Two Upcoming Events
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- Published on Sunday, 12 April 2015 10:17
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Please attend to support them if you can in the struggle for Human Rights for all.
Social Justice Film Night presents:
"RESISTENCIA: The Fight for the Aguan Valley" A film by Jesse Freeston
7pm THURSDAY, APRIL 16 2994 DOUGLAS ST. (BCGEU Hall), Victoria
Admission by Donation
In 2009, the first coup d'etat in a generation in Central America overthrows the elected president of Honduras. A nation-wide movement, known simply as The Resistance, rises in opposition. Resistencia: The Fight for the Aguan Valley centers on the most daring wing of the movement, the farmers of the Aguan. Not satisfied with just marching and blocking highways, 2000 landless families take possession of the palm oil plantations of Miguel Facusse, the country's largest landowner and a key player in the coup. The camera follows three farmers over... four years as they build their new communities on occupied land, in the face of the regime's violent response, while waiting for the elections The Resistance hopes will restore the national democratic project.Social Justice Film Night is on the 3rd Thursday of every month.
======================================================MAY 1st - International Workers' Day7pm FRIDAY, MAY 12994 DOUGLAS ST (BCGEU Hall) Victoria
Guest Speakers: Javier Dómokos Ruiz, Consul General of the republic of Cuba in Toronto &Merli Vanegas, Consul General of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela in Vancouverwill present a discussion on "THE U.S. BLOCKADE AGAINST CUBA GOES DOWN WHILE ANOTHER AGAINST VENEZUELA GOES UP"
Admission by Donation
Javier Dómokos Ruiz will also be at Camosun College on May 1st at 2:30pm in discussing "The New relationship Between Cuba and the U.S."Place to be announced.
Both events are sponsored by Victoria Friends of Cuba.https://victoriafriendsofcuba.wordpress.com
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