[Wamvan] Fwd: [inst-grsj] Fwd: Invitation to Women's History Month Event - October 17

[Natalie Hill]

See info below, upcoming Women's History Month event. Sorry had to chop the
post - too big to send.

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From: Peter Wanyenya <wanyenya at gmail.com>
Date: Mon, Oct 7, 2013 at 8:12 PM
Subject: [inst-grsj] Fwd: Invitation to Women's History Month Event -
October 17
To: grsj-grads at interchange.ubc.ca, inst-grsj at interchange.ubc.ca


*FYI - No RSVP needed, just attend if available and interested.*


In Honour of Women’s History Month, the City of Vancouver Women’s Advisory
Committee and Urban Aboriginal Peoples’ Advisory Committee invite you to
join us for an intimate evening to share stories of reconciliation.


Thursday, October 17
Vancouver City Hall, Council Chambers
6:30 p.m. doors, 7:00 start

Speakers

- Christie Lee Charles - Musqueam leader and performer
- Winnie L. Cheung(張麗玲) - Director of Vancouver Asian Heritage Month Society
- Leah George-Wilson (Sisi-ya-ama) - Tsleil-Waututh lawyer, former Chief,
current co-chair of FN summit
- Loretta Todd - Cree/Metis filmmaker, digital media producer, community
leader
- Haruko Okano - Local artist of Japanese ancestry
- Lillian Boraks Nemetz, Child survivor of the Warsaw Ghetto and Vancouver
Holocaust Education Centre outreach speaker

...with a special performance by JB, the First Lady

By way of background, since 2009 the Women’s Advisory Committee has hosted
a Women’s History event in the Council Chambers in October.  "Women's
History Month" was initiated in Canada starting in 1992 and is intended to
expose Canadians to the often undocumented contributions of women.

This event supports the City's Year of Reconciliation work by allowing
women, both aboriginal and non-aboriginal, to speak their truth, allowing
us the opportunity to hear that truth and work towards healing.

I appreciate you all have very busy schedules but if you're able to join
us, we'd be pleased to have you. Please let me know if you're able to join
us.

There is a poster attached if you'd like to share the event with your
networks.

Andrea****

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*Councillor Andrea Reimer*
Chair - Planning, Transportation and Environment
p: 604-873-7241
e: andrea.reimer at vancouver.ca
a: 453 W 12 Ave  Vancouver, BC V5Y 1V4
t: @andreareimer <https://twitter.com/andreareimer>
f: www.facebook.com/CouncillorAndreaReimer****
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