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DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20170114T130000
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SUMMARY:Memories of Internment and Dispossession Panel Discussion
DESCRIPTION:Members of the Japanese-Canadian community will tell their stories of internment and how the dispossession and forced sale of their property affected their lives after the war. Display of research findings with student researchers will be exhibited for discussion.
URL:https://www.thevolcano.org/event/memories-of-internment-and-dispossession-panel-discussion/
LOCATION:Vancouver Public Library Central Branch\, 350 W Georgia Street\, Vancouver\, BC\, Canada
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20170111T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20170111T210000
DTSTAMP:20260403T200705
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SUMMARY:We Can't Afford Poverty Campaign Launch
DESCRIPTION:Come to see some great people\, videos\, skits about the “Ministry of Despair”. We’ll have snacks and you can get free amazing posters and see what Raise the Rates is trying to do to make poverty an issue in the upcoming provincial election. Everything is free.
URL:https://www.thevolcano.org/event/we-cant-afford-poverty-campaign-launch/
LOCATION:Carnegie Community Centre\, 401 Main Street\, Vancouver\, Canada
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20170111T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20170111T143000
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SUMMARY:Creative Self-Care: A Writing Workshop with Amber Dawn
DESCRIPTION:This event will take place on the unceeded\, traditional territories of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam) peoples. The event is for people of all genders and non conforming folks. The event is wheelchair accessible and asks you to be mindful of using scents. If you have any accessibility needs for this events\, please email sasc@ams.ubc.ca \nAmber Dawn is a writer living on unceded territory of the Musqueam\, Squamish and Tsleil-Waututh First Nations (Vancouver\, Canada). Her memoir How Poetry Saved My Life: A Hustler’s Memoir won the 2013 Vancouver Book Award. She is the author of the Lambda Award-winning novel Sub Rosa\, and editor of the anthologies Fist of the Spider Women: Fear and Queer Desire and With A Rough Tongue. Her newest book Where the words and my body begins is a collection of glosa form poems. She currently teaches creative writing at Douglas College and the University of British Columbia\, as well as volunteer mentors at several community-driven art and healing spaces. \nCreative Self-Care is intended for anyone interested in using creative writing for personal reflection and self-care. \nThrough a series of guided writing prompts and voluntary peer-to-peer discussion\, workshop participants will explore potent overlaps between the personal and the creative. \nThematically\, the exercises will encourage participants to write about personal strengths and values\, choice and desire\, and personal memory and past events. This is a process-based workshop—meaning there are no “right or wrong” ways to approach the exercises\, and no pressure on the outcomes of the writing. Sharing is always optional. \nBring your preferred writing tools — paper and pen or a laptop — and a willingness to help create a confidential\, safer environment. \nAs this event has limited capacity\, please email sasc@ams.ubc.ca to register.
URL:https://www.thevolcano.org/event/creative-self-care-a-writing-workshop-with-amber-dawn/
LOCATION:AMS Sexual Assault Support Centre\, Nest 3127-6133 University Boulevard\, Vancouver\, Canada
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20170110T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20170110T220000
DTSTAMP:20260403T200705
CREATED:20161229T161449Z
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SUMMARY:Open Word with Leanne Betasamosake Simpson
DESCRIPTION:Leanne Betasamosake Simpson will be reading from her forthcoming collection of short stories\, This Accident of Being Lost (House of Anansi Press) as part of Open Word: Readings & Ideas. These two readings are co-presented by Camosun College through Open Space. \nSimpson will read at Open Space on Tuesday\, January 10 at 7:30 p.m. at Open Space. She will be interviewed by Open Space’s Indigenous Curator in Residence France Trépanier. \nHer reading at Camosun College will take place on Wednesday\, January 11 at 4:00 p.m. at the Wilna Thomas Building\, Room 234. \nLeanne Betasamosake Simpson is the author of four books – Dancing on Our Turtle’s Back (2011)\, nonfiction; The Gift is in the Making (2013)\,a re-telling of traditional stories; Islands of Decolonial Love (2013)\, a short story collection; and the forthcoming This Accident of Being Lost\, a book of stories and poetry. She is editor of Lighting the Eighth Fire (2008)\, This Is An Honour Song (2010)\, and The Winter We Danced (2014). In 2014\, Leanne was named the RBC Charles Taylor Emerging Writer by Thomas King. \nPraise for Leanne Betasamosake Simpson’s books: \n“Leanne is a gifted writer who brings passion and commitment to her storytelling and who has demonstrated an uncommon ability to manage an impressive range of genres from traditional storytelling to critical analysis\, from poetry to the spoken word\, from literary and social activism to song-writing. She is\, in my opinion\, one of the more articulate and engaged voices of her generation.” – Thomas King\, author of The Inconvenient Indian: A Curious Account of Native People in North America \nSponsors:\nCamosun College\nCanada Council for the Arts \nOpen Space respectfully acknowledges that we are on unceded First Nations territory. The City of Victoria and the surrounding areas lie on the territories of the Lekwungen and Coast Salish peoples\, including the Esquimalt\, Songhees\, and W̱SÁNEĆ First Nations. \nOpen Space is not wheelchair accessible and is accessed by a flight of 15 stairs. There are two gender inclusive washrooms\, one multi-stall and one single stall with a urinal. \nPlease phone 250 383 8833 if you have any further questions about accessibility.
URL:https://www.thevolcano.org/event/open-word-with-leanne-betasamosake-simpson/
LOCATION:Open Word: Readings & Ideas\, 510 Fort Street\, 2nd floor\, Victoria\, Canada
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20170110T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20170110T200000
DTSTAMP:20260403T200705
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SUMMARY:Oppose the 105 Keefer Open House!
DESCRIPTION:Join us and voice your opposition at the City of Vancouver’s Open House for the market development condo proposed at 105 Keefer. Because of the recent onslaught of gentrification and displacement in Chinatown\, our group rejects the current rezoning application put forward by Beedie Living (http://rezoning.vancouver.ca/applications/105keefer/index.htm). \nOur demands are:\n1) No market housing at this site\n2) For all 3 levels of government to acquire the 105 Keefer St. site (https://you.leadnow.ca/petitions/protect-the-heart-of-vancouver-s-chinatown)\n3) 100% social housing at shelter rate or 30% of the OAS income\n4) An intergenerational\, multi use community space\, with an emphasis on seniors. \nWe will also be attending the Chinatown Historic Area Planning Committee meeting on Thursday January 12\, at 5:30pm in Board Room of the Chinese Cultural Centre at 50 East Pender St\, Vancouver\, as they review this application to pressure them to not support this application. The Urban Design Panel will review this application on Wednesday January 11\, at 4:00pm in the Town Hall Meeting Room\, 1st Floor\, City Hall\, 453 West 12th Ave.) \nThis site is in the heart of Chinatown by the memorial remembering the sacrifices of Chinese-Canadian workers and soldiers\, and every unit for market housing further displaces the low income community. We’ve seen how damaging the Historic Area Heights Review (HAHR\, passed in 2011) has ushered in a new era of unaffordable high rises. \nPlease sign and share our petition and stop the Yaletownification of Chinatown! https://you.leadnow.ca/petitions/protect-the-heart-of-vancouver-s-chinatown
URL:https://www.thevolcano.org/event/oppose-the-105-keefer-open-house/
LOCATION:Chinese Cultural Centre of Greater Vancouver\, 555 Columbia Street\, Vancouver\, Canada
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20170109T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20170109T210000
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SUMMARY:Shades of Resistance: Healing Through Art
DESCRIPTION:This event will take place on the unceded\, ancestral and occupied territory of the the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam people). The everyday violence enacted against black\, indigenous and people of colour (BIPOC) is inseparable from the broader violence of settler colonization\, displacement and white supremacy that enable the occupation of this land by UBC and the Canadian state. This event is a part of Sexual Assault Awareness month and is an evening of storytelling and community care that centers this reality and survivors of racialized violence in all its forms. \nThe narratives we have available of sexualized and gender-based violence\, survival\, and resistance are often white and westernized. They cannot hold space for the depth of intergenerational trauma\, the history of movement across lands and language\, or the complexities of genders that cross borders but do not cross cultures that are held in BIPOC bodies and communities. \nWe invite you to join us in holding space for this depth and for each other; for those in our communities who are survivors of violence; whose stories too often go untold and unnamed. This will be an evening of healing and hard truths\, but also an evening of celebration and honouring of the resilience of our communities in surviving generations of violence. \nWhite folks attending in support of those they are in community with are welcome. We do ask that folks accessing the event to be mindful of the intention of this space\, and that the venue has a capacity. We would like to centre indigenous folks\, black folks and other people of colour\, particularly women\, sex workers\, current and former youth in care\, trans and queer folks\, people living with disabilities\, and other racialized people most affected by sexualized violence. \nEVENT SCHEDULE \n6:00PM – 6:30PM | Doors Open // Light Refreshments\n6:30PM – 6:45PM | Opening Remarks\n6:45PM – 7:15PM | Featured Performances (Set 1)\n7:15PM – 7:25PM | Break\n7:25PM – 7:45PM | Featured Performances (Set 2)\n7:45PM – 8:00PM | Open Mic\n8:00PM – 9:00PM | Communal Dinner \nFEATURED PERFORMERS \n✪ Jaye Simpson \n✪ Molly Billows \n✪ Cicely-Belle Blain \n✪ Yulanda Lui \n✪ Zehra Naqvi \nDINNER\n✪ Basmati Rice (Vegan/GF)\n✪ Naan (Vegan)\n✪ Chana Masala (Vegan/GF)\n✪ Aloo Gobi (Vegan/GF)\n✪ Butter Chicken (Contains Dairy/Meat) \nACCESSIBILITY\nThe Dr. Simon K.Y. Lee Global Lounge & Resource Centre is accessible to wheelchairs and other mobility devices through the East (Main) and West (Rear) street level entrances. There are 2 large gender-inclusive single stall washrooms\, one of which is wheelchair accessible. We 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 a SASC support worker available to be an active listener for the event if you need to check in with someone about anything that comes up for you at the event. The specific support worker will be known closer to the event date; the support worker will be a woman of colour. \nThe venue is accessible from the UBC Bus Loop by shuttle bus via the C20 (http://www.transitdb.ca/route/C20/). This is a free event. \nIf your needs to access this event are not mentioned above\, please contact Ivan at sascoutreach@ams.ubc.ca for more information.
URL:https://www.thevolcano.org/event/shades-of-resistance-healing-through-art/
LOCATION:UBC Global Lounge\, 2205 Lower Mall\, Building 1\, UBC\, Vancouver\, Canada
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20170107T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20170107T200000
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SUMMARY:Frontline Film Festival (2017)
DESCRIPTION:Full schedule for the day and event description will be updated soon. \nDoors open: 12:30pm \n1pm\n-Kanehsatake: 240 years of resistance ~120mins \n3pm\n-Defenders of the Land (gustafsen lake standoff) ~50mins \n4pm\n-Line In The Sand ~90mins \n-Al Jazeera documentaries about Unist’ot’en Camp \n5:30pm\n-Caretakers (a new Burnaby Mountain documentary) ~60mins \n7pm:\n-Showdown at Highway 134 ~5mins + other footage\n-Uluisc blockade ~6mins\n-Last Stand For Lelu ~24mins\n-Klabona Keepers\n-Maddii Lii \nthis event is hosted on occupied\, unceded coast salish territories.
URL:https://www.thevolcano.org/event/frontline-film-festival-2017/
LOCATION:38 Blood Alley Square\, 38 Blood Alley Square\, Vancouver\, Canada
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20170104T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20170104T210000
DTSTAMP:20260403T200705
CREATED:20161229T154959Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20161229T154959Z
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SUMMARY:Stop KM Info Line - Coquitlam Does NOT Grant Permission!
DESCRIPTION:On January 4th Kinder Morgan is holding a Misinformation session in Coquitlam. Join us as we form a line to set the record straight and inform people in Coquitlam about everything that’s wrong with the Kinder Morgan pipeline. We’ll have information flyers\, banners\, signs and song and some powerful speakers. Find us near the North Road Entrance. \nWe’re also forming a new group to campaign against the pipeline in Coquitlam and the Tri-Cities area: Coquitlam Residents Opposing Kinder Morgan Expansions – CROKE \nPlease sign up and add your name to the contact list if you live in the area and want to be part of regular actions and events to stop Kinder Morgan. \nhttps://actionnetwork.org/forms/join-coquitlam-residents-opposing-kinder-morgan-expansion \nFor further details contact Ann Mayo: annmayo@shaw.ca \nThis event takes place on the traditional\, unceded\, occupied territories of the Coast Sallish peoples: the mi ce:p kʷətxʷiləm (Tsleil-Waututh)\, Skwxwú7mesh Úxwumixw (Squamish)\, and xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam) Nations.
URL:https://www.thevolcano.org/event/stop-km-info-line-coquitlam-does-not-grant-permission/
LOCATION:Executive Plaza Hotel Coquitlam\, 405 North Road\, Coquitlam\, Canada
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20161231T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20161231T190000
DTSTAMP:20260403T200705
CREATED:20161229T155301Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20161229T155301Z
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SUMMARY:Decolonize\, Decarbonize! No consent\, No pipelines!
DESCRIPTION:As the Canadian capitalist State enters its national celebration of 150 years of resource exploitation\, expansion and colonization of indigenous lands and peoples\, we will gather on Lekwungen territory during the Spirit of 150 Victoria- First Night festivities to bear witness\, form circle and raise our voices and banners to the systemic injustices and tragedies colonization continues to unload on First Nations communities and individuals\, native ecosystems– and the planet as a whole and to honour the long history of indigenous resistance to colonialism and the current indigenous resurgence as a critical current in the shift toward environmental\, social and economic justice. \nRecent approvals of fracked gas development and tar sands expansion across indigenous lands in so-called British Columbia\, without consent of frontline communities and threatening the Salish Sea coast \, indigenous sovereignty and economies; and global climate are further evidence that Canada is not listening to indigenous peoples and concerned citizens and will meet direct and growing resistance to the Kinder Morgan TMX and other fossil fuel expansion and energy developments in the new year. \nPlease join us at the New Year’s First Night celebrations of 150 years of Canadian colonialism\, to mark a new year in the long fight to decolonize and decarbonize the indigenous territories we all inhabit! \nBring signs\, drums and banners! \nhttps://www.facebook.com/events/1045657882229712/ \nThe New Year’s for an Oil-Free Salish Sea will follow this event at the beach at the base of Meqan ( Beacon Hill) at 7 pm
URL:https://www.thevolcano.org/event/decolonize-decarbonize-no-consent-no-pipelines/
LOCATION:Royal BC Museum\, 675 Belleville Street\, Victoria\, Canada
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20161219T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20161219T183000
DTSTAMP:20260403T200705
CREATED:20161214T212653Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20161214T212653Z
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SUMMARY:Hey Trudeau\, Kinder Morgan's Got to Go! Rally
DESCRIPTION:Justin Trudeau is rumored to be coming to Vancouver on Monday to promote his approval of the Kinder Morgan pipeline. \nLet’s mobilize for a rally at CBC Vancouver downtown and make sure there is strong visible opposition while he is in town and make it clear that we will never let it get built. \nIf anyone has\, or wants to write\, a catchy Christmas carol for us all to sing that would be great.
URL:https://www.thevolcano.org/event/hey-trudeau-kinder-morgans-got-to-go-rally/
LOCATION:CBC Vancouver\, 700 Hamilton Street\, Vancouver\, Canada
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20161218T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20161218T200000
DTSTAMP:20260403T200705
CREATED:20161215T153704Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20161215T153731Z
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SUMMARY:Trans Community Holiday Dinner
DESCRIPTION:Trans community members are warmly welcomed to the Trans Community Holiday Dinner. \nLocation\nThis year\, we will be gathering at Broadway Youth Resource Centre on 2455 Fraser Street (at Broadway). The Squamish\, Tsleil-Waututh\, and Musqueam nations have been gathering and feasting on this land since time immemorial. This is their unceded territory\, and until there is justice for Indigenous people on Turtle Island\, it is important to acknowledge this everytime we gather. We extend a special welcome to Two-Spirit community members to this dinner. \nFood\nVolunteers will be preparing all of the food. If you have food allergies\, sensitivities\, or restrictions\, please let us know in advance by emailing sivits@vcc.ca.\nThe accessibility person (with the orange arm band) will be happy to help you identify foods you can and cannot eat. \nAccessibility\nWe will have an accessibility point person on site wearing an orange arm band. Please approach them with questions\, concerns\, or requests for assistance of any kind. Or just to say hi.\nThis space\, including washrooms\, is wheelchair and scooter accessible.\nThe washrooms will be made gender neutral.\nScents make some of us very sick. Please help us make this a scent-reduced space. Avoid scented body products (shampoos\, lotions\, perfumes). If you paint your nails\, please do so 24 hours in advance.\nNearby bus stops for #99\, 9\, and 7. \nCreating a Safer Space\nThis December\, people are celebrating many holidays\, including Kwanzaa\, Hanukkah\, Yule\, and Christmas. However\, Christmas is the holiday we see everywhere we look. It can feel othering for many of us who don’t celebrate it. At this holiday gathering\, we do not wish to centre Christmas in any way. For this reason\, our decorations will be snowflake and winter animal themed. We won’t play Christmas carols. There will not be a group prayer. This is a really hard time of the year for a lot of us. Let’s all try to make this event feel as welcoming as possible for as many people as possible. \nSome of us use substances to help us get by. Some of us are in recovery. To help everyone feel ok\, please avoid using substances near the entrance/exit. \nWe hope you will join us on Sunday December 18th! Working together to prepare and share a meal is good medicine!
URL:https://www.thevolcano.org/event/trans-community-holiday-dinner/
LOCATION:BYRC\, 2455 Fraser Street\, Vancouver\, Canada
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20161218T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20161218T180000
DTSTAMP:20260403T200705
CREATED:20161208T145936Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20161208T145936Z
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SUMMARY:Invisibles & Disposables: Celebrating International Migrants Day
DESCRIPTION:Join us for the annual celebration of the International Migrants Day\, on December 18th. \nOn this occasion\, we will launch the report “Beyond Our Plates”\, which tells the story of migrant farm workers in British Columbia\, as well as a presentation on the review of the Temporary Foreign Workers Program conducted by the Canadian Parliament this year. \nOrganizers and sponsors:\nMigrant Workers’ Dignity Association\, Migrante BC\, West Coast Domestic Workers’ Association\, Hospital Employees Union\, BC Teacher’s Federation\, Gordon Neighbourhood House\, and the Vancouver Public Library.
URL:https://www.thevolcano.org/event/invisibles-disposables-celebrating-international-migrants-day/
LOCATION:Gordon Neighbourhood House\, 1019 Broughton Street\, Vancouver\, Canada
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20161217T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20161217T170000
DTSTAMP:20260403T200705
CREATED:20161208T153936Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20161208T153936Z
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SUMMARY:Discussion: Burnaby Mountain 2.0?
DESCRIPTION:What roles do collective action\, mutual aid\, and attacking the colonial-capitalistic state have in the fight against the Trans Mountain Expansion project\, while being in solidarity with Indigenous Sovereignty? \nFirst Hour: 75 mins documentary\nSecond + Third Hour: Discussion \nWe’ve seen thousands of people come up to Burnaby Mountain during the supreme court of british columbia injunction in November 2014\, but Kinder Morgan’s survey and sub-surface geological drilling crews recieved enough data for the company to be capable of putting pipe into the ground (HDD). \nIn what way do we move forward\, collectively and individually\, in stopping this pipeline from being built without replicating the ‘pat-on-the-back’ attitude\, the photo ops\, the co-optation\, the ‘peace police’\, the symbolic-non-arrests\, and colonial-capitalist mindset that was heavily seen during the autumn of 2014? \nAccessibility Info: The venue is situated on the south side of Blood Alley Square. There are several cobblestones\, but there is ramp access and it’s an open space once inside. There are fewer cobblestones to navigate coming from Abbott vs Carrall. The washroom is not fully WC accessible\, the doorway is about 27 inches wide. \nthis event is hosted on occupied\, unceded coast salish territories.
URL:https://www.thevolcano.org/event/discussion-burnaby-mountain-2-0/
LOCATION:38 Blood Alley Square\, 38 Blood Alley Square\, Vancouver\, Canada
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20161216T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20161216T180000
DTSTAMP:20260403T200705
CREATED:20161208T153228Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20161208T153228Z
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SUMMARY:Santa's Rally for Affordable Housing
DESCRIPTION:We acknowledge that this event is taking place on the ancestral\, traditional\, unceded and occupied Indigenous territories of the Coast Salish Peoples for the Tseil-Waututh\, Squamish and Musqueam.\nThis is to demand our basic right to housing\, to stop criminalizing homeless and to declare a state of emergency for the housing crisis in Vancouver.
URL:https://www.thevolcano.org/event/santas-rally-for-affordable-housing/
LOCATION:Vancouver City Hall\, 453 West 12th\, Vancouver\, Canada
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20161215T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20161215T203000
DTSTAMP:20260403T200705
CREATED:20161208T152738Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20161208T152738Z
UID:7657-1481826600-1481833800@www.thevolcano.org
SUMMARY:The Roots of Vancouver's Gay Liberation Movement
DESCRIPTION:Join the Centre for Socialist Education and the Young Communist League for an evening of learning and discussion on the Gay Libertation movement of the 1970’s. Learn how the movement started and what we can take away in today’s continued struggle. \nSpeaker Don Hann will discuss the Gay Alliance Towards Equity\, formed in Vancouver in 1971. As well\, he will showcase their pictures\, newspapers and other agit-prop. GATE was involved in high profile legal battles\, direct actions\, pickets\, human rights appeals and other types of struggles to fight for the rights of the LGBTQ commnity. Organizations like GATE sparked a movement that would inspire so many to get involved in not only the LGBTQ movement\, but to fight all types of oppression. This history is not lost; rather it is celebrated and used to build our movements into the future. \nThis 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. \nThis 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.
URL:https://www.thevolcano.org/event/the-roots-of-vancouvers-gay-liberation-movement/
LOCATION:Dogwood Centre for Socialist Education\, 706 Clark Drive\, Vancouver\, Canada
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20161214T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20161214T233000
DTSTAMP:20260403T200705
CREATED:20161208T152539Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20161208T152539Z
UID:7654-1481740200-1481758200@www.thevolcano.org
SUMMARY:Housing Crisis Town Hall with MLA's Dave Eby and Melanie Mark
DESCRIPTION:Housing Crisis Town Hall with NDP MLA’s Melanie Mark and David Eby \nWhen: 6:30-8:30pm\, Wednesday\, December 14th\nWhere: Carnegie Theatre\, 401 Main Street \nWe have an unprecedented housing crisis for low-income people. Come to a Our Homes Can’t Wait town hall on December 14th and help put housing and homelessness on the election agenda. \nThis year saw record high homelessness in the Downtown Eastside\, with over 1000 people living on the streets and in shelters in our neighbourhood. The Downtown Eastside is now scattered with tents and smaller tent cities\, as people struggle to survive without homes\, shelter and on abysmally welfare rates. As a result of government inaction and the criminalization of \, homelessness\, homeless people have half the life expectancy of other BC residents.\nHousing Crisis Town Hall with NDP MLA’s Melanie Mark and David Eby \nWhen: 6:30-8:30pm\, Wednesday\, December 14th\nWhere: Carnegie Theatre\, 401 Main Street\nThe Provincial election is coming up this spring\, but we still don’t know what opposition parties like the NDP will do to address the u\nThe recent housing announcement by the provincial government would only house about 100 more low income people in the Downtown Eastside\, if rents in all the new units are at welfare/pension rate. At the same time\, we continue to lose SRO hotel rooms as gentrification pushes up rents. This year the city’s lease on the Quality Inn will also expire\, effectively removing 157 rooms from the affordable housing list. \nThe housing crisis has never been worse\, and we need all political parties to commit to real measures to address the housing crisis. This includes rent control\, 10\,000 social housing units per year with at least 10 social housing sites in the Downtown Eastside and measures to improve and save the SRO hotels in our neighbourhood. \nAccessibility: the building entrance\, theatre room\, and washrooms are wheelchair accessible. \nOrganized by Our Homes Can’t Wait \nThe town hall is taking place on the unceded coast salish territories of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam)\, Səl̓ílwətaʔ/Selilwitulh (Tsleil-Wauthuth) and Skwxwú7mesh Úxwumixw (Squamish) peoples.
URL:https://www.thevolcano.org/event/housing-crisis-town-hall-with-mlas-dave-eby-and-melanie-mark/
LOCATION:Carnegie Community Centre\, 401 Main Street\, Vancouver\, Canada
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20161212T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20161212T200000
DTSTAMP:20260403T200705
CREATED:20161208T153726Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20161208T153726Z
UID:7667-1481565600-1481572800@www.thevolcano.org
SUMMARY:Keep Student Jobs: Save Our Non-Profit
DESCRIPTION:Find out more about us & sign the petition here: https://www.change.org/p/university-of-victoria-students-society-board-keep-student-jobs-save-our-non-profit \nLike our name suggests we do research in the public interest. In YOUR interest. About your city\, your food and your environment. We have been a UVic based non-profit organization since 1983. We’re the only community based research group with secure funding on the island (and one of the few in Canada)\, working for students interests and advocating for the environment. \nSome of the work we do includes giving out $30\,000 in grants to students and community groups\, employing 7 students a year\, and we established the first recycling program on campus. \nOn December 5\, 2016\, a representative from VIPIRG presented to the UVSS board of directors seeking social media support for our annual conference. The UVSS Board approved this support and complimented VIPIRG’s rep on the presentation and gave him a copy of the agenda (with no amendments). They then went on to ammend the agenda after he left and passed a motion to run a referendum to strip VIPIRG of ALL its funding. \nWe need students to attend this meeting on December 12th (6pm\, SUB Upper Lounge) to call the UVSS board out for its lack of transparency so we can save the jobs\, resources and activism for students.
URL:https://www.thevolcano.org/event/keep-student-jobs-save-our-non-profit/
LOCATION:Vancouver Island Public Interest Research Group (VIPIRG)\, Student Union Building\, B120 &B122\, University of Victoria\, Victoria\, Canada
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20161212T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20161212T150000
DTSTAMP:20260403T200705
CREATED:20161208T154732Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20161208T154732Z
UID:7692-1481547600-1481554800@www.thevolcano.org
SUMMARY:Caribou Legs Honouring Ceremony
DESCRIPTION:Please join the people in honouring Brad Firth Caribou Legs for completing the journey running across Turtle Island for all our missing and murdered women \nDecember 12 1 pm – 3 pm\n401 Main St.\nCarnegie Community Centre Auditorium
URL:https://www.thevolcano.org/event/caribou-legs-honouring-ceremony/
LOCATION:Carnegie Community Centre\, 401 Main Street\, Vancouver\, Canada
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20161211T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20161211T160000
DTSTAMP:20260403T200705
CREATED:20161208T145251Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20161208T145251Z
UID:7624-1481464800-1481472000@www.thevolcano.org
SUMMARY:Stand with Kwantlen - Rally against Kinder Morgan
DESCRIPTION:wo years ago the community came together to march with the Kwantlen First Nation through Fort Langley and now\, with the federal approval of the Kinder Morgan pipeline expansion\, the time has come again to stand with Kwantlen in solidarity. \nWe will not allow this pipeline expansion to be built\, we will stand with the Kwantlen First Nation in their continued opposition to this expansion. \nJoin us on December 11 @ 2pm in Fort Langley (exact details TBA) \nSpeakers from Kwantlen Nation\, local activists\, and leaders in the fight against Kinder Morgan. \nContact Justine – 604 773 2416 – justine.nelson11@gmail.com
URL:https://www.thevolcano.org/event/stand-with-kwantlen-rally-against-kinder-morgan/
LOCATION:Fort Langley\, Canada
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20161211T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20161211T150000
DTSTAMP:20260403T200705
CREATED:20161208T150217Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20161208T150217Z
UID:7641-1481464800-1481468400@www.thevolcano.org
SUMMARY:Rally Against Racism
DESCRIPTION:In the past two weeks\, residents of West Richmond have twice been leafletted with racist leaflets that demonize Chinese immigrants. Elsewhere in the Lower Mainland\, other neo-nazi “alt-right’ groups have begun to show themselves as well. It is time for us to speak up! Join us at a rally to oppose racism in our communities and to show that we welcome immigrants\, and that we stand united against anti-immigrant predjudice and all forms of intolerance.
URL:https://www.thevolcano.org/event/rally-against-racism/
LOCATION:Richmond-Brighouse Station\, 6222 No. 3 Road\, Richmond\, Canada
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20161211T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20161211T160000
DTSTAMP:20260403T200705
CREATED:20161111T171853Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20161111T171853Z
UID:7409-1481450400-1481472000@www.thevolcano.org
SUMMARY:Musqueam Holiday Craft Fair
DESCRIPTION:Please join us and explore over 50 tables of arts and crafts.\nDoor prizes\, Concession\, raffles and much more! \nDecember 11th\, 2016\n10:00 am—4:00 pm\nMusqueam Community Centre\n6777 Salish Drive\nVancouver\, B.C \nAdmission by donation. Partial proceeds to go to the MIB Girls Mentorship Program\n\nWe would like to awknowledge the ladies craft group for many years of dedication to putting together a community craft fair in years past ♥ \nVendors Please email musqueamcraftfair@gmail.com /or phone Courtenay Gibson 604-781-1470 for more information or to register for a table.
URL:https://www.thevolcano.org/event/musqueam-holiday-craft-fair/
LOCATION:Musqueam Community Centre\, 6777 Salish Drive\, Vancouver\, Canada
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20161210T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20161211T020000
DTSTAMP:20260403T200705
CREATED:20161208T154251Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20161208T154251Z
UID:7684-1481400000-1481421600@www.thevolcano.org
SUMMARY:For Standing Rock We Stand // WITH LIVE Performances
DESCRIPTION:Are you wanting to get invovled and looking for ways to contribute to our brothers and sisters on the front lines protecting our water at Standing Rock ? Come out and show some love!!!\nWe’re going to bring together performances\, door prizes\, friends & allies\, and a helluvalotta solidarity for this event to gather up some strength and $$$ to send down to North Dakota \nClear your schedules for Saturday Evening\nLocation TBA – Drinks will be sold\nALL proceeds go to Standing Rock
URL:https://www.thevolcano.org/event/for-standing-rock-we-stand-with-live-performances/
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20161210T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20161210T150000
DTSTAMP:20260403T200705
CREATED:20161208T170629Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20161208T170629Z
UID:7700-1481371200-1481382000@www.thevolcano.org
SUMMARY:We Don't Want Your Pipeline\, Kinder Morgan!
DESCRIPTION:A rally of grassroots Sto:lo and our non-native neighbours to voice our opposition to the federal government’s recent approval of Kinder Morgan’s expanded pipeline! \nSpeakers include Grand Chief Stewart Phillip and Joan Phillip; Carrielynn Victor\, Sto:lo artist and activist; Peter McCartney\, climate campaigner for the Wilderness Committee\, and Michael Hale\, local activist with the PIPE UP network. \nSto:lo elder Eddie Gardner will give the traditional welcoming and opening remarks. \nThe venue: Five Corners is a public area between the Provincial courthouse and the Clock Tower in downtown Chilliwack\, off Yale Road East. Parking is at the courthouse parking lot and\, kitty corner to the courthouse\, still on Yale Rd. E.\, is the Safeway Parking lot. \nMore details to come! \n*** \nAfter the rally\, the plan is to have a talking circle gathering. One of our Sto:lo communities has allowed us the use of its’ hall. \nThe talking circle will give the opportunity to canvass grassroots opinion about the core issue of the rally; how to stop Kinder Morgan’s pipeline expansion. \nThis is not going to be an easy fight! We are up against the federal government\, the provincial government and Big Oil! \nAnd at the end of the day\, it’s not just about stopping a pipeline; it’s about transforming society! It’s about creating an ecologically sane and sustainable society! A society that also honours its obligations for fair and just relations with indigenous peoples! \nAs a grassroots movement\, then\, we have to talk about how we are going to get to where we want to go! \nMore details to come! \n#stopkindermorgan\, #unceded\, #climateaction\, #climateconvergence\, #Sto:lo
URL:https://www.thevolcano.org/event/we-dont-want-your-pipeline-kinder-morgan/
LOCATION:Five Corners\, off Yale Road\, Chilliwack\, Canada
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20161210T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20161210T180000
DTSTAMP:20260403T200705
CREATED:20161208T154556Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20161208T154556Z
UID:7687-1481367600-1481392800@www.thevolcano.org
SUMMARY:Force of Nature Stands in Solidarity with Idle No More
DESCRIPTION:We would like to Thank the unceded traditional territories of Musqueam\, Squamish and Tsleil-Waututh for allowing us on their traditional territory. Force of Nature Stands in Solidarity with Idle No More\, and is an ally with Idle No More\, against the Kinder Morgan Expansion Pipeline.\nForce of Nature runs a grassroots organizing campaigns to help the Lower Mainland transition to a clean energy economy. We oppose the development of large scale fossil fuel projects and support climate solutions like solar energy\, building retrofits and public transportation.\nIdle No More is still standing strong and forever growing. Rainbows warriors are fighting against the destruction of Mother Earth. Everyone from across the world needs to help protect our Mother for the future generations to come. \nIdle No More B.C. stands in solidarity with the Red Warrior Camp\, Oecti Sakowin camp and Sacred Stone Camp #NODAPL \nWe need to speak up for the ones who can’t speak for themselves the animals\, that live off the land.\nWhere we all reside.\nWe are all connected.\nWe are all Related. \nSpecial Guest Speakers :\nAudrey Sigel\nMalava Peter\nRhionnon Bennett\nAlec Guerin\nHank Bee\nTa- Kaiya Blaney\nBrandon Gabriel\nKelly White\nRoberta .G.\nGabriel Ayala\nStar Nayea \nLink : http://www.forceofnaturealliance.ca/fon_vol_cal
URL:https://www.thevolcano.org/event/force-of-nature-stands-in-solidarity-with-idle-no-more/
LOCATION:Metropolis at Metrotown\, 4700 Kingsway\, Burnaby\, Canada
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20161208T210000
DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20161209T020000
DTSTAMP:20260403T200705
CREATED:20161031T212305Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20161031T212305Z
UID:7193-1481230800-1481248800@www.thevolcano.org
SUMMARY:4 Year Anniversary Show
DESCRIPTION:Details\nCelebrate Urban Renewal Project’s Forth Year Anniversary Party with DJ Denise & Red Shirt Mike\, plus some of Vancity’s most powerful DJ’s & EMCees.\nThis annual fundraiser strengthens the Vancouver urban music scene.\nA raffle apparel prize pack from Vancity Original Brand will end the night ! \nThursday\nDecember 8th\nFox Cabaret\n2321 Main Street\nVancouver\n9pm/ $10\n \nWith LIVE PERFORMANCES BY: \nKimmortal\nhttp://www.kimmortal.com/ \nMissy D\nhttps://missyd.bandcamp.com/ \nBaby C\nhttp://babyc.ca/ \nTrevor Mills\nhttp://www.evidenceofastruggle.ca/ \nEstea Elements & DJ K-Rec\nhttps://k-recandesteael.bandcamp.com/album/existentialazarus \nNdidi Cascade\nhttp://www.ndidicascade.ca/ \nDJ Floetic\nhttps://soundcloud.com/mrfloetic \n☆ ☆ ☆ ☆ ☆ ☆ ☆ ☆ ☆ ☆ ☆ ☆ ☆ ☆ ☆ ☆ ☆ ☆ ☆ ☆ ☆ ☆ \nAbout the Fox Cabaret\nLocated in the heart of Mt. Pleasant\, The Fox Cabaret is a nightclub and performance space which provides a platform for the best of independent culture Vancouver. An almost 40-year-neighborhood fixture\, the Fox has been home to a cult cinema\, an indian movie house and was the last 35mm adult theatre in North America. Relaunched in 2013 by the Arrival Agency\, the Fox has been reborn as a cultural space with a commitment to high quality\, music\, art\, performance\, entertainment and fun. \nwww.foxcabaret.com\nwww.facebook.com/foxcabaret\nwww.twitter.com/foxcabaret\nwww.instagram.com/foxcabaret
URL:https://www.thevolcano.org/event/4-year-anniversary-show/
LOCATION:Fox Cabaret\, 2321 Main Street\, Vancouver\, Canada
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20161208T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20161208T220000
DTSTAMP:20260403T200705
CREATED:20161208T152324Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20161208T152324Z
UID:7647-1481223600-1481234400@www.thevolcano.org
SUMMARY:Safe Injection Comedy Fundraiser
DESCRIPTION:There have been over 175 overdoses within the past week in the DTES. The state of emergency declared by the government has not made things move faster for folks on the street and in community. \nTickets available here: https://safeinjectioncomedy.eventbrite.ca/ \nThe Overdose Prevention Society is on the ground providing emergency services in a state of emergency. It costs them $150 to run a tent per day. This is a direct action that matters. Respect and credit go to Ann Livingston\, Sarah Blyth and their crew of volunteers for their commitment to harm reduction and care. \nCan laughing help in adverse times? We think so. \nTickets to this night of comedy and community are $20 via Eventbrite and at the door (if this doesn’t sell out) and all of the money raised will go directly to their responsive\, life-saving work. Doors at 7pm\, Show starts at 8pm. General seating\, so come early. \nBig love and thanks Mo Tarmohamed at The Rickshaw for generously donating the space for free\, so let’s fill it! \nThis night of funny is conceived and hosted by comedian Mark B. Hugheswho has made waves in Vancouver joking about his own story with addiction\, the DTES and the prison system via his stand-up and his one man show Tragedy + Time Served = Comedy\, which was a hit at this year’s Vancouver Fringe. Mark is the perfect pilot to navigate through a night of laughs in the face of challenges. \nHelping organize is comedian Emma Cooper of Rape is Real & Everywhere and Shit Harper Did\, because what event can’t use jokes from a funny\, empathic\, queer hipster? (Don’t answer that). \nThe amazing roster of comedians donating their time and talent includes: \nMelanie Rose – A seasoned veteran of the Vancouver scene\, signed with Yuk Yuks\, Melanie works in the DTES and sees firsthand how overdoses have impacted the community. \nKatie-Ellen Humphries – You’ve perhaps heard her on CBC “The Debaters”\, seen her at Pemberton Fest\, San Fransisco Sketch Fest\nor Just For Laughs NorthWest. Her sharp wit also comes in handy as a panelist on “Morgan Brayton & Other People” (OUT-TV). \nBrett Martin – This nationally touring headliner has been see on CTV\, The Comedy Network\, and as the host of “The Brett Martin Show.”\nHis album “Free Trips to Afghanistan” is on iTunes. He loves cats. \nHarris Anderson – A fixture in the Vancouver scene\, this hilarious human has opened for the legendary Mike MacDonald. \nJoey Commisso – Recently did a Tedx Talk\, performed at JFL Northwest on a show featuring Mental Health and showcased for NBC’s ‘Stand Up for Diversity.’ \nSan Aung – This local funnyhuman hosts Showcase Sundays at The Belmont Bar and is back from performing comedy around BC. \nKathleen McGee – This all-star nationally touring headliner opened for Russell Peters\, Hannibal Buress\, Ari Shaffir and Dave Foley. She’s been seen at the Winnipeg Comedy Fest\, JFL Northwest Nasty Show\, JFL Nasty Girls Show\, The Debaters and is the host of ‘Kathleen McGee is a Hot Mess’ podcast. \n…And our headliner\, Dylan Rhymer! – For 20 years Dylan Rhymer has delighted and challenged audiences all over the world with his intelligent\, provocative and fast-paced brand of stand-up comedy. Rhymer explores social issues\, philosophy and current events through the lens of his own insecurities and stupid shortcomings in a way that everyone can relate to. He has a sharp and imaginative style that thrills audiences while encouraging them to think. Edgy\, charming and hilarious\, Dylan Rhymer is truly in a class of his own. \nHis credits include:\n. 1st place winner of the People’s Champ of Comedy Vancouver (2014)\n. Comedy Now! 1-hour national TV special for CTV / The Comedy Network\n. 1 hour special Dylan Rhymer: Deliverance / Live at the Waldorf\n. CBC’s The Debaters \nTickets available here: https://safeinjectioncomedy.eventbrite.ca/\nWe also have physical tickets if online orders are an issue\, as well Community tickets are available if cost is a barrier.\nPlease message Mark B. Hughes. \nRead more The Overdose Prevention Society here:\nhttp://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/drug-overdose-vancouver-bc-pop-up-battle-zone-insite-injection-blue-hue-1.3860193 \nThe comedy show is taking place on the unceded coast salish territories of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam)\, Səl̓ílwətaʔ/Selilwitulh (Tsleil-Wauthuth) and Skwxwú7mesh Úxwumixw (Squamish) peoples.
URL:https://www.thevolcano.org/event/safe-injection-comedy-fundraiser/
LOCATION:Rickshaw Theatre\, 254 East Hastings Street\, Vancouver\, Canada
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20161208T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20161208T213000
DTSTAMP:20260403T200705
CREATED:20161208T153429Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20161208T153429Z
UID:7664-1481223600-1481232600@www.thevolcano.org
SUMMARY:Nestora Salgado on Organizing Indigenous Community Self-Defense
DESCRIPTION:Nestora Selgado is a naturalized US citizen and a former political prisoner in Mexico. She was seized without an arrest warrant and unjustly detained in a maximum-security prison for two years and eight months by Mexican federal soldiers in August 2013. \nThis was a direct reprisal for her leadership role in community policing against organized crime\, which has swept through the indigenous communities of the state of Guerrero over the last several years. Persecution of indigenous leaders such as Salgado\, and the attempt to suppress autonomous community police\, may have a broader purpose: to silence any opposition toward government neoliberal policies and foreign mining companies who had contracts to extract the resources of gold and other minerals from the rich resources of the mountains of Guerrero. \nSocialist Alternative Vancouver and Left Alternative are pleased to welcome Nestora Salgado to this special event. We will hear from Nestora about her experiences followed by a brief commentary on the state of Canadian extractive industries and their impact on Indigenous communities. There will be open discussion. Translation from Spanish to English will be provided.
URL:https://www.thevolcano.org/event/nestora-salgado-on-organizing-indigenous-community-self-defense/
LOCATION:SFU Harbour Centre\, 515 West Hastings\, Vancouver\, Canada
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20161208T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20161208T210000
DTSTAMP:20260403T200705
CREATED:20161208T170417Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20161208T170417Z
UID:7695-1481221800-1481230800@www.thevolcano.org
SUMMARY:Feast for the Peace Dinner
DESCRIPTION:Join Fight C as we celebrate our fall campaign “Feast for the Peace\,” bringing awareness and solidarity for the Peace River Valley to the table amongst friends and family. This gathering is also a celebration of the devotion\, love and tireless work of all fellow organizers and organizing groups in the Vancouver region for environmental/human rights. Bring family\, friends and a dish you would like to share (potluck style) as we gather in community and nourish our energy to continue to stand and act for justice. \nProgram:\n630-7 pm opening remarks\, video\, poetry\n7-830 pm Dinner\n830-9 pm Group Photo\, Updates on Action Planning \nThe venue does have a space capacity at 35 people. We wish we could have a larger event but unfortunately do not have the capacity to do so. RSVP is required!\nhttps://www.eventbrite.ca/e/feast-for-the-peace-tickets-29797557296 \nWe do encourage donations of $5 for the event to help with Fight C event organizing costs and to donate to the generosity of venue space ($20). If you would like to come to the dinner but cannot bring a dish\, there is a ticket option for $8\, this will help us provide additional food! \nIf you are unable to donate but want to bring a yummy dish\, that is welcomed as well 🙂 \nPlease contact me (maiawikler@gmail.com) with any questions/comments!
URL:https://www.thevolcano.org/event/feast-for-the-peace-dinner/
LOCATION:Cranberry Commons CoHousing\, 4272 Albert Street\, Burnaby\, Canada
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20161206T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20161206T143000
DTSTAMP:20260403T200705
CREATED:20161122T150054Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20161122T150054Z
UID:7485-1481018400-1481034600@www.thevolcano.org
SUMMARY:AAAW - International Indigenous HIV
DESCRIPTION:Come Join Us!! \nSPECIAL GUESTS INCLUDE: \nDr.Julio Montaner\nDirector of the BC Centre for Excellence in HIV and AIDS\n90-90-90 Update and Next Steps \nDr. Alexandra King\nPhysician/Researcher\, Lu’ma Medical Centre and works as a general internist at the Vancouver Infectious Diseases Centre and the Caribou Memorial Hospital in Williams Lake BC \nNnamdi Ndubuka\nMedical Health Officer for Saskatchewan Northern Inter-Tribal Health Authority \nTrevor Stratton\nCoordinator-International Indigenous Working Group on HIV and AIDS (IIWGHA)\n(Skype in from UNAIDS in Geneva Switzerland) \nMarama Pala\nIIWGHA Co-Chair\n(Skype in from New Zealand) \nLocation:\nVancouver Native Health Society\n455 Hasting St. East Vancouver\, BC \nTime:\n10:00am – 2:30pm \nContact:\nArthur “Dave” Miller\ndave@caan.ca :: 902-433-0900 \nwww.aboriginalaidsawareness.com\nwww.caan.ca \nHANDS UP FOR #HIVprevention
URL:https://www.thevolcano.org/event/aaaw-international-indigenous-hiv/
LOCATION:Vancouver Native Health Society\, 455 East Hastings Street\, Vancouver\, Canada
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20161204T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20161204T170000
DTSTAMP:20260403T200705
CREATED:20161124T190247Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20161124T190247Z
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SUMMARY:White Supremacists in Our Backyard
DESCRIPTION:White Supremacists are organizing in our backyard. Let talk about what is going on and what we can do. A short documentary Hate Can Kill by Imtiaz Popat will be shown followed by discussion.
URL:https://www.thevolcano.org/event/white-supremacists-in-our-backyard/
LOCATION:Spartacus Books\, 3378 Findlay Street\, Vancouver\, Canada
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