[van-announce] Community Events Digest

Fri Nov 12 15:17:39 PST 2010

COMMUNITY EVENTS DIGEST 

== Social justice events happening on and off campus == 

*** Events at SFU Burnaby *** 

1) Gender Panel Discussion (Nov 15) 

2) Transgender Day of Remembrance Poster Display (Nov 15-Nov 19) 

3) Transgender and Gender Variant Discussion Group (Nov 16) 

4) Gender Workshop (Nov 18) 

5) Out On Campus: Gender Positive Movie Screening (Nov 18) 

6) Ancient Forests Day of Action! (Nov 19) 

7) Growing Food in the City: Meet Your Maker (Nov 23) 

***Events Off The Hill*** 

8) Weekly Noise Demos: Release Detained Tamil Refugees! (Nov 14, 21) 

9) Sudden Affirmations on the Street (Nov 17) 

10) The Power is Yours: Designing North Burnaby's Energy Future (Nov 17) 

11) Fundraising Evening for "With Glowing Hearts" (Nov18) 

12) World Federalist Meeting: How To Open Media, And Why (Nov 18) 

13) DOXA Documentary Film Festival Fundraiser: Vancouver's History in Moving Pictures (Nov 19) 

15) Howard Zinn's 'Marx in Soho' performed by Brian Jones (Nov 20) 

16) Transgender Day Of Remembrance (Nov 20) 

17) Free Palestine, Free Afghanistan, Free Speech (Nov 22) 

18) Breaking The Silence: Abdelrazik On Western Canada Speaking Tour (Nov 23) 

19) A Quiz Night for Subversive Types (Nov 25) 

20) Ghana Girl Child Education Fundraiser: Empowering by Education (Nov 27) 

21) 3 Months Too Long: Free Detained Tamil Refugees! Let them Stay! Scrap Bill C49! (Nov 27) 

22) Interfaith Institute: For Justice, Peace and Social Movements, Giving…Giving Back (Nov 30) 

23) Film Screening: You Don't Like the Truth: 4 days inside Guantánamo (Nov 30) 

24) Writing Other Histories: A Book Launch of Radical Re-Readings in History, Culture and Media (Dec 2) 

25) thrilLITERATE (Dec 3) 

26) Crafts for a Cause: A Craft Fair to Support Social Justice Struggles (Dec 4) 

27) Herstory Café Book Club and Discussion Group (Dec 7) 

***Other Announcements*** 

28) New Art/Media Contest: Web-based Materials on War Tax Resistance 

***Job Postings*** 

29) Out On Screen is hiring! 

**compiled by SFPIRG, SFU's student-based social justice resource centre. http://www.sfpirg.ca. To have your event included in the next digest, send a text-based email announcement to sfpirg (at) sfu.ca. ** 

*** Events at SFU Burnaby *** 

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GENDER PANEL DISCUSSION 

Monday, November 15th, 3:30-4:30pm 

MBC 2294 

Out On Campus will be commemorating Transgender Day of Remembrance (TDOR) throughout next week. Saturday, November 20th is TDOR, an occasion in the LGBT community set aside to memorialize those who were killed due to anti-transgender hatred or prejudice (transphobia). We believe this is a great opportunity to educate ourselves and our communities about transgender issues and an effort to help end negative attitudes towards trans people before it turns into violence. This week’s newsletter is dedicated solely to TDOR. 

Come listen to transgender and gender variant panelists discuss their experiences with gender, with a Q&A session for respectful questions. 

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TRANSGENDER DAY OF REMEMBRANCE POSTER DISPLAY 

Monday, November 15th – Friday, November 19th 

Rotunda 

Out On Campus will be commemorating Transgender Day of Remembrance (TDOR) throughout next week. Saturday, November 20th is TDOR, an occasion in the LGBT community set aside to memorialize those who were killed due to anti-transgender hatred or prejudice (transphobia). We believe this is a great opportunity to educate ourselves and our communities about transgender issues and an effort to help end negative attitudes towards trans people before it turns into violence. This week’s newsletter is dedicated solely to TDOR. 

Visit the Rotunda space and view the memorial wall of posters, remembering the transgender and gender variant people who have been murdered over the years. 

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TRANSGENDER AND GENDER VARIANT DISCUSSION GROUP 

Tuesday, November 16th, 5:30-7pm 

Out On Campus Lounge 

Out On Campus will be commemorating Transgender Day of Remembrance (TDOR) throughout next week. Saturday, November 20th is TDOR, an occasion in the LGBT community set aside to memorialize those who were killed due to anti-transgender hatred or prejudice (transphobia). We believe this is a great opportunity to educate ourselves and our communities about transgender issues and an effort to help end negative attitudes towards trans people before it turns into violence. This week’s newsletter is dedicated solely to TDOR. 

A discussion group for transgender and gender variant individuals to chat about their lives, experiences, issues, etc. Cisgender people are welcome to attend, but are encouraged to listen and give up their speaking privilege. 

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GENDER WORKSHOP 

Thursday, November 18th, 2:30-4:30pm 

MBC 2294 

Out On Campus will be commemorating Transgender Day of Remembrance (TDOR) throughout next week. Saturday, November 20th is TDOR, an occasion in the LGBT community set aside to memorialize those who were killed due to anti-transgender hatred or prejudice (transphobia). We believe this is a great opportunity to educate ourselves and our communities about transgender issues and an effort to help end negative attitudes towards trans people before it turns into violence. This week’s newsletter is dedicated solely to TDOR. 

Join our volunteers in talking about gender, the implications of a gender binary-driven society, the reality of a gender spectrum, and the deconstruction of your own gender. 

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GENDER POSITIVE MOVIE SCREENING 

Thursday, November 18th, 6-9pm 

Out On Campus Lounge 

Out On Campus will be commemorating Transgender Day of Remembrance (TDOR) throughout next week. Saturday, November 20th is TDOR , an occasion in the LGBT community set aside to memorialize those who were killed due to anti-transgender hatred or prejudice (transphobia). We believe this is a great opportunity to educate ourselves and our communities about transgender issues and an effort to help end negative attitudes towards trans people 

The After Hours Café will be bringing you a gender-positive film to both entertain and inspire you to reflect on gender. Movie title TBA. 

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ANCIENT FORESTS DAY OF ACTION! 

Friday November 19th, 10am-3pm 

SFU Convocation Mall 

Come learn about the campaign to end the logging of BC’s remaining endangered ancient forests, take action to reverse unsustainable forestry policies and practices, and find out how to get more involved and create meaningful change on this issue! Info fair, slideshow, letter-writing to local MLAs (cookies provided!), ‘how-much-is-left’ clearcut demonstration, rally chanting, species display, music and more! Hope to see you there! For more info, contact ancientforests at sfpirg.ca 

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GROWING FOOD IN THE CITY: MEET YOUR MAKER 

SFU Local Food Project presents 

A speaker series and dialogue with local leaders in urban agriculture 

Tuesday November 23, 6:00 - 9:00pm 

SFU Burnaby Campus | Blusson Hall Room 10011 

(Across from the upper bus loop) 

RSVP at: http://growingfoodinthecity.eventbrite.com/ 

Doors open at 6:00pm 

Join us on Nov 23rd and meet your maker! This speaker series and dialogue will showcase various community based projects and local leaders in the region that are working to build food security in the urban context. Come and meet local change makers, urban farmers and food activists, learn about some exciting initiatives happening in your backyard, and how you can get involved. 

Featuring a fantastic panel of local speakers: 

Doris Chow, SOLEFood Urban Farm 

Arzeena Hamir, Richmond Food Security Society 

Cyss Wyss, Urban Aboriginal Kitchen Garden Project 

Tegan Adams, UBC Orchard Garden Project 

Topics include: 

Urban agriculture and food security in the Downtown Eastside 

Reducing campus food miles and greenhouse gas emissions 

Building community food security in Richmond 

Indigenous food sovereignty 

Organic farming and fair labor 

Speaker bios will soon be available at www.sfulocalfood.ca . 

Free refreshments! 

Light refreshments and beverages will be served from Nature’s Garden Organic Deli. Bring your own mug to reduce waste! 

Registration 

Seating is limited, so please reserve your space by registering now . We are expecting this event to fill up quickly, so please reserve early. 

Admission by donation. Donations will be accepted at the door to help us cover the costs of producing the event! Pay what you can sliding scale (suggested donation $5). No one turned away due to lack of funds. 

RSVP at: http://growingfoodinthecity.eventbrite.com/ 

About the Speaker Series 

The Growing Food in the City speaker series is part of the Urban Agricultural Skills Training Program, generously funded by Vancity. 

For more information, please visit us on the web at www.sfulocalfood.ca or contact us at info at sfulocalfood.ca . 

This is a wheelchair accessible venue. 

***Events Off The Hill*** 

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WEEKLY NOISE DEMOS: RELEASE DETAINED TAMIL REFUGEES! 

Sunday Nov 14 at 1:30 pm 

Sunday Nov 21 at 1:30pm 

Shuttles Leaving Edmonds station starting at 12:45 until 1:15 

LOCATION: 7900 Fraser Park Dr, Burnaby. Burnaby Youth Custody Services Centre where mothers and children who arrived aboard MV Sun Sea are being detained. 

If you can, please make a small donation so we can continue to rent the equipment needed to make this happen! 

http://noii-van.resist.ca/ 

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SUDDEN AFFIRMATIONS ON THE STREET 

Wednesday, November 17, 7:00pm 

Rhizome, Café Arts Venue Community Space, 317 East Broadway 

Free 

Using Image Theatre of Theatre of the Oppressed, Angelo Moroni will facilitate a workshop to help participants explore the important struggles we are engaged in, and to create messages that can have a deep impact on a broad audience. Following the workshop, the messages will be strategically and covertly distributed around the city, with the goal of drawing visibility to local struggles, and of inviting readers to reflect on their position(s) in regards to key issues. 

Space is limited, so registration is recommended. Email lisa at rhizomecafe.ca to sign up. 

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THE POWER IS YOURS: DESIGNING NORTH BURNABY'S ENERGY FUTURE 

Wednesday November 17, 2010, 6:00-9:30 PM 

Lochdale Community Hall, 490 Sperling Avenue, Burnaby (at Hastings St.) 

Doors open at 5:00 PM for complimentary dinner 

Join the SFU Undergraduate Semester in Dialogue in redefining the meaning of energy conservation. Through action-oriented conversation, we will devise personal and community oriented solutions to the toughest energy questions in North Burnaby. With the participation of experienced thought leaders in transportation, electricity, urban design, waste management and more, we’ll design together audacious solutions to challenges on energy issues. We'll envision an economically, environmentally and socially healthy future for energy use and conservation in our neighborhood. 

What does it look like? How do we get there? Bring your imagination to the table. The power is YOURS. 

Who should attend? 

Residents, families, commuters, students, business owners and employees of North Burnaby are welcomed, as well as anyone with an interest in ENERGY. 

A special program will be offered for children. 

The event is free, but seating is limited. Please RSVP to let us know you're coming. 

www.conservaction-dialogue.com 

dial at sfu.ca 

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FUNDRAISING EVENING FOR "WITH GLOWING HEARTS" 

Thursday, November 18, 7:00pm 

Rhizome, Café Arts Venue Community Space, 317 East Broadway 

$5-15 suggested donation, but no one turned away for lack of funds 

A Social Media revolution has been building momentum on the Internet for the past five years, and it is creating a new sense of community and empowerment amongst those who have embraced it, especially in marginalised communities like Vancouver's Downtown Eastside. Against the backdrop of the 2010 Olympics, With Glowing Hearts examines the impacts of the city's social media community on social justice issues and the traditional media, and examines whether this movement can actually affect change. Join the producers (Animal Mother Films) for a preview screening of the film, and raise money to help them finish it. (WghTheMovie.ca) 

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WORLD FEDERALIST MEETING: HOW TO OPEN MEDIA, AND WHY 

Thursday, November 18, 2010 at 7:30 pm 

Hewett Centre, Unitarian Church, 949 W.49th Ave. at Oak St., Vancouver 

Free 

Reilly Yeo of OpenMedia.ca discusses the media communications system in Canada, and how we can promote principles of access, choice, diversity, innovation and openness. Followed by discussion and refreshments. 

More information: 

The World Federalist Movement Canada - Vancouver Branch meets at this location the third Thursday of every month. The general public is cordially invited to attend. 

World Federalists support the development of a global community based on the rule of law and democratically accountable international institutions. 

World Federalist Movement Canada - Vancouver Branch e-mail wfcvb at vcn.bc.ca 

URL: http://www.vcn.bc.ca/wfcvb 

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DOXA DOCUMENTARY FILM FESTIVAL, NOW & AGAIN: VANCOUVER'S HISTORY IN MOVING PICTURES 

Friday November 19, 2010, 7:30pm 

CBC Vancouver (700 Hamilton St.) 

Tickets are going fast for our annual gala fundraiser. Buy now to avoid disappointment! 

https://www.ticketturtle.com/index.php?retail=doxa 

Hosted by the inimitable Bill Richardson and featuring a multi-screen exhibit of archival film from the City of Vancouver and CBC Archives, the highlight of the night will be a special performance from local singer/songwriter Veda Hille. Inspired by Vancouver's idiosyncratic past and evolving future, Veda will combine her unique musical sensibilities with archival footage to offer a truly one-of-a-kind cinematic musical experience. 

The evening will also feature a retro menu by Subeez Cafe, an open bar courtesy of Peller Estates and Storm Brewing, and a fabulous silent auction with many great items to bid on, including tickets to local arts events, artwork, gift certificates to dozens of local businesses, and vacation packages to Whistler, Victoria, and Portland. Check out the DOXA Website for a full list of auction items. 

http://www.doxafestival.ca/news/fundraiser.html 

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PEOPLE'S CO-OP BOOKSTORE IS PROUD TO PRESENT... HOWARD ZINN'S 'MARX IN SOHO' PERFORMED BY BRIAN JONES 

Saturday, November 20, 7:00p.m 

Historic Theatre, Vancouver East Cultural Centre, 1895 Venables Street (at Victoria Drive) 

Ticket Prices: $25 (general) / $20 (students & seniors) 

1 night only! Part of an evening in celebration of the life and work of Howard Zinn with remarks by special guest David Barsamian. 

All proceeds to benefit People's Co-op Bookstore, B.C.'s oldest independent bookstore, at 1391 Commercial Drive, celebrating its 65th anniversary this year! 

More Information: 

Brian Jones , an African American actor and activist, has been performing this engaging one-man show across the country since 1999. Marx in Soho is a brilliant introduction to Marx's life, his analysis of society, and his passion for radical change. 

David Barsamian is a radio broadcaster, writer and the founder and director of Alternatives Radio, a syndicated weekly talk program heard on some 125 radio stations in various countries. He also lectures widely on U.S. foreign policy, corporate control, the media and propaganda. His many published books include collections of interviews with Noam Chomsky, Edward Said and Howard Zinn. 

For tickets, call The Cultch Box Office 604-251-1363 or purchase online at http://tickets.thecultch.com 

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TRANSGENDER DAY OF REMEMBRANCE 

Saturday, November 20 th , 2010. 

Carnegie Community Center – 401 Main St. 5:30pm/6pm 

March at 6m to SFU Harbour Center Campus – 515 W. Hastings (Room 1800) 

This is a call out for those who may be interested in helping plan the 2010 Vancouver Transgender Day Of Remembrance. 

(Vancouver TDOR) 

See below for important networking locations 

Planning committee group 

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Vantdor 

Facebook group 

http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=112582138799998 

Main Transgender DOR website (international locations, names & media info) 

http://www.transgenderdor.org/ 

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FREE PALESTINE, FREE AFGHANISTAN, FREE SPEECH 

Monday, November 22, 7:30p.m. (Doors at 6.30.m.) 

St Andrews Wesley United Church (Corner of Burrard & Nelson Street, Vancouver) 

Tickets: $15 / unwaged or low-income $10 

Tickets are available at: People's Coop Bookstore (1391 Commercial Dr.), UBC: at the Outpost in Student Union Building, Surrey: at the Al-Iman grocery story (10700 King Edward), New West: BC Market (930 12th St.) You can also reserve your ticket online at: http://georgegallowayinvancity.blogspot.com/ 

Organized locally by StopWar.ca Coalition. Co-sponsored by the Seriously Free Speech Committee and UBC-Solidarity for Palestinian Human Rights. 

National tour sponsors: Canadian Peace Alliance, Canadian Boat to Gaza, Canadian Arab Federation, Independent Jewish Voices, Defend Free Speech Campaign. 

Background Information: 

Eighteen months ago, Minister of Citizenship and Immigration Jason Kenney blocked then-British MP George Galloway from Canada, labeling him a terror supporter and a national security risk. At the time, Galloway was scheduled to appear in four Canadian cities on a speaking tour called “Resisting War: from Gaza to Afghanistan.” 

Galloway and his supporters protested, saying the move was a crass political attempt to silence criticism of Canadian foreign policy on Afghanistan and Palestine. Weeks before the ban, Galloway had led a humanitarian aid convoy to Gaza as part of an international campaign to break Israel’s illegal blockade. This October, Galloway and the Viva Palestina movement once again successful delivered aid to Gaza in defiance of Israel’s siege. 

Galloway and his supporters were vindicated Federal Court Justice Richard Mosley issued his 60-page decision on the matter. (Read more here: 

http://www.rabble.ca/news/2010/09/what-galloway-court-decision-means-free-speech-canada ). 

For more information, contact stopwar at resist.ca or call 604.737.1299. 

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BREAKING THE SILENCE (Part Two): ABDELRAZIK ON WESTERN CANADA SPEAKING TOUR 

Tuesday, 23 November, 6pm 

Maritime Labour Centre, 1880 Triumph Street, Vancouver 

(South of Powell Street, west of Victoria Drive; Bus #20, 10 or 16) 

Sponsored by: BC Federation of Labour; Canadian Labour Congress (Pacific Region); RAGA Center for Race Autobiography Gender and Age (UBC); 

Interfaith Summer Institute for Justice, Peace and Social Movements (SFU); 

No One Is Illegal-Vancouver; Vancouver District Labour Council (VDLC). 

More info: noii-van at resist.ca 

It is now over sixteen months since Mr. Abdelrazik returned to Canada after six years of exile - which included two years of arbitrary and abusive detention and a further year trapped within the Canadian consulate in Khartoum. As Federal Court judge Russell Zinn concluded, Mr. Abdelrazik's initial detention probably took place at the request of CSIS, Canada's spy agency. 

Mr. Abdelrazik's life remains in limbo. Not only have Canadian officials failed to take responsibility for the central role they played in his wrongful imprisonment, torture and exile in Sudan, they have failed to take steps within their power to free him from the sanctions imposed on him when his name was arbitrarily placed on the UN Security Council’s notoriously unjust "1267 list". Under these sanctions, Mr. Abdelrazik has 

been subject to the harsh effects of a travel ban and complete asset freeze for more than four years now. This means that in Canada it is illegal for anyone to provide him with any financial aid - including a gift, a loan, or a salary. 

Project Fly Home is embarking on a new speaking tour with Mr. Abdelrazik, which will bring him to five western cities, including Stephen Harper's home town of Calgary. On this speaking tour, Project Fly Home will be seeking the support of others to put pressure on the government to immediately lift the sanctions on Mr. Abdelrazik, to ask all security 

council members to support delisting Mr. Abdelrazik, and to withdraw from the unjust and unconstitutional 1267 sanctions regime. 

Come out to the event in your city to hear Mr. Abdelrazik's account first-hand and to learn more about the "1267 list" and why you should be concerned. 

For more information: www.peoplescommission.org/en/abdelrazik or 

projectflyhome at gmail.com 

The tour is organized by Project Fly Home and is sponsored by: 

Canadian Labour Congress (CLC) 

Candian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) Saskatchewan 

Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW) 

Canadian Auto Workers (CAW) 

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A QUIZ NIGHT FOR SUBVERSIVE TYPES 

Thursday, November 25, 7:00pm 

Rhizome, Café Arts Venue Community Space, 317 East Broadway 

$5-25 suggested donation, but no one turned away for lack of funds 

Grab your friends and show off your team’s razor sharp intellect and knowledge of radical politics and culture (or ability to store trivial, useless information.) Win prizes! This is a fundraiser for the musical play Yippies in Love , about a key moment in Vancouver's counter-culture history, written by Bob Sarti and produced by Theatre In The Raw. 

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GHANA GIRL CHILD EDUCATION FUNDRAISER: EMPOWERING BY EDUCATION 

Saturday, November 27, 2010 

The Centre for Integration of African Immigrants, 811 Carnarvon Street, New Westminster, B.C. 

Doors Open – 5:30 pm 
Dinner – 6:00 pm till 7:00 pm 
Speakers, Entertainment & Silent Auction – 7:00 pm till 10:00 pm 

Ticket price: Individual $65 Pair - $100 

Keynote Speaker: Senator Mobina Jaffer 

Born in Uganda, Senator Jaffer was educated in both England and Canada. She is a very active member of the community and supporter of a vast array of community-based organizations such as those concerned with Human Rights. 

Master of Ceremonies: Jacky Essombe 

A true ambassador of the African culture. Her passion for her culture inspired her to become a professional dancer, dance teacher, storyteller, trainer and speaker and a TV and radio show host. 

Guest Speaker: Dr. Clement Apaak 

The Founder of the Direct Assistance Network, a non-profit organization. Dr. Apaak has been an active supporter of many organizations during his years studying in Canada. He then felt an obligation to help improve and provide educational opportunities for girls in rural Ghana, Africa and thus the Girl Child Education Fund was created. 

Entertainment: Music & Song by Warren Dean 

He turns heads and melt’s hearts with his own brand of millennium soul. 

Percussionist Extrordinair: Yoro Noukoussi 

Yoro is a multi-instrumentalist, Singer Songwriter and Sound Engineer. He offers Music Education classes, recording, and talent coaching for the emerging music artist. 

Poet: Kevan Cameron (Scruffmouth) 

A renowned spoken-word poet using a foundation of hip-hop & reggae, he is tuff & serious, but also cute & cuddly like a black panther with an Afro. 

For tickets contact: Dr. Clement Apaak: 778-895-9242 or Sharon: 778-918-0130 

Sponsored by: Direct Assistance Network and the Charitable Tax Receipts can be issued. Multifaith action Society 

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3 MONTHS TOO LONG: FREE DETAINED TAMIL REFUGEES! LET THEM STAY! SCRAP BILL C49! 

Saturday November 27 th , 1:00 pm 

Vancouver Public Library (Corner of Georgia and Homer) 

Surviving a dangerous journey, 492 Tamil refugees, including women and children, arrived in BC after fleeing war and persecution in Sri Lanka. Three months later, the vast majority of the refugees remain in jails, facing endless hearings that have revealed the clear incompetency, deliberate negligence, and racism of the system. 

Join No One is Illegal in a rally and march to call for the immediate release of detained Tamil asylum seekers, and an end to racist and restrictive refugee policies, including the recently tabled Bill C-49. 

Canadian government officials and media outlets continue to perpetuate false and dehumanizing stereotypes of ‘illegals’, ‘terrorists’, and so-called queue-jumpers. This fear-mongering is just another tactic used to disguise the racist policies that define Canada’s immigration and refugee system. 

Public Safety Minister Vic Toews and Minister of Censorship and Deportation Jason Kenney, have recently introduced Bill C49 under the banner of combating “human smuggling” and deterring the arrival of future boats. 

Bill C49 would give the Minister the power to single out for special punishment refugees who are suspected of having fled their country by means of smugglers. These punishments are harsh and inhumane. Asylum seekers suspected of using a smuggler will be subject to mandatory detention for the first year after arrival, with no chance of review, including for children. They also will not have the right to appeal a negative refugee decision. In addition, they will be prohibited from obtaining permanent residency for a period of five years after obtaining refugee status. This means these refugees will be held in limbo, not be allowed to leave the country nor sponsor their family members, effectively separating them from their families for a period of time well beyond those five years. 

This is a shameful piece of legislation. Refugees are forced from their homes in emergency situations due to human rights abuses committed during wars, military occupations, or persecution against a minority group. We cannot expect refugees to wait for Canada to select them from overseas. We must understand that they undertake long and dangerous journeys to protect their lives and the lives of their families. According to the 1951 UN Convention on Refugees, to which Canada is a party, there are no penalties on refugees who arrive without pre-authorization and irregularly. 

No One is Illegal-Vancouver asserts the basic human right to safety, mobility, and protection. It is well known that Tamils in Sri Lanka are fleeing military atrocities and mass displacement. The only crime the migrants have committed is transgressing this imposed settler-colonial border. We encourage you to join us in rejecting repressive, racist, and exclusionary ideologies and policies, and instead encourage compassion, solidarity, respect for life, and justice for all refugees. 

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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INTERFAITH INSTITUTE: FOR JUSTICE, PEACE AND SOCIAL MOVEMENTS 

GIVING…GIVING BACK 

Tuesday, November 30th, 2010, 7 to 9 PM 

Sunset Community Centre, 6810 Main Street, Vancouver 

Free and No preregistration required 

An interfaith event to explore and share the meaning of gift and giving in different faith traditions. 

With panelists: 

· Hanane Korchi, Muslim 

· Rachel Lewis, Buddhist 

· Sister Victoria Marie, Christian 

· Rabbi David Mivasair, Jewish 

· Priti Shah, Hindu 

· Patricia Vickers, Ts’ymsen Nation 

The goal of this public forum is to provide an opportunity for interfaith exploration and analysis of gift and giving among those working for progressive social change. The panel will be followed by small group discussions and a report-back. 

Panelists have been invited not as “religious experts,” but because they are progressive people of faith whose traditions inform their work for social change. Panelists will respond to two questions on the subject of Gift and Giving: 

1. How are gift and giving understood in your tradition? (What is best and most life-giving in your tradition? What is problematic, difficult or contradictory in your tradition?) 

2. How does your tradition inform your own giving and your work for change/justice? 

Their offerings will be an example and a catalyst for conversation for the rest of us. Join us in this exciting evening of passion, commitment and analysis as we grapple with: 

gift economies, critique of charity, property and ownership, women’s alternative economies, maternal giving, non-paid labor and volunteerism, faith-motivated giving and capitalism, gift in an interfaith context monetary gifts and taxation, giving to political causes, economic disparity, redistribution of wealth and more 

This event is the first step in a larger process. Participants in the forum are invited to work with the collective as we take the next steps, which could include: a conference, scholarly analysis, workshops, actions, a publication. 

For more information go to www.interfaithjustpeace.org or e-mail loraldyk at hotmail.com 

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FILM SCREENING: YOU DON'T LIKE THE TRUTH: 4 DAYS INSIDE GUANTÁNAMO 

Tuesday November 30, 2010 | 7:00pm 

SFU Woodward's - 3rd Floor 

149 West Hasting Street (enter via Courtyard) 

Tickets: $10 

Buy tickets now: https://www.ticketturtle.com/index.php?show=18750 

DOXA is proud to launch our 2010/2011 Film Series Motion Pictures by introducing Luc Côté and Patricio Henriquez’s powerful new documentary You Don’t Like the Truth: 4 Days Inside Guantánamo. 

Based on seven hours of recently declassified security camera footage from the Guantánamo prison, the film captures a series of interrogations of Omar Khadr by CSIS Agents. 

What is revealed, with painful intimacy, is the personal story of a child caught up in the larger forces of political action and the global war on terrorism. 

For more information: http://www.doxafestival.ca/news/film_series.html 

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WRITING OTHER HISTORIES: A BOOK LAUNCH OF RADICAL RE-READINGS IN HISTORY, CULTURE AND MEDIA 

Thursday, December 2, 7:00pm 

Rhizome, Café Arts Venue Community Space, 317 East Broadway 

Free 

Join us for a launch of books recently published by Simon Fraser University authors that critically engage and re-write/re-imagine “other histories” on the margins of different public spaces, whether in the city, the trans/nation, the university or in social and artistic movements. Authors include Lara Campbell, Zoë Druick, Helen Leung, Kirsten McAllister and Adrienne Burk. 

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thrilLITERATE 

Friday, December 3, 7:00pm 

Rhizome, Café Arts Venue Community Space, 317 East Broadway 

$5-20 sliding scale 

thrilLITERATE is an evening of poetry, storytelling, music and of recognizing literacy as a basic human right. Queer authors read to raise funds for the women's literacy program in the Downtown Eastside. Now in its second year, the event has raised $2,400 for the Literacy and Learning Program at WISH: a centre for female survival sex workers. Readers include: Terra Poirier, Shana Myara, Elizabeth Mariani, Hiromi Goto, Afuwa Granger, Elizabeth Bachinsky and Dave Deveau. 

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CRAFTS FOR A CAUSE: A CRAFT FAIR TO SUPPORT SOCIAL JUSTICE STRUGGLES 

Saturday, December 4, 6:00-10:00pm 

Rhizome, Café Arts Venue Community Space, 317 East Broadway 

$2 suggested donation at the door, but no one turned away 

Come shop for holiday gifts while supporting migrant rights, youth empowerment, Indigenous autonomy and more! Peruse socially conscious crafts by local artists, and items created by local organizations to support their social justice work. With music by local performers, and food and drink available for purchase throughout the evening. 

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HERSTORY CAFÉ BOOK CLUB AND DISCUSSION GROUP 

Tuesday, December 7, 5:00-6:30 

Rhizome, Café Arts Venue Community Space, 317 East Broadway 

Free 

Read Maria Mahoi of the Islands by Jean Barman, and join Herstory Café for a one-night-only book group! Maria Mahoi was born to a Hawaiian father and a First Nations mother. Living her entire life on the Gulf Islands from the 1850s to 1936, she was independent, proud of her heritage, and a true matriarch who left a strong legacy. 

***Other Announcements*** 

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NEW ART/MEDIA CONTEST: WEB-BASED MATERIALS ON WAR TAX RESISTANCE 

Deadline for Submissions: January 31, 2011 

All web-based media are eligible, for example: visual art/poster, photographic slide show, video, music, written verse, or any combination of these. 

Conscience Canada is the organization that advocates for the right of Canadians to redirect the military portion of our federal income tax to peace making. Conscience Canada will create a web-based gallery of creative arts materials/communications using those entries that express the need for a ‘peace tax’ as an alternative to the current military tax. See the ‘reason for our existence’ at www.consciencecanada.ca. Prizes will be awarded for the most effective submissions, although all entries will be eligible for inclusion in the gallery. 

Spread the word! 

Eligibility Criteria and Submission Guidelines: Individuals and groups of all ages and backgrounds who are Canadian residents must submit original entries via email to: 

contest at consciencecanada.ca 

Please specify: 

a) The name of the individual or group; b) contact info (address, phone); c) title 

Three prizes: 

1st Prize = $400 

2nd Prize = $250 

3rd Prize = $100 

Winners will be announced by March 1. Questions? Contact Jan Slakov (250) 537-5251 

www.consciencecanada.ca 

***Job Posting*** 

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OUT ON SCREEN IS HIRING! 

Consider joining our team! We’re passionate about making a difference and our programs are having greater impact in our communities. We’re currently seeking the following two positions: 

1. Director of Operations & Volunteers, full-time starting January 5 

• Lead, nurture and empower our volunteers 

• Oversee the hiring of all part-time and contract staff, along with providing HR support 

• Manage all operational aspects of the organization, including the annual Queer Film Festival 

• Oversee the festival box office and front-of-house 

2. Special Events Producer, three days per week starting January 5 

· Produce all of our fundraising events, up to four per year 

· Produce the Queer Film Festival Galas and Receptions 

· Assist with other championed and third party events 

· Assist with other fundraising activities 

The deadline to apply for both is November 25 . Full details can be found at: 

http://www.outonscreen.com/content/Employment/571/51/0 

Please direct any questions to Kat Biondi, at employment at outonscreen.com . And do feel free to pass this posting along to your own contacts. 