CULTURAL REALITIES OF RESISTANCE: in conversation with Tongo Eisen-Martin

The Arts Factory 281 Industrial Ave, Vancouver, Canada

Saturday, March 4th, 281 Industrial Avenue, 2-4pm CULTURAL REALITIES OF RESISTANCE in conversation with Tongo Eisen-Martin presented by SFU Writer in Residence Program in partnership with The Capilano Review Suggested reading: (1970) Amilcar Cabral, “National Liberation and Culture” http://www.blackpast.org/1970-amilcar-cabral-national-liberation-and-culture *light refreshments* Originally from San Francisco, Tongo Eisen-Martin is a movement worker and educator who has […]

Upstream Voices: Stop Petronas LNG! Defend Wild Salmon!

Wise Hall & Lounge 1882 Adanac Street, Vancouver, Canada

Upstream Voices: Indigenous land protectors speak for salmon We are All Salmon People: take a stand against Petronas LNG Every 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. […]

Reclaim International Working Women’s Day

700 W Georgia Street, Vancouver, Canada

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 […]

Rad Families – book release & social hour

Spartacus Books 3378 Findlay Street, Vancouver, Canada

RAD FAMILIES: A CELEBRATION Book Tour & Social Hour Join 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! RAD FAMILIES: A CELEBRATION honors the messy, the painful, the playful, the beautiful, the myriad ways we create families. […]

Growing Room: A Feminist Literary Festival

Creekside Community Recreation Centre 1 Athletes Way, Vancouver, Canada

The Growing Room Festival is Room magazine's inaugural literary festival, a celebration of diverse Canadian writers and artists. The 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 […]

Stop the Pipelines, Start the Music feat The Boom Booms + More

Imperial Vancouver 319 Main Street, Vancouver, Canada

This event takes place on the traditional, unceded, occupied territories of the səlil̓wətaʔɬ (Tsleil-Waututh), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish), and xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam) Nations. Stop the pipelines, start the music! Featuring: The Boom Booms David Morin David Beckingham (of Hey Ocean!) Jack Garton and the Demon Squadron Presentations by Freda Huson, spokesperson of the Unist'ot'en, and the chiefs of […]

Intro to LGBT Prison Abolition: Workshop and Resource Mailout

Spartacus Books 3378 Findlay Street, Vancouver, Canada

<<<<< Visiting 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. The first part of this workshop will consist of a brief (30-40 min) introduction to […]

Poets for the Peace #3

Cafe Deux Soleils 2096 Commercial Drive, Vancouver, Canada

Winter blues got you down? Bring your friends out to celebrate all our work and our vibrant community of resistance and revolution! An 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! Come early to […]

Stop the Pipelines: Start the Music – Kwantlen , Fort Langley

Kwantlen Cultural Centre Fort Langley, Canada

Land Defenders Dinner for invited Allies - 4:30 pm Doors for Public event 7:00 Reports from the front lines - 7:15 pm Silent auction featuring great art and other intriguing offerings. Cash draws Music and celebration 8:00 pm -featuring Holly Arntzen , Ostwelve, poetry by Justin Bige, Valeen Jules and Wild Salmon Defenders Alliance drummers […]