[Wamvan] Any Vancouver events for International Women's Day?

Fri Mar 2 11:21:59 PST 2012

Here's my list of events for IWD this year.

It's interesting - it was very difficult for me to find free events this
year (that weren't just university talks or panels). IWD has turned into a
rallying day for women's organizations, formerly funded by the state, to
charge lots of money for (sometimes very swanky, totally inaccessible)
events, in order to raise money and stay afloat.  Kinda sad actually.  I'll
be talking with someone at UBC campus radio station CiTR about this next
week, an interview I think they will be airing over the noon hour on March
8.

Anyway, here's the list.  Events for and by Aboriginal women are noticeably
absent (please, if anyone has listings, share).  Note that not all events
are on March 8.
*
Free or almost free (including university stuff):*

QMUNITY
- IWD open reception
1:30-3pm, 610-1033 Davie
Free, Accessible
http://www.qmunity.ca/#
*
Generations will once again host a celebration for International Women's
Day. All Welcome! Come celebrate a Women's Day for all women, after the
struggle of lesbians, women of colour, and Trans women to be included. Come
for cake, drinks, music, slide shows, and chatting.*

Amnesty International
- Freeze Flash Mob
- Van Art Gallery, Robson Street Side
- MARCH 8
- 11:55AM START (goes until 12:30)
https://www.facebook.com/events/132410686880974/
*
All you need to do is show up at the Vancouver Art Gallery at 11:55am sharp
wearing purple clothing (and/or any kind of purple accessories). We will be
providing you with newspapers that have words relating to women's rights
written on them.
We ask that participants show up at the venue at 11:55am to grab a
newspaper.Then at 12pm, everyone will freeze for 4 minutes while pretending
to read the newspaper in order to emphasize that womens issues should be on
the worlds daily agenda everywhere.
We would love if you and your friends could participate. *

The Price of a Woman's Life
- film screening of *Avenue Zero*
- 6:30-8:30pm, Vancouver Public Library (downtown branch, Alma Van Dusen
and Peter Kaye room)
- MARCH 7
http://www.facebook.com/events/226856074077062/

*Amnesty International presents a screening of the film Avenue Zero: A Film
by Helene Choquette. Featuring candid interviews with victims, witnesses,
and perpetrators, the film portrays human** trafficking flourishing
internationally in the shadows of the law.
The screening will be followed by a panel discussion on the issue of
assistance and protection for victims of human trafficking in Canada.* *
Confirmed Panelists:* *
Judith Boer; Vancouver refugee and immigration attorney at Elgin, Cannon
and Associates* *
Laya Behbahani, Student and Policy Analyst and SFU Masters' student. * *
*

Oxfam
- IWD Celebration with their GROW Campaign
- 6PM at the Vancouver Public Library (downtown branch - Alma Van Dusen and
Peter Kaye room)
- MARCH 8
- admission by donation ($5 minimum)
- http://www.facebook.com/events/156624267788419/
- oxfam.ca/GROW

*At this event, we will be hearing powerful stories from local and
international women on how they are making change in their communities,
through individual and collective action, toward the development of an
equitable food system*.  *We will also be displaying a stunning new
exhibition – From Congo with Love – by renowned fashion photographer Rankin
captures the lives of families fleeing violence in war-torn DR Congo.*

Space is limited, so you must R.S.V.P to IWD2012 at oxfam.ca.
This event is in partnership with Amnesty International, Fair Trade
Vancouver and the Vancouver Food Policy Council.

UBC

Panel: Deconstructing and Decolonizing International Women's Day
- 12:30-3:30PM, Jack Bell Building, RM 028 Lower Level, 2080 West Mall, UBC
- panel discussion
- MARCH 8
http://www.facebook.com/events/253802548028121/
 *The event will showcase a variety of speakers to address their own
research on women's rights, lives, and experiences as a way to then talk
about the problems and advantages International Women's Day has in its
current construction. *

Talk: Violence against teenage girls and criminal justice system
non/responses
- 12-1PM, Jack Bell Building, RM 028 Lower Level, 2080 West Mall, UBC
- speaker Asia Czapska, Justice for Girls
- MARCH 7

SFU
- 11:00 am - 12:00 noon
- talk: 'They just wanted to be normal': Locating the strange and the
familiar int eh Shafia Honor Killing Trial
- speaker Dr. Dana Mohammed Olwan
- SFU, Burnaby, AQ 6229
- MARCH 8
http://www.sfu.ca/gsws/Events.html

SUCCESS BC
- Bridging Employment Program Graduation Ceremony
- 10:30am-12:30pm, Bob Prittie Metrotown Library
   Program Room  - 6100 Willingdon Avenue, Burnaby
- MARCH 8
*This graduation ceremony to celebrate the achievements and successes of
our participants in the past year. And since the program is ending, this
event is a way to acknowledge that women who experience violence and abuse
still facing many systemic barriers to become self-sufficient.*
*
Not free:*

North Shore Women's Centre
Crimson Cabaret
March 10th
- doors 6pm, show 7pm, Centennial Theatre in North Van
- tickets $30/$35 at the door

http://www.northshorewomen.ca/events/crimsoncabaret_2012
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*The Crimson Cabaret raises much needed funds for the NSWC, creates an
opportunity to spread awareness about NSWC whilst fostering a space of
community solidarity and connection, and finally, showcases the artistic
contributions and talents by women in our community.*

Vancouver District Labour Council

- Banquet Dinner, with speaker Judy Rebick

Friday March 2

5:30pm Doors open, 6:45pm Buffer dinner

Fraserview Hall 8240 Fraser Street

Regular $45 / Low waged or unwaged $35 (tables seat 8)

Info: 604-254-0703, office at vdlc.ca

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WestCoast LEAF
- Equality Breakfast, keynote speaker Chantal Hebert
March 13, 7-9am, Fairmont Hotel Vancouver 900 West Georgia St.
- tickets $85

*Honour our collective achievements, inspire and be inspired, catch up with
old friends and meet new ones, and raise money for West Coast LEAF’s
upcoming projects in the areas of legal education, law reform, and
litigation.This year's keynote speaker is Chantal Hébert, political
raconteur, columnist, and member of CBC **The National’s weekly "At Issue"
panel. *

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On Thu, Mar 1, 2012 at 9:18 PM, Lindsay Miles <lindskmiles at gmail.com> wrote:

> Joanna - I know there's a live music event at Waldorf Hotel on March 8th
> at 8:00pm, a flash mob at 11:50am at the Vancouver Art Gallery on March 8th
> put on my amnesty international (wear purple), and a dialogue at a theatre
> of Granville Island on March 10th as part of a play going on for the month
> of March at Performance Works. Check out www.internationalwomensday.com.
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> On Wed, Feb 29, 2012 at 3:01 PM, Joanna Chiu <chiu.joanna5 at gmail.com>wrote:
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>> Please share! I could help promote the events on our blog.
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