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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 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
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 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 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 3pm to 3:30pm – Vancity Theatre Worlds collide when a former neo-Nazi skinhead and the gay victim of his hate-crime attack meet by chance 25 years after the incident that dramatically shaped both their lives. Together they embark o… Organized by | Type: downtown
February 13, 2016 from 3:30pm to 4:15pm – Vancity Theatre Nefertiti’s Daughters is a story of women, art and revolution. Told by prominent Egyptian artists, this documentary witnesses the critical role revolutionary street art played during the Egyptian upr… Organized by | Type: downtown
February 13, 2016 from 4:30pm to 6pm – Vancity Theatre t started simply enough, with the purchase of 18 cows. Bought by residents of the West Bank town of Beit Sahour, the cows were a symbol of freedom and resistance, allowing them to provide milk for th… Organized by | Type: downtown
February 13, 2016 from 7pm to 8:45pm – Vancity Theatre Narrated by Mike Farrell, Valentino’s Ghost exposes the way America’s foreign policy agenda in the Middle East influences Hollywood and mainstream media portrayals of Arabs and Muslims. Premiering at… Organized by | Type: downtown
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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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