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Please check out some of these upcoming events:
Friends of Cuba present:
This is a reminder of this coming Thursday, Social Justice Film Night.
"GREEDY LYING BASTARDS"
A film by Craig Scott Rosebraugh
7:00pm Thursday, Nov. 202994 Douglas St. (BCGEU Hall) Victoria, BCMelting sea ice, glacier loss and rising sea levels. Severe droughts and wildfires. Increasingly severe tornadoes, hurricanes, and flooding. Record heat waves. Climate change is no longer a prediction for the future, but a startling reality of today. Yet, as evidence of our changing climate mounts and the scientific consensus proves human causation, there continues to be little political action to thwart the warming of our planet.
"Greedy Lying Bastards" investigates the reason behind stalled efforts to tackle climate change despite consensus in the scientific community that it is not only a reality but also a growing... problem placing us on the brink of disaster. The film details the people and organizations casting doubt on climate science and claims that greenhouse gases are not affected by human behaviour. From the Koch Brothers to ExxonMobil, to oil industry front groups, to prominent politicians and Justices, this provocative exposé unravels the layers of deceit threatening democracy and the ability for future generations to survive on planet earth.
Social Justice Film Night is on the 3rd Thursday of every month. Sponsored by Victoria Friends of Cuba.https://victoriafriendsofcuba.wordpress.com/
Cafe Simpatico is pleased to present:An illustrated talk by Tessa Munro at our next Cafe, November 28 at FCA, 1923 Fernwood Road.
Tessa is a registered nurse, a graduate of Selkirk College. She has worked in both direct patient care and community health. Her interests lie in the intersection between activism, social movements, global health and nursing.
She recently spent 4 months living and learning in Guatemala and Mexico.
Tessa will speak about her experiences with Nuevo Horizonte, a Guatemalan co-operative of ex guerrilla combatants, and its community and political work. ,She will talk about their initiatives and how she understands underlying social/political/economic forces that shape health and wellbeing in Guatemala and she will make links to increasing health challenges experienced in Canada and the same social/political/economic forces.
She also will tell us about her experiences in a Zapatista community in Chiapas, Mexico and will speak about the work this movement does in community and how Zapatista resistance is linked to Guatemala and with our lives in Canada, particularly the indigenous resurgence here; we will be informed and inspired in our solidarity work by her words and images. Photos Tessa in Nuevo Horizonte; mural in Guatemala
Come and bring friends.
Doors open 7:15 pm and live music at 7:30 pm. Presentation at 8 pm.
Admission by donation: refreshments and fair trade organic coffee for sale
December 3: Terry Watada at UVICThe Inaugural Michiko ‘Midge’ Ayukawa Commemorative Lecture with Poet, Novelist and Activist Terry Watada speaking on Discovering the Past: Storytelling to Reveal Japanese Canadian History, Traditions and Culture. Free and open to public.4:30 pmWednesday, December 3, 2014David Strong Building, Room C103University of Victoria
Margo MatwychukDirector
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