Annual Squamish Veteran’s 1 day Powwow 2016 at the Chief Joe Mathias Center- North Vancouver CJMC as indicated and shown on the map. A Cenotaph Ceremony start time 10-10:30am. Near the Catholic Church in North Vancouver. Prayer - honor song - roll call. 11 am- a moment of silence to honor past & present Veterans. […]
Learn how to create your own natural medicine cabinet using non-alcohol ingredients as bases. This fun and easy workshop will help you prepare seasonal remedies for you and your family. We will be working with both fresh and dried herbs. We will make one slow brewed glycerine tincture which are great for babies, and a […]
Come out in solidarity with the Sacred Stone Camp in Standing Rock, ND. We ask individuals to come out with their drums, rattles, regalia, songs, prayers and voices to support the water protectors at Sacred Stone Camp. Stop the Dakota Access Pipeline! #mniwiconi #noDAPL We will also be collecting donations to be sent to Standing […]
At the end of November, Burnaby Council will vote on the future of every resident of low-rise apartments in the Metrotown area. If Council passes the proposed Metrotown Plan update, they will “up-zone” every rental apartment between Boundary and Royal Oak, and Kingsway and Imperial for condo towers that will not be affordable for the […]
Location: room 2600, SFU Surrey. Co-sponsored by SFU's Institute for the Humanities, Gursharan Singh Memorial Lecture Committee, & Chetna Association of Canada. GURSHARAN SINGH MEMORIAL/AMBEDKAR MEMORIAL LECTURE 2016 Caste and class have had an uneasy relationship in India despite their often close connection. Dr. Anand Teltumbde will reflect on the history of this relationship and […]
MEETING NOTICE Please join us for a discussion on family poverty and food insecurity in the West End with the Executive Director of Gordon Neighbourhood House, Paul Taylor. Meetings are open to all and provide an opportunity to connect with neighbours, community groups and organizations on topics of relevance to local families.
This event is hosted on occupied, unceded Coast Salish territories On Tuesday, November 15th, join a massive day of action in solidarity with those at Standing Rock, and demand the American government and the Army Corps reject the Dakota Access Pipeline. Indigenous land defenders in the land occupied by the United States of America are […]
In this talk Dr. Qiyan Wu will discuss studentification as a new feature and process of gentrification. Dr. Wu’s past work has examined Nanjing, one of China’s largest urban centres. Using the example of Nanjing, Dr. Wu will build on his original studies to consider cities with large Chinese immigrant populations, such as Metro Vancouver […]
Leadnow invites you to a free public event to hear about the growing, continent-wide opposition to new pipelines like the Kinder Morgan and Dakota Access Pipelines. Thurs. Nov. 17th, 7:00-9:00pm (doors at 6:30) SFU Harbour Centre (515 W Hastings St) (see childcare details below) Canada's federal government could approve the Kinder Morgan pipeline before the […]
221A invites you to a screening of Andrea Fatona and Cornelia Wyngaarden’s Hogan’s Alley (1994), on Friday, November 18 at 7pm. This event is part of a series of public programs for Rereading Room: The Vancouver Women’s Bookstore. In the late 1960’s, the City of Vancouver laid out extensive plans for ‘urban renewal’, promising to […]