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Published on Sunday, 29 November -0001 16:00

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Dear Friends of SJS,

Wednesday, May 15, 2019

The Concerned Citizens of Quesnel Lake are hosting the following event, here in Victoria on Wednesday, May 15th

This fundraising event will be at the Friends Meeting House, 1829 Fern St., Victoria at 7pm.

"Three Words Sum Up Why BC Needs Mining Law Reform: Mount Polley Disaster!"

After the launch of the BC Mining Law Reform Campaign, come to the Wednesday, May 15th evening update, music and fundraising event at the Friends Meeting House, 1829 Fern St., Victoria.

Starting at 7pm there will be a 'Hot Spots Review', a recap of the campaign launch, an update of the Imperial Metals Mount Polley mine disaster from the Concerned Citizens of Quesnel Lake CCQL, and music by the local songstress Glenna Garramone.

This is a by-donation event with all proceeds going to the CCQL to help... fight the permit allowing the direct discharge of Imperial Metals mine effluent into Quesnel Lake.

Amnesty International Canada has worked closely with the CCQL to help fight for those whose right's have been violated by this disaster.

We hope you can join us in supporting this group by attending their event

For more information on CCQL visit their website at: https://www.ccql.ca/

And for more information on Amnesty Canada's campaign on the Mount Polley Disaster please visit: https://www.amnesty.ca/defendingwater

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Thursday, May 16:

"Yellow Fest Fever”

They put yellow vests on their dashboards to make themselves highly visible and unwittingly set off a spontaneous protest movement that has swept over France like a tidal wave. In an exclusive first-person documentary, the film crew follows the initiators of the Yellow Vest movement from small villages to the streets of Paris as they tell their own stories and explain what the movement is really all about.

Images of burning cars in Paris’ tourist hotspots, damaged iconic landmarks, and broken shop widows on the Champs Elysees have shocked the world. Jerome Rodrigues, one of the Yellow Vests’ biggest stars, describes how he was hit in the eye by a rubber round while he was livestreaming a demonstration. Yellow Vest leaders give their take on who’s to blame for the violence, while Alexandre Langlois, a police union rep, analyses the unprecedented use of police force.

The Yellow Vests protests were expected to die out after the first few weeks, but even the concessions French President Emmanuel Macron announced in December 2018 have done little to ease the people’s anger. The Yellow Vests’ demands and methods continue to evolve, and its unofficial leaders insist the struggle is just beginning.

“The Other Venezuela”

Since opposition politician Juan Guaido appointed himself Venezuela's new president in late January with the full support of Washington and its allies, US government-led attempts to overthrow the Venezuelan governments of first Hugo Chavez and now Nicolas Maduro have intensified.

Washington says its reason for wanting regime-change against the country's Bolivarian revolution is because Maduro is a dictator and the country is engulfed in a humanitarian crisis. This is also largely what the mainstream media are reporting.

While it's clear that the economic and political crisis in Venezuela is real, the mainstream media's version of events looks very different to the one redfish witnessed on the ground. We travelled into the heart of the barrios in the country's capital Caracas to see for ourselves how media coverage measured up to reality.

The stakes are high and redfish spoke to those on both sides of the political divide: those radically opposed to the government, who want regime change at any cost, but also voices from Venezuela's grassroots who support the government. It is these voices from the ‘other Venezuela’ that are normally ignored by the Western media but their message to the US and its allies is loud and clear: respect Venezuela's democracy.

Friday, May 17:

These territories give us all so much, let's show our gratitude by giving back in the spirit of community, music, celebration, learning and sharing.

Resistance Rising Choir invites you to join us for a very special evening on the territory of the Lekwungen speaking peoples, as we come together in support of land and cultural reclamation for Coast Salish Youth.

6:00 pm to 9:15 pm

Dave Dunnet Community Theatre

2121 Cadboro Bay Road, Victoria,

The evening kicks off at 6:00 with an

Activist Social - Hosted by The Raging Grannies featuring our

*Silent Auction

*Sumptuous Bake Sale

*Local Beverage Bar

Bee yourself and see what the buzz is about with your fellow activist community! Ooo, and bring your wallet because we have some delicious drinks: Saltspring Kombucha on tap, Salt Spring Wild cider, Mt. Maxwell Roasters Coffee, Aloha Aina Farm locally grow herbal tea, Guayaki Maté

facebook.com/victoriagrannies

7:00 CHORAL CONCERT (*7:45 Intermission)

*Performances by the Resistance Rising choir and

*Poetry and music by special guest Wraven Détha

* Guest Speakers

Tiffany Joseph - SENĆOŦEN Language & Culture Revitalization apprentice. Working in the SṈIDȻEȽ Resiliency Project doing land restoration and cultural revitalization work

Joe Akerman - Xwaaqw'um

Beankga Loren - Project Reclaim

9:00 - 9:15 Final bids on Silent Auction

Funds raised will support programs at:

XWAAQW'UM VILLAGE - Q'ULUM' (Youth Camps)

Xwaaqw’um hosts week-long culture camps and grade school cultural days for indigenous youth, led by Quw'utsun'/Hul'qumi'num/Coast Salish Elder and knowledge keepers. These programs provide a unique opportunity for indigenous youth to learn about Hul’q’umi’num culture and teachings through land and culture based activities. Past activities include Pi'kwun salmon bbq's, storytelling, camas/oak planting, plant medicine walks, nettle rope building, inter-tidal studies, clam garden restoration and other environmental restoration efforts.

Youth and families will be fundraising this year to paddle as part of Tribal Journeys to Lummi- sharing time and space with other nations on the pacific northwest.

www.xwaaqwum.com

PROJECT RECLAIM:

A portion of the funds will also provide garden tools and native plants for Project Reclaim. Project Reclaim empowers youth from the Tsartlip Nation to lead their community in healing, resisting, and preventing violence through youth-led land restoration and culturally relevant violence prevention curricula in local schools.

facebook.com/projectreclaimcommunity

HELP US OUT!!

If you are interested in Volunteering or donating to our Silent Auction, please send an email to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

*This venue is wheelchair accessible

**Please respect our scent free event

Tickets $20

Kids under 10 FREE!

Indigenous Youth and Elders FREE!

Youth 10-19yrs $10

*All minors must be accompanied by an adult

Senior and Disabled $12

Tickets available at: https://resistancerisingspringintoaction.bpt.me

ADULT CASH TICKETS available at Camus Books

https://www.facebook.com/camasbooks

Saturday, May 18:

Margo L. Matwychuk, PhD

Director, Social Justice Studies

c/o Dept of Anthropology

University of Victoria

PO Box 1700, STN CSC

Victoria, BC V8W 2Y2

Office: Cornett B210

PH: (250) 721-6283

FAX: (250) 721-6215

Email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

http://web.uvic.ca/socialjustice/

We acknowledge and respect the Songhees, Esquimalt and WSÁNEĆ peoples on whose unceded territory the university stands and whose relationships with the land continue to this day.