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February 13, 2016 from 1pm to 2:15pm – Vancity Theatre Psychologist and filmmaker Jan Haaken revisits the region where she spent childhood summers on her aunt and uncle’s dairy farm, following four families as they try to survive amidst intense pressures… Organized by | Type: downtown
February 13, 2016 from 12:15pm to 12:30pm – Vancity Theatre Immigrants to Canada arrive healthier than the average Canadian, but this reverses in 5 to 10 years after arrival. This video looks at four groups – three immigrants and one Aboriginal – and discusse… Organized by | Type: downtown
February 13, 2016 from 12pm to 12:30pm – Vancity Theatre Knitting Nannas Against Gas is a group of sweet ladies who ‘protest’ by unfolding some lawn chairs, popping the kettle on and knitting. The KNAGs, who formed in Australia in 2012, campaign against th… Organized by | Type: downtown
February 12, 2016 from 8:45pm to 10pm – Vancity Theatre For over a year, the filmmaker followed the most unlikely President of the United Nations General Assembly, Father Miguel D’Escoto Brockmann – a Nicarguan priest, a revolution theologian, an advocate… Organized by | Type: downtown
February 12, 2016 from 7pm to 8pm – Vancity Theatre How well do you know your money? Two Vancouver-based filmmakers trace their investments to Canadian mines in Eastern and Southern Africa. If you live and work in Canada, chances are you’re connected… Organized by | Type: downtown
February 11, 2016 from 8:45pm to 10pm – Vancity Theatre At a popular bakery café, residents of New York’s Upper East Side get bagels and coffee served with a smile 24 hours a day. Behind the scenes, undocumented immigrant workers face sub-legal wages, dan… Organized by | Type: downtown
February 11, 2016 at 7pm to February 13, 2016 at 9pm – Vancity Theatre The Just Film Festival brings the pursuit of justice to the big screen.Now in our 15th year (formerly known as the World Community Film Festival), we feature social and environmental justice document… Organized by Codevelopment Canada, Amnesty International, World Community, Langara College, VIFF Vancity Theatre, and Village Vancouver | Type: vancouver, film festival
February 11, 2016 from 7pm to 8:30pm – Vancity Theatre Music is an expression of the spirit for everyone. But for some who survive on the periphery of society, it can also be a life-saving coping mechanism and the last stand of their dignity. Emmy-winnin… Organized by | Type: downtown
February 11, 2016 from 12pm to 2pm – UBC With a global population of nine billion by 2050, and climate change already taking a toll, how will the world eat in the future? Join award winning author, activist, and academic Raj Patel, presente… Organized by Shannon Lambie | Type: ubc, lecture, discussion
February 10, 2016 at 6pm to February 17, 2016 at 8:30pm – VanDusen Botanical Garden Instructor: Claire Smith Price: Member: $53 / Non-member: $63 Discover the connection between amazing flavours, soil health, your health and an overall healthier planet. Home-grown food should be ult… Organized by VanDusen Botanical Garden | Type: shaughnessy, gardening
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Village engages individuals, neighbourhoods & organizations to take actions that build sustainable communities & have fun doing it. Join us!
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Interested in getting involved or volunteering with Village Vancouver? check out http://www.villagevancouver.ca/page/volunteering-1.
Regular activities:
Interested in participating in a VV garden? We have collaborative gardens/garden spaces in 5 neighbourhoods. Contact us at gardening@villagevancouver.ca. Gardening now in progress. New gardeners welcome (space allowing).
Kits Village Recycling Depot (Kits Community Centre) Next depot: Thursday, June 15th
Main St. Village monthly gatherings (1st Tuesdays Little Mountain Neighbourhood House) Currently on hold due to COVID
Permaculture Vancouver Meetups (3rd Wednesdays VV McBride Park Fieldhouse (sometimes elsewhere) Next meetup: Special date Thursday, July 29th
West End Community Potluck/WE Urban Garden Club (3rd Sundays West End Community Centre, in July and August 4th Thursdays - July 22nd and August 26th.
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