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Dear Friends of SJS,
here are some upcoming events and information sponsored by our partners that may be of interest to you:
Wednesday, January 29, Book Launch of Undoing Border Imperialism with author and social activist Harsha Walia. Undoing Border Imperialism is an exciting new book that situates immigrant rights’ movements within a transnational analysis of capitalism, labour exploitation, settler colonialism, state building, and racialized empire. Wednesday, January 29, 12:30 pm, Harry Hickman Building, Room 116, Uvic. Free and open to the public. See attached poster for details. Community Launch also Wed. evening at BCGEU Bldg, 2994 Douglas, 5:30-7:30 pm. (see attached poster)
jpJohn PriceProfessor of HistoryUniversity of VictoriaWeb: web.uvic.ca/~transpac PO Box 3045 STN CSCVictoria, B.C.V8W 3P4Tel: 250 721-7386Fax: 250 721-8772
Hello VIPIRG Supporter! We're writing to invite you to join us in 2014 with a new, once-a-month newsletter to keep you in the loop on VIPIRG projects, events, and... community connections. The newsletter will be a brief update on projects run and supported directly by VIPIRG. Please click through to subscribe and catch our first newsletter here Check out our events below and share this email with your friends! Thanks to your support, we celebrated 30 years of organising last year. Now we are looking to an upcoming month of events supporting of frontline indigenous land defenders, exploring migrant perspectives, sharing ideas on anti-racist organising, and researching gentrification and displacement in our region. Tuesday January 28th VIPIRG's Toolbox Workshop Series Presents Annie Banks' Community Share-back about the Anne Braden Anti-Racist Training Program for White Social Justice Activists. 5:30pm UVic SUB, Upper Lounge. Wednesday January 29th Undoing Border Imperialism Book Launches with Harsha Walia 12:30-2:30pm UVic HHB 1165:30pm-7:30pm BCGEU 2994 Douglas, light supper Mi'kmaq Warriors Society Speaking Tour Thursday February 6t, 6-9pm BCGEU 2994 DouglasFriday February 7th 6:30-9:30pm, UVic HHB 105 Month of FebruaryDiscipline for the Revolution: a Fundraiser to Support Indigenous Frontline Resistance- the Unist'ot'en Camp and Ancestral Pride. Make a commitment to save then gather with us at the end of the month to reflect and celebrate. Donations accepted at the VIPIRG offices (see below). You can still find us online at http://www.vipirg.ca, on http://www.facebook.com/VIPIRG, http://www.twitter.com/@VIPIRG and drop by our offices and Resource Room B122 on the main floor of the Student Union Building at the University of Victoria. We recognise that we are working in Lkwungen, Wyomilth, and WSANEC territories. 10:01 AM (3 hours ago)
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Seb Bonet
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Vancouver Island Public Interest Research Group (VIPIRG)
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Pacific Peoples' Partnership announces:
Attached please find a press release that highlights an exciting upcoming three city tour featuring stories of surfing and cycling for Peace. Pacific Peoples Partnership, in partnership with MediaNet and OPEN CINEMA, presents the Victoria screening of Isolated and the homecoming performance of Pedalling for Papua. Would University of Victoria - Social Justice Studies be interested in covering this event?
Isolated follows elite world surfers on a journey to find remote waves around the islands of Indonesia, where they discover West Papua and its human rights atrocities, unethical mining corporations and political injustice. Pedalling for Papua is an international bicycling and performance tour which concluded in December 2013. Campaigner Jeremy Bally travelled nearly 20,000 kilometers on bicycle to share the story of West Papua around the world. Bally has returned home to share his experiences on the road, as well as the performance itself, with local audiences.
The performance and movie event is an opportunity for audiences to see many sides of this complex, tragic and beautiful story through the eyes of explorers, athletes and storytellers.
The Tour includes stops in Victoria, Tofino and Vancouver. Any funds raised will enable PPP and local Papuan counterparts to collaboratively promote rights-based sustainable development models that empower communities while respecting traditional knowledge, cultural integrity and the threatened ecosystems upon which they depend. This will include establishing five women's cooperatives in West Papua serving a network of over 2000 West Papuan women. PPP is grateful to LUSH Fresh Handmade Cosmetics for supporting this work.
In addition to the Victoria performance and screening on February 13th, a lunch and learn has been added on February 13th at noon at the Centre for Asia Pacific Initiatives at the University of Victoria. Check us out on our website for more information please visit: www.pacificpeoplespartnership.org
To get advanced tickets visit: http://www.eventbrite.ca/o/pacific-peoples-partnership-5925728759?s=21390785
Please let us know if you need any additional information. We thank you for your coverage.
April Ingham, Executive Director
Pacific Peoples' Partnership
407-620 View Street
Victoria, BC V8W 1J6
Canada
Tel: +1.250.381.4131
Fax: +1.888.812.7346
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www.pacificpeoplespartnership.org
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