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 Community Events Digest
    ==Social justice events happening in and around Vancouver==


1.  Slingshot Hip Hop – Friday April 24
2.  Cafe Rebelde: Documentary Showing of Salud – Friday April 24
3.  Dance Party – Saturday April 25 - Fundraiser for VSW and North Shore Women’s Centre
4.  Ride to Stop Climate Crime, Save Burns Bog - 12:30 Sunday April 26
5.  Premiere of Documentary – “Myths for Profit: Canada’s Role in Industries of War and Peace” – April 25, May 1
6.  Mountain Equipment Coop AGM – Protest of Support for Israeli Apartheid – Thursday April 30
7.  Summer Student Employment Opportunity 2009 – Deadline May 5

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Slingshot Hip Hop – Friday April 24

*** Slingshot Hip Hop ***

featuring premiere hip hop artists you won't want to miss

~ DAM (aka Da Arab MC's): defiant Palestinian rappers from the slums of
Lod on their first West Coast tour! Internationally-renowned pioneers of
Palestinian Hip Hop, they combine the sounds of Arabic percussion rhythms,
Middle Eastern melodies, and urban Hip Hop with lyrics rooted in freedom

~ JB the First Lady, Christie Lee, Apt Exact of the First Ladyz Crew:
triple threats as Emcees, performance artists, and beat-boxers capturing
the expression of young urban Indigenous women.

~ Toxic Slime: proud Pinoys breaking the underground rap scene with raw
and positive messaging.

Friday April 24th
Doors 7 pm
@ FABRIC (66 Water Street, Vancouver)
19+ w/ID
Advance $20 / Doors $25
CASH ONLY. Proceeds to Gaza (with love)

Advance tickets available at

* Rhizome Cafe (317 East Broadway, corner Kingsway). Closed Mondays
www.rhizomecafe.ca

* Cafe Katmandu (2779 Commercial, corner 12th). Closed Sundays
www.cafekathmandu.com

* Alternative arrangements: vancouverconcert at gmail.com / 604 716 8925

- revolutionary rhythms and rhymes -

On Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=3D60385834348



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Cafe Rebelde: Documentary Showing of Salud – Friday April 24

Café Rebelde and Haiti Solidarity BC Present:

Special Showing of Documentary Film ¡Salud! 


Join us for “a timely examination of human values and the health issues
that affect us all… From the shores of Africa to the Americas, !Salud!
hits the road with some of the 28,000 Cuban health professionals
serving in 68 countries, and explores the hearts and minds of
international medical students in Cuba -- now numbering 30,000,
including nearly 100 from the USA.”

Speaker from Haiti Solidarity BC followed by a discussion and reflections on the film.

Friday, April 24th
6:30 pm

Rhizome 317 East Broadway

By donation. All funds raised will go to the Canada Haiti Medical Project.

The Canada Haiti Action Network and the Rotary World Help Network have
founded an aid project to ship vitally-needed medical supplies to
Haiti. The Canada Haiti Medical Project will send shipments of
vitally-needed medical supplies, collected by the Rotary Club World
Help Network from participating medical institutions in British
Columbia and shipped in a 40-foot container. Partners in Health
coordinates the distribution of the medical supplies in Haiti.

 More information: 604 338 2558


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Dance Party – Saturday April 25

Dance Party – Fundraiser for VSW and North Shore Women’s Centre
Nothing like a dance party to raise funds for a cause!
Saturday, April 25th, 2009
Join us for a solid spin of everything funk 

dj t-spoon spins 
 - electrofunk - punjabi fusion - d&b - uk underground - grime -  
 beats from london, mumbai, montreal & new york for our dirty enjoyment 
All funds raised go to -
Vancouver Status of Women & North Shore Women's Centre
 
Check out deets about these orgs. at
 www.vsw.ca and www.northshorewomen.ca. 


LiCK Club 455 Abbott St.
Doors 10pm 
Cover $7 - $10



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Ride to Stop Climate Crime, Save Burns Bog

Sunday April 26, 2009 – 12:30

Burns Bog, the "Lungs of the Lower Mainland," is now internationally
listed as an endangered habitat because of the proposed South Fraser
Perimeter Freeway (part of the Gateway Program Climate Crime).  This
Sunday April 26, there will be a pilgrimage to the Bog to demonstrate
opposition to this insane idea.

So, let's ride our bikes to the start of the pilgrimage!!!

I suggest meeting at Bandidas Taqueria, 2781 Commercial Drive (at 12th)
at 12:30 PM, which should give us enough time to get to the start of the
pilgrimage at Annacis Island at 2 PM.  There we will join the walk
across the Alex Fraser bridge to the bog.

My suggested route is here:
http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?ie=UTF&msa=0&msid=104443166972154694208.000468289710d568b46a1

More info about the pilgrimage is here:
http://www.gatewaysucks.org/

Let me know if you are interested in joining me at robert at vanrenewable.org


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Premiere of Documentary - 'Myths for Profit: Canada's role 
in industries of war and peace'

Vancouver and Surrey premiere!

Vancouver, BC
April 25th 2009
Vancity Theatre @ 2pm
1181 Seymour Ave.
7.50$

Vancouver, BC
April 25th 2009
Spartacus Books, 684 East Hastings Street
7 pm
Free

Surrey/White Rock, BC
May 1st 2009@ 7:30pm
White Rock Players Club at the Coast Capital Playhouse
1532 Johnston Road, White Rock, BC,
Tel: 604.536.7535 / www.whiterockplayers.ca
7.50$

'MYTHS FOR PROFIT' is a dramatic, exposé documentary which explores
'Canada's role in Industries of War and Peace'. Through diverse interviews
and case studies this documentary unveils the specific interests and
profits that are made by certain corporation, individuals and agency
within Canada. The Canadian government and the military would like us to
believe that we are altruistic peacekeepers helping people around the
world. But is this accurate? 'MYTHS FOR PROFIT' examines how these
misconception are maintained and who stands to gain by perpetuating them.
By understanding the systems of power in Canada we can move forward in
challenging how they operate and collectively create change.

MYTH 1) 'Canada is a peacekeeping nation' examines the changes within the
Canadian military policies and what has been the agenda of these actions.
>From the historical beginnings of peacekeeping, to the recent missions,
the documentary takes a critical look to the motives behind these actions.
Particular focus is given to the role Canada has taken in NATO, the
current perpetual war in Afghanistan, and how Canada played a pivotal role
in pushing the policy of 'humanitarian bombing' in Yugoslavia in 1999.

MYTH 2) 'Canada's military purpose is defence' By investigating the
magnitude of the Canadian military industrial complex, this section probes
the intersecting relationships between various government agencies and
corporations as well as public complicity in this vast industry.

MYTH 3) 'Canada's aid is helping people around the world' investigates how
various government agencies and ministries have specific agendas they are
implementing around the world. The active role taken on in regional
development banks, to the policies pushed by Export Development Canada are
designed and carried out to ensure a free market neo-liberal agenda in
different countries, regardless of the negative effect they may have on
the communities and environment they impact. This includes how Canada's
development agency's (CIDA) tied and phantom aid function in post and
present conflict zones.

www.wideopenexposure.com

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Mountain Equipment Coop AGM – Protest of Support for Israeli Apartheid – Thursday April 30

TELL MOUNTAIN EQUIPMENT COOP TO STOP SUPPORTING ISRAELI APARTHEID!

We are asking for your help with calling on Mountain Equipment Coop (MEC) to
end its support for Israeli apartheid and to terminate its partnership with
Israeli factories. On April 30th, concerned members of MEC will bring
forward a resolution at the MEC AGM (details below), and we are asking all
supporters of the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions campaign against Israel
to come out and vote in support of the resolution. You must be a member of
MEC as of January 8, 2009 to be eligible to vote.

If you are a MEC member, support the resolution and can come to the AGM
pleaseemailmecagm09 at gmail.com to indicate your support. If you have friends
that are MEC members and would support the resolution please forward this
email to them.

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Mountain Equipment Co-op
38th Annual General Meeting
April 30, 2009 at 6:00 p.m. (Doors open at 5:15 p.m.)
Segal School of Business,
(Simon Fraser University Downtown)
500 Granville St., Vancouver, BC
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Summer Student Employment Opportunity 2009 – Deadline May 5


Communications and Research Assistant 

The Nidus Personal Planning Resource Centre Association (formerly known as the Representation Agreement Resource Centre) is a non-profit, charitable organization in Vancouver . 

Nidus provides information and education on BC?s legal planning tools, the Representation Agreement and Enduring Power of Attorney as well as other written documents for future planning. Nidus also operates a centralized registry for legal planning tools. We work with seniors, people with disabilities, chronic illnesses, HIV/AIDS and other communities. Nidus was incorporated in 1995. 

Job Description: 

We are looking for a summer student to join us as Communication and Research Assistant. 
Job duties will include the following: 

Community Outreach: help raise awareness about Representation Agreements and other legal planning documents in BC: update existing database, research new organizations, create list of contacts, phone contacts for appointment to deliver information, follow up, maintain database of contacts and activities; 

Research laws governing personal planning for each province, identify provinces? community resource, develop an overview chart to post on website; 

Event Planning: research venue options and catering choices, identify potential participants from Nidus contacts, obtain quotes for conference materials, research media and other contacts to promote event; 

General Program Duties: phone reception; meet and greet, mailing, faxing, collecting and recording statistics, data entry, help at community displays. 


Qualifications: 

Solid knowledge of computer programs, such as MS Word, Excel, Access, Internet Explorer; 
Good communication skills both verbally and in writing; 


Must be very detail oriented; 

Must be familiar with basic office procedures (use phone, fax, copier). 

Position Details: 

This position is subject to funding approval from Service Canada. 


Salary: $12 per hour 

Hours: 30 hours per week 
Duration: 11 weeks 

Start Date:  earliest start date May 19, 2009 


Eligibility Criteria: 

Service Canada requires that the applicant meets the following criteria: 

Must be between 15 AND 30 YEARS OF AGE at the start of the employment; have been registered as full-time students in the previous academic year and intend to return to school on a full-time basis in the next academic year; be Canadian citizens, permanent residents or persons to whom refugee protection has been conferred under the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act; and, be legally entitled to work in Canada in accordance with relevant provincial/territorial legislation and regulations. 

Application Process: 

Please email your resume and cover letter by May 5, 2009. 

Subject: Summer Student Job 

Susanne Gray, Director of Program and Administration 

Nidus Personal Planning Resource Centre 
411 Dunsmuir Street , Vancouver BC V6B 1X4 
Email: info at nidus.ca 
Website: www.nidus.ca 



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