Left Coast Events - December 3rd - 9th
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MST Futurism: Decolonizing the City through a Matriarchal Lens
Thursday, 3 December 2020 from 18:00 PST-20:00 PST
Online eventhttps://www.eventbrite.ca/e/mst-futurism-decolonizing-the-city-through-a-matriarchal-lens-registration-128563339409?aff=ebdssbeacMST Futurism - uplifting and celebrating xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh Úxwumixw (Squamish Nation) and səl̓ilwətaɁɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) visions for the future of what is currently known as Vancouver. “MST people have lived in these lands since Time Immemorial. We have never ceded or surrendered title to our lands, rights to our resources, or authority to make decisions within our territory. Since 1850 (When Vancouver was first annexed) MST voices have been silenced and our villages dismantled. In 1876 we were forced onto reservations and watched as the city was built around us. That was only 170 years ago. Today we are reclaiming agency by re-centering the future of this city in MST values, relations and visions. We invite you to hear from incredible MST Host Nation thought leaders to re-envision the built form centred in right relation to our land, waters and skies.” - Sierra Tasi Baker, Sḵwx̱wú7mesh Úxwumixw & xʷməθkʷəy̓əm, MSc, BEnvD, Indigenous Urban Design Consultant and Project CuratorPANELISTS:Matriarch Chief Janice George, Sḵwx̱wú7mesh Úxwumixw, Auntie Orene Askew, Sḵwx̱wú7mesh Úxwumixw, Matriarch Debra Sparrow, xʷməθkʷəy̓əm and Matriarch Angela George, səl̓ilwətaɁɬ YOUTH VISIONARIES:Ocean Hyland, səl̓ilwətaɁɬ, Sḵwx̱wú7mesh Úxwumixw & Xwchíyò:m, Salia Joseph, Sḵwx̱wú7mesh Úxwumixw & Snuneymuxw, and Cyler Point Sparrow, xʷməθkʷəy̓əm, and Sekawnee Baker Sḵwx̱wú7mesh Úxwumixw, xʷməθkʷəy̓əm & Tla'aminYOUR HOSTS:Sierra Tasi Baker,Sḵwx̱wú7mesh Úxwumixw & xʷməθkʷəy̓əm and Paisley Eva Nahanee, Sḵwx̱wú7mesh Úxwumixw.HONOURING AFRO-FUTURISM
“Afrofuturism is the reimagining of a future filled with arts, science and technology seen through a black lens.” - Jamie Broadnax, Huffpost, 2018.Our hands are up to the Black community. As indigenous people we choose to honour these incredible visions as we move forward with Indigenous Futures and MST Futures and how we can work together. In particular we are excited to work with Squamish Nation and Afro-Indigenous leader Orene Askew, and Afro-Futurism Historian Krystal Paraboo to continue these conversations.Krysal Paraboo has developed a video outlining the history of Afro-Futurism as a starting point for navigating these conversations. Please watch this video before attending the panel:
https://youtu.be/4Inur8jcizg
FOLLOW THE FUTUREImagining MST Futures is a city centred revisioning project giving xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh Úxwumixw (Squamish Nation) and səl̓ilwətaɁɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) Matriarchs, Afro-Indigneous leadership and youth agency to re-envision the built form. Follow the Future at the instagram hub @mstfuturism#afrofuturism #indigenousfuturism #mstfuturismEvent in Partnership with Other Sights & SFU Public SquareWe acknowledge the support of the Canada Council for the Arts, and the British Columbia Arts Council
https://www.facebook.com/events/688162908802617
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Disability Foundation's Accessible Community Forum: Transportation in BC
December 4th Friday at 13:00 PST
Do you feel you have equal access to public and private transportation services in British Columbia?Presented by the Disability Foundation in partnership with Lyft ridesharing and the ConnecTra Society, this online community forum is bringing organizations together to learn from the disability community about barriers to getting around.Are you a British Columbian with a disability? We encourage you to fill out our survey by November 27th at disabilityfoundation.org/surveyInitially highlighted in outreach initiatives conducted by the SCI-Network, accessible transportation has been consistently identified among the top three factors stopping BC from being a fully accessible and inclusive society. With 1 in 5 or 6.2 million Canadians having one or more disabilities, the need for reliable accessible transportation is well founded.The forum will build on this knowledge base to broaden understanding of needs, generate possible solutions to explore, and ally resources. All this in an open, honest, and inclusive dialogue between a panel of organizational representatives and our beautiful province's diverse disability community.You are the expert of your experience. Be heard.
If you require any assistance to take the survey, register, or attend this event - please email us at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. Closed captioning will be available.
About the Disability Foundation: Established in 1985, and based in Vancouver, B.C, the Disability Foundation strives to support people with physical disabilities by supporting accessible programs to enjoy outdoor activities, make social connections, and access personalized adapted devices. With the support of our well-rounded, multi-disciplinary board members, our leadership team has experienced a great deal of success in empowering the disability community to re-imagine what is possible.
https://www.facebook.com/events/787727921790209
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Free Webinar: AFRICOM & Human Rights in Africa
Friday, 4 December 2020 from 11:00 PST-13:00 PSTOnline eventhttps://actionnetwork.org/events/free-webinar-africom-human-rights-in-africa?clear_id=true
Women’s International League for Peace & Freedom-US Section, Black Alliance for Peace, & World BEYOND War invite you to attend this free webinar on the United States African Command (AFRICOM) and Human Rights in Africa, on Friday, Dec. 4 at 11am PT, 2pm ET, 8pm Nigeria time.The webinar will feature first-hand reports from WILPF women describing what effects AFRICOM is having on their respective nations: Joy Onyesoh, the President of WILPF International will speak about Nigeria, Sylvie Ndongmo, the Africa Region representative of WILPF will speak about Cameroon, Marie-Claire Faray, currently living in the UK will speak about the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and Christine Odera, Commonwealth Youth Peace Ambassador Network - Kenya Country Coordinator (CYPAN), will speak about Kenya. Other featured speakers include writer and author Margaret Kimberley, representing the Black Alliance for Peace, and their initiative: Out of Africa: Shut Down AFRICOM, and investigative journalist Amanda Sperber who has reported widely on Somalia.Why are we concerned about the militarization of Africa by AFRICOM?The U.S. military established AFRICOM on October 1, 2008. They claim that combat operations in Africa are to counter violent extremist organizations which they say are finding safe haven throughout African countries. However, the truth is that the U.S. uses military force to impose control of African land, resources and labor to service the needs of U.S. multi-national corporations and the wealthy in the United States.When AFRICOM was established in the months before Barack Obama assumed office as the first Black President of the United States, a majority of African nations—led by the Pan-Africanist government of Libya—rejected AFRICOM, forcing the new command to instead work out of Europe. But with the U.S. and NATO attack on Libya that led to the destruction of that country and the murder of its leader Muammar Gaddafi in 2011, corrupt African leaders began to allow AFRICOM forces to operate in their countries and establish military-to-military relations with the United States. Despite the Pentagon's claims that AFRICOM has a "light footprint," recent documents reveal that the U.S. has at least 29 military bases in 15 countries across the continent.
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DOGWAB 11- Winter WarmupDay of Giving Within Arbitrary Borders
Saturday, 5 December 2020 from 16:30 PST-21:00 PST400 Industrial Ave, Vancouver, BC V6A 2P3, Canada
"Why are you doing this?"
Thanks for asking.
Started as a response to context-devoid Canada Day 150 celebrations that ignore marginalized groups and reinforce oppression, colonialism, and many other stigmatized phobias/judgement based harms inflicted our fellow humans, DOGWAB will focus on giving meals, grooming/personal items, socks, and many other useful items to people who should never be without these items for a reason so crass and shamefully presented as not having financial access or socially acceptable presentations of struggle or illness.
Though DOGWAB (Day of Giving Within Arbitrary Borders) is political in origination, the clients of our pop up free markets only have the experience of pure, no strings attached sharing because community is for everyone who is privileged to have it naturally or for those that desire it as a component of their own self-care.
Please offer us help in the form of donated new items per the list above, cash donations, or donations of labour on during the days before, setup/sorting the day before, 4 to 5 hours before the give heating and packaging food, and then the give itself from 430pm to possibly as late as 930 pm.*EVENT WILL BE MASKED AND DISTANCED, with food professionally prepackaged in a licensed facility.*In search of: $2500 donations for bulk materials, eco-focussed food packaging, plus additional items not covered by physical donations. etransfer donations can be made to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. Volunteer hours announced closer to the event after focus on donations and item-hunting are looked after!WE ALSO NEED ( Ideally 300 of each):
Reusable Water containers (thrift, scavenged only)Reusable shopping bags (thrift, scavenged)
NEW undergarment bottoms, any type, gendered, non gendered.
Razors - disposable Shaving cream or lotion in personal sizes.
Combs, Brushes
Toothpaste and ToothBrushes (ask your dentist for the samples!)
(clean, new/lightly used)GLOVES! HATS! SCARVES!
*If you find 300 or so of something that seems ideal to place in the hands of one of our customers, Let us know!We will already have:600+ Hand Made Soap
300 pairs of socks
400+ Hot meals - 3 part including hot drink and water
300 Bottles of Water
-so that's a good start!We are aiming for a minimum of 300 meals, toiletries, socks, and other useful items, as well as donations to support a goal of 1500-2000$ to make an exceptionally helpful event. Organizer's business will donate all (vegan) food and labour around it, as well as other items. If you find it acceptable for you to do so, please only focus on the needed items so we get the widest diversity of items to give. Of course we will hear any suggestion you have as well.
This event is inclusive, intersectional in its intention, and not designed to be anything else other than pure giving, interaction, and showing love to those we serve. We do not dispense advice, judgement, or visibly imbue any of these gestures with politics. That said, the organizer remains committed to recognizing all oppression is connected and will prefer to decline serving food and products that are not plant-based. We are not there to do outreach for our own causes, but we may become better advocates through interacting and serving those we may try to advocate for in the future. If you have inclusivity or other support needs, please reach out and we will do our utmost to accommodate.All of the DOGWAB events have been run entirely on volunteer time and resources, and is not directly intentionally affiliated with any org, business, or charity, by design. The events are a chance to speak to members of the community who are not heard from in as full a manner as they are rightfully owed, and provide a gesture of pure kindness to those who would like to utilize the store.
The give will organize at the address listed, and then proceed via foot or driving (depending) to a location or two in the DTES. If you want to visit a specific location, feel free to suggest it. We usually end up the event on Main and Hastings on the side of the Royal Bank. See less
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Indigenous Solidarity Zoom Fundraiser
December 5th Saturday from 13:00 PST-15:00 PST
A fundraiser for Raven Trust featuring visual art showcases and musical performances, as well as a few giveaways!Join us on Saturday, December 5th at 1 PM in support of Indigenous land defenders. Across the region, Indigenous peoples have been taken advantage of by the federal and provincial government by forcing energy projects onto their territories without consent. Left with little land and few financial resources, these communities have their land stolen for projects such as the Trans Mountain pipeline, the Site C mega-dam and the Coastal GasLink project. Raven Trust provides these frontline Indigenous land defenders with the monetary and legal resources to fight these injustices and protect their unceded land.Presenters
Musicians that will be performing include Kira Cuthbertson and Lilli Carr, Danika Jones, Dani Black, Ian and The Sunnyside Collective. The visual artists that will be sharing their work are Eunkyo Kim and Carla Sumarlidson. Speeches from Sustainabiliteens will be dispersed throughout.Giveaways
We are in conversations with some great local artists and businesses to facilitate small giveaways throughout the event. Follow @northshore_sustainabiliteens or @bnwtc_sustainabiliteens on Instagram for updates.About your donations
Eventbrite takes 2% for payment processing and $0.79 per ticket as a platform fee. All remaining funds collected from this event will be donated to RAVEN. If you would like a tax receipt or to make a donation by Interac e-Transfer, you can donate a minimum of $5 at raventrust.com/e-transfer and send a screenshot of your e-Transfer confirmation to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. for a ticket.Land Acknowledgement
The organziers of this event live on unceded xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), səlilwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh), Skwxwú7mesh (Squamish), kʷikʷəƛ̓əm (Kwikwetlem), q̓íc̓əy̓ (Katzie) and qiqéyt (Qayqayt) lands. As immigrants to this area, it is vital for us to recognize and acknowledge that we organize on stolen land.Accessibility
The primary language this event will be held in is English. If accommodations (e.g. closed captioning) would make this event more accessible for you, please This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. at least 30 minutes before the event start time.Privacy
This fundraiser will be held on a password-protected Zoom link hosted on servers in the United States. We kindly ask that you do not take any screen captures without messaging the Zoom host using the integrated chat functionality. The event will not be recorded. During the ticketing process, you will be asked if you would like to receive updates from Sustainabiliteens. Checking the box will add you to our mailing list hosted through The Action Network. You can unsubscribe from updates at any time. If you have questions about how your data will be used, please This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..About Raven Trust
Raven is a registered charity with a mission to raise funds for Indigenous People's access to justice. Their work includes standing with Heiltsuk Nation in their effort to establish Aboriginal title to fishing grounds following the devastating Nathan E. Stewart oil spill, supporting Tsilhqot’in Nation as they push back on mines that would destroy sacred areas and vital water systems and working with Secwepemc Nation as they pursue Aboriginal title on unceded territories in the British Columbia interior. Learn more at raventrust.com .About Sustainabiliteens
Sustainabiliteens is a movement of young people across Metro Vancouver—united by the urgency we feel to stop climate catastrophe and by a shared vision to exercise our agency, and create a more just and sustainable world. We exist to create space for youth to engage with these issues and lay the foundations for a future that they can look forward to. Learn more at sustainabiliteens.org . See lesshttps://www.facebook.com/events/233903178159374
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The Threat to Al Quds/Jerusalem
Sunday, 6 December 2020 at 10:00 PST
Hosted by Just Peace Advocates/Mouvement Pour Une Paix Juste, Canadian Friends Service Committee (Quakers) and 11 others
Zakaria Odeh, executive director of the Civic Coalition for Palestinian Rights in JerusalemJonathan Kuttab, founder of Al-Haq, recognized international human rights lawyerDr. Yousef Al Natshi, director of the prestigious Department of Tourism and Archaeology at the al-Haram al-Sharif in JerusalemAzeezah Kanji, legal academic and journalist Donations to the Civic Coalition for Palestinian Rights in Jerusalem legal defense work can be made by credit card at https://www.justpeaceadvocates.ca/donate/ or by e-transfer (Canada) to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.REGISTER for event: https://us02web.zoom.us/.../reg.../WN_hNkvYsN9S6WMHSKk_AQeKQMore information available at: https://www.justpeaceadvocates.ca/the-threat-to-al-quds/
including the many endorsing organizations.Organized by:
Just Peace Advocates
Canadian Council for Justice and PeaceEndorsed by:
Canadian Foreign Policy Institute
Palestinian Canadian Community Centre – Palestine House, Mississauga
Canada Palestine Association-Vancouver
Samidoun Palestinian Prisoner Solidarity Network
Peace Alliance Winnipeg
Academics for Palestine-Concordia
Solidarity With Palestine-St. John’s
Barnard-Boecker Centre Foundation (BBCF)
Oakville Palestinian Rights Association (OPRA)
Regina Peace Council
Socialist Action Canada
Canada Palestine Association
United Network for Peace and Justice in Palestine & Israel
Friends of Kashmir Canada
Canadians for Justice and Peace in Kashmir
Canada-Palestine Support Network (canpalnet)
World Beyond War-Canada
Ontario Coalition Beyond Poverty
Coalition Against Israeli Apartheid (CAIA) Victoria
Palestine Solidarity Collective York University
PalNet Pacific of the Pacific Mountain Region of the United Church of Canada
Canadian Arab Institute
Vegans for BDS
Nonviolence International Canada
Al-Haadi Musalia
Niagara Movement for Justice in Palestine-Israel (NMJPI)
Mid-Islanders for Justice and Peace in the Middle East
Canadian Peace Congress
Independent Jewish Voices
The Palestinian and Jewish Unity/Palestiniens et Juifs Unis (PAJU)
Coalition BDS-QUÉBEC
Canadian Friends Service Committee (Quakers)
Media Review Network of South Africa
Young Communist League - La Ligue de la Jeunesse Communiste (Canada)
Africa4Palestine
Boycott from Within (BfW) - Israeli citizens for BDS
Ireland-Palestine Solidarity Campaign
Justice for Palestinians-Calgary
Canadian BDS Coalition
Sabeel Ecumenical Liberation Theology Center
Palestine Action for the Planet
Malaysian Women Coalition for al Quds and Palestine
CJPME- Okanagan See lesshttps://www.facebook.com/events/401814877680215
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National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women Commemorative Event
Sunday, 6 December 2020 from 12:00 PST-13:00 PSTHosted by Alberta Federation of Labour
Please join us for the AFL's 31st Annual December 6th Commemorative Event for the National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women.It has been 31 years since the tragic mass shooting at l'École Polytechnique de Montréal (December 6, 1989) that saw the promising lives of 14 young women cut violently short. This senseless act of targeted violence shook our country and led Parliament to designate December 6 as The National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence against Women.This year, our event will be held online through Zoom, please register: https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_IRbVpXhMS3aXYh6OacV0iAFeaturing:
SHIVA NOURPANAH, Provincial Coordinator, Transition House Association of Nova Scotia and SSHRC Post-Doctoral Fellow, Centre for the Study of Social and Legal Responses to ViolenceDWENNIMMEN, Spoken word artist, performing "For My Sisters"Hosted by:
SIOBHAN VIPOND, Secretary Treasurer, Alberta Federation of LabourThis event is free to all, and for those able, we ask for you to make a donation to the Alberta Council of Women’s Shelter AFL Justice Fund to support Indigenous women and on reserve shelters.Please donate:
https://acws.ca/donate/
and write “AFL Women's Justice Fund" under I want to donate to a specific event or initiative. See less
https://www.facebook.com/events/205258737730680
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End Violence Against Women Virtual Memorial
Sunday, 6 December 2020 from 17:00 PST-17:40 PSTHosted by Public Service Alliance of Canada - BC Region
On the 31st anniversary of the 1989 Montreal massacre and the National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women join PSAC in a Virtual Memorial, Sunday December 6thThis event will be held via Zoom and is open to all. Please RSVP at http://psacbc.com/memorial/ and we will send you the Zoom coordinates on Sunday December 6th.As in past the PSAC Vancouver Island Regional Women's Committee will be collecting donations for local women's organizations. Cheques can be made out to Vancouver Island Regional Women's Committee and mailed to Victoria Regional Office, 210 - 1497 Admirals Road, Victoria BC V9A2P8Sponsored by the Public Service Alliance of Canada Vancouver Island Regional Women’s Committee.https://www.facebook.com/events/2853289348283756
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This 3 hour seminar examines different types of conflict and provides insight into how we can navigate conflict and see it as an opportunity for necessary transformation. Participants will be offered practical tools and strategies to address conflict in different ways, depending on the type of conflict and situation. Ways in which conflict can be experienced as a place of possibility for transformation will be examined. See less
https://www.facebook.com/events/2718342835110668
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31 Days of Liberation: Activism Challenge
Tuesday December 1st to Thursday, 31 December 2020 from 00:00 PST-23:59 PST
Take the challenge and end 2020 with a month of activism! The challenge is simple:
1. Complete actions from the BINGO card (dxe.io/31days) throughout December.
2. Post about your actions on social media and on this event page with the hashtag #31DaysOfLiberation.
3. This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. by January 3rd with your completed BINGO card*. Anyone who has at least one line (horizontal, vertical, or diagonal) complete will be entered into a draw to win a DxE or Rose's Law hoodie or t-shirt of their choosing. *You can either print it off, mark off the squares you completed with a pen, and send in a picture, or download the file and edit it online. ---BINGO CARD HERE: dxe.io/31days---This challenge is all about taking action for animals every day, even during a pandemic. With everyday activism, we can disrupt social norms, challenge our family and friends, and empower ourselves and other activists! Stay safe and follow DxE's values at all times (dxe.io/values). See less
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