\, 2016 he released he solo debut\, Just When The Light. The album is loaded with contrast between existential gratitude\, and deep\, personal unrest. It’s about light and shadow\, and the human predisposition toward always yearning for something other than what you have. \nJack Garton and the Demon Squadron\nhttps://jackgarton.com/demonsquadron/\nThe roots roller-coaster band Demon Squadron is the engine behind Jack Garton’s songs. Formed in 2013 and named after Garton’s grandfather’s special ops flight squadron in WWII\, the band is a highly-trained crew of Vancouver’s most unique musical talent. From rockabilly to rocksteady\, country to cajun\, every show is roots music mayhem executed with classic showmanship and wry humour. While touring Western Canada\, Washington State and Alaska\, the Squadron has been honoured to serve on festival main stages\, concert halls\, theatres\, clubs and cook-outs. It’s all in the line of duty for BC’s rambling servicemen and women as they continue to wage Garton’s campaigns of heavy honesty and devastating joy throughout the region.
URL:https://www.thevolcano.org/event/stop-the-pipelines-start-the-music-feat-the-boom-booms-more/
LOCATION:Imperial Vancouver\, 319 Main Street\, Vancouver\, Canada
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20170311T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20170311T210000
DTSTAMP:20260524T195346
CREATED:20170207T143930Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170207T143930Z
UID:8178-1489255200-1489266000@www.thevolcano.org
SUMMARY:Indigenous & Working Class Women Resist StateSanctioned Violence
DESCRIPTION:Indigenous and other Working Class Women Resist State Sanctioned Violence Under Imperialism!
URL:https://www.thevolcano.org/event/indigenous-working-class-women-resist-statesanctioned-violence/
LOCATION:Grandview Calvary Baptist Church\, 1803 East 1st Ave\, Vancouver\, Canada
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20170311T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20170312T210000
DTSTAMP:20260524T195346
CREATED:20170207T135746Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170207T135746Z
UID:8135-1489226400-1489352400@www.thevolcano.org
SUMMARY:Growing Room: A Feminist Literary Festival
DESCRIPTION:The Growing Room Festival is Room magazine‘s inaugural literary festival\, a celebration of diverse Canadian writers and artists. \nThe festival will feature more than 40 writers and artists in more than 20 events. Among the line-up are acclaimed writers Amber Dawn\, Evelyn Lau\, Lorna Crozier\, Audrey Thomas\, Jen Sookfong Lee\, Hiromi Goto\, Betsy Warland\, and Rachel Hartman\, who’ll share the stage with a host of other established and up-and-coming names. \nRegistration is now open at https://growingroom.eventbrite.ca/\nThe full line-up can be seen at http://roommagazine.com/festival. \nPrint programs will be available in the first week of February at various locations around the Lower Mainland\, and online atroommagazine.com/festival. \nAll events are free and open to the public\, with the exception of low-cost writing workshops ($15-$30)\, and the launch party\, which has a cover fee of $10. \nDates: \nWednesday\, March 8\, 7:30pm – 10pm\nOpening Night Party / Launch Party: Making Room: Forty Years of Room Magazine at the Fox Cabaret\, 2321 Main St\, Vancouver \nSaturday\, March 11 – Sunday\, March 12\, 10am – 9pm\nFestival Weekend at Creekside Community Centre (1 Athletes Way)\, 24 West 4th Avenue\, and Vancouver Public Library—Mount Pleasant Branch (1 Kingsway Avenue) \nAll venues are within a 5-10-minute walk from each other. Free and paid parking is available near venues (see our website for more information). \nGrowing Room takes place on the unceded Coast Salish Territories of the Musqueam\, Tsleil-Waututh\, and Squamish people. \nGrowing Room is made possible thanks to support from the City of Vancouver\, the Access Copyright Foundation\, SFU Creative Writing\, the Vancouver Public Library\, and The Georgia Straight. “Making Room: Forty Years of Room Magazine” is published in collaboration with Caitlin Press\, and with the support of the Government of Canada through the Canada Periodical Fund. We would also like to acknowledge the ongoing financial support of the BC Arts Council and the Canada Council for the Arts.
URL:https://www.thevolcano.org/event/growing-room-a-feminist-literary-festival/
LOCATION:Creekside Community Recreation Centre\, 1 Athletes Way\, Vancouver\, Canada
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20170310T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20170310T220000
DTSTAMP:20260524T195346
CREATED:20170208T185419Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170208T185419Z
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SUMMARY:Rad Families - book release & social hour
DESCRIPTION:RAD FAMILIES: A CELEBRATION Book Tour & Social Hour\nJoin editor Tomas Moniz and writers scott winn carla bergman and more for an engaging hour of storytelling at Spartacus Books on March 10th at 7:00 pm! \nRAD FAMILIES: A CELEBRATION honors the messy\, the painful\, the playful\, the beautiful\, the myriad ways we create families. This is not an anthology of experts\, or how-to articles on perfect parenting; it often doesn’t even try to provide answers. Instead\, the writers strive to be honest and vulnerable in sharing their stories and experiences\, their failures and their regrets. \nGathering parents and writers from diverse communities\, it explores the process of getting pregnant from trans birth to adoption\, grapples with issues of racism and police brutality\, probes raising feminists and feminist parenting. It plumbs the depths of empty nesting and letting go. It’s a book that reminds us all that we are not alone\, that community can help us get through the difficulties\, can\, in fact\, make us better people. It’s a celebration\, join us! \nPraise: \n“Rad dads\, rad families\, rad children. These stories show us that we are not alone. That we don’t have all the answers. That we are all learning.”\n—Nikki McClure\, illustrator\, author\, parent \n“Rad Families is the collection for all families.” —Innosanto Nagara\, author/illustrator of A Is for Activist \n“This collection takes the anaesthetized myth of parenting and reminds us what intimacy looks like. . . . The contributors describe the contours of family in a way that resonates.” —Virgie Tovar\, editor of Hot & Heavy: Fierce Fat Girls on Life\, Love & Fashion \n“Want a thriving family raising magical kids\, building beloved community\, and rooted in a vision of liberation that frees us all of white supremacist hetero-patriarchy? Read this book.”\n—Chris Crass\, author of Towards Collective Liberation\n“I love this book! Wonderfully written\, tenderly honest\, unabashedly hilarious\, deeply important stories from the messy beautiful world of real-life parenting. Thank goodness it exists.”\n—Michelle Tea\, author of How to Grow Up \nAbout the Editor: \nTomas Moniz is the founder and editor of the award winning zine Rad Dad. He has helped raise three children and has been making zines since the late nineties. He teaches basic skills classes and creative writing at Berkeley City College. He is cofounder and cohost of the successful monthly reading series Lyrics and Dirges as well as the more rambunctious open mic\, Saturday Night Special. His latest novella is Bellies and Buffalos.
URL:https://www.thevolcano.org/event/rad-families-book-release-social-hour/
LOCATION:Spartacus Books\, 3378 Findlay Street\, Vancouver\, Canada
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20170308T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20170308T190000
DTSTAMP:20260524T195346
CREATED:20170306T221022Z
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SUMMARY:Reclaim International Working Women's Day
DESCRIPTION:This is an informal autonomous independent call out to all those who want to take a stand and take up space for Working class Women as we reclaim International Women’s Day as International WORKING Women’s Day\, as it was inaugurated 100 years ago! We honour the struggles of our foremothers and educate\, agitate\, and organize for reproductive justice\, sexual self-determination\, free childcare\, free education\, free housing \, wages for housework\, equal pay for equal work\, freedom from sexualized violence and harassment\, among other demands!\nAnyone and everyone is welcome to participate and attend of those oppressed under the system of capitalism. Let’s make space for our demands to be known in a public space\, as we challenge head on the dying era of neoliberalism and its lies of liberal “feminism” of the 1%. We call instead for a renewed regeneration of the women’s movement and all interconnected struggles for liberation\, real equality and freedom which can only happen with the replacement of capitalism and an end to imperialism. We want a socialist society where women are valued and have real political\, economic\, cultural and social power!\nBring your voice\, your words\, your body\, your placards\, your presence in whichever form you wish. Let it be known: there is no organizing committee\, this is an autonomous independent spontaneous action event albeit one linked with the struggles of our sisters and brothers worldwide in international solidarity. Hope to see you there. Together\, we are powerful!”
URL:https://www.thevolcano.org/event/reclaim-international-working-womens-day/
LOCATION:700 W Georgia Street\, Vancouver\, Canada
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20170307T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20170307T220000
DTSTAMP:20260524T195346
CREATED:20170306T220730Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170306T220730Z
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SUMMARY:Upstream Voices: Stop Petronas LNG! Defend Wild Salmon!
DESCRIPTION:Upstream Voices: Indigenous land protectors speak for salmon \nWe are All Salmon People: take a stand against Petronas LNG \nEvery spring\, 300 million juvenile salmon converge on the rich tidal waters around Lelu Island at the mouth of the Skeena. But the Malaysian giant Petronas wants to build a LNG terminal in critical salmon habitat. The Petronas project may prove catastrophic for the wild salmon population of the entire Skeena Watershed\, on which 10 First Nations and a total of 60\,000 people depend for their lives and livelihoods. \nPlease join us for a fundraising evening with Hereditary Chiefs and Elders of the Gitanyow\, Gitwilgyoots and the Gitxsan House of Luutkudziiwus\, who have launched a legal challenge to the Petronas LNG terminal. Their case is strong — but they need support to have the best possible legal defence as they take on giants of industry and government. \nGrand Chief Stewart Phillip – President\, Union of BC Indian Chiefs\nChief Malii (Glen Williams) – Gitanyow Hereditary Chief\nChief Yahaan (Don Wesley) – Gitwilgyoots Hereditary Chief\nChief Yvonne Lattie – Gwininitxw Hereditary Chief\nRichard Wright – Gitxsan House of Luutkudziiwus\nCaitlyn Vernon\, Sierra Club BC\nGreg Knox\, SkeenaWild Conservation Trust \nFeaturing songs by activist and folk music artist Luke Wallace\nhttp://www.lukewallacemusic.com/ \nFor More Information: http://raventrust.com/wild-for-salmon/ \nAt the Wise Hall\, Vancouver\, Coast Salish Territories \nThank you to the following groups for their Endorsement and support (more coming soon): \nWilderness Committee\nAngel Hands Integrative Centre\nKAIROS Metro Vancouver\nClimate Convergence Metro Van\nLupii Cafe\n350 Vancouver\nForce of Nature\nBurnaby Residents Opposed to Kinder Morgan Expansion (BROKE)\nUnitarian Church of Vancouver – Social Justice Committee\nUnitarian Church of Vancouver – Environment Committee\nWild Salmon Caravan\nStand.Earth\nUnion of BC Indian Chiefs\nLead Now\nDavid Suzuki Foundation\nSimon Fraser Public Interest Research Group\nCanadian Union of Postal Workers\nPet Connection (magazine)\nCouncil of Canadians \nPlease email: redricoseoul@gmail.com if you would like to add your organization to the list of endorsers and help to make this event successful. \nACKNOWLEDGEMENT\nThis event takes place on the traditional\, unceded\, occupied territories of the səlil̓wətaʔɬ (Tsleil-Waututh)\, Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish)\, and xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam) Nations.
URL:https://www.thevolcano.org/event/upstream-voices-stop-petronas-lng-defend-wild-salmon/
LOCATION:Wise Hall & Lounge\, 1882 Adanac Street\, Vancouver\, Canada
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20170304T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20170304T160000
DTSTAMP:20260524T195346
CREATED:20170215T200951Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170215T201055Z
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SUMMARY:CULTURAL REALITIES OF RESISTANCE: in conversation with Tongo Eisen-Martin
DESCRIPTION:Saturday\, March 4th\, 281 Industrial Avenue\, 2-4pm\nCULTURAL REALITIES OF RESISTANCE in conversation with Tongo Eisen-Martin presented by SFU Writer in Residence Program in partnership with The Capilano Review\nSuggested reading: (1970) Amilcar Cabral\, “National Liberation and Culture” http://www.blackpast.org/1970-amilcar-cabral-national-liberation-and-culture\n*light refreshments* \nOriginally from San Francisco\, Tongo Eisen-Martin is a movement worker and educator who has organized against mass incarceration and extra-judicial killing of Black people throughout the United States. He has taught in detention centers from New York’s Rikers Island to California county jails. He designed curricula for oppressed people’s education projects from San Francisco to South Africa. His latest curriculum on extrajudicial killing of Black people\, We Charge Genocide Again\, has been used as an educational and organizing tool throughout the country. He is also a revolutionary poet who uses his craft to create liberated territory wherever he performs and teaches. His latest book of poems is titled\, “Someone’s Dead Already” was nominated for a California Book Award. His next book titled “Heaven Is All Goodbyes” is being published in the City Lights Pocket Poets Series. \nAccessibility info: \nArts Factory Upstairs\, 281 Industrial Avenue\nThere is a 42″-wide ramp leading to the entrance of the Arts Factory. All single doors (including the front entrance\, bathroom door\, and bathroom-stall doors) are 34″. There is one fully-accessible stall in bathroom.\nA lift is available for access to the second floor of the building\, where this event will be held.
URL:https://www.thevolcano.org/event/cultural-realities-of-resistance-in-conversation-with-tongo-eisen-martin/
LOCATION:The Arts Factory\, 281 Industrial Ave\, Vancouver\, Canada
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20170304T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20170304T140000
DTSTAMP:20260524T195346
CREATED:20170207T135304Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170207T135304Z
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SUMMARY:Rally for a Poverty Free BC
DESCRIPTION:We’re teaming up with the BC Poverty Reduction Coalition\, Raise the Rates and many other groups for a Poverty Free BC March and Rally on March 4\, 2017. Please join us! \nThis is our chance to raise our voices together and show candidates in the provincial election that we’ll be voting for politicians that commit to a strong\, comprehensive poverty reduction plan. \nThis is the culminating event following our week of action. For more information on other events visit povertyfreebc.ca.
URL:https://www.thevolcano.org/event/rally-for-a-poverty-free-bc/
LOCATION:Vancouver Public Library Central Branch\, 350 W Georgia Street\, Vancouver\, BC\, Canada
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20170303T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20170303T220000
DTSTAMP:20260524T195346
CREATED:20170215T194949Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170215T201037Z
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SUMMARY:An Evening with Tongo Eisen-Martin
DESCRIPTION:hosted by the Ellen and Warren Tallman Writer in Residence at SFU\nwith music from Selectors’ Records \nOriginally from San Francisco\, Tongo Eisen-Martin is a movement worker and educator who has organized against mass incarceration and extra-judicial killing of Black people throughout the United States. He has taught in detention centers from New York’s Rikers Island to California county jails. He designed curricula for oppressed people’s education projects from San Francisco to South Africa. His latest curriculum on extrajudicial killing of Black people\, We Charge Genocide Again\, has been used as an educational and organizing tool throughout the country. He is also a revolutionary poet who uses his craft to create liberated territory wherever he performs and teaches. His latest book of poems is titled\, “Someone’s Dead Already” was nominated for a California Book Award. His next book titled “Heaven Is All Goodbyes” is being published in the City Lights Pocket Poets Series. \n  \nAccessibility information:\nGallery Gachet\, 88 East Cordova Street\nfront door: 5 feet width\nfront door step: 6 inch height\nramp: 34 inch width \nwashroom door: 33 inch width\ntoilet: 10 inch clearance on left side\n14 inch clearance in front to sink\nthe washroom has a handrail
URL:https://www.thevolcano.org/event/an-evening-with-tongo-eisen-martin/
LOCATION:Gallery Gachet\, 88 East Cordova Street\, Vancouver\, Canada
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20170228T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20170228T200000
DTSTAMP:20260524T195346
CREATED:20170208T185137Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170208T185137Z
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SUMMARY:Lgbtq+ Lit for Young People
DESCRIPTION:Explore the best in LGBTQ+ materials for kids and teens with speakers from the BCLA LGBTQ Interest Group. \nEmail tina.lee@bpl.bc.ca to register. \n***Apologies for the improper capitalisation. Facebook does not like acronyms in event titles.
URL:https://www.thevolcano.org/event/lgbtq-lit-for-young-people-2/
LOCATION:Bob Prittie Metrotown\, 6100 Willingdon Avenue\, Burnaby\, Canada
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20170228T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20170228T200000
DTSTAMP:20260524T195346
CREATED:20161208T145548Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20161208T145548Z
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SUMMARY:LGBTQ+ Lit for Young People
DESCRIPTION:Explore the best in LGBTQ+ materials for kids and teens with speakers from the BCLA LGBTQ Interest Group. \nEmail tina.lee@bpl.bc.ca to register.
URL:https://www.thevolcano.org/event/lgbtq-lit-for-young-people/
LOCATION:Bob Prittie Metrotown\, 6100 Willingdon Avenue\, Burnaby\, Canada
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20170225T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20170225T170000
DTSTAMP:20260524T195346
CREATED:20170207T143704Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170207T143704Z
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SUMMARY:Trudeau: We're Watching You (Vancouver)
DESCRIPTION:www.protectpressfreedom.ca \nTORONTO COURTHOUSE RALLY (Feb 6th):\nhttps://www.facebook.com/events/298803663850895/\nTORONTO (Feb 25th):\nhttps://www.facebook.com/events/1194885020589826/\nLONDON (Feb 25th):\nhttps://www.facebook.com/events/162466814250003/\nST. JOHN’S (Feb 25th):\nhttps://www.facebook.com/events/185022728645048/ \n\nWe are calling on the Government of Canada to: \n1) End mass surveillance and protect the private data of people and groups in Canada\, including Indigenous communities\, Muslims\, journalists\, environmentalists\, labour organizers and academics while creating independent watchdog agencies for privacy and national security. \n2) Support the Private Member’s Bill C-303 which would implement a line-by-line repeal of the provisions enacted by the Anti Terrorism Act\, 2015 (formerly Bill C-51). \n3) Support Private Member’s Bill S-231 which would create a press shield law and strengthen protection for advocates\, whistleblowers and journalists. \nVancouver event hosted by Working Group to Stop Bill C-51 (Stop Bill C-51)
URL:https://www.thevolcano.org/event/trudeau-were-watching-you-vancouver/
LOCATION:Jack Poole Plaza\, 1085 Canada Place\, Vancouver\, Canada
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20170225T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20170225T223000
DTSTAMP:20260524T195346
CREATED:20170208T184307Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170208T184307Z
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SUMMARY:Marxist Women's School
DESCRIPTION:* The Young Communist League – Vancouver Presents *\nMarxist Women’s School\nSaturday\, February 25th @ The Centre For Socialist Education\n706 Clark Dr. Unceded Coast Salish Territories \n* Full Day *\n* Food Provided * \nWant to know more about how capitalism oppresses women\, non-binary and LGBTQ+ folks? Seeking ways to fight capitalism and bring about real change while meeting some rad people? Join the Young Communist League in our women’s school on how Marxism guides the struggle against patriarchy in today’s world! We will address a variety of topics from feminist theory\, LGBTQ+ struggles\, and gender\, race and imperialism\, all with a Marxist lens. \nThe school will focus on introducing these topics\, and invites discussion and participant involvement. Any level of participation is welcome\, while keeping in mind that male-identified folks are encouraged to practice active listening. Vegetarian breakfast and lunch will be provided\, and folks are welcome to show up anytime. Stick around because the school will be followed by dinner by donation and a social with beverages\, open mic\, music and women’s trivia! Why a women’s school? \nOver many years\, women have been fighting against patriarchal oppression. As Marxists\, we need to question how Patriarchy and Racism are linked to Capitalism and how the oppression of women and racialized peoples became intrinsic components of the capitalist system. As such\, it is important to understand the role of gendered and racialized oppression within the capitalist system\, rather than assuming they are separate from it. The women’s struggle past and present shows us that we must not only push back against the capitalist\, racist patriarchy\, but break it. In fact\, one hundred years ago\, on February 1917\, 50\,000 women poured out of the factories and onto the streets\, sparking the first revolution in Russia that would eventually lead to the downfall of the Tsar and their anti-woman policies. Revolution is possible\, and united women\, racialized\, LGBTQ+ and gender oppressed folks will be at the forefront of this movement. Building a truly intersectional movement and educating ourselves is an essential part of strengthening this movement against capitalism. \nIn her latest interview\, Angela Davis makes a strong point regarding the changes happening under capitalism\, stating: “The left\, as we have known it\, as important as it has been\, cannot remain the same force until it adequately counters these developments. Therefore\, it is important for the left to recognise that the constitution of the global working classes is very different now. In many ways the left is still dealing with this notion of the working classes as male\, or white male\, as in the case of the US. I think feminism\, radical feminism\, radical anti-racist and anti-capitalist feminism helps us to do the reconceptualisation that is necessary in order to produce a left that is more in line with the vast changes that have occurred in the era of global capitalism\, recognising the feminisation of the working class\, the structural shifts in the global economy\, of the fact that some industries are largely populated by women\, industries that rely on reproductive labour\, of care industries\, domestic service\, health care\, etc. It seems to me that in many ways\, unions around the world are not willing to recognise those changes. To organise the unorganised\, at this moment\, is to organise women.” \nLearn to struggle\, struggle to learn. See you there! \n*This event takes place on unceeded Coast Salish territory\, and we recognize that in acknowledging this\, it reminds us that we must always be struggling to decolonize our work.* \n*This event is a safe space for LGBTQIA2 folks\, people of colour and women identified folks. Sexism\, racism\, homophobia\, transphobia and any other oppressive behaviours will not be tolerated.* \nSchedule:\n11:00- 11:30- Breakfast\n11:30-1:00- Marxist-Feminist Theory and Practice\n1:00-2:00- Lunch Provided (by men)\n2:00- 3:15- Colonialism & Imperialism with a Gender Lens\n3:30-4:45- The LGBTQ+ Struggle Through a Marxist Lens\n5:00-10:30- Dinner and Social with Women’s Trivia and Open Mic \nPlease share Our Poster and Spread the Word!\nPoster: Made By Meg Iversen\nOriginal Art: “Judith Slaying Holofernes” by Artemisia Gentileschi\nRepresenting: Women Resisting and Fighting Fascism!
URL:https://www.thevolcano.org/event/marxist-womens-school/
LOCATION:Dogwood Centre for Socialist Education\, 706 Clark Drive\, Vancouver\, Canada
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