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upcoming events and calls for support
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- Published on Wednesday, 31 August 2016 12:00
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Dear Friends of SJS,
Tonight: Candlelight Vigil (Wed Aug 31, 7:30pm, Centennial Square) Overdose Awareness Day
Please join us on Wednesday, August 31st, 7:30pm at Centennial Square to commemorate the lives we have lost to preventable overdose deaths.
International Overdose Awareness Day aims to raise awareness that the tragedy of overdose death is preventable. It will also mark 139 days since the Province of British Columbia declared a public health emergency over the rate of overdose in BC. The most recent Coroner's report (August 10th, 2016) states that approximately 200 people have died from overdose since the announcement of the public health emergency.
All are welcome to attend.
Food and juice will be available free of charge. Candles will be provided.
Following a moment of silence, speakers will include Leslie Mcbain (MomsStopTheHarm), Katie Lacroix (Chair of the Board of the SOLID Society of Living Illicit...
[evoz] freshly roasted coffee
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- Published on Wednesday, 31 August 2016 12:30
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[IJV members] Standing up to the Israeli Goliath
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- Published on Wednesday, 31 August 2016 09:00
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Greetings from the hinterland. I thought some people might be interested in the op-ed piece , below, that appeared in this mornings Charlottetown Guardian (Aug 31/2016).
Salaam and shalom,
Richard Deaton
Standing up to heavily-armed Israeli goliath
Published on August 31, 2016BDS movement is neither anti-Semitic nor anti-Israeli. It is anti-Israeli policy.
By Richard Deaton: The pro-Israel lobby and its cheerleaders like Colin Trewin (Guardian, August 26, 2016), choose to ignore history. Their bellowing about the BDS movement should tell us that it is increasingly successful and drawing blood. And well it should. It has gained traction and support in Canada, the US, Western Europe, and Scandinavia, including various levels of government, pension funds (including the largest in the US), unions, universities, and numerous NGOs.The Palestinians are the people that history and the international community have forgotten. But Israel with the largest army in...
Candlelight Vigil (Wed Aug 31, 7:30pm, Centennial Square) Overdose Awareness Day
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- Published on Tuesday, 30 August 2016 22:00
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Video PremieWatch the first episode of The Boombox Collection series, featuring Boots Riley
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- Published on Tuesday, 30 August 2016 11:15
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Adbusters is proud to present the online premiere of The Boombox Collection: Boots Riley.
The Boombox Collection series is born out of a deep appreciation for the unsung pioneers of “working class” Hip Hop. Artists who have shaped our attitudes and perspectives of the world for nearly 20 years. Artists who have been steadfast in their choice not to rap about “money, power, and bitches”, and instead share their knowledge, wisdom, and life through themes that cut against the oppressive voice of the money-hungry, suit-and-tie controlled world of mainstream rap.
[evoz] Historic Peace activist boat visits Victoria - Talk Sept 3
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- Published on Thursday, 30 March 2017 20:45
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This event may interest some of the activists on your list.
Please forward, thanks!
Stacy Chappel
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Golden Rule Peace Boat to Arrive in Victoria
Sailing for a Nuclear-Free World and a Peaceful Sustainable Future
Visit the Boat during the Classic Boat Festival
September 3, Hear a talk on the Boat's history, and learn about Veterans for Peace campaign against the planned expansion of the US nuclear arsenal.
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[evoz] Garage Sale to raise funds for the site C protest caravan to Ottawa
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- Published on Monday, 29 August 2016 14:15
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Hello all. We are having a Garage Sale this Saturday, September 3rd from 9am - 2pm, to raise funds for the Site C protest caravan that is leaving for Ottawa next week. If any of you have items that you would like to contribute to the sale, please drop them off at 1124 Pembroke St. on Thursday or Friday after 4pm. Or, come by and do some shopping on Saturday.
Public solutions to wait times
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- Published on Monday, 29 August 2016 07:30
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Next week, Dr. Brian Day will be in court arguing
that allowing doctors to charge whatever they want in for-profit
clinics will make wait lists
shorter.
Meanwhile, international
evidence shows that for-profit care makes wait times longer for most
people.
There are proven public system solutions that
would dramatically shorten wait lists for everyone in B.C. -
but we need the Provincial Government to make reducing wait times a
priority.[1]
Tell
Premier Clark and Health Minister Lake: We need public solutions to
wait times now!
Richmond Hospital cut wait times for hip and knee replacements from 20 months to 5 months simply by using two operating rooms,...
[evoz] September 30 Cafe Simpatico
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- Published on Monday, 29 August 2016 11:45
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We have many possibilities for later cafes and presentations including Venezuela, Colombia & a fund raiser for families of disappeared Mexican students. If you are interested in helping organize...
Paov, 200 people joined BCHC last night!
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- Published on Thursday, 30 March 2017 20:45
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Paov --
Excitement is in the air!
Our Provincial Election Kick Off started out with a bang - enthusiastic volunteers showed up ready to do whatever it takes in the next 10 months leading up to the provincial election to push parties to include REAL health care solutions!
Click here to check out how you can be part of the momentum!
Paov, it's...
[Gaza] Three Canadian Women on the Women's Boat to Gaza
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- Published on Saturday, 27 August 2016 11:15
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Three Canadian Women on the Women's Boat to Gaza
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Help us stop him
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- Published on Tuesday, 23 August 2016 10:45
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We’re 2 weeks away from the start of Brian Day’s lawsuit against Canadian public health care.
If Dr. Day wins this case, we’ll lose the public health care system everyone in Canada relies on.
Our legal team has prepared strong opening arguments in defence of fair, affordable health care. Now, we need your help to put our lawyers in court the first two weeks of the case.
Can you help cover the legal costs of the critical
first two weeks of trial?
Brian Day’s alarming plan would make our health care system more like the...
BDS Under Attack in Vancouver
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- Published on Tuesday, 23 August 2016 09:00
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For the past 20 hours, the Boycott Israeli Wines FB page has been under attack from literally hundreds of Zionists. They have been attempting to post comments that range from profane to ludicrous to supremacist to threatening. Please like the page and sign this petition which can also be accessed through the Sign Up button at the top of the Facebook page. The short video of the instore flash action, also on the FB page, has already garnered over 33,000 views.
(If you don't have a FB account, you can still sign the petition by taking a few moments to set up an account on Change.org) ...
Our boycott signs over highways are not the only ones going up.
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- Published on Monday, 22 August 2016 14:45
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CAIA Active Members Committee
Hitting the road to deliver a powerful message
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- Published on Friday, 19 August 2016 14:15
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Aug. 20 Picnic
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- Published on Thursday, 18 August 2016 09:30
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We also plan to view our van and signage suggestions.
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Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
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- Published on Wednesday, 17 August 2016 09:15
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We congratulate Isaiah 58, a group of concerned ELCA members who support justice for Palestinians and were the driving force behind this motion. We look forward to working with them and other allies to continue to align our faith with our actions. In addition to this investment screen, the ECLA voted to ask the U.S. government to end aid to Israel until it ceases all settlement creation.
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Kinder Morgan meetings, salmon science and Site C
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- Published on Tuesday, 16 August 2016 19:30
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Kinder Morgan meetings | Catching up with salmon science | What about Site C?
| Charges laid for Lemon Creek spill | #LovetheGreatBearSea |r0 Legal e-Brief is a...
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Coverage denied
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- Published on Tuesday, 16 August 2016 18:00
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Paov -- Last week in New Brunswick, a private insurance company denied a nine-year-old boy extended health coverage because of his “build.” [1]
Fortunately in Canada, private insurance companies don’t get to decide who gets basic health care coverage. Everyone is covered by public insurance - regardless age, health standing, or income - and can access medically necessary care.
Brian Day wants to change that.
He’s leading a legal attack on our public health care system in an effort to bring US-style care to Canada. If Day wins, private insurance companies will be allowed to offer coverage -and deny it- for...
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