[evoz] 14 upcoming events for peace and environmental & social justice plus 1 action alert. Please feel free to spread the word!
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14 upcoming events for peace and environmental & social justice plus 1 action alert. Please feel free to spread the word!
In case you missed it, great coverage of the Paddle for the Saanich Inlet-No LNG on National Aboriginal Day last week: http://www.peninsulanewsreview.com/home2/wsanec-nation-opposed-to-lng-in-the-saanich-inlet/
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VANCOUVER ISLAND PEACE AND DISARMAMENT NETWORK (VIPDN) MONTHLY MEETING
Wednesday, June 28 from 4:00-5:30 p.m., Room C168, Sedgewick Building, University of Victoria.
All are welcome to attend our group meetings to help us plan for peace, disarmament, nonviolence and social justice. Representatives from the Raging Grannies, Physicians for Global... Survival, Victoria Peace Coalition, Peace One Day, the Canadian Voice of Women for Peace, and more! All welcome to join us to create a culture of peace in our city, country and world. For more information about our meetings, please contact This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. Visit www.vipdn.org
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CAMPAIGN KICK-OFF AND FUNDRAISER TO ELECT NATHALIE CHAMBERS-PROGRESSIVE VOICE FOR SAANICH
Join us at Madrona Farm (4317 Blenkinsop Rd.) on Wednesday June 28 at 6 pm for the campaign kick-off and fundraiser to elect Nathalie Chambers as a strong, independent voice for sustainability on Saanich Council!
This highly-anticipated event will feature local appetizers, music and speakers, and will give you a chance to meet Nathalie, share your ideas, and get involved in the movement for a sustainable Saanich.
Come out to show your support for a longtime SEA member!
To learn more about the campaign, visit
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TOWN HALL IN VICTORIA WITH JOHN HORGAN
Town hall in Victoria with John Horgan about how a BC NDP government can work for you – just starting one hour later at 7pm.
7pm - 8:30pm, Wednesday June 28
Vancouver Island Ballroom
Hotel Grand Pacific, 463 Belleville St. Victoria
Spots are filling up fast – reserve yours today:
https://www.bcndp.ca/town-hall-john-horgan-victoria
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LAST STAND: THE VANISHING CARIBOU RAINFOREST
Tickets: $16 + Tax: Buy Tickets Online (at Eventbrite)
Jun 30, 2017, Showtime: 7:30
Director: Colin Arisman
Last Stand: The Vanishing Caribou Rainforest is a cinematic journey into the tragically threatened world of endangered mountain caribou, their home in the world's largest remaining inland temperate rainforest, and the critical human choices that will ultimately decide the fate of this stunning ecosystem. With the failure of agencies in the U.S. and Canada to regulate industrial resource extraction effectively, honor the treaty rights of indigenous peoples, and protect the integrity of the natural systems of this region, this film gives voice to First Nations, scientists, foresters, conservationists, and recreationists attempting to chart a new path forward before it is too late. The evening will include: The Canadian premiere of the film, A Q&A with the team after the film, Other guest speakers working on important conservation efforts in BC. A raffle featuring gear and other goods from sponsors. Doors open at at 7:00 pm, Film starts at 7:30 pm
Learn more at http://laststandfilm.org
Sponsored by Patagonia, Blue Earth Alliance, Sculpt the Future Foundation
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OH! (DECOLONIZE) CANADA 150
July 1 – July 3, all day!
British Columbia Parliament Buildings
501 Belleville St, Victoria, British Columbia V8V 2L8
Hosted by Social Environmental Alliance
Sliammon Elder Rose Henry says: Come Crash Kanada Day: 150 years of colonization! Drum circle. Potluck Food-sharing. Summer Camping. No fire Ban applicable. All nations gathering. Celebrate indigenous resurgence! Concerned about confronting angry white natonalist and racist mobs? This is something indigenous peoples deal with every day! So come show solidarity in decolonizing this country for a better 150 years than the last! No time like now, wait not a second more! The beauty of Indigenous Turtle Island awaits us all--perhaps the only life-boat from the scourge of capitalism and colonialism. Kanada is after all STILL all Indian Land! Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/events/1204436532998590/?acontext=%7B%22ref%22%3A%22106%22%2C%22action_history%22%3A%22null%22%7D
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FREE FILM SCREENING: BAG IT
Wednesday, July 5 at 7 PM - 9 PM
Victoria City Hall, 1 Centennial Square, Victoria, British Columbia V8W 1P6
Join people from over 130 countries and choose to refuse single-use plastics during Plastic Free July (http://www.plasticfreejuly.org/)! Hopefully by November, we will become a single-use plastic bag free Victoria 12 months of the year!
To help us all understand a little more about single-use plastic waste, we are hosting a free screening of the documentary Bag It (45 mins). This documentary will make you laugh, but more importantly you will see how vital and simple it is to refuse single-use plastics. Bring your kids and your parents - this is an all-ages event!
After the film, we will have a short panel discussion on the issues of single-use plastics and how Surfrider is working with local governments, businesses and our community to Ban the Bag!
Doors Open at 6:30, Film starts at 7:00pm, Panel starts at 8:00pm
Panel Speakers:
Lisa Helps, Mayor of Victoria
Jill Doucette, Co-Founder of Synergy Enterprises
Sarah Wagstaff, Marketing & Community Relations at Whole Foods Market Victoria
Caitlin Brown, Outreach Coordinator at MEC
There will be light snacks and beverages for those who attend. We will also have door prizes courtesy of our Surfrider Approved Businesses! Hosted by Surfrider Vancouver Island
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12TH ANNUAL PADDLE FOR THE PEACE
Saturday, July 8
Come join us to celebrate protection of the integrity of the Peace River Valley at this unique event. Bring your canoes, kayaks or rafts and participate in a leisurely paddle down a portion of the incredibly scenic Peace River
Go to this link to find out more about the Paddle: https://paddleforthepeace.ca
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VICTORIA'S WORKFORCE HOUSING RALLY
Thursday, July 13 at 6 PM - 8 PM
1 Centennial Square Victoria, BC V8W 1P6
Come create the solution! Join us in an act of solidarity in search of rental housing for working citizens.
Bring your family, friends, and neighbours. Bring your creative ideas, an open mind, and collaborative spirit!
July 13th, Council will be presented with at least one model of workforce housing presented by Ryan Moen. However, as a diverse network of community, the more workable suggestions put in front of council, the closer we are to a solution. "In the midst of the “housing crisis”, Victoria’s working citizens are being forced to choose between homelessness (couch surfing, car camping, short term leases …), unhealthy suites ( old, mould, and cold suites, dilapidated homes, half converted sheds), or leaving the city. The city must respond by providing housing for it’s working citizens. This is not a request for subsidy, but a request for action towards stable housing." - Ryan Moen
Call to artist: Bring your talents to life in our civic collaboration!
Sound, movement, visual, light, and performance artist are NEEDED. We can ot expect the systems that led us here to be the same that help us dream of a better future.
https://www.facebook.com/events/1933380480266712/
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PUBLIC LECTURE: "CANADA: THE CASE FOR STAYING OUT OF OTHER PEOPLE’S WARS"
by William (Bill) Geimer
Friday, July 21 from 11 P.M.—1 p.m.
Main Branch Victoria Public Library
735 Broughton St., Victoria
As a veteran of the US 82nd Airborne Division and through his work as a lawyer and law professor emeritus, Bill presents a compelling case that Canada can end its fealty to powerful patrons like the UK and the US and instead make a more valuable contribution to international relations. Bill is a member of the Vancouver Island Peace & Disarmament Network (vipdn.org). Copies of the book will be available for sale.
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IT'S COMPLICATED: GENDER
Hosted by Royal BC Museum•
Wednesday, July 19 at 5:15 PM - 7 PM •
Royal BC Museum, 675 Belleville Street, Victoria, British Columbia V8W 9W2 •
Tickets: www.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca
Whether it's your biological family or family of choice, things aren't always easy or straightforward. This participatory discussion series tackles perspectives and definitions, upending assumptions to help us better understand ourselves and our family roles. An intriguing mix of facilitators will get the conversation started, but where it goes from there is up to you. Gender: Let's deconstruct the roles of women, get to know some gender-creative kids and consider global perspectives on gender. Admission to this event is by donation.
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VANCOUVER ISLAND PEACE AND DISARMAMENT NETWORK (VIPDN) MONTHLY MEETING
Wednesday, July 26 from 4:00-5:30 p.m., Room C168, Sedgewick Building, University of Victoria.
All are welcome to attend our group meetings to help us plan for peace, disarmament, nonviolence and social justice. Representatives from the Raging Grannies, Physicians for Global Survival, Victoria Peace Coalition, Peace One Day, the Canadian Voice of Women for Peace, and more! All welcome to join us to create a culture of peace in our city, country and world. For more information about our meetings, please contact This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. Visit www.vipdn.org
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HIROSHIMA AND NAGASAKI REMEMBERED
Wednesday, August 9 from 6:30 PM – 9 PM at Esquimalt Gorge Park, 1070 Tillicum Rd., Esquimalt
The annual lantern ceremony, marking the 72nd anniversary of the atomic bombing of the cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Japan will be held at Esquimalt Gorge Park (off Tillicum Road just south of the Gorge Waterway). We join in the global call for the abolition of nuclear weapons. Never Again! Organized by the Vancouver Island Peace & Disarmament Network, please contact This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. for more details. Visit www.vipdn.org
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2017 BC GREENS AGM
Public · Hosted by BC Green Party
August 18 – August 19, Sidney BC
Ticket Information: www.bcgreens.ca
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REGISTER NOW FOR TURNING THE TIDE 2017!
The Paddle will take place over five days and four nights, from August 9-13, 2017, beginning at Swartz Bay on Vancouver Island and proceeding to Salt Spring and Pender Islands for special cultural, recreational and educational programming. Camping and dinners have been arranged for paddlers on all islands, and are included in the participant fee of $95 per person over 15 years (subsidies available, please contact us, and consider donating an extra $20 with your fee to help fund a fellow paddler).
Register Here for the Peoples' Paddle
https://www.facebook.com/events/240382766424833/
This year’s 4th Annual Turning the Tide: Peoples’ Paddle for the Salish Sea promises to be another exciting and meaningful family-friendly journey, uniting people from across the Salish Sea in community and solidarity for people and the planet. This year’s theme is “Solidarity Across the Salish Sea.” With the federal government’s recent approval of the Trans-Mountain pipeline expansion project, and the election of one of the most regressive presidents in American history, our movements need to strengthen and grow. Now more than ever, we need to stand up and build a culture of solidarity and resistance on both sides of the border.
Sponsored By Turning the Tide And The Social Environmental Alliance.
Note: July is Plastic Free Month!
In solidarity for peace, earth and justice,
Tamara
ACTION ALERT: TELL THE CANADIAN PENSION PLAN TO STOP FUNDING PIPELINES
In February Reuters revealed that U.S.-based pipeline company Kinder Morgan is approaching Canadian funders to raise money to triple the capacity of the Trans Mountain pipeline to 890,000 barrels a day. This would also quadruple the number of supertankers to more than 400 in B.C’s Burrard Inlet each year.
One funder Kinder Morgan has approached is the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB).
If you work or have worked in Canada, you are a contributor to the Canada Pension Plan. You have a say in whether or not your pension funds are used to pay for risky pipeline projects that fuel climate change and endanger coastal waters.
Even though the Trudeau government recently approved the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion, many obstacles still remain, including Kinder Morgan’s need to secure investors for the $7.4 billion project.
That’s where you come in.
Take action! Tell the CPPIB you don’t want your pension fund invested in the Trans Mountain pipeline.
https://secure.canadians.org/ea-action/action?ea.client.id=1899&ea.campaign.id=65322