http://www.fossilfoolsdayofaction.org/2010/
The fossil fools ain’t no joke – but that doesn’t mean we can’t fight them with one!
- The Fossil Fuel Empire is real and it’s here. The stakes couldn’t be higher: destabilization of the global climate, communities from Alaska to Alberta to Appalachia being destroyed by dirty energy extraction and combustion, devastating super hurricanes, droughts, flooding, the list goes on…
- Last December in Copenhagen, the politicians sold us out to the fossil fools, corporate lobbyists and big banks. Now we’re left with “green capitalism,” carbon market shenanigans and continued assaults on our communities and ecosystems. If we’re going to stop climate change, the only real solution is to keep fossil fuels in the ground.
- This April, join Rising Tide North America as we pull some pranks that pack a punch. Use the simply subversive to the downright disruptive: office occupations, banner drops, road blockades, clownish parades, spoof product launches, sub-vertising, leaflets, street theater, lock-downs and laugh-ins. Whatever works for you and your group!
- Climate change is no laughing matter, but we can’t take things too seriously all the time. Join us this Fossil Fools Day as we employ our senses of humor to hatch some harebrained schemes that will strike a blow to fossil foolery everywhere!
- And remember what Abbie Hoffman said: “The first duty of a revolutionary is to get away with it.”
Time:
6:30pm - 9:30pm
Description:
Meet At The Met, 320 Abbott St.
Hosted By Earthsave Friends
The movie starts at 7pm but people can come at anytime after 6:30pm.
Price: $15 which includes cover, veggie burger, and a beer.
Place: The Met 320 Abbott Street, Vancouver (corner of Abbott and Cordova...In Gastown)
The group running it is currently planning to show Food, Inc.
Time:
All day event
Description:
Good Friday, also called Holy Friday, Black Friday, or Great Friday, a holiday observed primarily by adherents to Christianity commemorating the crucifixion of Jesus and his death at Calvary. The holiday is observed during Holy Week as part of the Paschal Triduum on the Friday preceding Easter Sunday, and often coincides with the Jewish observance of Passover.
It's also a HOLIDAY!!!
Based on the scriptural details[citation needed] of the Sanhedrin Trial of Jesus, the Crucifixion of Jesus was most probably on a Friday. The estimated year of Good Friday is AD 33, by two different groups, and originally as AD 34 by Isaac Newton via the differences between the Biblical and Julian calendars and the crescent of the moon. A third method, using a completely different astronomical approach based on a lunar Crucifixion darkness and eclipse model (consistent with Apostle Peter's reference to a "moon of blood" in Acts 2:20) arrives at the same date, namely Friday April 3, AD 33
Time:
10:00am - 12:00pm
Description:
The Great A-Mazing EGG Hunt
At Van Dusen Botanical Gardens
5252 Oak Street at West 37th Ave
www.vandusengarden.org
For children 4 to 11 years\Pr-Registration required
For details, prices and to register cjeck the website inder (Events Calendar)
Time:
11:00am - 2:00pm
Description:
At all Choices Locations
Spring into your local choices Markets and join in the national Easter Egg Hunt.
It all starts at 11 am and get your child involved in the Easter Egg Hop.
Pre-registration is required
Sign up at your local Choices location
Time:
All day event
Description:
Easter Monday is the day after Easter Sunday and is celebrated as a holiday in some largely Christian cultures, especially Roman Catholic cultures. Easter Monday in the Roman Catholic liturgical calendar is the second day of the octave of Easter Week. In Poland and parts of the United States, Easter Monday is called Dyngus Day, meaning "Wet Monday", referring to traditional pranks involving water.
- Formerly, the post-Easter festivities involved a week of secular celebration, but this was reduced to one day in the 19th century. Events include egg rolling competitions and, in predominantly Roman Catholic countries, dousing other people with water which traditionally had been blessed with holy water the day before at Easter Sunday Mass and carried home to bless the house and food.
Time:
10:00am - 12:00pm
Description:
Remove the three key fish farms by May 15!
- Salmon Talks Lillooet has decided to take action to get coastal fish farms out of the way of Fraser salmon smolts. Three farms full of adult Atlantic salmon must be harvested and emptied before mid-May, when the Fraser smolts will be reaching the narrows near Quadra Island in the Georgia Strait. The salmon crash that we are experiencing calls for emergency protective and precautionary measures, and we will be visiting our local DFO office on Tuesday, April 6, at 10 a.m., to request that the three fish farms be harvested and emptied immediately.
- We invite others to consider similar rallies at their local DFO offices, or at the sites where the smolts in their waters come to enter the Fraser on their journey to the sea. We invite our friends nearby to join us here in Lillooet.
- The juvenile salmon that were born two years ago will, very soon, leave the streams and lakes in the Fraser watershed and head for the Arctic Ocean. They will have to get past many open-net-cage fish farms in the Georgia Strait and Broughton Archipelago. The first of the Fraser River smolts will reach the Georgia Strait by May.
- We know that these farms, located in the Georgia and Johnstone Straits, are hazardous to the smolts - because the adult Atlantic salmon eat the smolts; because the sea lice that infest the farms attach themselves - fatally - to the smolts; and because there is no way around them! The farms are located in precisely the ideal feeding grounds for the smolts - where rivers flow in and where fast waters stir up the ocean to make the algae and smolt-food accessible.
- In the Georgia Strait Narrows, at Quadra Island, there are three farms full of adult fish. This is a bottleneck for the smolts on their migration. If those farms were emptied before the smolts got there, their chances survival would be improved. This is called "the precautionary approach," and has been recommended by scientists and politicians around the globe, most recently here at SFU's Salmon Think Tank, last December.
- Members of Salmon Talks Lillooet, are going to go to DFO's office in Lillooet on April 6 , at 10 am, to find out who can order this emergency evacuation of the three key farms: Venture Point, Sonora and Cyrus Rocks - owned by Norwegian companies Mainstream and Marine Harvest. We are going to request that our local DFO personnel forward our demand for an emergency response to the appropriate person. No matter the work of the Cohen Commission, no matter the confusion of authority between the province and the federal government, we wish to find out where the buck stops in such an emergency.
- Since all the science in the world is being denied by the Government; since commissioned recommendations in BC and Canada to move fish farms to closed containment are not being implemented; since even letters from politicians from other countries urging Canada to avoid the fate they have already experienced - allowing salmon farms in migration corridors to decimate wild stocks - are not being heard, it is time for the people to make it clear to government what action is required.
- We urge you to express any similar beliefs in action, particularly during the week of April 6, with us, and in solidarity with the march planned by the much-celebrated and honoured biologist Alexandra Morton, from April 22 to May 9. Alexandra will be marching to Victoria to focus and align public attention to the issue of removing open-net-cage salmon farms from wild salmon migration corridors. Please join her if you can. (visit www.salmonaresacred.org for more info)
- Salmon Talks Lillooet is a collective of St'at'imc and non-Native people, Elders and Youth, professional technicians, biologists and regular community members, male and female. We work together for restoration and protection of wild salmon of all species. We are on the point of declaring Lillooet a farmed-salmon-free-zone.
- For more information, helpful pamphlets, or more contacts about the salmon crash, please get in touch!
Sincerely,
Kerry Coast
Salmon Talks Lillooet
Time:
7:00pm - 9:00pm
Description:
Rivers at Risk: Saving Bute Inlet from General Electric
At The Heritage Hall, 16th and Main Street
- Public Information session about what can be done to save Bute Inlet and hundreds of BC’s rivers from poorly planned, environmentally destructive privatized Independent Power Producers (IPPs).
- To understand the need to produce clean power the right way
- MC'd by Vicky Husband of Watershed Watch. Speakers include Greenpeace founder Rex Weyler, George Heyman of Sierra Club, Gwen Barlee and Joe Foy of the Wilderness Committee, with a slide show by Friends of Bute Inlet.
Sponsored by:
the Wilderness Committee, Sierra Club BC, Watershed Watch, BC Creekside Protection, and Friends of Bute Inlet
www.wildernesscommittee.org
Time:
7:00pm - 9:00pm
Description:
The West End Car Free Day this year is June 20, 2010, 12 noon to 6 pm.
Next organizing meeting is Tuesday April 6, 2010 at 7 pm to 8:30 pm at Gordon House.
We still need lots more ideas for this years festival. We are starting to have a wonderful crew of organizers for this years event. Come and be part of the fun of putting this event on.
http://wera.bc.ca/archives/1121/comment-page-1#comment-439
Time:
7:00pm - 9:00pm
Description:
Falling from Grace Book Launch and Old Growth
Slide show
- Join local author and biologist Ann Ericksson on Tuesday, April 6 at the Solstice Cafe (529 Pandora Avenue) at 7 pm to celebrate the launch of Falling From Grace. This acclaimed novel exlpores one women's struggle to protect Vancouver Island's Old Growth Forests.
- This event will feature a slideshow by Tria Donaldson of some of the key wilderness areas on Vancouver Island that the Wildernerness Committee is working to protect. There will also be free food, and music!
WC Victoria: 250-388-9292
Time:
7:30pm - 9:30pm
Description:
www.livingoceans.org
The Coastal First Nations declared a ban on oil tankers on the Central and North Coast of B.C. Citizens from southern B.C., the Prairies and Ottawa have caught our Finding Coral Expedition speaking tour to learn more about the mysteries of the deep sea. And now people are coming together to walk the length of Vancouver Island to show their support to moving open net-cage salmon farms off the salmon migration routes and into closed containment.
April 6, 7:30 pm
Victoria Canoe & Kayak Club Clubhouse
Victoria, B.C.
Admission: Free. Info: 250-590-8193
April 7, Noon
Royal B.C. Museum
Victoria, B.C Admission: Free. Info: 1-888-447-7977
June 5, 2:00 pm
North York Public Library
Toronto
info: mast@rogers.com 905-881-3548
Sponsored by: Marine Aquarium Society of Toronto
Time:
12:00pm - 2:00pm
Description:
www.livingoceans.org
The Coastal First Nations declared a ban on oil tankers on the Central and North Coast of B.C. Citizens from southern B.C., the Prairies and Ottawa have caught our Finding Coral Expedition speaking tour to learn more about the mysteries of the deep sea. And now people are coming together to walk the length of Vancouver Island to show their support to moving open net-cage salmon farms off the salmon migration routes and into closed containment.
April 6, 7:30 pm
Victoria Canoe & Kayak Club Clubhouse
Victoria, B.C.
Admission: Free. Info: 250-590-8193
April 7, Noon
Royal B.C. Museum
Victoria, B.C Admission: Free. Info: 1-888-447-7977
June 5, 2:00 pm
North York Public Library
Toronto
info: mast@rogers.com 905-881-3548
Sponsored by: Marine Aquarium Society of Toronto
Time:
6:30pm - 9:30pm
Description:
TRADE, POLITICS AND GLOBAL CLIMATE CHANGE
DaVinci Centre, 195 Bay Street, Victoria, BC
6:30 pm Doors open for viewing displays
7:00 pm - 9 pm Forum
- Are International Trade Agreements undermining efforts to solve Global Climate Change?
Can our politicians cooperatively address this issue by working together across party lines?
- THE COUNCIL OF CANADIANS' VICTORIA CHAPTER is holding a forum on global warming with the focus on trade agreements and how they affect our environment. We need to address how to create and enforce trade agreements that place environmental sustainability and the lowering of our carbon footprint in the forefront. It is time for our elected officials to cooperate on these issues. In a non-partisan forum we hope to discuss the challenges and the solutions to this most important issue. Microphones will be available you to speak to this critical situation.
Invited guests:
Elizabeth May
Dr. Keith Martin MP
Hon. Gary Lunn MP
Denise Savoie MP
For further information: 250-380-7145 or 250-220-5355
Time:
6:30pm - 8:30pm
Description:
PUBLIC FORUM: NEW SANCTIONS AGAINST IRAN, NEW DIPLOMACY OF WAR MONGERING Featuring Video Talk on Media Myths About Iran from Author Phil Wilayto
At Joe's Cafe ~ in the Large North Hall 1150 Commercial Drive
Since the 1979 Iranian revolution, Iran has remained a country independent of the US domination that has permeated much of the Middle East. Currently Iran is again coming under increasing attack from the US and other imperialist countries, through a new set of sanctions. The aim of the new sanctions is in fact to strangle Iran economically, punish Iranians for their resistance to the US bully, and presumably to create chaos and unrest for regime change. Why have Iranian people been under US attacks since the 1979 revolution? Why is the US government currently spending 400 million dollars to destabilize Iran? What effect have sanctions had on Iran and how will it be this time? Why are the US and other countries pushing for sanctions against Iran? What should the response of the antiwar movement be?
Multimedia, Speakers & Discussion
Featuring Media Myths About Iran a video talk by Phil Wilayto, author of In Defense of Iran: Notes from a US Peace Delegation Journey Through the Islamic Republic
Speaker: Ali Yerevani ~ Participant in 1979 Iranian Revolution and Political Editor of the Fire This Time Newspaper For poster click: http://www.mawovancouver.org/materials/posters/100407forum.pdf
Time:
7:00pm - 9:00pm
Description:
Mix and mingle with finalists and fans at the Listel Hotel
1300 Robson Street
Free event
Presented by BC Book Prizes
www.bcbookprizes.ca
Time:
7:00pm - 9:00pm
Description:
CAIA has invited Alice Rothchild to lecture at U.Vic. on April 7, at 7.00 p.m. Social and Human Development Building, Room A240. Description attached, and copied below.
DR ALICE ROTHCHILD
"Healthcare in the West Bank and Gaza: Examining the impact of war on a civilian population"
Social and Human Development Building,
Room A 240
Wednesday, April 7, 7p.m.
Medical Director of the Women's Community Health Center in Cambridge, Mass. from 1977-1979, co-founder of ther Urban Woman and Child Health, Inc. in Jamaica Plain, Mass. Alice developed an interest in progressive politics, starting with campus opposition to the Vietnam War and moving on to her discovery of feminism and health reform movements while in medical school and residency. She also became active in a number of social justice organizations and began speaking and writing on topics ranging from childbirth to menopause to caring for undeserved populations
- In 1997, through her involvement in the Boston Workmen's Circle, a progressive secular Jewish organization, Alice turned much of her non-medical focus to understanding the Israeli/Palestinian conflict and its relationship to US foreign policy and American Jewry. She co-founded and co-chairs Visions of Peace with Justice in Israel/Palestine, now American Jews for a Just Peace - Boston and co-organized the AJJP Health and Human Rights Project.
- Admission by Donation.
- Sponsered by: Department of U.Vic. Social Justice Studies, Victoria Peace Coalition, Coalition Againt Israeli Apartheid.
Contact: Erica Dodd: 250
Time:
7:00pm - 9:00pm
Description:
Thinking About Hosting a Jane's Walk? Take a Workshop Near You!
Would you like to help celebrate the legacy of urban activist and writer Jane Jacobs by hosting a free walking tour or Jane's Walk in your neighbourhood on May 1 or 2?
- The Association of Neighbourhood Houses of Greater Vancouver and Think City are hosting workshops throughout early April to assist new and old hosts with planning a Jane's Walk.
- Get tips on researching your walk, route planning and tour length. Plus hear hosting dos and don'ts from past Jane's Walk hosts like Spring Gillard, Kera McArthur and Annabel Vaughan.
- All you need to bring with you is an idea for a Jane's Walk.
Mt. Pleasant Neighbourhood House, 800 E. Broadway, April 7, 7-9 pm
Kitsilano Neighbourhood House, 2325 W. 7th Ave., April 8, 6:30-8:30 pm
Kiwassa Neighbourhood House, 2425 Oxford St. April 14, 7-9 pm
Please note, Jane's Walk 2010 tours for May 1 and 2 will be posted on Think City's website starting Thursday, April 8. Book your favourite walks early so that you don't miss out!
http://thinkcity.ca/janeswalk2010
Time:
8:30am - 2:30pm
Description:
Living Building Roadshow
1253 Johnston St., Vancouver
- The tenets of the Living Building Challenge include net zero energy and net zero water. The Standard addresses limits to growth and urban agriculture, biophilia and toxic-free environments. It includes requirements for social equity and beauty, with an emphasis on inspiration and education to promote the rapid advancement of true sustainability in our built environment. If the Living Building Challenge shares common ground with your vision for the future, please join us for this cutting-edge educational opportunity. Cascadia members and CaGBC members who register by March 12 will save $100!
www.cascadiagbc.org
Time:
5:00pm - 7:00pm
Description:
Dr. Alice Rothchild
Broken Promises, Broken Dreams,
Stories of Jewish & Palestinian Trauma & Resilience.
Thursday April 8, 2010, 5:00 pm
Nanaimo Public Library - 90 Commercial Street
Dr. Alice Rothchild will discuss Gaza, the West Bank and Israel as well as her newly released second edition of Broken Promises, Broken Dreams on Thursday, April 8 at the Nanaimo Public Library, 90 Commercial St.
Time:
7:00pm - 9:00pm
Description:
Thinking About Hosting a Jane's Walk? Take a Workshop Near You!
Would you like to help celebrate the legacy of urban activist and writer Jane Jacobs by hosting a free walking tour or Jane's Walk in your neighbourhood on May 1 or 2?
- The Association of Neighbourhood Houses of Greater Vancouver and Think City are hosting workshops throughout early April to assist new and old hosts with planning a Jane's Walk.
- Get tips on researching your walk, route planning and tour length. Plus hear hosting dos and don'ts from past Jane's Walk hosts like Spring Gillard, Kera McArthur and Annabel Vaughan.
- All you need to bring with you is an idea for a Jane's Walk.
Mt. Pleasant Neighbourhood House, 800 E. Broadway, April 7, 7-9 pm
Kitsilano Neighbourhood House, 2325 W. 7th Ave., April 8, 6:30-8:30 pm
Kiwassa Neighbourhood House, 2425 Oxford St. April 14, 7-9 pm
Please note, Jane's Walk 2010 tours for May 1 and 2 will be posted on Think City's website starting Thursday, April 8. Book your favourite walks early so that you don't miss out!
http://thinkcity.ca/janeswalk2010
Time:
7:30pm - 9:30pm
Description:
Scientists, Scribes and Spinmeisters
Hosted by Pacific Institute for Climate Solutions
Region Victoria
University of Victoria, Bob Wright Centre, Room B150
Contact: Ivan Watson
Email: iw@uvic.ca
Telephone: 250-853-3626
- You are invited to this free panel discussion designed to inform the community about the facts on climate change and the challenges facing the media in reporting them. Save the date now and join panelists Lucinda Chodan, Editor-in-chief, Times Colonist; Peter Calamai, Science Writer, Toronto Star; Tom Pedersen, Director, Pacific Institute for Climate Solutions; and Jim Hoggan, co-author of the bestseller Climate Cover-Up, live on stage at UVic.
Time:
8:00pm - 10:00pm
Description:
An interlude of poetry, music and dance.
Featuring a rare solo delazzra.
Fore more info call Delanye 604-215-2612
At the Chapel Arts, 304 Dunlevy Ave at Cordova
By donation
Host show by Co-op Radio All over the Map: World Music.
Time:
All day event
Description:
On-Air Spring Membership Drive starts
April 9 to April 23
Listen to CFRO 102.7 FM throughout the member drive to hear special shows, local music and the radical grassroots programming that Co-op Radio is known for.
Call the station at 604-684-8494 to pledge and support local, independent ad free media!
Time:
All day event
Description:
Join in the fight against cancer
Text FIGHT to 45678 to make a $5.00 donation to the Canadian Cancer Society
www.daffodilday.ca
"It might look like a daffodil but it's actually a badge of courage"
Time:
8:00am - 12:00pm
Description:
Take Incineration off the Table!
BC Victories and the Metro Vancouver Threat
We have some great news for you -- and we also really need your help!
- First two pieces of great news: the proposed hazardous waste incinerators that we’ve written about in the past in Kamloops and Christina Lake were both defeated in the last couple weeks by locals who voiced their concerns. Citizen action making a real difference!
- However, here in our region, Metro Vancouver’s proposal to build garbage incinerators (or as the industry likes to call them "waste to energy facilities") is entering a critical phase.
- Waste incinerators are one of the largest single sources of dioxin and other harmful toxins in Canada, and they emit more climate changing pollution per megawatt hour than a coal fired power plant. The real solution to our waste issues is strong Extended Producer Responsibility laws that limit wasteful packaging, as well as region-wide improvements to both recycling and composting.
- This Friday, April 9th is the date when the Metro Vancouver Board will vote on whether to send a waste plan based on incineration to the public for consultation, but we can take incineration off the table if we act now. We know garbage incinerators are a really bad idea and the public engagement process would be much better spent brainstorming solutions to reduce waste over all.
Here are 2 ways you can take action:
1.Send a message to every member of the Metro Vancouver board telling them how you feel about incineration. You can use this handy letter-writing tool or send an email directly to waste.incinerators@writewild.net for your message to be forwarded automatically on your behalf to every member of Metro Vancouver's Board.
2.Join other concerned community members and show up in person on Friday, April 9, 9 AM, 4330 Kingsway (two blocks north of the Patterson Skytrain station), in the second floor boardroom. Your presence will send a message to politicians that you care about the decision they are about to make.
If you’d like, bring your coffee mug and join me at Ethical Bean for a cup of coffee (located above the Millennium line entrance on the north end of the Broadway station) to thank them for changing their minds about a pilot project to have their bags incinerated.
Then we’ll be leaving from Broadway Skytrain station at 8:15 AM for Metro.
For more information visit www.wildernesscommittee.org/waste
- If you have any questions or would like to get more involved in this campaign please don't hesitate to contact me directly. If the thought of burning garbage makes your blood boil, we really could use your help at this critical time.
Ben West
ben@wildernesscommittee.org
Tel 604-683-8220
Time:
12:00pm - 2:00pm
Description:
Victoria Coalition Against Poverty
The Olympics are Over (But Poverty in BC is not)
Meet at: Ministry of Health (Pandora and Blanshard)
March to: Ministry of Housing and Social Development (Pandora and Quadra)
- Please join us in fighting back against cuts to social services in B.C. The event will include speakers, art, music and food. Come join in demanding affordable housing, livable incomes, and accessible, quality healthcare! Stand up for dignity and justice!
- The Victoria Coalition Against Poverty (VCAP) is a coalition of grassroots organizations that together are demanding an immediate end to poverty. Reach us at viccoalitionagainstpoverty@gmail.com
Time:
6:30pm - 8:30pm
Description:
Book Launch and Talk with Author Richard Becker PALESTINE, ISRAELAND THE US EMPIRE At Simon Fraser University Harbour Centre, 515 W. Hastings. St., Vancouver
Press Contact: Janine Solanki, MAWO Executive Committee member: 778.881.6156
- This special event will features guest speaker Richard Becker. He is a noted writer and commentator on Middle Eastaffairs. Becker has visited the Middle Easton numerous occasions. He led fact-finding delegations to Palestinein 2000 and 2002, during which he delivered medicine to Palestinian hospitals. Becker helped produce the video Palestine Fights for Freedom (2002) based on his experiences. He has been a featured speaker at political forums and conferences in the United Statesand across the world. Richard Becker is the Western Regional Coordinator of the ANSWER Coalition (Act Now to Stop War and End Racism). ANSWER has organized mass protests of hundreds of thousands of people against the wars in Afghanistan, Iraq, Lebanonand Palestinefrom mid-2002 to the present. This event is part of a US/Canada speaking tour with Becker's new book, “Palestine, Israeland the US Empire. Becker gives us the most sharply focused and penetrating analysis we have of the real dynamics at work in the continuing persecution of the Palestinian people. He calls for international unity among all people to end this tragic injustice. Hear his call and join in the struggle. Ramsey Clark, former U.S.attorney general, former litigation attorney for the Palestine Liberation Organization Official website for Palestine, Israeland the US Empire
http://www.pslweb.org
Sponsored by: SFU's Mobilization Against War & Occupation Club (MAWO-SFU) and the Simon Fraser Students Society (SFSS)
Mobilization Against War and Occupation (MAWO) 604.322.1764 | info@mawovancouver.org
Time:
All day event
Description:
The False Creek Watershed Society presents:
"Water Beneath Our Feet"
Mapping the Spirit of the False Creek Watershed
A UNIQUE COMMUNITY MAPPING PROJECT
- Are you interested in the history of False Creek? Would you like to creatively map your “home place”? This community mapping project will offer the opportunity to participate in Historical Walks, Community Storytelling and a Creative Mapping Workshop.
- If this mix whets your appetite, we encourage you to register for one of the two community mapping workshops and the three supporting events to gain the best experience of this unique project.
http://mappingfalsecreek1.eventbrite.com
April 10 – Community Mapping Workshop - Emily Carr University
http://mappingfalsecreek4.eventbrite.com
April 17 – Community Mapping Workshop - Roundhouse Community Centre
http://mappingfalsecreek5.eventbrite.com
These events are all free
Donations accepted on historical walks
Please make sure to register for all events on Event-Brite so we know how many to expect
For information on these events and to add your own photos and stories, please check
http://www.mappingfalsecreek.com
Time:
All day event
Description:
In Burnaby
Invasive plant species are out-competing native plants, disrupting wildlife habitat and taking over our home gardens. Learn to recognize local invaders in your garden and discover solutions to manage them using the latest tools and techniques.
Workshop by Evergreen
Tel 604-294-7690
invasiveplants@burnaby.ca
Time:
9:00am - 8:00pm
Description:
The Only Local Store Selling Only Local Products
Donates 100% of Anniversary Day Sales to FarmFolk/CityFolk Society
EVENT: 1st year Anniversary
LOCATION:The Home Grow-in Grocer, 196 West 18th Ave., Vancouver
http://www.home-growin.com
Deborah Reynolds, 604-708-0006
home-growin@hotmail.com
- Deborah Reynolds "My offer for FarmFolk/CityFolk to receive all the NET proceeds of sales on our 1st year Anniversary of being in business, I consider my pleasure in being able to help FarmFolk/CityFolk sustain that part of my own vision of our community helping others in our own community .... just imagine if everyone of your members did this then you would not need the gaming funds the provincial government withdrew from your organization."
- The Home Grow-in Grocer: "We are the only country store in Vancouver that specializes in carrying BC ONLY LOCAL/ NATURAL/ ORGANIC products ... Home Grow-in is a neighbourhood community store that has returned to the neighbourhood corner store tradition. We deal exclusively in BC products and produce.
For 17 years, FarmFolk/CityFolk has been supporting community-based sustainable food systems. We have done this by engaging in public education with farm and city folks; actively organizing and advocating around local, timely issues; building alliances with other organizations; and harnessing the energy of our volunteers. Our 2010/2011 projects include Seed Security, Community Farms, and Get Local. We believe it is the connection between farm and city, producer and consumer, grower and eater that creates sustainable communities. http://www.ffcf.bc.ca
FARMFOLK & CITYFOLK GROWERS HEROES VIDEO http://www.ffcfprojects.ca/Heroes/Heroes.html
Bonita Jo Magee, Project Manager
FarmFolk/CityFolk Society
"When we were children, our parents taught us not to take candy from strangers. Now we buy food from faceless corporations and consume it without question." ~ BJM
2nd floor - 1661 Duranleau St.
Vancouver, BC V6H 3S3
Ph 604-730-0450
Fx 604-730-0451
Toll free 1-888-730-0452
bonita@ffcf.bc.ca
FarmFolk http://www.farmfolkcityfolk.ca
Get Local http://www.getlocalbc.org
Time:
9:30am - 2:30pm
Description:
Hagan Creek in Mount Newton Valley
Please resgister Lunch will be provided
Many of you will probably remember the Great Halloween Bonfire Party we held in Mount Newton Valley last fall. Well, the Hagan Creek/KENNES Watershed Project is back at it again with a Spring Work Party this weekend at the Waterhouse stream restoration site. There's a strong nucleus of experienced tree-planting and blackberry whacking experts from their Steering Committee plus a corps of long-time and newly signed-up volunteers ready to do battle. They can always do with some extra hands to get all of the preparatory work done before the excavators move back in again this summer to start on the stream reconstruction. Please join everyone and they guarantee continuous sunshine, a great lunch and a chance to socialize with others in our environmental community.
Hagan Creek/KENNES Watershed Project
Spring Work Party at Waterhouse Site on
Hagan Creek in Mount Newton Valley
- Time to get your boots on! We have a slew of chores to get done before we get the excavators back in this summer to start the major stream restoration work on Anne Waterhouse’s farm.
- First we have another 150 Douglas Fir and 150 Red Cedar from Brian Stretch to transplant into a holding area until they can be distributed along the creek after the restoration work is complete. Next, we have to tidy up the burn piles left from last fall’s huge blackberry bonfires and sweep their perimeter with a metal detector to find any stray bits of fence wire before the hay grows. We have more blackberries to whack entangled in the trees where we couldn’t get at them last year with the excavator.
- What’s the stream restoration all about? We’ll give you a guided tour of the Waterhouse site and explain our plans for building pools, riffles and wetlands and then explain how this ties into our work throughout the Hagan/Graham Creek Watershed.
- Who should join us? We have work suitable for all ages, so bring the whole family. Lots of us are grandparents and we’re glad to teach the kids while keeping a close eye on them. You can come for the whole day or just for an hour or two. It’s up to you.
- How to get there - Turn off Mount Newton Crossroad onto Malcolm Road (we’ll have signs) and follow it to the end at Skip Crawford's place. Park there and go down the trail to the first gate on your right. You won't have any trouble finding us from that point on.
- What do I need to bring? You should wear work gloves and either rubber or work boots. We will have some tools with us but if you have favourite clippers, loppers, shovels, picks or mattocks or anything else suitable for planting trees or battling blackberries, please bring them along.
- For more information or to sign up for the work party, please contact Francesca Loro, Peninsula Streams Stewardship Coordinator at:
francesca.loro@dfo-mpo.gc.ca or (250) 363-6480
Time:
10:00am - 2:00pm
Description:
Featuring over 50 vendors selling fruits, vegetables, meats, seafood, artisanal cheeses, prepared food items and handmade crafts.
April 10, April 24.
Wise Hall, 1882 Adanac
www.eatlocal.org
Time:
12:00pm - 2:00pm
Description:
Rally: Fight the Cuts!
Location:
Vancouver Art Gallery (North side)
Rally to protest government funding cuts and express your concern at the direction our province is heading. Join with others who believe we can build a better BC.
To see more details and RSVP, follow the link below:
http://www.facebook.com/n/?event.php&eid=109308339096150&mid=21f13eaG292c4ac5G5462515G7&n_m=suefox%40telus.net
Time:
1:00pm - 4:00pm
Description:
The Women's History Network of BC presents a public talk featuring displays and information on women's history by museums, archives, historical societies, organizations, cultural groups, schools and more.
Co sponsored by the VPL Special Collections, Herstory Cafe and the Vancouver Courier.
Van Public Library, 350 West Georgia Street.
www.whnbc.ca
www.herstorycafe.ca
Time:
1:00pm - 5:00pm
Description:
Café for Chiapas In Solidarity with the Zapatistas: Building Healthy Resistance Movements
672 E. Broadway (site of Organizing Centre for Social & Economic Justice)
Café for Chiapas is a mix between café and storefront for friends and new acquaintances who want to chat about and support the Zapatistas.
New Addition – Special Guest: Felicitas Treue, from the CCTI—Colectiivo Contra Tortura y Impunidad in Mexico (Collective Against Torture and Impunity) will join us for this Café for Chiapas. (More info on CCTI in Spanish:http://contralatortura.wordpress.com)
- Enjoy some Café Ramona (Zapatista coffee) with cinnamon and support Zapatista Mayan indigenous women and communities in Chiapas, Mexico. Get some gifts made with justice and dignity for yourself and loved ones; and support these communities' autonomy in education, justice, health, and local government!
- Zapatista creations are made with love, justice, dignity—from a place of hope and defense of the land. By buying these creations, you support a dignified and hopeful way of living that we are all entitled to.
- This is an opportunity to support amazing Zapatista women and their communities who are building popular power. This goes beyond fair trade—it is a non-profit project in solidarity with women who believe in and work towards their dreams, through weaving in their traditional Mayan methods, and the creation of new ways to represent their spirit, their struggles and their dreams!
- There will be cushion covers, cotton and wool shawls, leather and cotton handbags and pouches, leather wallets, aprons, baby bibs, laptop covers, blouses, huipiles, pants, skirts, t-shirts, arpilleras (small embroidered tapestries), earrings, girl’s sizes and delicious organic and fairly traded coffee—Café Ramona available for sale.
For more information, email milparebelde@gmail.com, or go to: http://defendamosnuestratierra.wordpress.com.
If you're not able to come to this Café for Chiapas, look out for more in May, June, July, August and following months. If you need a gift at another time, get in touch, and we can arrange something.
Time:
2:00pm - 4:00pm
Description:
EDRF 20th Anniversary - Birthday Party
Location:
BC GEU Langley Auditorium
8555 - 198A Street
Langley, BC
On Saturday, April 10th, 2010, please join West Coast Environmental Law in Langley in celebrating the 20th anniversary of BC’s most successful and versatile environmental legal aid program – the Environmental Dispute Resolution Fund (EDRF). With the generous support of The Law Foundation of BC, over its 20-years in existence the EDRF has granted over $4 million to individuals, community groups and First Nations from all across the province so they can hire lawyers and experts to protect BC’s environment. Whether you’re a former recipient of EDRF funding or this is the first you’ve heard of it, if you care about the environment we’d love you to celebrate with us!
For 20 years the EDRF has helped the people of Vancouver and the Lower Mainland protect their environment. Our funding helped:
• The Burke Mountain Naturalists and their allies convince the BC Ministry of Environment not to approve transmission lines for an independent power project on the Upper Pitt River;
• The Cornwall Watershed Coalition and Nlaka'pamux Nation Tribal Council persuade MetroVancouver to drop plans for a landfill at Ashcroft Ranch and to instead adopt a goal of zero waste;
• The Pitt Polder Preservation Society successfully challenge approvals for a proposed golf resort in the ecologically sensitive Pitt Polder; and
• Residents adjacent to an industrial duck farm convince the Farm Industry Review Board to order the farmer to overhaul his waste management systems to address odour and pollution.
Come learn about these and other wins, as well as getting a sneak peak of the exciting environmental initiatives that the EDRF is currently supporting throughout BC. If the EDRF has helped you, we would encourage you to come prepared to share – stories, and if possible, photos.
Time:
2:00pm - 4:00pm
Description:
Concepts in Year around gardening
Suggested donation: $30.
Facilitator: Robin Wheeler, Author of Food Security for the Faint of Heart and Gardening for the Faint of Heart.
- The Whys and Wherefores of Food cycles - why we want them and how to get them. We will plan round the calendar food supplies, both in the larder and stored in the garden.
- This is workshop is co-hosted by SPEC and Village Vancouver. Part of the proceeds will help support SPEC's School Gardens Project.
To register: http://www.spec.roundtablelive.org/events
Ilse Sarady
Operations Manager
Society Promoting Environmental Conservation
2150 Maple Street
Vancouver BC V6J 3T3
(604) 736-7732
Time:
2:00pm - 4:00pm
Description:
The 13th Annual Corporate Golden Piggy Awards
at St. Ann's Auditorium, 835 Humboldt St.at Blanshard.
Giving Corporate Greed and Corruption the reward it deserves since 1996.
Free admission
Council of Canadians Victoria Chapter
P.O. Box 5515
Victoria, BC V8R 6S4
Phone 250-360-8448
info@victoriacouncilofcanadians.ca
www.victoriacouncilofcanadians.ca
Time:
6:15pm - 8:15pm
Description:
d'bi.young Live!
Doors at 6:15 pm, we get rollin at 6:30 pm
112 West Hastings
Suggested donation $10, no one turned away.
We will have childminding at the venue.
d'bi.young anitafrika - on coast salish territories, vancouver
- Join us for a night with d'bi.young anitafrika, a Toronto-based, Jamaican born and raised dub-poet performer and writer. Her work is prolific,compelling and political. She weaves stories that explore issues of colonialism, racism, sexism, while fostering revolutionary change. Her work as a dub poet includes five albums, including collaborations with Beau Dixon, Gregory Roy, Cuba's Paso Firme, and Assata Shakur. d’bi.young became well known for Blood.claat, part of a trilogy about a girl's
journey to womanhood. Her writings have appeared in Fireweed Feminist Quarterly, Contemporary Verse, and The African Canadian Theatre Review.
Her new production company focuses on promoting radical artistic works.
More information about her work can be found at http://www.dbiyoung.net/
Don't miss this rare performance with d'bi.young anitafrika and other local artists and activists, followed by an open mic (don't be shy! we
encourage youth, elders, those with one week of experience, those with ten years of performing under their belt, singers, storytellers, emcees, poets to all feel welcome on the mic).
Proceeds to d'bi and No One is Illegal-Vancouver.
Find out about NOII at http://noii-van.resist.ca
Contact: indri.pasaribu@gmail.com
Time:
7:00pm - 9:00pm
Description:
A forum on aboriginal rights, with Morales and Craig Benjamin, a staff campaigner with Amnesty International, will be held April 12, from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. at St. John the Divine Church Hall, 1611 Quadra Street, Victoria.
Amnesty Backs First Nations
By Judith Lavoie, Times Colonist
- Amnesty International has thrown its support behind a Vancouver Island First Nations treaty group in a land-rights battle that has gone international. More than a year ago, the Hul'qumi'num Treaty Group took its complaint that the provincial and federal governments have violated First Nations rights to the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights, an arm of the Organization of American States based in Washington D.C. Now, the commission's decision to hear the complaint should be a wake-up call to Canadian policy-makers, says a statement from Amnesty International. "Indigenous peoples' rights to the land are absolutely vital to the fulfilment of a wide range of human rights," said Amnesty International Secretary General Alex Neve. "It is unacceptable that Canada has created such steep barriers to achieving fair and effective redress for the historic and ongoing violation of these rights."
- The treaty group represents more than 6,600 people from the Chemainus First Nation, Cowichan Tribes, Halalt First Nation, Lake Cowichan First Nation, Lyackson First Nation and Penelakut Tribe. The complaint centres on the claim that traditional Hul'qumi'num territory, making up the entire southeast corner of Vancouver Island, was illegally seized in 1884 for the E&N land grant.
- The federal government argued that the complaint should not be heard until it had gone through domestic courts, but the commission ruled that the treaty process is not an effective mechanism for protection of rights and that Canadian courts have consistently turned questions of indigenous title back to government. It's expected a public hearing on the merits of the case will be held in October.
- Robert Morales, chief negotiator for the treaty group, said the Amnesty support validates the work the group has been doing. About 85 per cent of the treaty group's traditional territory was taken without consultation, consent or restitution and, despite 16 years of treaty talks, the government has never agreed to put private land on the table for discussion, he said.
http://www.timescolonist.com/entertainment/movie-guide/Amnesty+backs+Island+First+Nations+land+battle/2752175/story.html
Time:
12:00pm - 1:00pm
Description:
PACE Bonds - An Innovative Approach to Energy Efficiency Financing
Join us for a Webinar on April 13
Space is limited.
Reserve your Webinar seat now at:
https://www2.gotomeeting.com/register/129772898
- Many homeowners and landlords would like to make their buildings more efficient, but the financing has always been an obstacle. One of the hottest new ideas to tackle this is Property Assessed Clean Energy (PACE) Bonds.
- Provincial support for PACE financing, through mechanisms such as bond guarantees, would provide BC with a low cost method to help ensure that the energy efficiency financing market attracts long term capital so that it can mature into a robust and affordable market, capable of financing our province's energy efficiency and green energy needs, and thereby contributing to the province's climate action goals.
- Our guest for this month's webinar is Daniel Kammen, professor of Energy at the University of California at Berkeley, and climate advisor to the Obama administration.
- The BC Sustainable Energy Association is pleased to invite you to attend our Climate and Energy Solutions Webinars to expand upon important developments in the fields of sustainable energy and climate change.
- Log in via your computer's web browser to see and hear the presentations.
See http://www.bcsea.org for more information on the BC Sustainable Energy Association.
Title: PACE Bonds - An Innovative Approach to Energy Efficiency Financing
- After registering you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the Webinar.
System Requirements
PC-based attendees
Required: Windows® 7, Vista, XP, 2003 Server or 2000
Time:
6:00pm - 8:00pm
Description:
APC General Meeting Tuesdays @ 6pm
459 E. Hastings
- We are happy to announce that we have a new home - please join us for our regular scheduled meeting at 459 E. HASTINGS
- We will strategize for upcoming actions and campaigns. Child care and bus fare will be provided upon request.
WE WILL ONLY GET WHAT WE ORGANISE TO TAKE!
- The Anti-Poverty Committee is an organization of poor and working people, who fight for poor people, their rights and an end to poverty by any means necessary. For more information on the Anti-Poverty Committee's on-going campaigns, visit http://apc.resist.ca . Contact us by e-mailing apc@resist.ca
The Anti-Poverty Committee is an organization of poor and working people, who fight for poor people, their rights and an end to poverty by any means necessary. For more information on the Anti-Poverty Committee's on-going campaigns, visit http://apc.resist.ca/home. Contact us by e-mailing apc@resist.ca or phoning 604-682-3276.
If you are able to donate financially to our legal defense or other campaigns, deposits can be made directly into our account at any branch of Vancity (account is listed under 'Anti-Poverty Committee). Cheques or money orders made out to the APC can be mailed to P.O. Box 1, 12 East Hastings Street, Vancouver, BC V6A 1N1.
UNITED WE WILL WIN!
Time:
7:30pm - 10:30pm
Description:
AGM NOTICE TO MEMBERSHIP
The Greater Vancouver International Film Festival Society will hold its Annual General Meeting on Tuesday April 13, 7:30 at the Vancouver International Film Centre, 1181 Seymour Street.
- All current VIFF & Vancity Theatre members are entitled to vote. Please bring your 2009/10 membership card.
- Notice of Special Resolution: In order to broaden VIFF bylaws to better include the operation of the Vancouver International Film Centre, the meeting will request support of the following motion:
viff@viff.org
Time:
All day event
Description:
Bullying is a major problem in our schools, workplaces, homes, and over the Internet. Over the next few weeks on The Christy Clark Show, I will be helping raise awareness on these issues and the guests will hopefully give us all the tools needed to stand up against bullies and step in when we see it happening.
- For 2010 we decided to move from our usual “last Wednesday of February” date for Pink Shirt Anti-Bullying Day in order to avoid conflicting with the Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games scheduled for late February and early March of 2010.
- So mark your calendars for Wednesday, April 14, 2010 when we hold our Third Annual Pink Shirt Anti-Bullying Day.
- For 2010, Boys & Girls Clubs across Canada will be participating in Pink Shirt Day and we anticipate adding more partners to make this the biggest anti-bullying awareness day in North America - if not the world!
http://www.pinkshirtday.ca/about/
Time:
7:00pm - 9:00pm
Description:
Thinking About Hosting a Jane's Walk? Take a Workshop Near You!
Would you like to help celebrate the legacy of urban activist and writer Jane Jacobs by hosting a free walking tour or Jane's Walk in your neighbourhood on May 1 or 2?
- The Association of Neighbourhood Houses of Greater Vancouver and Think City are hosting workshops throughout early April to assist new and old hosts with planning a Jane's Walk.
- Get tips on researching your walk, route planning and tour length. Plus hear hosting dos and don'ts from past Jane's Walk hosts like Spring Gillard, Kera McArthur and Annabel Vaughan.
- All you need to bring with you is an idea for a Jane's Walk.
Mt. Pleasant Neighbourhood House, 800 E. Broadway, April 7, 7-9 pm
Kitsilano Neighbourhood House, 2325 W. 7th Ave., April 8, 6:30-8:30 pm
Kiwassa Neighbourhood House, 2425 Oxford St. April 14, 7-9 pm
Please note, Jane's Walk 2010 tours for May 1 and 2 will be posted on Think City's website starting Thursday, April 8. Book your favourite walks early so that you don't miss out!
http://thinkcity.ca/janeswalk2010
Time:
3:00pm - 5:00pm
Description:
Building and Solar Technology Tour
Cost: $10-20/person
- The SPEC building an unique real-world demonstration centre for green building techniques, renewable energy technologies and energy conservation. It is the only building in British Columbia that features solar photovoltaic, solar hot water and solar hot air energy systems all on one building.
- Join our monthly tours to learn more about renewable energy and energy conservation!
- Special for this month: Bring your home energy bills into SPEC for a consumption analysis! For an additional $10 SPEC's energy expert Doug Horn will this month offer to analyse your home’s energy usage and compare it to a typical BC home, determine energy usage per living area and occupants, determine renewable energy off setting possibilities and possible areas of inefficiency in your home. Please ensure you bring in both natural gas and electricity bills that have at least one year worth of data.
To register: http://www.spec.roundtablelive.org/events
Ilse Sarady
Operations Manager
Society Promoting Environmental Conservation
2150 Maple Street
Vancouver BC V6J 3T3
(604) 736-7732
Time:
4:00pm - 6:00pm
Description:
CANADA OUT OF AFGHANISTAN NOW!
U.S.OUT OF AFGHANISTAN NOW!
PICKET ACTION
Canadian Forces Recruitment Centre
620 Royal Ave, New Westminster, BC
Press Contact: Andrew Barry, MAWO Co Chair: 604.780.4029
- So far in 2010 the number of occupation soldiers killed is double that of the number from last year at this time. On April 10 Tyler Todd became the 142nd Canadian soldier killed in Afghanistan. The death of Canadian soldiers does not look to be ending anytime soon as the government of Canada is planning to extend
its mission beyond its end date of 2011.
- For the 63rd time in 5 years Mobilization Against War & Occupation (MAWO) will
be picketing outside the Canadian Forces Recruitment Centre against the war and
occupation of Afghanistan.
- Nita Palmer, the author of the recently released book "War and Occupation in
Afghanistan: Which Way Forward?" was outraged at the continued killing of Afghan
civilians by occupation forces. "This madness is leading to more pain and suffering for innocent Afghan civilians. We in Canada must do more action and make more noise to stop this war and occupation."
- With each passing day the 8 year Canada/US/NATO occupation of Afghanistan is being exposed for its brutality and inhumanity. At a parliamentary committee hearing on Wednesday, April 14, Malgarai Ahmadshah, a former translator for the
Canadian military confirmed previous reports of Canada's involvement in torture in Afghanistan.
- It is not only torture but this is terror inflicted on the Afghan people through
arrests, killings, and a lack of progress in all aspects of life has that has caused widespread anger and more hostility towards the occupation forces. April 12th saw another Afghan protest, this time in Kandahar province, in response to
the occupation forces killing four more civilians and injuring 18 more.
"Last month the scandal broke out about the US covering up their civilian killings in Paktiya Province, and now in April Canada's torture of Afghan civilians is further exposed," MAWO Co-Chair Andrew Barry stated. "This has to
stop. The Canada/US/NATO occupation is only causing more misery and suffering for Afghans. We must join the Afghan protesters in calling for an immediate end to this war and occupation."
- For more information on the picket action or to arrange an interview with a MAWO spokesperson, please contact Andrew Barry at 604.780.4029.
Time:
6:00pm - 8:00pm
Description:
A public Open House is scheduled on April 15 from 6 to 8 pm to review plans for Surrey Bend Regional
Park. Nature Vancouver was very involved in having this important natural habitat of Fraser River foreshore protected in 1995.
- It is a large 348 hectare wetland including bog, riparian deciduous forest, and shrub thickets. It provides critical undyked Fraser River floodplain habitat.
- The draft plan recently prepared for recreational development includes over 10 km of looped trail throughout the park. Lower Mainland naturalist clubs are raising concerns that recreational use should be restricted to only the eastern third of these conservation lands, thereby allowing two thirds of the site for wildlife conservation. The plan proposed is for phased development, and the first phase does concentrate on this eastern area and with a price tag of $3.8 million.
- It is the second and third phase proposed development which presents concerns.
Phases 2 and 3 propose extending the trails throughout Surrey Bend and with a price tag of an additional $15 million. Why provide trails looped throughout the entire river frontage of this important natural habitat? It makes more sense, especially given the conservation values for which this land was set aside, to leave some areas without human disturbance. It is important for naturalists to attend this Open House in North Surrey to voice your views: Phase 1 recreational development is enough. The plan should be scaled back by withdrawing the developments proposed for Phase 2 and 3.
Fill out a comment sheet.
- The location for the April 15 Open House is the Pacific Academy, 10238 168th Street in Surrey.
Location is just north of the Hwy #1. From Highway #1 take the 104th Avenue exit, cross the freeway to its north side and turn right on 104th Avenue. Head east and then turn right on 168th Street. For a map just Google Pacific Academy, Surrey.
You can download a draft copy of the Park Management Plan from the Surrey Parks and Recreation website.
http://tinyurl.com/yypx5qt
Recreational Development at Surrey Bend
http://www.naturevancouver.ca/node/1252
Time:
7:00pm - 9:00pm
Description:
SOCIAL JUSTICE FILM NIGHT
7:00pm Thurs. April 15 @ BCGEU Hall 2994 Douglas, Victoria
CRIPS AND BLOOD: MADE IN AMERICA Directed by Stacy Peralta 2009, 95 Minutes The film explores the social, economic and political factors within the city of Los Angeles that lead to the rise of the rival gangs. The bulk of the film focuses on the past in order to understand the present, which is an interesting but very effective approach given the subject matter. An unflinching documentary chronicles one of the longest-running civil wars in the history of America though a deeply humanistic lens. The Bloods and Crips are two of South Los Angeles' most notorious African-American gangs. While many outsiders simply cannot understand the decades-long cycle of despair and destruction that has come to define their daily lives, the individuals who comprise each gang are not simply mindless, gun-toting thugs, but real people with real families who have become caught up in a struggle from which the only escape is often death. Beginning with an illuminating look at the genesis of L.A.'s gang culture, "Crips and Bloods: Made in America" follows the bloody feud that would stretch on for a grueling four decades, revealing the turf wars, hierarchy, family structure, gun culture, and stringent rules through interviews with gangsters past and present, as well as experts, activists, and academics. Throughout the film, the numerous issues blanketing the streets of South L.A. with a deep sense of dread are reflected upon by gang intervention experts, former gang members, writers, and academics in an effort to examine the erosion of identity that helps to perpetrate black self-hatred, prison culture, and the disappearance of the black father in the home. Admission by donation. Sponsored by the Goods for Cuba Campaign. Social Justice Night takes place the 3rd Thursday of every month.
Time:
8:00pm - 12:00am
Description:
A night of music and comedy featuring Pawnshop Diamond, Melissa Devost, Creaking Planks, and the Kidnap Kids
For more info: feminisms@gmail.com
At the Railway Club, 579 Dunsmuir at Seymour
Cost is $10.00 or whatever you can pay
Hosted by Co-op Radio The FWord
Time:
All day event
Description:
At the Gallery at the Waterfront Theatre on Granville Island
1398 Cartwright Street
This art show by Robi Smith will show you that our oceans ar in more trouble then ever. She takes the beauty of the sea and all its vibrant and colourful life which gives you the reality check by throwing elements of climate change, overfishing and pollution.
Starts Friday til May 16
http://www.giculturalsociety.org/WFT/WFTindex.htm
Time:
6:30pm - 10:30pm
Description:
Journeys evenings are usually on the first Friday of the month.
- Leyolah Antara would be visiting Vancouver from Australia for two weekends
NEXT JOURNEYS: Friday April 16
Theme: The Dance of Devotion with international guest facilitator Leyolah Antara!!
- Visiting from Australia, Leyolah Antara is a dance shaman, a transformational alchemist, a technician of ecstasy, a midwife for the soul's emergence into all it can be. Her work is deep and life changing, her heart is huge, her experience vast. Her work is a synthesis of chakra healing, dance therapy, transpersonal psychology, breathwork, sound healing and tantra. She has been teaching and developing Kundalini Dance both nationally and internationally for the past 17 years. For more info visit: www.kundalini-dance.com
- The theme for that night; The Dance of Devotion will explore the divine feminine is the power that awakens us. When we evoke the sacred feminine, Shakti ,we invite the power of transformative grace that she is always offering. When we embody the divine masculine, we attune with the qualities of deep stillness and clarity that creates the container for creative manifestation. Engaging in a devotional dance practice with the feminine and masculine aspects of divinity supports full - bodied tantric ecstatic alchemical evolution. Come join us in the exploration.
Special Pricing in effect:
$15 (at the door).
Next dances:
April 9 - Just Dance Ethnicity
April 16 - Just Dance Journeys
April 23 - Just Dance Fusion LIVE!
abheeru@justdance.ca
Time:
7:00pm - 11:00pm
Description:
At VFOF, our goal is to inspire and stimulate people to explore their relationship with the ocean by bringing together local and international filmmakers and presenters in a multimedia event. Through the broad scope of films and presentations, we intend to instill a degree of education and understanding of oceanic sports, personalities and conservation issues, especially those relative to Canada’s coastal waters.
April 16th + 17th
Cost: $15 + GST
Location: 3123 West Broadway
Province: British Columbia
Email: peter@vfof.ca
www.vfof.ca
Time:
7:00pm - 10:00pm
Description:
Forum on resource development and rights of indigenous people
Organized by AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL
Place: Art Space, 1685 3rd Avenue, Prince George, BC
Speakers: Craig Benjamin, Amnesty International national campaigner for the Rights of Indigenous Peoples
- JP Laplante, former mining advisor for Takla First Nation
- Terry Teegee, Vice-Chief, Carrier Sekani Tribal Council and others
- From April 14-17, Craig Benjamin from the national office of Amnesty International will be in northern BC. There are plans to meet with First Nations representatives, organizations and community members to learn more about human rights concerns among First Nations in the region, and to explore potential for future collaboration with the organization.
- Amnesty International currently has two main programs of work concerning the human rights of Indigenous peoples in Canada. One focuses on the high levels of violence faced by Aboriginal women. For the last five years, Amnesty has worked alongside Indigenous women’s organizations and affected families to demand greater attention and more effective response to patterns of violence such as has occurred along the Highway of Tears.
- Our second program of work focuses on Aboriginal rights in relation to resource use and development in the traditional territories of Indigenous peoples. Amnesty International is not an environmental organization, nor are we opposed to development. Our work is based on two key elements of international human rights standards, reflected for example in the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples. The first is the right of Indigenous peoples to self-determination including the right to have a meaningful say in resource development decisions that could affect them. The second is the importance of a healthy environment to the enjoyment of all other rights.
- Amnesty International is aware that growing resource development activities in the north has led to concerns within many First Nations including concerns about how the decisions are made, whether the rights of First Nations are being respected in the process, whether the benefits of development are being shared fairly with First Nations, and about the potential for impacts on health, culture and safety – including the safety of Aboriginal women and girls.
Please join us on Friday, April 16th to learn more about the issues and how we can strengthen our work in this area.
Time:
All day event
Description:
The False Creek Watershed Society presents:
"Water Beneath Our Feet"
Mapping the Spirit of the False Creek Watershed
A UNIQUE COMMUNITY MAPPING PROJECT
- Are you interested in the history of False Creek? Would you like to creatively map your “home place”? This community mapping project will offer the opportunity to participate in Historical Walks, Community Storytelling and a Creative Mapping Workshop.
- If this mix whets your appetite, we encourage you to register for one of the two community mapping workshops and the three supporting events to gain the best experience of this unique project.
http://mappingfalsecreek1.eventbrite.com
http://mappingfalsecreek4.eventbrite.com
April 17 – Community Mapping Workshop - Roundhouse Community Centre
http://mappingfalsecreek5.eventbrite.com
These events are all free
Donations accepted on historical walks
Please make sure to register for all events on Event-Brite so we know how many to expect
For information on these events and to add your own photos and stories, please check
http://www.mappingfalsecreek.com
Time:
All day event
Description:
In Burnaby
Invasive Plant Removal and Control
Invasive plant species are out-competing native plants, disrupting wildlife habitat and taking over our home gardens. Learn to recognize local invaders in your garden and discover solutions to manage them using the latest tools and techniques.
Workshop by Evergreen
Tel 604-294-7690
invasiveplants@burnaby.ca
Time:
All day event
Description:
Come Bike the Blossoms
The VACC and the Vancouver Cherry Blossom Festival invite you to come out for the third annual Bike the Blossoms ride - the first of our 2010 Great Rides.
- Bring your family and friends out for a day of seasonal celebrations, and follow the route through Vancouver's most beautiful cherry blossom neighbourhoods.
- We have two convenient start points, at the Museum of Vancouver, and Brittania Community Centre, and no matter where you start, be sure to collect stamps at all our "stamp stop" points to be eligible to win a new bike from Reckless Bikes!
- Treats, coffee, music, entertainment, and bike decorating are happening at our bike festival at the Museum of Vancouver, and thanks to our partners, participants are able to visit the museum, and the VanDusen Gardens for half price.
- The cost for the ride is $10 per person, with a $2 discount for members, and if you're not a member yet, this could be the perfect time to join the VACC!
- Our special combo deal for $40 gets you a one-year membership, a subscription to Momentum, and the ride - a $60 value!! For more details, or to register, visit www.greatrides.ca.
- The April flowers are a sight to be seen in Vancouver, and there's no better way to see them than by bike! We hope to see you there!
Sincerely,
Vancouver Area Cycling Coalition
talia@vacc.bc.ca
Time:
All day event
Description:
Happy day! This Saturday, the town of Shirley (12 km west of Sooke) is hosting its annual eco-festival fundraiser for the Muir Creek Protection Society. Sounds like a great reason to get out of town for the day, meet some great folks and go for a hike around Muir Creek.
Starts at the Shirley Community Hall
Leaving from Victoria at 11 am
Bring hiking boots, water bottle, and a donation if you like
Carpools needed! Please RSVP
Muir Creek website: www.muircreek.org
We're launching the Wild Coast Map project this spring, and one of the goals is to locate old-growth forests and a world-record Pacific Yew tree near Shirley, in the Muir Creek watershed. The Wild Coast map project covers the area from Sooke to Port Renfrew with a focus on rare ecosystems, record-sized trees, and hiking trails.
Cheers! Zoe Blunt
250-813-3569
forestaction@gmail.com
www.forestaction.ca
www.wildcoast.ca
Time:
All day event
Description:
The Khalsa Day Parade starts at 9 am at Gurdwara Sahib Dasmesh Darbar. 12885 85 Ave. Surrey and move toward 128th Street on 85th Ave. and continue on to 82nd then to 124th Street, then onto Strawberry Hill.
There'll be lots of road closures but also lots of food vendors featuring India's fine cuisine.
The central location will be "Nishan Sahib" where there will be sakhi celebrations.
"It is a sign that this is a place where the hungry can come and eat, the faithful can come and pray and the suffering can find refuge"
Vaisakhi parade is held every year in April to celebrate the birth of the Sikh identity or Khalsa in 1699 by Guru Gobind Singh at Anandpur Sahib a village in Punjab.
Love, service to humanity, tolerance and forgiveness are the elements of the Khalsa code of conduct which demands Sikhs use their ordinary and everyday lives as a way to get closer to God.
There' be over 1,000 Stalls of free food
150,00 folks attending
50,00 rotis served
25,00 average number of cups of tea
1 ton of sweetmeats
500 kgs of fruits and veggies
25,000 devotees who will be praying at the temple
500 kgs of rice cooked
Join in with the Sikh community and have a wonderful and peaceful day.
Time:
10:00am - 5:00pm
Description:
Kerrisdale Antique Fair
Over 250 Tables of Antique and Vintage Collectibles under one roof!
Saturday and Sunday April 17 and 18
- Antique and estate jewelery
- Primitives
- Art Deco Pottery
- Sterling & silverplate
- Mid Century Moderist decor
- Garden accents
- Vintage Toys and dolls
- Fine art
- Antiquarian books
- Country and formal furniture
- Kitchen collectibles
- Moorcroft
- Ephemera
- Retro lighting
- old advertising and memorabilia
- Nautical and more
and much more!
Kerrisdale Arena, 5670 East Boulevard at 41st Ave.
$7.00 at the door
Free parking, cafe and snack bar, NO Early Birds please!
Kids free under 13 years old
www.21cpromotions.com
Time:
10:00am - 1:00pm
Description:
Spring Seed Swap
Bring your favourite seeds to swap with fellow community gardeners from across the city read more
10am to 1pm at the Eco Pavilion in Strathcona Community Gardens. This event is hosted by the Evnironmental Youth Alliance. Questions? E-mail info@eya.ca.
Don't have any seeds to trade? No problem. There are lots of seeds for everyone!
http://www.eya.ca/index.php?id=1499
Time:
10:00am - 3:00pm
Description:
Earth Week celebration at Maplewood Farm, featuring a chance to for kids to see new born chicks and rabbits and help the Seymour Salmonid Society release this year's salmon fry.
Maplewood Farm, 405 Seymour River Place, North Vancouver
www.maplewoodfarm.bc.ca
Info: 604-929-5610
Time:
11:00am - 1:00pm
Description:
Victoria Independent TV Presents:
Face to Face with Gwen Barlee
A shocking discussion of Run of River Private Power Projects in British Columbia...
Kept well hidden by the Media,
involving some of the biggest Corporations in the world, these projects threaten major damage to hundreds of BC Rivers - and also threatens to bankrupt BC Hydro which is already on the hook for almost $30 Billion in payments to these companies .... This is why your electricity rates keep going up. Gwen Barlee of the Western Canada Wilderness Committee knows this issue, and she tells the story well.
On Channel 11
Victoria and Saltspring Island
Saturday April 17; 11 AM and 11:30 PM
Sunday April 18; 10 AM and 9 PM
Produced by Lazarus Productions
Most of our programs can be seen on the internet by googling Face to Face and the name of the guest...
Also watch: Pasifik.ca ... usually Saturdays at 8 PM and Sundays at 8:30 PM
ICTV can be reached at jetkino@yahoo.ca
Time:
2:00pm - 4:00pm
Description:
Cost: $10/person
Facilitators: Alicia Embree and Mandy Desautels
- Learn how to support our local flora and fauna while you grow. We'll help you learn the basics of using flowers, natives and other plants to support species at risk. This 2 hour long workshop is limited to 15 participants so that we can engage you in hands-on activity. Our focus is on knowledge sharing and inspiring you to learn more and take action.
Proceeds from this volunteer run workshop go to support SPEC's School Gardens Project. See our School Gardens page for more information.
To register: http://www.spec.roundtablelive.org/events
Ilse Sarady
Operations Manager
Society Promoting Environmental Conservation
2150 Maple Street
Vancouver BC V6J 3T3
(604) 736-7732
Time:
7:00pm - 10:00pm
Description:
Vancouver Status of Women requests your presence at... WOVEN
This is What Liberated Community Looks Like
At the Rhizome Cafe
317 East Broadway
on Unceded Coast Salish Territory
Donations ($5-20) encouraged. No one turned away. on-site childcare provided. All genders welcome!
- Since 1971, Vancouver Status of Women has engaged women in vision and struggle to achieve full participation in political, social and economic life. We believe in creating healthy, joyful and liberated feminist community. We provide critical information, resources, advocacy and capacity-building training to support women’s self-determination. Recently, VSW suffered major funding cuts devastating to our ability to continue our work. Why and how did these cuts happen? Who is affected? What can we do as a community to protect essential community programs and services?
- Come and hear organizers, facilitators, community members, volunteers, program participants and allies speak about their experiences with VSW, and share your own ideas!
- Also featuring performances including Press Release poetry collective, Rita Wong, and other local artists. Stay tuned for updates!
GET INFORMED. GET MOBILIZED. GET INSPIRED.
For more information, contact leapcoordinator@vsw.ca or 604-255-6554
Facebook event page: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?invites&eid=110437325641806
Visit www.vsw.ca
Time:
8:00pm - 11:00pm
Description:
JOEY ONLY OUTLAW BAND presents:
TRANSGRESSION TRAIL
12 new original songs available in stores across Canada!!
MYSPACE PAGE: (www.myspace.com/xjoeyonlyx)
JOEY ONLY'S CD RELEASE & BIRTHDAY PARTY Saturday April 17th, Vancouver, British Columbia RICKSHAW THEATRE: 254 East Hastings at Main doors 8PM, show 9PM, tickets are $15 at the door!!
- WITH SPECIAL GUESTS!! -BROOKE WYLIE & THE COYOTES: CALGARY ALBERTA -COWPUNCHER: CALGARY ALBERTA -KENT McCALISTER: VANCOUVER BC -VANCOUVER CO-OPERATIVE RADIO
- We're so proud that the amazing and up and coming Brooke Wylie and her entourage are coming in from the prairies to join us on this special night. They have been some of our best friends whenever we cross the Rockies and are coming to promote her critically acclaimed new album HEART ON THE LINE. Brooke Wylie's sweet roots songwriting is mixed with her smokin back-up band who themselves were once the backbone of Saskatoon's best rockabilly band FIVE STAR HOMELESS. Along for the ride and joining them on stage will be Matt Olah of Calgary's uber-popular alt-country act COWPUNCHER and KENT McCALLISTER.
- Then the Outlaw Band is gonna raise some hell! We are not the same band we used be, we're a helluva lot better. Featuring Justine Fischer on upright bass, Kenan Sungur on drums, Leah Martin on vocals, Mike Zinger on steel guitar, Jeff Andrew on fiddle, Rowan Lipkovits on accordion and of course JOEY ONLY. We've played over 300 shows across Canada together and rarely played our home town of Vancouver.
- Here's your chance to see what you've been missing...there is no other band like us in all Canada, we are entirely original and unique...I am an honest songwriter who plays by his own rules, come hear his stories of causing trouble all over Canada...we are a kung-fu country band ready to attack your ears and senses!!!
MORE DETAILS YOU MIGHT WANT TO KNOW: -$1 from every ticket will be donated to Vancouver Co-operative Radio, 102.7FM, (www.coopradio.org). You can also become a member of Co-op Radio by visiting their booth at the show!
-ONE NIGHT ONLY: GET A CD FOR $5 WHEN YOU BUY YOUR TICKET AT THE DOOR!! TOTAL COST FOR SHOW AND CD: $20!! CD'S WILL BE REGULARLY SOLD FOR $20 SO THIS IS YOUR CHANCE TO GET ONE CHEAP!!!
- Joey Only, chose April 17th as the release date out of the blue because it is his birthday which this year happens to conveniently be on a Saturday! A new record is a present to myself.
for more information call the OUTLAW BAND at: 778-317-2063 www.myspace.com/xjoeyonlyx www.JOEYONLY.com
Time:
All day event
Description:
A week of action to halt the Gateway megaproject and create a green and just future for our region.
- As the post-Olympic financial crunch sets in, the billions earmarked for freeway and port expansion on BC's coast must be diverted to badly
needed services like transit, housing, and healthcare. By canceling the proposed $2 billion South Fraser Freeway alone, we could reverse
all the cuts in the March budget and set new priorities in motion.
SUNDAY APRIL 18: BUILD THE WITNESS TRAIL
Start the week by helping Surrey Environmental Partners and the Wilderness Committee complete the South Fraser Witness Trail, in the path of the proposed "South Fraser Perimeter Road". 11am @ C74 bus stop, 168 St & 108 Ave, Surrey (edoherty at uniserve.com)
WEDNESDAY APRIL 21: EARTH EVE FILM NIGHT
Join the Delta/Richmond Council of Canadians for a screening of Toxic Trespass, an award winning investigation of the effects of pollution
on children. Plus seeds, sunflowers, CFL bulbs and organic goodies for you! 7pm @ Ladner Library, 4683 51 St, Delta (604-946-0877)
THURSDAY APRIL 22: MOTHER EARTH DAY HIKE
The U.N. has declared April 22 Mother Earth Day. As the World People's Conference on Climate Change and the Rights of Mother Earth
concludes in Bolivia, join the Wilderness Committee and Surrey Environmental Partners at our own climate ground zero: the South
Fraser Witness Trail. 2pm @ C74 bus stop, 168 St & 108 Ave, Surrey
(www.wildernesscommittee.org/bend)
SUNDAY APRIL 25: PILGRIMAGE TO BURNS BOG
A multi-faith event to discover and witness Burns Bog, a giant carbon sink in Delta under threat from the South Fraser Perimeter Road. All
are welcome on this sacred journey. 1:30 pm @ 640 Chester Road, Annacis Island, Delta (www.pilgrimage2burnsbog.org)
MONDAY APRIL 26: STREAMS OF JUSTICE FORUM
Eric Doherty of GatewaySucks.org and Council of Canadians regional organizer Harjap Grewal will speak at a public forum on the struggle for environmental justice in BC. Hosted by Streams of Justice. 7 pm @ 1803 E. 1st Ave, Vancouver (www.streamsofjustice.org)
CALL FOR CLIMATE ACTION
Earth Action Week is a great time to step up our involvement in the movement for Green Ways, Not Freeways. If you are interested in
participating in a creative direct action with us during this week, please contact gwsux@riseup.net. Join the wave against the pave!
Time:
9:00am - 1:00pm
Description:
Hosted by the Fraser Riverkeeper's
3rd Annual Eart Day Cleanup at Pegleg Gravel Bar
with a BBQ at noon
in Chilliwack Pegleg Bar
Fraser Riverkeeper in partnership with Woodtone, the City of Chilliwack, Rotz Disposal and other friends of the Fraser River will cleanup Pegleg Gravel Bar
This event is a great opportunity to do your part for Earth Day. Fraser Riverkeeper invites their fellow Chilliwack and Fraser Valley businesses and everyone who enjoys the river, to come and join Pegleg Bar in Chilliwack. Water, snacks and all equipment including gloves and snaitizer will be provided at the staging areas located at Pegleg Bar.
www.fraserreiverkeeper.ca
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Time:
10:00am - 12:00pm
Description:
Earthsave Dine Out at The Loving Hut
546 W. Broadway, Vancouver
Cost: $17 Earthsave members; $20 non-members
- Loving Hut is a new vegan restaurant in Vancouver, run by members of the same group that run Paradise Vegetarian Noodle House.
- The Menu will be shared portions of the following items:
- Daily Soup: Pumpkin, onion, garlic, soy milk
- Nachos: Crunchy organic corn tortilla chips, mushrooms, red onions, jalapenos, black olives, sun-dried tomatoes, topped with yummy vegan cheese, served with salsa, guacamole, and tofu sour cream
- Royal Caesar Salad: Grilled soy protein slices, romaine lettuce, vegan parmesan, tossed with croutons and creamy ranch
- Rainbow Salad: Shredded napa cabbage, red cabbage, carrots, radish, cucumber, cilantro, vegan shrimps, topped with miso ginger sauce
- Island Bliss Pizza 12”: Marinara sauce, pineapples, mushrooms, red onions, black olives, bell peppers, vegan cheese
- Ocean Love Pizza 12”: Pesto sauce cream, vegan shrimps, sun-dried tomatoes, artichokes, mushrooms, red onion, vegan cheese
- Happy Spicy Pizza 12”: Spicy sauce, grilled soy protein strips, mushrooms, red onion, bell peppers, black olives, vegan cheese
Loving Hut Pizza 12”: Garlic cream sauce, mushrooms, black olives, red onions, artichokes, sun-dried tomatoes, vegan cheese
- Nature’s Wrap: Sautéed soy protein strips, shredded napa cabbage, red cabbage, carrots, cucumber, bell peppers, onions, with creamy ranch
- Golden Rice Bowl: Grilled marinated soy protein slices, vegan shrimps, tofu, topped with teriyaki sauce or miso gravy, served with brown rice & vegetables
- Loving Hut Burger: Whole grain burger bun, spread with our special pesto sauce, with whole Portobello mushroom grilled, or housemade veg. patty, onions, tomatoes, lettuce, and coleslaw & fries on the side
read more: http://www.earthsave.ca/dineouts
Time:
11:00am - 3:00pm
Description:
Kanaka Creek Regional Park
This creek flows through Maple Ridge and the community will be celebrating the stewardship watershed. Learn about the local salmon and lots more.
Hatchery is near 256th Street, souht side of Dewdney Trunk Road
www.metrovancouver.org
604-530-4983
Time:
2:00pm - 5:00pm
Description:
Public Forum: STOP SCHOOL CUTS
John Oliver Secondary School
530 E. 41st Ave (at Fraser St)
$18 million in BC Government cuts hurt our kids.
Vancouver schools urgently need your support.
Show your support, attend the public forum and stand up against provincial cuts to our schools.
www.stopschoolcuts.org
Time:
All day event
Description:
Council of Canadians Maude Barlow will be attending this conference.
The Buemos Aires Herald reports that the, "Bolivian city of Cochabamba will be the venue for the World Summit for Climate Change from April 19th to April 22nd 2010, announced Bolivian President Evo Morales. The summit, organized as a world conference of social movements, will operate as a response to the failure of the 15th Summit on Climate Change, recently held in Copenhagen."
"(Morales) also said that he had requested technical and scientific arguments to support a large-scale international mobilization to defend the environment, especially water."
- The report adds, "The head of state assured that the summit will count on the participation of scholars, experts, social organizations and heads of state. 'Our main goal is to reach a consensus so as to move forwards to the next Summit on Climate Change, to be held in Mexico...,' he concluded."
- A release from the Bolivian Foreign Ministry (at www.rree.gov.bo) states, "In a press conference, the Head of State reiterated that Bolivia will convene the Peoples Summit on Climate Change to be attended by the presidents of several countries, representatives of social movements and indigenous specialists in environmental issues to analyze the causes of the dangers looming over the planet."
- COP 16, the next full 'conference of parties' after COP 15 in Copenhagen, is to be held in Mexico City on November 29 to December 10.
The Buenos Aires Herald report is at http://www.buenosairesherald.com/BreakingNews/View/20843.
Brent Patterson The Council of Canadians www.canadians.org/campaignblog
Another good event that might make for guilt free traveling
http://www.canadians.org/energy/issues/climatejustice/cochabamba.html
http://cmpcc.org/>http://cmpcc.org/
Global People's Conference on Climate Change and the Rights of Mother Earth
Cochabamba, Bolivia 19 al April 22, 2010
(In Spanish; click on “English” under “Language” on the left hand side of the webpage for the information in English)
Time:
All day event
Description:
April 19 to 25
Did you just have to click on a link? What is it about our technology that is so addictive? As much as we hate to admit it, we are hooked on the digital world. Whether it is texting, gaming, downloading or emailing, so much of our time is spent in the virtual realm.
- Luckily, the off button is easy to find. Take a week to cut back on digital stimulation as much as you can. The goal is not to dwell on the pitfalls of our electronic devices but to reflect on ourselves. And who knows, if the magic begins to creep back into your life, the digital detox may never end.
https://www.adbusters.org/campaigns/digitaldetox
Time:
6:00pm - 9:00pm
Description:
BCCLA Membership Conference
Location: Vancity Theatre 1181 Seymour Street
Please join us for our membership conference with special guest speaker Paul Champ, lawyer for the BCCLA and Amnesty International in the Afghan Detainee litigation and Military Police Complaints Tribunal hearings that are currently closed to the public.
- Mr. Champ will be speaking about the issue that is currently dividing parliament and that many said was the motivation behind the prorogation of Parliament this past winter.
- Admission is free to BCCLA members!
Non-members: $10 or $30 for admission and membership
6:00 pm
Registration and screening of Legal Observer short films
6:30 pm
Welcome and opening remarks
Rob Holmes, President
6:40 pm
Annual general meeting
7:10 pm
Reg Robson Civil Liberties Award presentation
Grace Pastine, Litigation Director
7:25 pm
Intermission and screening of Legal Observer short films
7:40 pm
Exporting Abuse: Canada's failing human rights record
Paul Champ, a human rights and constitutional lawyer in Ottawa, has committed in excess of 2,000 pro bono hours since 2006 to represent the BCCLA and Amnesty International in groundbreaking work to eradicate torture and uncover Canada's complicity in torture in Afghanistan. Now, it has become one of the biggest issues in the country, as the federal government attempts to avoid answering tough questions on who knew what, and when.
8:25 pm
Worldwide premiere of Finding Fountains: The Right to Water,
A BCCLA short film
8:45 pm
Closing remarks
Time:
6:00pm - 8:00pm
Description:
VDLC Pizza Educational
The Situation in Guatemala with Leocadio Juracan
Maritime Labour Centre
1880 Triumph Street
- Leocadio was forced to flee Guatemala due to threats against his life. He is a member of the coffee growing cooperative that provides coffee to CoDevelopment Canada.
Pizza served by donation.
Keziah McCrystal Rothlin
VDLC Executive Assistant
cope378
Time:
6:30pm - 9:30pm
Description:
You're invited to attend The Art of Talking the Talk, with Ivan Coyote
A LIVE PERFORMANCE WORKSHOP FOR WRITERS AND POETS
- Join Ivan Coyote for a three-hour workshop that will help you transform your nervous energy into a memorable reading. Ivan will offer tips on selecting material, preparing your work for performance, memorizing (or not), and making your body language work for you. She will also share some stage secrets about microphones, sound guys and selling your books. Please bring along a short (3-minute) selection to read.
At the Listel Hotel, 1300 Robson Street. Vancouver, BC
Workshop fee: $50 (includes a one-year subscription to Geist for yourself or a friend, or to donate to a Canadian public library)
REGISTER NOW
Ivan Coyote is the author of six collections of short stories, one novel, four short films and three audio CDs, but she makes most of her living from live performances. Read her work on geist.com
Time:
7:00pm - 9:00pm
Description:
UNITED CHURCH MODERATOR JOINS MULTIFAITH LEADERS FOR SACRED EARTH DAY CELEBRATION
Tuesday April 20th 2010, 7pm - 9pm
Canadian Memorial United Church
15th & Burrard Street, Vancouver
- No Charge Admission
Pre-registration 604.731.3101
- We promise you a sacred evening of music & ceremony led by a inspiring assembly of spiritual leaders. Be with the spirit of community and celebrate your heart-felt connection to Earth.
Featuring...
MARDI TINDAL, Moderator of United Church of Canada
Rev. Bruce Sanguin, Canadian Memorial United
Imam Al-Khaliq and Az-Zahraa Shia Mulsim, Association of BC
Rabbi Laura Duhan Kaplan
Or Shalom Synagogue
Acharya Shrinath Dwivedi, Global Hindu Foundation
Aline LaFlamme, Aboriginal Pipe Carrier & Sundancer
info@bethechangeearthalliance.ccsend.com
Time:
7:00pm - 9:00pm
Description:
A week of action to halt the Gateway megaproject and create a green and just future for our region.
- As the post-Olympic financial crunch sets in, the billions earmarked for freeway and port expansion on BC's coast must be diverted to badly
needed services like transit, housing, and healthcare. By canceling the proposed $2 billion South Fraser Freeway alone, we could reverse
all the cuts in the March budget and set new priorities in motion.
WEDNESDAY APRIL 21: EARTH EVE FILM NIGHT
Join the Delta/Richmond Council of Canadians for a screening of Toxic Trespass, an award winning investigation of the effects of pollution
on children. Plus seeds, sunflowers, CFL bulbs and organic goodies for you! 7pm @ Ladner Library, 4683 51 St, Delta (604-946-0877)
THURSDAY APRIL 22: MOTHER EARTH DAY HIKE
The U.N. has declared April 22 Mother Earth Day. As the World People's Conference on Climate Change and the Rights of Mother Earth
concludes in Bolivia, join the Wilderness Committee and Surrey Environmental Partners at our own climate ground zero: the South
Fraser Witness Trail. 2pm @ C74 bus stop, 168 St & 108 Ave, Surrey
(www.wildernesscommittee.org/bend)
SUNDAY APRIL 25: PILGRIMAGE TO BURNS BOG
A multi-faith event to discover and witness Burns Bog, a giant carbon sink in Delta under threat from the South Fraser Perimeter Road. All
are welcome on this sacred journey. 1:30 pm @ 640 Chester Road, Annacis Island, Delta (www.pilgrimage2burnsbog.org)
MONDAY APRIL 26: STREAMS OF JUSTICE FORUM
Eric Doherty of GatewaySucks.org and Council of Canadians regional organizer Harjap Grewal will speak at a public forum on the struggle for environmental justice in BC. Hosted by Streams of Justice. 7 pm @ 1803 E. 1st Ave, Vancouver (www.streamsofjustice.org)
CALL FOR CLIMATE ACTION
Earth Action Week is a great time to step up our involvement in the movement for Green Ways, Not Freeways. If you are interested in
participating in a creative direct action with us during this week, please contact gwsux@riseup.net. Join the wave against the pave!
Time:
All day event
Description:
Each year marks the anniversary of the birth of the modern environmental movement in 1970.
40th Anniversary this year yahoo!
www.earthday.net
Time:
All day event
Description:
Alexandra Morton: Get Out Migration
The walk will start on April 22 and will end in Victoria on Mothers' Day May 9.
Mark those calendars!
- She is calling residents of BC to stand up for the salmon, quite literally, by performing a migration. On Earth Day April 22, people are invited to walk to Victoria from wherever they live, to demand from government an immediate end to the fish farm scandal.
- There is a Gandhi inspiration to that initiative, and I like that. Our family - my wife and myself along with our 7-year old daughter and one-month old son - are planning to walk along with Alex. Obviously, people will not be required to walk hundreds kilometers from their home to downtown Victoria (unless they actually want to), so I'll post specific details about the logistics of the event as I learn about them.
In Morton's own words:
"We cannot match the corporate fish farm PR machine, nor their lobbying power. So I am simply inviting people to make themselves visible by joining us on foot, electronically and by mail. This will be peaceful, colourful, musical, fun, family oriented. Unless we all stand up and become visible, government will continue to degrade the laws of Canada to the benefit of the salmon farming industry, as suggested in the most recent throne speech."
www.salmonaresacred.org org
Starts today in Broughton Archipelago/Alert Bay/Sointula
Time:
All day event
Description:
http://www.projectingchange.ca/
April 22 to 25
Projecting Change Film Festival 2010 will feature:
- Four days of film screenings
- Interactive discussions after each film by select filmmakers and industry leaders
- Special events and activites
- Kids Day screenings during the day on Friday
2010 Schedule:
ALL SCREENING ARE AT: FIFTH AVENUE THEATRE, 2110 Burrard St., Vancouver (AT 5TH)
- Thursday, April 22 - Opening Night
- Friday, April 23 - Kids day + Regular Programming
- Saturday, April 24 - Regular Programming
- Sunday, April 25 - Regular Programming
- Sunday, April 25 - Closing night
Time:
1:00pm - 7:00pm
Description:
Join Joe Foy and Anne Eriksson as she launches her new book "Falling from Grace"
Your challenge - Get there a carbon neutral way! Walk, run , cycle, boat ... or offset your carbon emissions by planting a tree, greening up your house or work, or by purchasing carbon offsets.
April 22: Vancouver - Earth Day at Chapters Chapetrs on Robson 788 Robson Street. - 1 pm
April 22 - Vancouver - Earth Day at the Vancouver Public Library - Central Branch- 7:30 pm
Call 604-683-8220 for more info
www.anneriksson.ca
Time:
2:00pm - 4:00pm
Description:
A week of action to halt the Gateway megaproject and create a green and just future for our region.
- As the post-Olympic financial crunch sets in, the billions earmarked for freeway and port expansion on BC's coast must be diverted to badly
needed services like transit, housing, and healthcare. By canceling the proposed $2 billion South Fraser Freeway alone, we could reverse
all the cuts in the March budget and set new priorities in motion.
THURSDAY APRIL 22: MOTHER EARTH DAY HIKE
The U.N. has declared April 22 Mother Earth Day. As the World People's Conference on Climate Change and the Rights of Mother Earth
concludes in Bolivia, join the Wilderness Committee and Surrey Environmental Partners at our own climate ground zero: the South
Fraser Witness Trail. 2pm @ C74 bus stop, 168 St & 108 Ave, Surrey
(www.wildernesscommittee.org/bend)
SUNDAY APRIL 25: PILGRIMAGE TO BURNS BOG
A multi-faith event to discover and witness Burns Bog, a giant carbon sink in Delta under threat from the South Fraser Perimeter Road. All
are welcome on this sacred journey. 1:30 pm @ 640 Chester Road, Annacis Island, Delta (www.pilgrimage2burnsbog.org)
MONDAY APRIL 26: STREAMS OF JUSTICE FORUM
Eric Doherty of GatewaySucks.org and Council of Canadians regional organizer Harjap Grewal will speak at a public forum on the struggle for environmental justice in BC. Hosted by Streams of Justice. 7 pm @ 1803 E. 1st Ave, Vancouver (www.streamsofjustice.org)
CALL FOR CLIMATE ACTION
Earth Action Week is a great time to step up our involvement in the movement for Green Ways, Not Freeways. If you are interested in
participating in a creative direct action with us during this week, please contact gwsux@riseup.net. Join the wave against the pave!
Time:
6:30pm - 8:30pm
Description:
Film Night – No impact man
Cost: $5/person
Earth Day film screening by Forworld Media & SPEC: No Impact Man.
Join us at 6:30 pm for live music by Soft Serve.
Film synopsis: Follow the Manhattan-based Beavan family as they abandon their high consumption 5th Avenue lifestyle and try to live a year while making no net environmental impact.
For guaranteed seating: register & purchase tickets on SPEC’s website. Tickets also sold @ the door.
“Proof that eco and entertainment aren’t mutually exclusive” –Variety
To register: http://www.spec.roundtablelive.org/events
Ilse Sarady
Operations Manager
Society Promoting Environmental Conservation
2150 Maple Street
Vancouver BC V6J 3T3
(604) 736-7732
Time:
6:30pm - 8:30pm
Description:
TLC The Land Conservancy of BC Presents
“Wild Wonders: Selections from the International Wildlife Film Festival”
Where: 800 Robson Street, UBC Robson Square, Theatre C300, Vancouver
When: Thursday, April 22, 2010 (Earth Day)
Doors open at 6:30pm, Screening at 7pm
Cost: By donation
For more information call 604-733-2313 or visit www.conservancy.bc.ca
Celebrate Earth Day with a screening of three award-winning films from the International Wildlife Film Festival.
Nature’s Great Events - The Great Salmon Run
Finalist, Best of Category: Television Series over $500,000 Budget, Best Aerial Cinematography for Nature’s Great Events, Merit Award for Cinematography, Screening
Every year grizzly bear families in North America depend for their survival on a spectacular natural event: the return of hundreds of millions of salmon from the Pacific Ocean to the mountain streams where they were born. They travel up to 10,000 miles only to spawn and die. The great return not only provides food for bears, but for killer whales, wolves, bald eagles and indeed the very forest itself. The question is: will the salmon return in time to keep hungry bears alive?
Wetlands and Wonder: Reconnecting Children with Nearby Nature
Finalist; Merit Award for Message
Our society is becoming increasingly distanced from the natural world and the absence of everyday connections to nature has negative effects - especially for children. Pockets of remaining wetlands in developed areas often provide the easiest access to nature, yet those wetlands may be degraded and go unnoticed. Urban and suburban wetlands are valuable resources to be restored, protected, and enjoyed. These remnants of the natural world in the human landscape can play a key role in reconnecting people to nearby nature thereby improving the health of our children and our communities.
Disturbance
Finalist, Merit Award for Artistic Approach, Screening
As a hybrid of natural history documentary, art film, and political commentary, this film explores the complexity of fire management and fire ecology of the Northern
Rockies. This experimental documentary showcases extraordinary footage of black-backed woodpeckers, boreal toads, and other fire-dependent species, as well as behind-the-scenes footage of fire command camps.
TLC would like to thank its partners in this event for their support: UBC Robson Square, the Vancouver Courier, and the International Wildlife Film Festival.
TLC The Land Conservancy of British Columbia
Lower Mainland Office / Eagles Estate Heritage Garden
5655 Sperling Avenue
Burnaby, BC V5E 2T2
Phone: (604) 733-2313 Fax: (604) 299-5054
www.conservancy.bc.ca
One person, one member, a million reasons why.
Find your reason to become a TLC Member at www.conservancy.bc.ca/reasons
Time:
7:00pm - 9:00pm
Description:
ANNUAL LABYRINTH WALK IN HONOUR OF EARTH DAY
St. Paul's Anglican Church, 1130 Jervis Street
(between Davie and Pendrell)
- Deep inside, even we city-dwellers know that our relationship to nature goes beyond peering out from behind the drapes to see whether it's raining or not.
- We are thirsty for an opportunity to re-connect with nature, to recreate the relationship many of us had as children with the environment around us.
- The focus of our Earth Day Walk is awareness of the depth of our connection to the natural world, awareness of the ways in which it nourishes and comforts us, of the complexity and beauty with which it surrounds us.
- We often come to the Labyrinth looking for insight into what we need for healing. This is a chance to ask how we might heal our relationship with the natural world. How can we be more present to it? Can we be a part of its healing?
info@bethechangeearthalliance.ccsend.com
Time:
7:00pm - 9:00pm
Description:
Mad City Chickens: Coming to a Backyard Near You!
By Donation
Celebrate Earth Day with backyard chickens.
"Mad City Chickens (79 min.film)" is a sometimes serious, sometimes whimsical look at the people
who keep urban chickens in their backyards. From chicken experts and authors to a rescued landfill hen or an inexperienced family that decides to take the poultry plunge-- and even a mad scientist and giant hen taking to the streets -- it's a humourous and heartfelt trip through the world of of backyard chickendom.
- Following the film, Jordan Maynard from Southland Farms will be on hand to answer questions and Village Vancouver will talk about its' neighbourhood Coop Co-op project and upcoming backyard chicken workshops.
At Langara College, 100 West 49 Avenue, Vancouver
You can pre-register by phone: 604-323-5322 or in person at Langara College Continuing Studies (or at
http://villagevancouver.ning.com/events/vv-cultivating-food-2).
For further information contact Leslie Kemp: lkemp@langara.bc.ca / 604-323-5981
- Part of the Cultivating Food, Cultivating Neighbourhoods Spring Series.
Co-sponsored by Village Vancouver (www.villagevancouver.ca) and Langara College
Continuing Studies (www.langara.bc.ca).
To connect with others interested in food and sustainability in your neighbourhood, please visit VV's website.
Time:
All day event
Description:
32 Annual Spring Festival of Awareness in Naramata Centre
near Penticton April 23 to 25
Over 50 workshops, Opening and Closing Ceremonies, Sunrise meditations and Tai Chi, Networking Opportunities, Healing Oasis, Festival Store and More!
Check it out www.isssuesmagazine.net
Time:
All day event
Description:
Alexandra Morton: Get Out Migration
The walk will start on April 22 and will end in Victoria on Mothers' Day May 9.
Mark those calendars!
- She is calling residents of BC to stand up for the salmon, quite literally, by performing a migration. On Earth Day April 22, people are invited to walk to Victoria from wherever they live, to demand from government an immediate end to the fish farm scandal.
- There is a Gandhi inspiration to that initiative, and I like that. Our family - my wife and myself along with our 7-year old daughter and one-month old son - are planning to walk along with Alex. Obviously, people will not be required to walk hundreds kilometers from their home to downtown Victoria (unless they actually want to), so I'll post specific details about the logistics of the event as I learn about them.
In Morton's own words:
"We cannot match the corporate fish farm PR machine, nor their lobbying power. So I am simply inviting people to make themselves visible by joining us on foot, electronically and by mail. This will be peaceful, colourful, musical, fun, family oriented. Unless we all stand up and become visible, government will continue to degrade the laws of Canada to the benefit of the salmon farming industry, as suggested in the most recent throne speech."
www.salmonaresacred.org org
TODAY: Port Hardy/Port McNeill
Time:
All day event
Description:
http://www.projectingchange.ca/
April 22 to 25
Projecting Change Film Festival 2010 will feature:
- Four days of film screenings
- Interactive discussions after each film by select filmmakers and industry leaders
- Special events and activites
- Kids Day screenings during the day on Friday
2010 Schedule:
ALL SCREENING ARE AT: FIFTH AVENUE THEATRE, 2110 Burrard St., Vancouver (AT 5TH)
- Thursday, April 22 - Opening Night
- Friday, April 23 - Kids day + Regular Programming
- Saturday, April 24 - Regular Programming
- Sunday, April 25 - Regular Programming
- Sunday, April 25 - Closing night
Time:
10:00am - 4:00pm
Description:
Carnival Days in Kerrisdale
Between Maple and Larch along West 41st ave.
Friday and Saturday Starts at Noon
- Parade with marching bands and pipers
- Horse and Carriage Rides
- Roving Entertainment
- Super Side walk deals
- Pooch Poetry contest
www.kerrisdalevillage.com
Saturday Parade starts at 10am. Line up along 41st between Maple and Larch
Have a wonderful Day!!!
Time:
7:00pm - 12:00am
Description:
Vancouver Launch Events - You're Invited!
WORLD PREMIERE OF LACE VIDEOS AT 7PM ON FRIDAY, APRIL 23
FOLLOWED BY A LACEY AFTER-PARTY
- Here at LACE Campaign headquarters we've got spring fever and we have a feeling you've caught it too. We've got a cure. This Friday, April 23 treat yourself to a film and then party for free! The LACE 30-second PSA "It's What's Inside" and the 3-minute short video about the Vancouver Action team will premiere on the big screen at the Projecting Change Film Festival in front of the feature doc Chemerical: Redefining Clean For A New Generation. An after-party featuring DJ Atef & Lady Ra will follow. More details & a map to the party can be found on our blog.
PSA & Film Screening
7pm-9pm, April 23
Fifth Avenue Cinemas
2110 Burrard Street, Vancouver BC
Party
9 'til Late
W2 Storyeum
151 West Cordova Street, Vancouver BC
- The evening begins at Fifth Avenue with a presentation and the PSA & short film from LACE campaign in front of the feature presentation of Chemerical. Meet the original LACE Action Team! Don’t be late! LACE is on first.
- Mention Hello Cool World as a festival supporter to get $2 off the ticket. Bring your ticket stub to the after party at 151 W. Cordova for a chance to win door prizes!
- CELEBRATE COMMUNITY MEDIA AT THE AFTER-PARTY!
After watching LACE on the big screen, head to our official after-party at the W2 Storyum and Celebrate Community Media. We've teamed up with Vancouver Co-op Radio CFR 107.2fm and W2 to commemmorate three and a half decades of community media, along with our launch! The party begins at 9:00 (so plenty of time to hustle down after our screening) and admission is FREE.
Party & Dancing -- You’re invited!
With DJ Atef + Lady Ra
9 pm ‘til late, April 23
W2 Storeum
151 West Cordova Street, Vancouver BC
Bike parking inside, car parking on roof, on bus route.
Dance Party, Door Prizes and Doughnuts from Honey Doughnuts and Goodies. Free admission!
Bring your friends & get your LACE on! Please forward this email & spread the word.
See you there!
LACEcampaign.com
Time:
All day event
Description:
April 24 to 25 At the Trade and Convention Centre
The Outdoor Adventure Show is the ONLY consumer show in Canada that brings together buyers and sellers of outdoor adventure products & services; under one roof! Excitement abounds with over 20,000 outdoor enthusiasts and 200+ exhibitors; this show is definitely a MUST for your 2010 marketing campaign! Feature areas will include: water sports, mountain sports, camping, clothing, education, nutrition, destinations, clubs, associations and MUCH MUCH MORE!
http://www.outdooradventureshow.ca/vancouver/index.html
Time:
All day event
Description:
In Burnaby
Invasive Plant Removal and Control
A Garden without Invasives
Invasive plant species are out-competing native plants, disrupting wildlife habitat and taking over our home gardens. Learn to recognize local invaders in your garden and discover solutions to manage them using the latest tools and techniques.
Workshop by Evergreen
Tel 604-294-7690
invasiveplants@burnaby.ca
Time:
All day event
Description:
Alexandra Morton: Get Out Migration
The walk will start on April 22 and will end in Victoria on Mothers' Day May 9.
Mark those calendars!
- She is calling residents of BC to stand up for the salmon, quite literally, by performing a migration. On Earth Day April 22, people are invited to walk to Victoria from wherever they live, to demand from government an immediate end to the fish farm scandal.
- There is a Gandhi inspiration to that initiative, and I like that. Our family - my wife and myself along with our 7-year old daughter and one-month old son - are planning to walk along with Alex. Obviously, people will not be required to walk hundreds kilometers from their home to downtown Victoria (unless they actually want to), so I'll post specific details about the logistics of the event as I learn about them.
In Morton's own words:
"We cannot match the corporate fish farm PR machine, nor their lobbying power. So I am simply inviting people to make themselves visible by joining us on foot, electronically and by mail. This will be peaceful, colourful, musical, fun, family oriented. Unless we all stand up and become visible, government will continue to degrade the laws of Canada to the benefit of the salmon farming industry, as suggested in the most recent throne speech."
www.salmonaresacred.org org
TODAY: Nimpkish Lake
Time:
All day event
Description:
http://www.projectingchange.ca/
April 22 to 25
Projecting Change Film Festival 2010 will feature:
- Four days of film screenings
- Interactive discussions after each film by select filmmakers and industry leaders
- Special events and activites
- Kids Day screenings during the day on Friday
2010 Schedule:
ALL SCREENING ARE AT: FIFTH AVENUE THEATRE, 2110 Burrard St., Vancouver (AT 5TH)
- Thursday, April 22 - Opening Night
- Friday, April 23 - Kids day + Regular Programming
- Saturday, April 24 - Regular Programming
- Sunday, April 25 - Regular Programming
- Sunday, April 25 - Closing night
Time:
9:00am - 1:00pm
Description:
Soil Fertility & Plant Health Management
Suggested donation: $35/person
Facilitator: Grant Watson
- An extremely important topic in organic gardening is soil health and fertility. Healthy soil is a vibrant community. Learn how to be an ally, not an enemy of your soil. We'll also cover some key techniques for promoting and protecting your annual and perennial food plants, as well as the ones that just look pretty, from disease and pests.
Soil management
·know your soil type and characteristics
·building organic matter
·maintaining a healthy balance
·managing moisture levels
·additives
·tilling
·weeding techniques
Plant health
·the basics
·common pests
·preventative measures
·attracting predators
·pest-specific strategies
Practical Activity
Learn some weeding techniques, identify pests and make your own compost tea.
- Facilitator info: Grant Watson operates Grant's Gourmet Gardens. He has been teaching both children and adults about growing food since 2003.
- This is workshop is co-hosted by SPEC and Village Vancouver. Part of the proceeds will help support SPEC's School Gardens Project.
The suggested donation for this 3 hour workshop is $35.
Ilse Sarady
Operations Manager
Society Promoting Environmental Conservation
2150 Maple Street
Vancouver BC V6J 3T3
(604) 736-7732
Lower Seymour Conservation Reserve
Celebrate the 40th anniversary of Earth Day with your friends by participating in the annual watershed stewardship activities in the LSCR
Meet at Rice Lake picnic table
604-451-6506
www.metrovancouver.org
Time:
10:00am - 2:00pm
Description:
You’re invited to join in this global day of celebration!
Where: Lower Seymour Conservation Reserve, North Vancouver
When: Saturday, April 24th, 10am-2pm, Rice Lake Gazebo
- Celebrate the 40th anniversary of Earth Day with your family by participating in the annual watershed stewardship activities in the Seymour Watershed. Join your community for a fun day of activities that seek to minimize and restore the human impact on this land base. Come along and help to free the natural ecosystem from the influence of invasive plants, re-vegetate new trails and paint a rain drop.
- BBQ provided for all volunteers
- All ages welcome
- Please consider taking transit.
- Work tools and supplies will be provided but please bring your own if you can.
- Call for more information. You don’t need to RSVP, but letting us know you’re coming will help ensure that we put enough burgers on the BBQ.
We look forward to seeing you!
Tanya Scaman
Watershed Education
Programs Coordinator
Metro Vancouver
604.451.6506
Time:
10:30am - 12:30pm
Description:
Oxfam Volunteers to Walk for Climate Justice
Second Annual Oxfam Pailwater Event
Walk for Climate Justice
Meet at the North side of Vancouver Art Gallery
2nd year in a row Oxfam volunteers will walk approximately 6km form the Vancouver Art Gallery to Jericho Beach carrying buckets of water symbolize the average distance people, women in particular, walk daily to collect drinking water, a distance which is increasing with the effects of climate change for many communities around the world.
In Canada, Oxfam works on development education, advocacy, public awareness and building a constituency of support for their work in advancing women's rights.
For more info 604-736-7678
karin@oxfam.ca
Time:
10:30am - 1:30pm
Description:
PUBLIC ARE INVITED TO JOIN IN THE
EARTH DAY CELEBRATION AT EVERETT CROWLEY PARK
- Entrance at Kerr Street & 64th Avenue in Southeast Vancouver
Gates Open at 10:30 am, Saturday, April 24th – Rain or Shine
COME OUT – DIG IN – GET DOWN & GET DIRTY
Learn trade secrets for successful tree planting!
- Earth Day Volunteers will assemble to plant native trees and shrubs at Everett Crowley Park (entrance at Kerr Street and 64th Avenue) in Southeast Vancouver on Saturday, April 24th – from 11 am until 3 pm. The old Kerr Road Dump is now a natural green refuge for people and wildlife, where reforesting work continues each year on Earth Day.
- Earth Day at Everett Crowley Park offers a wide range of free family-oriented fun including professional performers, music, dancing, cultural and ecological exhibits, and very special children's activities.
- The entertainment, exhibits and activities are all free and wheelchair accessible. This annual event is organized by local residents, and is supported by local businesses and the City of Vancouver. Food vendors will be on site.
Time:
11:00am - 4:00pm
Description:
Be the Root with Evergreen at Jericho Beach
Sponsored by Fido
Celebrate nature in the city with Evergreen's 10th Annual Earth Day Event
Together with Fido and Jericho Stewardship Group we invite you to join everyone in a day of celebration.
This is a friendly family event and will feature an exhibitor's fair, workshops, nature walks, music, food and First Nations festivities, as well as hands-on restoration efforts with Jericho Stewardship Group and Evergreen.
"Be The Root"
Your old phone can help feed hungry tummies.
Bring old phones and accessories to the Vancouver Earth Day Celebration and drop them in Fido's Phones for Food Donation box. They'll be recycled and proceeds will benefit local community food banks.
www.evergreen.ca
Time:
11:30am - 3:30pm
Description:
Join WC at the Big Saturday Earth Day Fair at Capers.
Come by and say HI to us and visit all the wonderful booths.
Lots of booths, entertainment and fun!!!
A food market with a great 'deli', bakery and salad bar.
Capers is focused on providing healthy, organic produce and other products.
1675 Robson Street
Tel: (604) 687-5288
Time:
12:00pm - 3:00pm
Description:
The 29th Annual Earth Walk
Celebrating our Grassroot community with a Concert and an Environmental Fair
This year the organizers on the Earth Walk Committee are very excited to be using the new facilities that the City has provided in Centennial Square. The improvements dubbed the “amphitheater” are on the west side of the square and look more like a loading dock for the McPherson Theater than a stage for community events. Still it will be interesting to see how the event transpires.
- The Earth Walk will be parading up instead of down Government Street for the second year in a row, when asked why the major change in direction for the Walk? Steve Filipovic a member of the volunteer committee said, “Over the years it has become harder and harder for the grassroot organization to collect donations on the lawns of the Legislature because of a tightening or the rules that govern that property. So since the Earth Walk is all about boosting community support and financial contributions for groups challenging the many issues our society is facing we felt Centennial Square would be a better place for the concert.”
- Colleen Eccleston, a lecturer in Fine Arts at the University of Victoria will be the emcee, and she would like to invite everyone in Victoria to this fun family event. Samba du Soleil and Masala, two fantastic drumming groups, will unite to lead the Walk from the Legislature at 12:30. From there the colourfully dressed participants will parade up Government Street, making their way with the aid of the Victoria Police clear to Centennial Square. At the Square Victoria favourite Oliver Swain, his big base and his very talented friends are set up on stage. Vicky Husband will share some information about our Crown lands and Ross Crockford, one of the organizers of the most successful petitions in Victoria will be there to engage the citizens of Victoria in some contemplations about democracy. Then the Ecclestons will bring us home. There will be dancing, laughter and of course information tables from the numerous groups that are involved in thinking globally and acting locally.
Join our Facebook Group ‘EARTH WALK’ and RSVP to our event!
For more information about Earth Day visit www.earthwalkvictoria.ca and visit out our partner in hosting this annual event www.VIDEA.ca a great example of the type of organization we are supporting by holding this annual event.
Time:
12:00pm - 2:00pm
Description:
Earth Day Events:
Everyone Welcome
All events are free
Call 250: 752-6585
Saturday, April 24
Qualicum Beach Town Hall Lawn -11:00 am -2:00 pm
Cake Cutting 12:00 noon- info: 250 752-6585
Sunday, April 25 - Tour to Canada's 3rd Tallest Sitka Spruce - Qualicum Beach Salmon Forest. Meet at junction of Kinkade Rd. and Old Island Highway, (next to Riverside Resort) Qualicum Beach, at 1:00 pm- info: 250 752-6585
Time:
12:00pm - 5:00pm
Description:
Earth Day Fundraiser
Ethical Kitchen presents a fundraiser with food, drinks, gardening activities and plant sale in support of the community garden being built in its front parking lot.
Ethical Kitchen, 1600 MacKay Rd. North Vancouver
Info 604-988-6280
Time:
4:00pm - 6:00pm
Description:
HAITI TRADE UNIONIST TO SPEAK IN VANCOUVER
Public forum with Dukens Raphael, leader of Haiti’s public and private sector union confederation (CTSP) and spokesperson for Haiti’s electrical workers’ union.
Hyatt Regency Hotel
655 Burrard St.
Grouse Room, on 34th floor
- Three months following Haiti’s devastating earthquake, hundreds of thousands of victims remain without shelter. As the world discusses reconstructing Haiti, the Haitian people and their international allies are demanding a decisive role for the people, their popular organizations and their government.
“We must rebuild Haiti. But it must be done in a way that meets the needs of workers and the common people. Strong and effective public services are vital for Haiti’s future.”
Dukens Raphael
Organized by: Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE), BC Division
Co-sponsors: CUPE Local 391, CUPE Metro Council, Haiti Solidarity BC, Help Hear Haiti (UBC coalition), CoDevelopment Canada
Free admission
More information: CUPE BC 604 812 6475. Haiti Solidarity BC 778 858 5179.
COPE*491
Time:
6:00pm - 9:00pm
Description:
Lieutenant Governor's BC Book Prize Gala
Hosted by Shelagh Rogers
At the Government House, 1401 Ave. Victoria
- The winners of seven BC Book Prizes, as well as the recipient of The Lieutenant Governor’s Award for Literary Excellence, will be presented before an audience of authors, publishers, media and friends.
- Emceed by Shelagh Rogers of CBC Radio and featuring many well-known and beloved authors and personalities, the Gala is the province’s premier annual celebration of BC literature. British Columbia’s Lieutenant Governor, the Honourable Steven L. Point, OBC, will be in attendance to present the Lieutenant Governor’s Award for Literary Excellence.
- Finalist and winning books will be available for purchase at the People’s Co-operative Bookstore booth.
www.bcbookprizes.ca
Time:
All day event
Description:
Burns Bog is a huge ecological reserve, a massive carbon sink, home to many endangered species, but it is now threatened by the proposed South Fraser Perimeter Road (SFPR) of the Pacific Gateway mega-project. It is a sacred site, an island of quiet in an urban delta, a miraculous (but threatened) survivor on the Pacific flyway.
1:15 start at 640 Chester Road, Annacis Island
To 5:00 pm end at the Delta Nature Reserve
A pilgrimage is a ritual that belongs to all religions and cultures. Answer the call to go… to witness, to see something with "new eyes". Pilgrimage is sacred travel, an outward and visible sign of an inward and spiritual grace.
- We celebrate with music, blessings, words, and reverence. We meet on April 25 at 1:15 pm at Quizno’s on Annacis Island or at 3:15 pm at the Great Pacific Forum. Directions at www.greeningspirit.ca. Join our spiritual journey to the sacred ground of Burns Bog.
This is a multi-faith event.
Everyone Welcome.
www.pligrimage2burnsbog.org
info@pligrimage2burnsbog.org
604-572-0373
Time:
All day event
Description:
Get out for a fantastic day and join thousands of people that want to make a difference in their community for the planet. Earth Run will help raise awareness and funds for local to national environmental initiatives. The Earth Run is a 5k run/walk to raise funds for environmental organizations including the David Suzuki Foundation, the World Wildlife Foundation, and Surfriders. Please see our website for more information. Hope to see you out there!
Location: Jericho Beach
Email: info@earthrun.com
www.earthrun.com/canada/
Time:
All day event
Description:
Alexandra Morton: Get Out Migration
The walk will start on April 22 and will end in Victoria on Mothers' Day May 9.
Mark those calendars!
- She is calling residents of BC to stand up for the salmon, quite literally, by performing a migration. On Earth Day April 22, people are invited to walk to Victoria from wherever they live, to demand from government an immediate end to the fish farm scandal.
- There is a Gandhi inspiration to that initiative, and I like that. Our family - my wife and myself along with our 7-year old daughter and one-month old son - are planning to walk along with Alex. Obviously, people will not be required to walk hundreds kilometers from their home to downtown Victoria (unless they actually want to), so I'll post specific details about the logistics of the event as I learn about them.
In Morton's own words:
"We cannot match the corporate fish farm PR machine, nor their lobbying power. So I am simply inviting people to make themselves visible by joining us on foot, electronically and by mail. This will be peaceful, colourful, musical, fun, family oriented. Unless we all stand up and become visible, government will continue to degrade the laws of Canada to the benefit of the salmon farming industry, as suggested in the most recent throne speech."
www.salmonaresacred.org org
TODAY: Zeballios Junction
Time:
All day event
Description:
http://www.projectingchange.ca/
April 22 to 25
Projecting Change Film Festival 2010 will feature:
- Four days of film screenings
- Interactive discussions after each film by select filmmakers and industry leaders
- Special events and activites
- Kids Day screenings during the day on Friday
2010 Schedule:
ALL SCREENING ARE AT: FIFTH AVENUE THEATRE, 2110 Burrard St., Vancouver (AT 5TH)
- Thursday, April 22 - Opening Night
- Friday, April 23 - Kids day + Regular Programming
- Saturday, April 24 - Regular Programming
- Sunday, April 25 - Regular Programming
- Sunday, April 25 - Closing night
Time:
10:00am - 4:00pm
Description:
The Plant Sale of the Year
Free Admission
More than 40,000 plants
Bring your wheel barrow and a friend!
www.vandusengarden.org
Time:
10:00am - 5:00pm
Description:
Join the Wilderness Committee at this fabulous Fair at the Yaletown Roundhouse Community Center
Ethical Choices
- Sustainability, carbon neutral, green, eco-friendly, local, fair trade, organic… What does it all mean? How does it all tie together? What difference can I make? Just ten years ago, most of us didn’t even consider such questions. Now, it seems to be the only thing we hear about. And for good reason. The health and social benefits of living a sustainable and conscious lifestyle are everywhere.
- Indeed, our generation is part of a fundamental shift. We’ve realized that we must reconsider the impact of our lifestyles. That we must actively, and consciously pursue alternatives.
- At the 3rd annual Spring Living Fair, you’ll find a refreshing mix of local, sustainable and eco-friendly exhibitors who have devoted their lives to making your decision to live ethically, a little easier. Mark your calendars for April 25, 2010. Your welcome to join us and 60 exhibitors from throughout our community at the Yaletown Roundhouse Community Center.
FREE
www.springlivingfair.ca
Time:
10:30am - 12:30pm
Description:
CoDev invites you to our spring Coffee Bread and Roses event
Join us to celebrate justice and beauty with a custom tasting of Café Ético’s fair trade coffees and a special exhibition and auction of
ceramicstextiles and mixed media by local artists.
At Carousel Theatre
1411 Cartwright StGranville Island
$15 - to reserve: 604-708-1495 or codev@codev.org
CoffeeBread and Roses Brunch
25 years of building partnerships for global justice
www.codev.org www.etico.ca
cupe 1004
Time:
11:00am - 3:00pm
Description:
WRA Wildlife Rescue Association of BC
Come out to Earth Fest, Wildlife Rescue Association of BC's 2nd annual free, fun-filled nature event! The festival takes place at the Burnaby Lake Pavilion, 6871 Roberts St, from 11am to 3pm. There will be: - chickadee and mason bee nest boxes to make and take home - exciting wildlife-themed games and crafts - community group exhibits - nature tours (with scavenger hunts!) - Mukutano drumming and singing group performers - raffle draws ... Plus even more fun activities!
Free!
Location: Burnaby Lake Pavilion, 6871 Roberts St
Email:krystal@wildliferescue.ca
Contact Info:604-526-2747
www.wildliferescue.ca
Time:
12:00pm - 2:00pm
Description:
"Get out Migration" Help to make the Protection and Enhancement of Wild Salmon a priority with Government
Join Clayoquot Wild Salmon Fund Folks host Alexandra Morton form Port Hardy and hundreds of others from all over BC in a walk to Victoria with a Rally at the Parliament Buildings on Mother's Day!
SEnd off the Walkers from Tofino Village Green after a big pancake breakfast and walk to the Tofino Hatchery for a 1 pm tour.
Sign a petition at www.salmonaresacred.org
In Tofino call Cosy Lawson at 250-726-8777
Email: quoashinis@hotmail.com
Time:
All day event
Description:
Alexandra Morton: Get Out Migration
The walk will start on April 22 and will end in Victoria on Mothers' Day May 9.
Mark those calendars!
- She is calling residents of BC to stand up for the salmon, quite literally, by performing a migration. On Earth Day April 22, people are invited to walk to Victoria from wherever they live, to demand from government an immediate end to the fish farm scandal.
- There is a Gandhi inspiration to that initiative, and I like that. Our family - my wife and myself along with our 7-year old daughter and one-month old son - are planning to walk along with Alex. Obviously, people will not be required to walk hundreds kilometers from their home to downtown Victoria (unless they actually want to), so I'll post specific details about the logistics of the event as I learn about them.
In Morton's own words:
"We cannot match the corporate fish farm PR machine, nor their lobbying power. So I am simply inviting people to make themselves visible by joining us on foot, electronically and by mail. This will be peaceful, colourful, musical, fun, family oriented. Unless we all stand up and become visible, government will continue to degrade the laws of Canada to the benefit of the salmon farming industry, as suggested in the most recent throne speech."
www.salmonaresacred.org org
TODAY: Woss
Time:
2:00pm - 4:00pm
Description:
A week of action to halt the Gateway megaproject and create a green and just future for our region.
- As the post-Olympic financial crunch sets in, the billions earmarked for freeway and port expansion on BC's coast must be diverted to badly
needed services like transit, housing, and healthcare. By canceling the proposed $2 billion South Fraser Freeway alone, we could reverse
all the cuts in the March budget and set new priorities in motion.
(www.pilgrimage2burnsbog.org)
MONDAY APRIL 26: STREAMS OF JUSTICE FORUM
Eric Doherty of GatewaySucks.org and Council of Canadians regional organizer Harjap Grewal will speak at a public forum on the struggle for environmental justice in BC. Hosted by Streams of Justice. 7 pm @ 1803 E. 1st Ave, Vancouver (www.streamsofjustice.org)
CALL FOR CLIMATE ACTION
Earth Action Week is a great time to step up our involvement in the movement for Green Ways, Not Freeways. If you are interested in
participating in a creative direct action with us during this week, please contact gwsux@riseup.net. Join the wave against the pave!
Time:
All day event
Description:
April 27 to May 2
Hosted by Salt Spring Trail and Nature Club
Salt Spring Island's wildlife, vegetation and people are a product of its unique physiology. In April wildflowers are most abundant. Migratory birds as well as sea mammals return or make a stopover. We invite you to explore all these aspects of our island and more.
The BC Nature vamp features expert leaders and presenters covering all aspects of natural history, including birding, geology and marine life.
Fee is $600 based on double folks
includes five nights accommondation. five breafats, four dinners, all events, presentations and a half day marine wildlife tour.
Hosted by Salt Spring Trail and Nature Club
Niceke Visser 250-537-5443
nickevissor@shaw.ca
Time:
All day event
Description:
Sommet sur la biodiversité et le verdissement de Montréal
- À l’occasion de l’année internationale de la biodiversité, le Conseil régional de l’environnement de Montréal tiendra le Sommet sur la biodiversité et le verdissement de Montréal, les 27 et 28 avril prochains.
- Organisé par le Conseil régional de l’environnement de Montréal, en partenariat avec la Ville de Montréal et avec l'appui financier de l’Agence de la santé et des services sociaux de Montréal et du Fonds vert dans le cadre de l'Action 21 du Plan d'action 2006-2012 sur les changements climatiques du gouvernement du Québec, cet évènement d’envergure traitera des enjeux urbains liés :
* au verdissement,
* aux espaces verts et aux parcs,
* aux milieux naturels.
Des experts locaux et des conférenciers internationaux feront état de projets verts mis en place avec succès dans différentes villes étrangères. Le sommet visera à fournir des solutions tangibles aux acteurs montréalais et à mobiliser ces derniers pour le verdissement et la protection de la biodiversité sur l’Île. C’est un événement à ne pas manquer.
http://www.cremtl.qc.ca/sommet-biodiversite-montreal/
Time:
All day event
Description:
Alexandra Morton: Get Out Migration
The walk will start on April 22 and will end in Victoria on Mothers' Day May 9.
Mark those calendars!
- She is calling residents of BC to stand up for the salmon, quite literally, by performing a migration. On Earth Day April 22, people are invited to walk to Victoria from wherever they live, to demand from government an immediate end to the fish farm scandal.
- There is a Gandhi inspiration to that initiative, and I like that. Our family - my wife and myself along with our 7-year old daughter and one-month old son - are planning to walk along with Alex. Obviously, people will not be required to walk hundreds kilometers from their home to downtown Victoria (unless they actually want to), so I'll post specific details about the logistics of the event as I learn about them.
In Morton's own words:
"We cannot match the corporate fish farm PR machine, nor their lobbying power. So I am simply inviting people to make themselves visible by joining us on foot, electronically and by mail. This will be peaceful, colourful, musical, fun, family oriented. Unless we all stand up and become visible, government will continue to degrade the laws of Canada to the benefit of the salmon farming industry, as suggested in the most recent throne speech."
www.salmonaresacred.org org
TODAY: Quadra Island
Time:
5:00pm - 9:00pm
Description:
BCTC is please ed to advise that the Eviromental Assessment Office has accepted for review the Application fro an assessment for the proposed Northwest Transmission Line Project.
This is a 45 Day public comment period from April 26 to midnight June 10, 2010
Please check put the web site and details to be able to speak at these meetings.
You must register!
April 27: Dease Lake, Community Hall
April 28: Smithers, Hudson Bay Ladge
April 29: Terrace, Coast Inn of the West
All meetings start at 5pm with presentations and discussions.
www.eao.gov.bc.ca
Questions: lesley.wood@bctc.com
Time:
All day event
Description:
Alexandra Morton: Get Out Migration
The walk will start on April 22 and will end in Victoria on Mothers' Day May 9.
Mark those calendars!
- She is calling residents of BC to stand up for the salmon, quite literally, by performing a migration. On Earth Day April 22, people are invited to walk to Victoria from wherever they live, to demand from government an immediate end to the fish farm scandal.
- There is a Gandhi inspiration to that initiative, and I like that. Our family - my wife and myself along with our 7-year old daughter and one-month old son - are planning to walk along with Alex. Obviously, people will not be required to walk hundreds kilometers from their home to downtown Victoria (unless they actually want to), so I'll post specific details about the logistics of the event as I learn about them.
In Morton's own words:
"We cannot match the corporate fish farm PR machine, nor their lobbying power. So I am simply inviting people to make themselves visible by joining us on foot, electronically and by mail. This will be peaceful, colourful, musical, fun, family oriented. Unless we all stand up and become visible, government will continue to degrade the laws of Canada to the benefit of the salmon farming industry, as suggested in the most recent throne speech."
www.salmonaresacred.org org
TODAY: Campbell Island
Time:
All day event
Description:
Paddle for Wild Salmon
A core group of us committed to the survival of wild salmon, will put our canoes in the waters of Hope, B.C., and paddle down river for 9-10 days until reaching the mouth of the Fraser.
How you can help:
- In the time between now and our date of departure, we are asking communities all along the Fraser River to sign petitions asking for the end of fish farms that are contributing to the demise of Wild Salmon through poor practice and the resulting spread of sea lice.
The Plan:
- As we paddle down river, we will be stopping at every community along the Fraser River that offers safe welcome and a place to pull off, and will ask members of the community to join us and bring with the them the petition that has been signed by their people.
- Eventually, we will bring all petitions collected along the river across the Georgia Straight to Sidney, where we will meet up with Alexandra Morton on May 7 and join her on the final stretch of her walk to Victoria where we will stand together as many before Parliament on May 8 and demand that Wild Salmon come before industrial fish farms.
Participation:
- We welcome those who wish to join us on stretches of the paddle down the Fraser River. An itinerary will be available on the salmonaresacred.org website and facebook page soon. Those who want to paddle with us on the departure from Hope, please contact me at oceananele@hotmail.com. We encourage banners, flags and signs for wild salmon!
- We would love a great send off! If you can’t paddle but support the cause, come send us off with a great “Hoorah!”
- All paddlers will have to show they have a river worthy vessel before joining us and must have paddling experience, as well as be self sufficient with all personal needs and requirements.
oceananele@hotmail.com
Time:
7:30am - 9:30am
Description:
National Day of Mourning for workers injured or killed on the job.
Vancouver Art Gallery
The BC Federation of Labour, the Vancouver & District Labour Council and the New Westminster & District Labour Council invite you to pay tribute to workers who have been injured or killed on the job or died of occupational disease.
Bring your own union banners and invite co-workers, friends, and family to attend with you.
Keziah McCrystal Rothlin
VDLC Executive Assistant
cope378
Time:
8:30am - 2:30pm
Description:
Design & Build New Energy-Efficient Schools
J&R Segal Event Rooms at SFU Harbour Centre
Email: jessica@cascadiagbc.org
Contact Phone: 604-909-9559
The BC Hydro Power Smart New Construction Program and Cascadia Region Green Building Council are pleased to offer this new full-day workshop for owners, developers, architects, engineers, cost consultants, and others involved in new K-12 school facilities.
- Architectural Institute of BC: The conference has been approved by the AIBC; 6.5 Core Learning Units.
Location: J&R Segal Event Rooms at SFU Harbour Centre
Please contact Jessica Woolliams if you are interested in group rates or half-day rates at 604-909-9559 or jessica@cascadiagbc.org. Half day rates are available for those whose schedule does not permit the full day event, and start at $130 for Early Bird Cascadia Members or BC Hydro Partners.
Time:
10:30am - 1:30pm
Description:
International Day of Mourning
At the Steelworkers Hall on Montrose
10:00 AM - Doors Open:
- Chainsaw Demonstration by Kelly Drybrough
- Safety Glove Display
- Safety Quizzes
10:30 AM - Service Begins:
Guest Speakers:
- City of Port Alberni - Mayor Ken McRae
- ACRD - Hira Chopra
- On behalf of MLA Scott Fraser - Patty Edwards
- SD#70 Chairperson - Larry Ransom
- On behalf of Federal NDP Candidate - Zeni M. - Marlene Dietrich
- Catalyst Paper - Mill Manager Tom Paisley
- CEP 686 - Rick Lord
- WFP Alberni Pacific Division - Mike Shewchuk
- WFD Franklin - Kevin Somerville
- City of PA Fire Department - Captain Les Norden
- USW 1-85 - President Dave Steinhauer
Following a Moment of Silence there will be the laying of the wreaths/bouquets and Lowering of the Flag at the Cenotaph
Coffee will be served following the Service
in the Steelworkers Hall
April 28th - National Day of Mourning for Workers Killed and Injured on the Job.
Fight for the Living! Mourn for the Dead
For View From Labour
April 23 2010
Submitted by Jack McLeman
Former president Port Alberni & District Labour Council
LAOUR’S DAY OF REMEMBRANCE
April 28 is the day we set aside to remember our fellow workers who have been killed and wounded on the job. Every industry and vocation has its story to tell. It was only a few years ago that the Forest Industry had over 50 fatalities in one year. Pressure from the workers prompted the Provincial Government to form the BC Forestry Safety Council. This year there have so far been three killed in Forestry – two truck drivers and one faller. One Truck driver was killed in the Alberni Clayoquot area. The Safety Council have increased awareness amongst the Forestry Companies that safety is in the best interest of corporations as well as workers. Three is still an unacceptable number, but the trend is going in the correct direction.
Three farm workers were killed in March 2007 while traveling in an unsafe vehicle. The Coroners jury made some very good recommendations that require Government action. These have either been rejected outright by the government or ignored. Farm workers are vulnerable in many areas—not just in transportation to fields and farms. They are constantly working with and around chemicals that are harmful to their bodies.
Convenience store and private liquor store workers are at risk when they work alone late at night. After a fatality the Government made a wise decision and enacted regulations forbidding working alone after 10:00 PM. The Government has not policed the new regs and presently is looking at softening them at the behest of the owners.
Mining, Construction, healthcare, public safety and all other workers are at risk daily.
Over the past few years workers have made some gains in safety and some losses. When you attend the service at the Steelworkers Hall please reflect on the workers killed and injured and their families. After the service do what you can to make your own work place safer and don’t take any unnecessary risks. Short cuts kill. In the end we are all responsible for our own safety. Refuse unsafe work---It’s the Law.
PORT ALBERNI’S SERVICE
Time:
5:00pm - 9:00pm
Description:
BCTC is please ed to advise that the Eviromental Assessment Office has accepted for review the Application fro an assessment for the proposed Northwest Transmission Line Project.
This is a 45 Day public comment period from April 26 to midnight June 10, 2010
Please check put the web site and details to be able to speak at these meetings.
You must register!
April 27: Dease Lake, Community Hall
April 28: Smithers, Hudson Bay Ladge
April 29: Terrace, Coast Inn of the West
All meetings start at 5pm with presentations and discussions.
www.eao.gov.bc.ca
Questions: lesley.wood@bctc.com
Time:
7:00pm - 9:00pm
Description:
ALR forum to be presented by the Salmon River Enhancement Society (www.salmonriver.org)
Location: DW Poppy Secondary School, 23752 52 Ave
Speakers will include:
- Harold Steves (of the Steveston Steves) – he formed the Farmland Defence League and will be speaking on the threats to farmland in BC
- Heather Pritchard – Executive director of Farm Folk/City Folk (www.ffcf.bc.ca) to speak to the challenges of sustainable agriculture
- Sian Krannitz – speaking about the proposed fill site on tributaries of Nathan/Beaver Creek in Glen Valley (Langley)
- David Davis – as a long time farmer in Milner (Langley) he will be speaking about the difficulties of farming in the Lower Mainland
It should prove to be a very valuable event.
Lisa Dreves
LEPS Stewardship Coordinator
604-532-3517
www.leps.bc.ca
Upcoming Events:
- Community Clean-ups: Saturday April 24, Walnut Grove and Aldergrove, for details contact Lisa
- Arbour Day Celebration: Sunday April 25, 1-3pm, Walnut Grove Community Park
- Pasture Management Workshop - Wednesday May 5, 7-9pm, Semiahmoo Fish and Game Club, 1284 184 St, contact Lisa to register
- Glen Valley Annual Spring Bird Count: Saturday May 29, 6-12pm contact Lisa for more details
Please visit www.leps.bc.ca/events for more details.
"Unless someone like you cares a whole awful lot, nothing is going to get better. It's not!" ~ The Once-ler, from Dr. Seuss' "The Lorax"
Time:
7:30pm - 9:30pm
Description:
“A Little Night Music”:Concert
At the Bloedel Floral Conservatory Fundraiser
Join the Friends of Bloedel Floral Conservatory for a glass of Champagne, some tropically inspired chocolates and live performances at “A Little Night Music”, a mini-fundraiser under the dome, on Wednesday April 28th from 7:30 – 9:30 pm.
- The West Coast Symphony trio, viola sensation Nathaniel Wong and up-and-coming Opera soprano Lucy Smith will perform throughout the Conservatory while participants sip their libations all under the watchful eyes of Bloedel’s chatty parrots and over 100 free flying birds.
- A Little Night Music will be a perfect after dinner event to enjoy, sans overcoat, while getting reacquainting with one of Vancouver’s iconic public facilities. Located at Vancouver’s pinnacle at 501 feet above sea level, The Bloedel Conservatory is the crowning glory of the city’s public horticultural jewel, Queen Elizabeth Park (33rd & Cambie Street).
- Tickets to A Little Night Music can be purchased in advance for $20 each or at the door the evening of the event for $25. Funds will go to saving the Bloedel Conservatory which was targeted as a Park Board budget cut late last year.
Purchase $20 Tickets in advance, in person or by phone at: Hobbs Gift Store,2129 West 41st Avenue
604-261-5998
For further information please phone Terri Clark at 778-866-9875
www.friendsofthebloedel.ca
Time:
All day event
Description:
Alexandra Morton: Get Out Migration
The walk will start on April 22 and will end in Victoria on Mothers' Day May 9.
Mark those calendars!
- She is calling residents of BC to stand up for the salmon, quite literally, by performing a migration. On Earth Day April 22, people are invited to walk to Victoria from wherever they live, to demand from government an immediate end to the fish farm scandal.
- There is a Gandhi inspiration to that initiative, and I like that. Our family - my wife and myself along with our 7-year old daughter and one-month old son - are planning to walk along with Alex. Obviously, people will not be required to walk hundreds kilometers from their home to downtown Victoria (unless they actually want to), so I'll post specific details about the logistics of the event as I learn about them.
In Morton's own words:
"We cannot match the corporate fish farm PR machine, nor their lobbying power. So I am simply inviting people to make themselves visible by joining us on foot, electronically and by mail. This will be peaceful, colourful, musical, fun, family oriented. Unless we all stand up and become visible, government will continue to degrade the laws of Canada to the benefit of the salmon farming industry, as suggested in the most recent throne speech."
www.salmonaresacred.org org
TODAY: Campbell River/Courtenay/Comox
Time:
All day event
Description:
You are invited to "De-Growth Conference, Vancouver"
Speakers, dialogue, films, and party
Thursday April 29 to Sunday May 2
Storyeum, 151 West Cordova St
Featuring:
- Mark Anielski, economist, author of “The Economics of Happiness”
- Vanessa Timmer, One Earth Initiative, on UN work and redefining the “good life”
- Brian Czech, president, Center for the Advancement of the Steady State Economy
- Bill Rees, UBC, ecological footprint, overshoot and limits to growth
- Anita Burke, Catalyst Institute, genuine sustainability and building community
- Peter Victor: video conference with economist and author of “Managing without Growth”
- David Hughes, on peak oil, 32 years with the Geological Survey of Canada
- Rex Weyler, author of "Greenpeace", BC Citizen's for Public Power, Vancouver Peak Oil
- Conrad Schmidt, Workless Party, DeGrowth Vancouver, author of “Workers of the World Relax”
With: Tom Walker, Claudia Medina, Mel Lehan, Matt Hern, Mike Pennock, Ken Wu, Jane Sterk, Jack Alpert, and Richard Wozney.
Films:
- "What's the Economy for Anyway" by John de Graaf
- "Jevon's Paradox" by Conrad Schmidt, featuring George Monbiot
Register for the day, event, or full conference
See full schedule here.
-Thursday April 29: films, wine, cheese, and dialogue
- Friday, April 30: De-growth for economic and social health Anita Burke, Dave Hughes, John de Graaf, Conrad Schmidt, Rex Weyler, Tom Walker
- Saturday May 1: The impetus for a de-growth movement; city and community Peter Victor, Vanessa Timmer, Bill Rees, Brian Czech, Mark Anielski, Claudia Medina, others
- Saturday night: May Day Spin Party, DJ's and Performers
- Sunday finalé at OneTwoOne Studios, 121 Heatley St
Public Round table discussions with the presenters.
For more info please visit http://www.facebook.com/l/db674;www.de-growth.com/vancouver ".
Where: OneTwoOne Studios (121 Heatley St) and Vancouver Public Library
Starts at 6 pm on Apr. 29 to 5pm on May 2
Time:
All day event
Description:
20th Anniversary of Jeans Day
Please buy a button or lapel pin and provide life-saving health care for BC Kid's
www.jeansday.ca
Time:
4:00pm - 7:00pm
Description:
2nd Annual International: Save the Frogs Day
Invites you to A Real Life Avatar Tour
Of The Enchanted & Endangered Nanoose Bay Forest,
Where you can discover:
·The chorus of the many species of local frogs
·Western Toads
·Alligator Lizards
·Pacific Side-banded snails
·Red-legged frogs
·Pacific tree frogs
·Salamanders
·Rough-skinned newts
·elk habit
·other wildlife, such as several species of owls, bats, songbirds and eagles.Bring a snack and wear comfortable footgear for an approximate 2-hour interpretive tour led by well-known local wildlife biologist, Ron Beuchert.
Meet at Nanoose Petrocan 4:00 pm
250 752-6585
Everyone welcome – by donation
Sponsored by the Western Canada Wilderness Committee, Mid Island.
Time:
5:00pm - 9:00pm
Description:
BCTC is please ed to advise that the Eviromental Assessment Office has accepted for review the Application fro an assessment for the proposed Northwest Transmission Line Project.
This is a 45 Day public comment period from April 26 to midnight June 10, 2010
Please check put the web site and details to be able to speak at these meetings.
You must register!
April 27: Dease Lake, Community Hall
April 28: Smithers, Hudson Bay Ladge
April 29: Terrace, Coast Inn of the West
All meetings start at 5pm with presentations and discussions.
www.eao.gov.bc.ca
Questions: lesley.wood@bctc.com
Time:
6:00pm - 10:00pm
Description:
Annual Fundraising Dinner for the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives
What happened to Canada?
An irreverent American advises us on how to reclaim our progressive values
An evening with Andy Bichlbaum of The Yes Men
Fraserview Hall (8240 Fraser St, near Marine Drive, in Vancouver)
Doors open and dinner served at 6:00 PM
Ticket price includes buffet Indian dinner
Tickets: $75
For tickets: contact Dianne Novlan at 604-801-5121 x221 or ccpabc@policyalternatives.ca
For table reservations: Table reservations are available when 8 tickets are purchased at once (or multiples of 8).
ABOUT THE YES MEN
“Hilarious, therapeutic, inspiring. The Yes Men are geniuses.” — Naomi Klein
- Andy Bichlbaum and Mike Bonnano are university professors by day, satirists and “identity correctors” by night. For the last decade, The Yes Men have been making headlines posing as corporate executives and politicians in an effort to wake us up to the danger of letting greed run our world.
- The Yes Men have successfully passed as spokesmen for the World Trade Organization, Dow Chemical Corporation and ExxonMobil on TV and at business conferences around the world. At the 2009 United Nations Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen, they joined other activists in publishing false press releases from Environment Canada that drew international attention to Canada’s shameful record on climate policy.
- The Yes Men say they use hoaxes “(a) in order to demonstrate some of the mechanisms that keep bad people and ideas in power, and (b) because it's absurdly fun.”
- We’re very excited at this chance to inject some humour into this annual celebration of the CCPA’s work. Please join us for what promises to be a quirky and thought-provoking evening. (Who knows what kind of mischief this solo Yes Man will get up to!)
Find out more at and .
ABOUT THE CANADIAN CENTRE FOR POLICY ALTERNATIVES
- The Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives is an independent, non-partisan research institute concerned with issues of social, economic and environmental justice. We offer policy solutions for the issues Canadians face, and show that a more hopeful and sustainable society is possible. The CCPA depends on individual members and donors for its core funding. For more information, or to join the CCPA, go to http://www.policyalternatives.ca.
Seth Klein
Director, BC Office
Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives
seth@policyalternatives.ca
tel. (604) 801-5121 1400 – 207 West Hastings St.
fax. (604) 801-5122 Vancouver, BC V6B 1H7
CCPA webpage: http://www.policyalternatives.ca
The CCPA is a non-partisan, non-profit public policy research institute, dedicated to social, economic and environmental justice. We produce and promote progressive research on a wide range of provincial and national policy issues.
Time:
All day event
Description:
18th Annual Wellness Show in Vancouver at the Trade and Convention Place
April 30, May 1 & 2, 2010
www.thewellnessshow.com/
Time:
All day event
Description:
Alexandra Morton: Get Out Migration
The walk will start on April 22 and will end in Victoria on Mothers' Day May 9.
3 p.m. – those that wish to join Alexandra Morton for a walk to the Fanny Bay hall will meet her at Cowie Creek.
4 p.m. – rally at the Fanny Bay hall.
Mark those calendars!
- She is calling residents of BC to stand up for the salmon, quite literally, by performing a migration. On Earth Day April 22, people are invited to walk to Victoria from wherever they live, to demand from government an immediate end to the fish farm scandal.
- There is a Gandhi inspiration to that initiative, and I like that. Our family - my wife and myself along with our 7-year old daughter and one-month old son - are planning to walk along with Alex. Obviously, people will not be required to walk hundreds kilometers from their home to downtown Victoria (unless they actually want to), so I'll post specific details about the logistics of the event as I learn about them.
In Morton's own words:
"We cannot match the corporate fish farm PR machine, nor their lobbying power. So I am simply inviting people to make themselves visible by joining us on foot, electronically and by mail. This will be peaceful, colourful, musical, fun, family oriented. Unless we all stand up and become visible, government will continue to degrade the laws of Canada to the benefit of the salmon farming industry, as suggested in the most recent throne speech."
www.salmonaresacred.org org
TODAY: Fanny Bay
Time:
All day event
Description:
Arbor Day (from the Latin feminine noun arbor, simply meaning tree) is a holiday in which individuals and groups are encouraged to plant and care for trees.
- In Canada, Maple Leaf Day falls on the last Wednesday in September during National Forest Week. Some provinces celebrate their own Arbor Day:
- Ontario has Arbor Week from the last Friday in April to the first Sunday in May.
- Nova Scotia celebrates Arbor Day on the Thursday during National Forest Week, which is the first full week in May.
- The Arbor Day Foundation is the world's oldest and largest tree-planting organization.Its million members plant millions of trees every year. New members receive 10 free trees. The foundation began September 3, 1971 with a mission "to inspire people to plant, nurture, and celebrate trees". The Arbor Day Holiday was founded more than 120 years ago in Nebraska City, Nebraska, by J. Sterling Morton. The Foundation is supported by donations, selling trees and merchandise, and by corporate sponsors, such as Home Depot, Citigroup, Frito Lay, and Enterprise Rent-A-Car.
www.arborday.org
Time:
All day event
Description:
You are invited to "De-Growth Conference, Vancouver"
Speakers, dialogue, films, and party
Thursday April 29 to Sunday May 2
Storyeum, 151 West Cordova St
Featuring:
- Mark Anielski, economist, author of “The Economics of Happiness”
- Vanessa Timmer, One Earth Initiative, on UN work and redefining the “good life”
- Brian Czech, president, Center for the Advancement of the Steady State Economy
- Bill Rees, UBC, ecological footprint, overshoot and limits to growth
- Anita Burke, Catalyst Institute, genuine sustainability and building community
- Peter Victor: video conference with economist and author of “Managing without Growth”
- David Hughes, on peak oil, 32 years with the Geological Survey of Canada
- Rex Weyler, author of "Greenpeace", BC Citizen's for Public Power, Vancouver Peak Oil
- Conrad Schmidt, Workless Party, DeGrowth Vancouver, author of “Workers of the World Relax”
With: Tom Walker, Claudia Medina, Mel Lehan, Matt Hern, Mike Pennock, Ken Wu, Jane Sterk, Jack Alpert, and Richard Wozney.
Films:
- "What's the Economy for Anyway" by John de Graaf
- "Jevon's Paradox" by Conrad Schmidt, featuring George Monbiot
Register for the day, event, or full conference
See full schedule here.
-Thursday April 29: films, wine, cheese, and dialogue
- Friday, April 30: De-growth for economic and social health Anita Burke, Dave Hughes, John de Graaf, Conrad Schmidt, Rex Weyler, Tom Walker
- Saturday May 1: The impetus for a de-growth movement; city and community Peter Victor, Vanessa Timmer, Bill Rees, Brian Czech, Mark Anielski, Claudia Medina, others
- Saturday night: May Day Spin Party, DJ's and Performers
- Sunday finalé at OneTwoOne Studios, 121 Heatley St
Public Round table discussions with the presenters.
For more info please visit http://www.facebook.com/l/db674;www.de-growth.com/vancouver ".
Where: OneTwoOne Studios (121 Heatley St) and Vancouver Public Library
Starts at 6 pm on Apr. 29 to 5pm on May 2
Fossil Fool's Day