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 […]
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 […]
Full schedule for the day and event description will be updated soon. Doors open: 12:30pm 1pm -Kanehsatake: 240 years of resistance ~120mins 3pm -Defenders of the Land (gustafsen lake standoff) ~50mins 4pm -Line In The Sand ~90mins -Al Jazeera documentaries about Unist'ot'en Camp 5:30pm -Caretakers (a new Burnaby Mountain documentary) ~60mins 7pm: -Showdown at Highway […]
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 […]
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). Our demands are: 1) No market housing at this […]
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. Simpson will read at Open Space on Tuesday, January 10 at 7:30 p.m. at […]
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 Amber Dawn […]
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.
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.
Join us for a march and rally against bigotry to mark Martin Luther King Day, to carry on the struggle for our civil rights against the rise of bigotry in our communities. The rally will start at the Surrey City Hall Plaza between the City Hall and Surrey Central Library at 3 pm. Then we […]
Join us for Climate Convergence's monthly public forum where the diverse strands of the climate justice movement come together to discuss, network and strategize. This month we address the question of how the climate justice movement should intervene in the upcoming provincial election. After federal approval of both Kinder Morgan and the Site C dam […]
Join us in welcoming Howard Sapers, former lead Correctional Investigator of Canada. Engage in discussion with the expert himself and uncover the current issues which are so often ignored in Canadian Federal Prisons. WHEN: Doors will open at 6pm, event will start at 6:30-8pm. WHERE: The Canfor and Royal Bank Room at the YWCA Hotel, […]
This is the official home for the Vancouver contingent for the Women's March on Washington. We’re here to help Canadians, and Americans in Canada, who want to march (or meet-up!) in solidarity with the folks in Washington D.C. If you're interested in helping organize in your area, please fill out this form: https://goo.gl/forms/W0CdJPybaIlT0yB23 **SPIRIT AND […]
In the light of growing incidents of racist flyers being distributed in Abbotsford, Radical Desi in partnership with Coalition Against Bigotry is going to hold a rally against racism in the parking lot of the heritage Sikh temple. On January 15 that happens to be the birthday of Martin Luther King, the supporters of white […]
Carnegie Community Action Project (CCAP) strongly opposes the Council recommendation to open and fund a Community Policing Centre in Strathcona. Buried in the City’s Opioid Crisis Update report going to council on Tuesday is a proposal for $200,000 of City dollars towards establishing a new Community Policing Centre in the Strathcona neighbourhood and increased funding […]
Join us for a creative meeting of readings and writing exercises around one of our favourite discussion themes: ~gender~ W4U is open to all queer folks interested in sci-fi and imagining new worlds, with any level of writing experience. This meeting: - intros + accessibility check-in - run-down of the community agreements we drafted last […]
New Westminster is a city where everyone belongs. Recently, a hate group posted detestable pro-Nazi images in our city. Community and faith leaders are coming together to demonstrate that we won’t be silent while people in our community are targeted and made to feel unsafe. Join with New West residents to show your support for […]
Victoria PD has asked Victoria City Council to add $240,000 to the $52 million/year police budget, to embed 2 more officers in ACT mental health teams. ACT clients have not been asked if this is something they want or how it will affect their safety and access to mental health services. An ad hoc coalition […]
This is PIPE UP's first official meeting of 2017! Join us at KPU Surrey (exact room tba) to plan for a fantastic and active upcoming year. We have a lot going on, so we need your help. Some of the events we are planning include - a workers transition into clean energy forum, civil disobediance […]
Join us at the next Monthly Rally for Affordable and Social Housing at Vancouver City Hall at 12th and Cambie on January 27, 2017 at 4:00 pm! Stand up for your basic right to housing and put pressure on Mayor Robertson, the BC Liberals and Justin Trudeau to address the housing and homeless crisis in […]
STOP KINDER MORGAN! NO CONSENT NO PIPELINE! SOLIDARITY WITH STANDING ROCK! NO DAPL NO KXL First Monthly IntersAction Now that Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and BC Premier Christy Clarke have granted Federal and Provincial approval of the Kinder Morgan pipeline, it is crucial that the climate justice movement have a strong public presence to send […]
How can people with privilege step up their organizing against patriarchy and white supremacy? A conversation and book release event featuring author and organizer Naava Smolash a.k.a. Nora Samaran, organizer Kai Rajala and journalist Jordan Flaherty. BIOS: Naava Smolash is a faculty member in the English department at Douglas College and has been a community […]
A rally to protest fascist posters in New Westminster will be held at Hyack Square on 8th and Columbia across from the New West Skytrain Station. Several neo-Nazi posters, as shown above, were discovered at a New Westminster bus stop on the morning of Saturday, January 21st. The literature was spotted around 6th Street and […]
On January 30, 2017, the Federal Court of Appeal will hold the hearing of the Appeal of J. Brown's decision to refuse an extension of time to file a motion for reconsideration of an interlocutory judgement dated December 21, 2015. This was concerning an application for the issuance of a certificate by the Minister of […]
Fentanyl is in recreation drugs, not a Downtown Eastside-specific issue. It is a drug-related problem generally and everyone can be affected and impacted by this. Join us for the next part in the Capilano Students' Union's #adulting series with a workshop on harm reduction strategies. When you’re at a party and your friend goes down, […]
HONOURING THE LIFE AND LEGACY OF ARTHUR MANUEL Monday January 30th at 6 pm 1803 East 1st Ave (just east of Commercial Drive). *********************** On Wednesday January 11, renowned Indigenous rights activist Arthur Manuel made his journey to the spirit world Arthur, a residential school survivor, was the son of Marceline Paul of the Ktuanaxa […]
This event will take place on the unceded, traditional and ancestral territories of Musqueam, Squamish and Tsleil-Waututh peoples. Grand Chief Stewart Phillip, Xeni Gwet'in Chief Roger William, and Yunesit'in Chief Russell Myers Ross are bringing the story of Teztan Biny (aka Fish Lake) and Tsilhqot’in Nation's legal defense against Taseko Mines to Vancouver. MC Susan […]
Please join us in the two day celebration of the Nisga'a New Year. We will share our culture through stories, songs and dances.
We 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. We also acknowledge that acts of systemic colonization against indigenous folks are currently taking place in an ongoing manner within […]