[evoz] 15 upcoming events for peace, earth & justice - special women's peace meeting this Weds!
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r52 15 upcoming events for peace, earth & justice - special women's peace meeting this Weds!
15 upcoming events and one action alert – please spread the word! Please poster if you can – see attached.
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MEET YOUR NEW PREMIER and CABINET
Tonight! July 18, 2017
5:00- 7:00 pm
British Columbia Parliament Buildings
501 Belleville St, Victoria, British Columbia
Hosted by Premier John Horgan, NDP
https://www.bcndp.ca/meet-the-premier
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TOAST TO THE CHANGE OF BC GOVERNMENT
Tonight! July 18, 2017
Today at 6:30 PM - 9 PM
Victoria Event Centre
1415 Broad Street, Victoria, British Columbia V8W 2B2
Join friends and comrades to raise a glass for the change in government! It's been a long sixteen years and there will no... doubt be challenges ahead. But this evening, let's raise a glass together and mark the opening of new possibilities for the left. All welcome!
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WOMEN ORGANIZE FOR PEACE AND SOCIAL JUSTICE
Wednesday, July 19 from 6-8 p.m.
Green Cuisine, 560 Johnson, Victoria
*Special Guest: Anita Roberts, teacher at Esquimalt High School
We have re-launched a chapter of the Canadian Voice of Women for Peace in Victoria and we welcome new members. A women’s strategy meeting to discuss current political issues and to find ways to rise, resist and raise our voices! Some of the issues we will consider include nonviolence, nuclear disarmament, gender & climate justice, feminist foreign and defence policy, the military’s impact on the environment, linking militarism with the climate crisis, military sexual violence, implementing UNSC 1325 on Women, Peace and Security, gender equality and the new Sustainable Development Goals and environmental and economic justice. Let’s work collaboratively with other women and women’s groups across the country and internationally to amplify our voices and advance peace, equality and sustainability. Organized by the Canadian Voice of Women for Peace. Contact Tamara Lorincz: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. More info: www.vowpeace.org
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PUBLIC LECTURE: "CANADA: THE CASE FOR STAYING OUT OF OTHER PEOPLE’S WARS"
by William (Bill) Geimer
Friday, July 21 from 11 P.M.—1 p.m.
Main Branch Victoria Public Library
735 Broughton St., Victoria
As a veteran of the US 82nd Airborne Division and through his work as a lawyer and law professor emeritus, Bill presents a compelling case that Canada can end its fealty to powerful patrons like the UK and the US and instead make a more valuable contribution to international relations. Bill is a member of the Vancouver Island Peace & Disarmament Network (vipdn.org). Copies of the book will be available for sale.
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IT'S COMPLICATED: GENDER
Hosted by Royal BC Museum•
Wednesday, July 19 at 5:15 PM - 7 PM •
Royal BC Museum, 675 Belleville Street, Victoria, British Columbia V8W 9W2 •
Tickets: www.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca
Whether it's your biological family or family of choice, things aren't always easy or straightforward. This participatory discussion series tackles perspectives and definitions, upending assumptions to help us better understand ourselves and our family roles. An intriguing mix of facilitators will get the conversation started, but where it goes from there is up to you. Gender: Let's deconstruct the roles of women, get to know some gender-creative kids and consider global perspectives on gender. Admission to this event is by donation.
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VEGATORIA! VEG FEST
Saturday at 12 PM - 5 PM
1 Centennial Sq, Victoria, BC V8W 1P6, Canada
Hosted by the Vancouver Island Vegan Association: https://www.facebook.com/vancouverislandveganassociation/
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VANCOUVER ISLAND PEACE AND DISARMAMENT NETWORK (VIPDN) MONTHLY MEETING
Wednesday, July 26 from 4:00-5:30 p.m., Room C168, Sedgewick Building, University of Victoria.
All are welcome to attend our group meetings to help us plan for peace, disarmament, nonviolence and social justice. Representatives from the Raging Grannies, Physicians for Global Survival, Victoria Peace Coalition, Peace One Day, the Canadian Voice of Women for Peace, and more! All welcome to join us to create a culture of peace in our city, country and world. For more information about our meetings, please contact This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. Visit www.vipdn.org
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SOCIAL JUSTICE COALITION
Next meeting is Tuesday, August 8 at 7pm.
Meetings will be held 7pm on the 2nd Tuesday of every month.
The BCGEU building, 2994 Douglas St.
Coalition of representatives of groups working for social justice, environment and peace. New members welcome.
For more information, please contact Randy at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
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"THE CLEAN MONEY REVOLUTION: REINVENTING POWER, PURPOSE, AND CAPITALISM” (Hmmm??)
Tuesday, August 8 at 7 PM - 9 PM
Art Spring, Salt Spring Island
Joel Solomon and Tyee Bridge present "The Clean Money Revolution: Reinventing Power, Purpose, and Capitalism”.
Joel Solomon, pioneering clean money investor and change agent, explains this shift in his new book, part memoir of an inspiring thought leader’s journey from presidential campaigner to budding oceanographer to multi-millionaire investor, part insider’s guide to the businesses remaking the world, and part manifesto for a bright new future.
The Clean Money Revolution explores this massive economic shift, and how you can ride the $40 trillion wave to create the new, ethical, and sustainable businesses that power local economies, restore ecosystems, and build social and financial equity. Joel Solomon is Chair of Renewal Funds, and Chair of Hollyhock, and has invested in over 100 early-growth stage companies in North America, delivering above-market returns while catalyzing positive social and environmental change.
For further background information: JoelSolomon.org
Co-sponsored by SS Community Economic Development Commission and Transition Salt Spring.
Tickets are $5 to cover costs. https://www.facebook.com/TransitionSaltSpringSociety/
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REMEMBER HIROSHIMA AND NAGASAKI
Wednesday, August 9, 2017 from 6:30 – 9:00 pm, Esquimalt Gorge Park
You are invited to this annual, FREE lantern ceremony, marking the 72nd anniversary of the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki Japan. This year’s event is on Wednesday, 9th August 2017 from 6:30 PM (Lantern making) – 9 PM at Esquimalt Gorge Park, 1070 Tillicum Rd. (off Tillicum Road, just south of the Gorge Waterway Bridge.) This year we are honoured to welcome The Honourable Judith Guichon, Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia. We are also privileged to have as our special guest Rudi Hoensen, a survivor of the Nagasaki bomb. Activities include:
• lantern making for children and families (all supplies provided)
• the Hiroshima/Nagasaki Art Exhibition
• singing with the Getting Higher Choir and
• a Japanese cultural performance.
We acknowledge the Raging Grannies who have arranged this event for many years, and are now handing over the baton to the Vancouver Island Peace and Disarmament Network. If you have questions or want more information, please visit www.vipdn.org
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2017 BC GREENS AGM
Public · Hosted by BC Green Party
August 18 – August 19, Sidney BC
Ticket Information: www.bcgreens.ca
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REGISTER NOW FOR TURNING THE TIDE 2017!
The Paddle will take place over five days and four nights, from August 9-13, 2017, beginning at Swartz Bay on Vancouver Island and proceeding to Salt Spring and Pender Islands for special cultural, recreational and educational programming. Camping and dinners have been arranged for paddlers on all islands, and are included in the participant fee of $95 per person over 15 years (subsidies available, please contact us, and consider donating an extra $20 with your fee to help fund a fellow paddler).
Register Here for the Peoples' Paddle
https://www.facebook.com/events/240382766424833/
This year’s 4th Annual Turning the Tide: Peoples’ Paddle for the Salish Sea promises to be another exciting and meaningful family-friendly journey, uniting people from across the Salish Sea in community and solidarity for people and the planet. This year’s theme is “Solidarity Across the Salish Sea.” With the federal government’s recent approval of the Trans-Mountain pipeline expansion project, and the election of one of the most regressive presidents in American history, our movements need to strengthen and grow. Now more than ever, we need to stand up and build a culture of solidarity and resistance on both sides of the border.
Sponsored By Turning the Tide And The Social Environmental Alliance.
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PUPPETS FOR PEACE CELEBRATION & PARADE
For its 4th year, Puppets for Peace will be celebrating International Peace Day with larger than life creations and performances in Victoria BC on September 23rd and 24th, taking place at the Fairfield Gonzales Community Association & Government House.
For more information, please contact: Julie Cormier, PeaceQuest Victoria Coordinator
www.peacequest.ca / Sisters of St. Ann / (250) 884-0913
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UNVEILING OF PEACE & FRIENDSHIP GARDEN AND OUTDOOR CLASSROOM BAYSIDE MIDDLE SCHOOL
Public grand opening and unveiling of the first outdoor classroom and peace & friendship garden with a peace pole on the peninsula.
Thursday, September 21
6:00-7:30
Bayside Middle School
1101 Newton Place, Brentwood Bay
Bayside’s NEPENKÁUTW “Place of Teaching” Outdoor Classroom and Saanich Moons Peace Garden: Land-Based Learning for Environmental Stewardship and Intercultural Friendship.
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REGISTER NOW! COMMON VISION, COMMON ACTION
Creating a Regional Agenda for Social and Ecological Justice
October 13-15, 2017
University of Victoria, Lekwungen / WSANEC Territory
You are invited to participate in the Common Vision, Common Action conference!
Looking toward the municipal elections slated for the fall of 2018, we will be gathering with social and environmental organizations, activists, elected officials and community members to develop a regional policy platform for the Capital Region.
The conference will take place from October 13-15, 2017, at the University of Victoria, and will consider topics including:
• housing, land use and transportation;
• decolonization, reconciliation and self-governance;
• arts, culture and education;
• parks, ecological protection and food systems;
• water, waste water and climate action; and
• grassroots democracy, inclusive communities and people-oriented economics.
We encourage you to register for the conference and take part in this important discussion. The registration fee is $30 per person, with no one turned away. A detailed conference program will be released in September. We suggest you register as soon as possible, since space is limited. Thank you for your interest in the ecological and social future of our region. We look forward to hearing from you!
The Common Vision, Common Action Planning Committee
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250-634-4731 (c/o Elise Cote)
Note: July is Plastic Free Month!
*This is my last upcoming events list. I’m moving to Ontario. Best wishes and big hugs to everyone working in the region for a better world!
In solidarity for peace, earth and justice,
Tamara Lorincz
ACTION ALERT: Please sign the petition “No Armed Drones” organized by Ceasefire Canada: https://www.ceasefire.ca/?p=25121
Under Canada’s new dangerous defence policy, the federal government plans to acquire armed drones for the military: http://dgpaapp.forces.gc.ca/en/canada-defence-policy/index.asp
No armed drones. No money for militarism. Invest in a green, peaceful future!
