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Dear Friends of SJS,
Great upcoming events:
Today, Sept. 13:
Please share far and wide. Men encouraged to attend, content warning for survivors, support before, during, and after the film
A Better Man – a film by Attiya Khan & Lawrence Jackman
Film Screening and Discussion on Sept 13th
The path of healing is a complicated one, and diverse in its manifestations. For Attiya Khan, healing was wrapped up in her pursuit of justice. This led her to contact and meet with the man who abused her years before, film the meeting, and turn it into a documentary...
to share with others.
“Illuminating a unique paradigm for domestic-violence prevention, A Better Man offers a fresh and nuanced look at the healing and revelation that can happen for everyone involved when men take responsibility for their abuse. It also empowers audience members to play new roles in challenging domestic violence, whether it’s in their own relationships or as part of a broader movement for social change.”
(from https://abettermanfilm.com/)
What does it mean to interact with and converse with someone who physically and emotionally abused you for years? Is it possible to be accountable for the harms you have caused? Make amends? The film explores these questions through the documented experiences of Attiya Khan and the man who abused her, Steve.
This September, “A Better Man” will be screening at Cinecenta. The Anti-Violence Project will be hosting a discussion circle about the film following the 7:30pm screening on September 13th.
The discussion will be held in the Student Union Building (SUB), room B028. Due to the content of the film, and potential for deeply personal and emotional conversations following, we have decided to host the discussion outside of the theatre so that the facilitators can set up a container for safety. Following the film there will be several facilitators available to walk interested folks over to B028 for the discussion. There will also be plenty of signs. B028 is located in the basement of the SUB, accessible by stairs and by an elevator.
This film is not for everyone. If you are still in the early stages of healing from physical, emotional, or sexual abuse it is recommended that you create a safety plan, attend with trusted friends, or do not attend at all. There will be peer supporters and counsellors on site for the 7:30 pm screening on September 13th.
Join AVP for a discussion of the film’s themes on September 13th, following the 7:30 screening, in SUB B028
RSVP to our facebook event: https://www.facebook.com/events/1967493053499907
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Tickets prices can be found on the Cinecenta website: http://www.cinecenta.com/default.aspx?PageID=1002
Accessibility
The space is wheelchair accessible, with space at the back of the theatre for chairs. There are no push-buttons to open the bathroom doors. The door to the bathroom is wide enough for a mobility device to fit thru, there is adequate door width and turning space inside one of the stalls with a grab bar (on the left side in the women’s washroom and the right side in the men’s washroom), and the hand driers are accessible from a seated position. There is an accessible washroom down the hall from the cinema.
The building is scent free, but we cannot promise that all attendees will not be wearing scent. Gender inclusive washrooms are available in the student union building.
Unfortunately at this time Cinecenta does not offer closed captioning or descriptive video. They are working on making this available for attendees in the future.
For any other questions about accessibility you can contact Cinecenta staff: 250.721.8364 or
AVP: 250.721.8080
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Sept. 16:
Pacific Peoples’ Partnership warmly invites you to our tenth anniversary of One Wave Gathering, an international Indigenous arts celebration on Lekwungen territory.
This milestone will be marked by an unprecedented symbolic public art installation. Four temporary longhouse structures will be raised on the BC Legislature lawn, a historic Lekwungen village site. Under the direction of Nuu-chah-nulth artist Hjalmer Wenstob, four youth artists have created house fronts in the styles of Coast Salish, Kwakwaka’wakw, Nuu-chah-nulth, and South Pacific traditions. The Longhouse Project art exhibit is produced in collaboration with MediaNet and with permission of the Songhees and Esquimalt Nations.
The day features free cultural celebrations including dance presentations from North and South Pacific groups, interactive displays, educational activities and cultural sharing with Elders and artists. Highlights include a participatory “Weaving Together” blanket weaving activity, a live performance piece by Indigenous artists Lindsay Delaronde and Nahaan, and a public game of Slahal, a bone game that in years past was an important fixture for relationship building in the local economy.
When: Saturday September 16 from 10:00 am to 5:30 pm
Where: BC Legislature lawn (501 Belleville St.)
Featured artists and groups:
Hjalmer Wenstob, Nuu-chah-nulth contemporary artist
Lindsay Delaronde, City of Victoria’s Indigenous Artist in Residence
Nahaan, multidisciplinary Seattle-based Tlingit artist
Lekwungen Dancers
Esquimalt Singers & Dancers
Pearls of the South Pacific
Ahousaht Dance Group
Tusitala Polynesian Dance Group
Kwakiutl Dancers
Marshallese Dancers
Full schedule of events at: pacificpeoplespartnership.org/onewaveFacebook event: https://www.facebook.com/events/1243509272425786/
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Sept. 19:
Mining Justice Action Committee (MJAC) and the Latin American and Spanish Film Weekpresents the award-winning documentary film:
When Two Worlds Collide. (103 minutes)
Tuesday September 19th
UVIC Cinecenta at 7 pm and 9 pm (Regular ticket prices apply)
In this tense and immersive tour de force, audiences are taken directly into the line of fire between powerful, opposing Peruvian leaders who will stop at nothing to keep their respective goals intact. On the one side is President Alan Garcia, who, eager to enter the world stage, begins aggressively extracting oil, minerals, and gas from untouched indigenous Amazonian land. He is quickly met with fierce opposition from indigenous leader Alberto Pizango, whose impassioned speeches against Garcia’s destructive actions prove a powerful rallying cry to throngs of his supporters. When Garcia continues to ignore their pleas, a tense war of words erupts into deadly violence.
http://www.whentwoworldscollidemovie.com/
This powerful film won an award at the 2016 Sundance Film Festival and is a riveting account of how an indigenous community struggles to protect its land from the intrusive extractive industry. Indigenous resistance to pipe lines in the Amazon has some obvious parallels with the fight against Kinder Morgan’s Trans-Mountain Pipeline in BC.
MJAC will host an information table at this event.
Like us on Facebook and find event information here:
https://www.facebook.com/MiningJusticeActionCommittee
or at our website
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Margo MatwychukDirector
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