10th Annual Victoria Anarchist Bookfair and other events

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Dear Friends of SJS,

Announcing The 10th Annual Victoria Anarchist Bookfair, September 12th & 13th, 2015

RIDE THE WAVE OF RESISTANCE! -- JOIN US, AS WE CELEBRATE 10 YEARS OF ANARCHY IN VICTORIA!

VICTORIA, UNCEDED SONGHEES TERRITORY, BC – The waves of anarchy will be hitting Victoria this September as we gather to celebrate the 10 years of ... anarchism in Victoria with The Annual Victoria Anarchist Bookfair at the Fernwood NRG, located at 1313 Gladstone Avenue. The bookfair raises awareness about anarchism and social justice while celebrating the values of autonomy, mutual aid, community, and solidarity. Participants include booksellers, presses, zine makers, and artists from all over North America and abroad, as well as affiliate groups such as Camas Books, Food Not Bombs, CFUV Women’s Radio Collective, VIPIRG, AK Press (from San Francisco), Vancouver Island Community Forest Action Network (VIC FAN), The Anti-Violence Project, and many more!

We are always looking for volunteers to help before, during and after the bookfair, so if you would like be a part of making the bookfair happen please email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.! We would so appreciate your help!

Workshops will focus on personal, practical, and political applications of anarchist theory and practice as well as historical and contemporary Indigenous issues. Some of the topics covered at this year’s Bookfair include Parenting and Teaching so that Kids can learn to Resist, Activist Legal Rights, Self Care for People Who Care, and How to Preserve Veggies using Home Canning Techniques, to name just a few. We will also be hearing from Chris Arnett on Colonialism and Colonization in BC, and YES2SCS, who will be examining the myths of the modern day drug user.

Bookfair attendees can look forward to a lively exchange of ideas, stimulating literature and entertaining events all weekend. Food will be available and a family space will be provided for parents and children during the bookfair. The Bookfair and Festival of Anarchy events are wheelchair accessible!

The Bookfair will be preceded by a Festival of Anarchy—a whole week of entertainment including a film screening and skype in discussion with Frank Lopez who will be showcasing “subMedia.tv a Decade of Subversion Megamix,” performances by Indigenous Hip Hop group 'Savage Fam', as well as the CFUV Women’s Radio Collective dance party on September 12th and a folk show on Sunday the 13th.

More information, including a complete listing of booksellers, distros, workshops, festival events and performances will be added to our webpage as we get closer to the date. So bookmark www.victoriaanarchistbookfair.ca and check back regularly.

The Victoria Anarchist Bookfair is collectively organized by passionate volunteers who place a high priority on accessibility and inclusivity. Please consult our webpage for a full account of our principles and values. We hope to see you there!

Bookfair Location:

Fernwood NRG Community Hall
1313 Gladstone Ave, Victoria, BC, Songhees Territory

September 12th Saturday: 11 am--6 pm
September 13th Sunday: 11 am--5 pm

Festival of Anarchy: September 7th-13th (Varying locations, see webpage)

www.victoriaanarchistbookfair.ca



Sexualized Violence Awareness Week key-note event, “Meeting at the Intersections: Preventing Sexualized Violence on Campus”, occurring September 15, 2015 from 6:00pm-8:30pm.

The poster for this event is attached (if you want a printed copy let me know).

The facebook event link is launched. Please join and share on your social media! https://www.facebook.com/events/1714051312156760/

Thank you for your support.

Kirsten McMenamie

Judicial Affairs and Student Life Coordinator,

Judicial Affairs & Student Advocacy Initiatives

Student Services | Division of Student Affairs

University of Victoria

PO Box 1700, Stn CSC

Victoria, BC V8W 2Y2

Tel: (250) 721-8865

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Judicial Affairs Website - www.uvic.ca/judicialaffairs



6th Annual Latin American and Spanish Film Week (Sept 22 to 27) + talks by guest director

We are pleased to announce the 6th Annual Latin American and Spanish Film Week at Cinecenta in two weeks time, from Tuesday September 22 to Sunday 27.

All films are shown with English subtitles. Regular prices apply, and tickets will be available at the box office at the screening of each film.

The event features some of the most exciting films produced today in the Hispanic world. We are looking forward to another great event.

Cinecenta has already posted in its website the titles of the six films, plus synopses and trailers: http://www.cinecenta.com.You can also take a look at the website of the Hispanic Film Society of Victoria, which is organizing the event: hispfilmvic.ca.

This year we are inviting Argentine director Hernán Vilchez to present his documentary Huicholes: los últimos guardianes del peyote. This movie will open the Film Week on September 22 and will include a Q&A session.

He will also deliver two presentations: “Approaches to documenting Indigenous worldviews,” as part of the Department of Indigenous Education Speaker Series. It will take place in the First Peoples House Ceremonial Hall on Tuesday September 22 from 2 to 3.30 PM (my thanks to Dr. Carmen Rodriguez for arranging this talk).

The second talk is entitled “Directing film documentaries in Latin America”. It will take place on Wednesday, September 23 in Cornett A125 from 2:30 to 3:20 PM. It is presented by the Department of Hispanic and Italian Studies (my thanks to Dr. Beatriz de Alba-Koch for the coordinating this event).

Please see the attached posters to get more information about the Film Week and Mr. Vilchez’s talks.

Please help us spread the word among students, faculty, staff and friends.

Thanks

Dan

Dr. Dan Russek, Associate Professor
Department of Hispanic and Italian Studies
University of Victoria (BC, Canada)
Hispanic Film Society of Victoria, President
6th Latin American and Spanish Film Week at Cinecenta
http://www.uvic.ca/humanities/hispanicitalian/facultystaff/russek.php

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Margo MatwychukDirector
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