[van-announce] Community Events Digest

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COMMUNITY EVENTS DIGEST
    ==Social justice events happening on and off campus==

***Events Off The Hill***
1) Qmunity’s’ Winter Holiday Celebration (Dec 12)
2) The Breakthrough Mamas collective: From Ghost to Flesh: Single Motherhood in the City (Dec 12)
3) The Centre For Dialogue At SFU Is Pleased To Present: An Evening With Richard Wilkinson: The Age Of Unequals (Dec 13)
4) Reporting From Palestine/Israel (Dec 15)
5) No Celebration In Detention (Dec 18)
6) UP-RIZE: Together! (Dec 18)
7) Come out to the next Westcoast Sheen Community Speakers Series (Dec 23)
8) “Seeing Red”: The Policy Of State Political Repression In Canada – Past, Present, Future (Jan 20)
 
***Other Announcements***
9) Are you a law student in Canada interested in social justice? Join the Justice League!
10) Neighborhood Holiday Gift Market
11) Are you involved in a grass-roots community-organizing project?

***Volunteer Opportunities***
12) The 10th annual World Community Film Festival is coming up soon!
13) Islamopbia: Implications for Global Health
 

**To have your event included in the next digest, send a text-based email announcement to sfpirg(at)sfu.ca. 


 
 
***Events at SFU Burnaby*** 



***Events Off The Hill***
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QMUNITY’S’ WINTER HOLIDAY CELEBRATION

Sunday, December the 12th, 1:30-4pm
Britannia CC Seniors Lounge, 1661Napier, Vancouver

It’s shaping up to be a wonderful event… all age groups from children to seniors, all sexual orientations and gender identities are welcome… the event is FREE and the space is accessible!
There will be snacks, entertainment, games, crafts, a piñata for the kids… and maybe even the Winter Fairy! Non-perishable food donations for A Loving Spoonful will be accepted. This is going to be a wonderful day, and QMUNITY is really looking forward to seeing you and your loved ones there!


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THE BREAKTHROUGH MAMAS COLLECTIVE: FROM GHOST TO FLESH: SINGLE MOTHERHOOD IN THE CITY
Part One - From Isolation to Community 

Sunday, December 12, 6:00-9:00pm
Rhizome Café, 317 East Broadway, Vancouver, Unceded Coast Salish Territories
Free 

Join us for an evening of participatory dialogue (including popular theatre!) and celebratory performances. We challenge the violence of poverty, racism and hetero-patriarchy that isolate us from each other, individuate us in our experiences and prevent us from collectively organizing. We believe mothering can be a revolutionary practice to build a world that is more just and loving.. As we struggle for liberating conditions of motherhood, we want to listen and learn from people, especially those who practice mothering, in our community! So please come out and share your dreams and challenges with us. 

Special invite to single mothers and our children, especially those who identify as indigenous, racialized/of colour, and poor/low-income. If you are a mama and you are interested in performing something (poem, song, story...) please get in touch with us (see contact info below). 
All genders welcome and celebrated!
Important Notices
1) We need allies' support with outreach! Please let us know if you can help with postering or other forms of outreach!
2) We are starting an e-mail list. If you would like to be on the list, e-mail us (see info above) with "put me on list" in the subject heading. 

Contact us at 604-710-5480 or breakthrough.mamas at gmail.com. 


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AN EVENING WITH RICHARD WILKINSON: THE AGE OF UNEQUALS

Monday, December 13, 2010, 7-8:30pm 

Djavad Mowafaghian Cinema, Room 3200, SFU Woodward’s, 149 West Hastings Street, Vancouver (please enter via Cordova Street)
Free
 
This lecture is free; however, pre-registration is required. Click here to RSVP by December 8
 
About Richard Wilkinson
Richard Wilkinson’s work has shaped research on the social determinants of health for over thirty years. Recently, he co-authored the international best-seller The Spirit Level: Why More Equal Societies Almost Always Do Better with Kate Pickett, a ground-breaking book that has transformed our views on the interactions between income inequality and health. Dr. Wilkinson co-founded the Equality Trust to further public education about inequality and its consequences, and why reducing income disparity benefits all members of society.

Dr. Wilkinson has played a formative role in public awareness and policy development. He began his academic career at the London School of Economics where he studied economic history and then transitioned to the field of epidemiology. He currently is Emeritus Professor of Social Epidemiology at the University of Nottingham, and an honorary professor at both the University College London and the University of York. He has written a dozen books and numerous research papers, and his work has been published in ten languages.

Introduction: Clyde Hertzman, UBC School of Population and Public Health and Director of Human Early Learning Partnership 

Moderator: Mark Winston, Academic Director and Fellow, SFU Centre for Dialogue 

The Spirit Level: Why More Equal Societies Almost Always Do Better will be available for sale and signing following the talk.

Partners
This is the first annual Bruce and Lis Welch Community Dialogue lecture, presented by the Centre for Dialogue at Simon Fraser University in partnership with:
Mass LBP 
Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives,  BC Office 
BC Poverty Reduction Coalition 
SFU Faculty of Health Sciences 
Public Health Association of BC 
Carnegie Community Action Project
 
 
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REPORTING FROM PALESTINE/ISRAEL

Wednesday, December 15, 7:00pm
Rhizome Café, 317 East Broadway, Vancouver, BC, Coast Salish Territory 
Sliding scale, $10-20

Sid Shnaid, Co-Chair of Independent Jewish Voices, visited Israel/Palestine this fall. So did Rachel Marcuse, a young woman who went on the "Birthright" tour.  Come and hear what two witnesses from different generations say about Palestinian resistance and Israeli opposition. A fundraiser for Independent Jewish Voices.



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NO CELEBRATION IN DETENTION

Saturday, December 18, International Migrants Day, 1:30 pm
Burnaby Youth Custody Services Centre where mothers and children who arrived aboard MV Sun Sea are being detained.
Address: 7900 Fraser Park Dr, Burnaby

Rides leaving Edmonds station from 1:00 until 1:15. If you can, please make a small donation so we can continue to rent the equipment needed to make this happen!
International Migrants Day is marked globally on December 18 as a day of solidarity with the struggles of migrants. This year, during the holiday season, we honor the survival and dignity of the Tamil refugees, over 400 of whom remain behind bars three months after arriving on the shores of BC (unceded Indigenous land).
Join us in a prison support rally in front of the Burnaby Youth Custody Services Centre where mothers and children who arrived aboard MV Sun Sea are being detained. Let them know that we know there is no celebration till we are all free!
Every day, migrants in Canada endure the indignities of lack of status, detention, deportation, discrimination, labor exploitation, poverty, and the brunt of the anti-terror regime. Meanwhile, the Canadian government supports international agreements that allow the free movement of capital across the globe, giving people no choice but to migrate in the face of poverty, militarization, and displacement.
Canada’s immigration system is not broken. It is the result of a perfected system of social control, containment, and commodification. Most recently, under the banner of combating “human smuggling” and “queue-jumping”, Public Safety Minister Vic Toews and Minister of Censorship and Deportation Jason Kenney introduced Bill C49, which blatantly criminalizes refugees and targets them for imprisonment and/or deportation.
For every arbitrary detention, for every summary deportation, for every minute spent in jail, for every anxious day spent waiting for status, for every dehumanizing hour spent working in Canadian sweatshops— for all the stolen time and the stolen lives — we pay tribute to the courage and resistance of migrants.
Release Detained Asylum-Seekers!
Justice, Freedom, and Status for All!
Right to Stay, Freedom to Move, Right to Return!

www.nooneisillegal.org



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UP-RIZE: TOGETHER!

A FREE all ages event celebrating the way creativity can be used to take action on stereotypes, disconnection, and “isms” impacting our communities
Saturday December 18th, 10am – 5pm
Newton Cultural Centre (13530 72nd Avenue, Surrey, Coast Salish Territories)

Lunch and bus tickets provided for participants! Must RSVP by December 16th to participate by contacting mia at suyp.org / 604.780.8463

UP-RIZE:Together! will feature:
•	A presentation on the work of the Transformative Communities Project’s three youth-led, arts-empowerment UP-RIZE Community Action Projects
•	Workshops facilitated by our UP-RIZE Youth Leader Team in:           
		Theatre of the Oppressed to explore the impacts of stereotyping
		Hip-Hop expression to explore the impact of the “isms”
		Community Mural Creation to explore why Surrey is such a disconnected place
 
•	A Speaker’s Corner where YOU can speak your mind on what is amazing and what needs to be changed in our community!
•	A Community Art Wall where YOU can leave your mark!
•	A Flash Mob where we will take it to the streets to bring attention to the impacts of stereotypes on our community!
•	A performance by our Making History One Step at a Time Hip-Hop Program Participants!
•	An open mic and dance party.
•	And more!



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************** COME OUT TO THE NEXT WESTCOAST SHEEN COMMUNITY SPEAKERS SERIES:
"Muhammad Still Walks: Oracles of the Islamic Hip Hop Movement" by Zeeshaun Salim

Thursday December 23rd, 7pm
Rhizome Cafe - 317 E Broadway, Vancouver

Zeeshaun Salim was raised in Dawson Creek, Pakistan and Vancouver BC. Zeeshaun did his BA at SFU and completed his MA at the U of London (SOAS) in ‘Islamic Societies and Cultures’. Over the last few years Zeeshan has traveled throughout the Middle East and Asia in support of his research. He brings us his insight into HipHop, and its contribution to a Muslim identity rooted in social activism and poetry.
For more information, www.westcoastsheen.com 


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*************** “SEEING RED”: THE POLICY OF STATE POLITICAL REPRESSION IN CANADA – PAST, PRESENT, FUTURE

Thursday, January 20 2011, 7:30 pm
Terasen Room 1800, SFU Harbour Centre, 515 W. Hastings, Vancouver
Free

Panel forum with speakers DANIEL FRANCIS, author of “Seeing Reds: The Red Scare of 1918-1919, Canada’s First War on Terror” (Arsenal Pulp Press, 2010), and MICHAEL VONN, B.C. Civil Liberties Association
Introduction by Kimball Cariou, Editor of People’s Voice. 
Free admission – collection will be taken to cover room rental costs. Copies of the new book by Daniel Francis will be on sale.
Co-sponsored by People’s Co-op Bookstore and People’s Voice newspaper, with the welcome assistance of SF-PIRG
For information, call 604-255-2041 (People’s Voice) or 604-253-6442 (People’s Co-op Bookstore)

 


***Other Announcements***
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 ARE YOU A LAW STUDENT IN CANADA INTERESTED IN SOCIAL JUSTICE? JOIN THE JUSTICE LEAGUE!

Justice League-Canada is a nationwide listserv for progressive law students, articling students, and new calls. Its purpose is to create a national grassroots network, in which we can foster a supportive community of like-minded peers. One anticipated outcome of this is that by sharing resources and energy, we can do sustained work across the country in our capacities as law students, advocates, and lawyers. Additionally, this space can be used to highlight job opportunities outside the usual big firm market, as well as to hone academic interests and assist local community organisations and campaigns.
If you'd like to join, please email justiceleaguecanada at gmail.com with your name and affiliation.



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NEIGHBOURHOOD HOLIDAY GIFT MARKET

Saturday December 11th, 12:00pm - 5:00pm
El Barrio Restaurant, 2270 East Hastings, Near Nanaimo

Enjoy the hospitality of your favourite neighbourhood hosts, Luis & Kelly, sip a Mojito or Dos Equis and browse a selection of ethical gifts that will soothe your social conscience!
Featuring fine handcrafted filigree jewellery from Artefilum, handwoven scarves, shawls & household items from la mano - ethical textiles, photos and blockprints by fierce green creations, artisan treats from CIPO-VAN, mosaics by Trish Mitchell, cards and gifts from Limeflower Designs and more!!!



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ARE YOU INVOLVED IN A GRASS-ROOTS COMMUNITY ORGANIZING PROJECT?

Your group could be eligible for a Freedonia grant.

Freedonia is a Canadian organization that provides small grants to support grassroots organizing that promotes radical and democratic social change.
Freedonia was founded in 1997 by Gary Moffatt as an expression of his lifetime commitment to anarchism and to building social and economic alternatives to capitalism.  In keeping with this anti-authoritarian vision, Freedonia is a catalyst for the development of movements promoting radical democratic and systemic change.
In our 2011 Granting Period, Freedonia invites applications for projects which are focused on expanding grassroots, face to face participation in social, economic and political activism through organizing, training and community-building.
Applications for the 2011 Granting Period must be submitted by February 18, 2011. Freedonia generally makes grants up to $5,000.  Freedonia funding is limited to projects located within Ontario and British Columbia, Canada.
Freedonia recognizes and values the diversity of our communities and our movements. Freedonia is committed to ending all forms of discrimination and to the realization of full social and economic equality.   In this spirit, Freedonia takes proactive measures regarding funding applicants from equity seeking groups.  Favourable consideration will be given to projects that expressly and actively promote social and economic equality.

Please visit www.freedonia.ca to find out more about Freedonia and to read our mission statement, application criteria and guidelines.




***Volunteer Opportunities***
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THE 10TH ANNUAL WORLD COMMUNITY FILM FESTIVAL IS COMING UP SOON!

CoDevelopment Canada will be hosting this event at Langara College, from February 11 - 13, 2011, and we need your help!
The festival includes screenings of numerous thought-provoking documentaries on a variety of social justice themes.  There is also a Social Justice Bazaar on-site where local issue-based organizations will be showcasing their cause.
For more information about what we do, please check out our website at
www.codev.org
In exchange for a 6-hour time commitment, volunteers receive a free weekend pass to the festival so they can enjoy some of the fantastic films!

We have many volunteer opportunities available, including:
•	Postering and program guide distribution (pre-event)
•	Ushering
•	Ticket sales at the event
•	Projectionist duties
•	Social Justice Bazaar helper

If you’re interested in being part of this great event, just send us an e-mail at volunteer at codev.org Please include your full name, preferred volunteer position, and a contact telephone number.
We look forward to hearing from you all, and working together to make this year’s festival the best one yet!

 

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ISLAMOPBIA: IMPLICATIONS FOR GLOBAL HEALTH

In Collaborations with the Liu Institute for Global Issues, Centre for Health Network, RAGA & Access & Diversity At the University of British Columbia Volunteer Call Out! 
Islamaphobia: Implications for Global Health is a community collaborative dialogue project that seeks to critically explore the impacts of Islamophobia at it pertains to the most pressing issues of our time: social justice, security and sustainability.  The project will approach the underlying issues of Islamophobia through a series of short talks that address art as resistance, gender and race as it affects the lives of Muslims and the implications of Islamophobia on global health.

Filming Volunteer:
•	Photography Volunteer:
•	Note Taker Volunteer:
•	Advertising & Promotion Volunteer(s):
•	Peace Groups Communications Volunteer:

For more information: E: info at fatouw.com, W: http://fatouw.com