Wed Aug 10th, 6pm. Claire Culhane Memorial Bench, SE Corner, Trout Lake Park, East Vancouver, Unceded Coast Salish Territories. Speakers include ex-prisoners, community supporters and friends. All welcome. Rain or Shine. Prison Justice Day is a day to remember all those who have died in prison. Find out more about the history of PJD.
DOORS OPEN AT 6:30 SHARP ARRIVE EARLY FOR SEATING WE GONNA PACK THE HOUSE Join us in Van City as Yuct Ne Senxiymetkwe Camp presents women warriors and voices from the front line. Connecting the ties that bind us report back! We will present a video and slide show along with guest speakers. sliding scale […]
A platform to come together and talk about the recent violence against the black community in the United States. No music, no djs, no live performances, just the sharing of thoughts, feelings and experiences. All are welcome, please come with an open mind. Many thanks to everyone who attended the first Real Talk event in […]
For six long years you've been waiting to have your say on the Kinder Morgan pipeline - and now is your chance! A federal panel is meeting with communities along the pipeline and tanker route to gauge public opposition to the project. It's time to come speak up for the coast, for the climate and […]
~*~*~ part of KILLJOY FEST 2016 ~*~*~ *QTBIPOC only* *facilitated by emily* This is an open invitation to ALL BIQTPOC femmes of all and any genders! Come out, visit, lounge, and share community at Victoria Park. This event is only for BIQTPOC who are femme identified or folks who are interested in exploring their own […]
VQFF is proud to partner with Black Lives Matter - Vancouver, BC to present a Black Lives Matter spotlight at #VQFF2016. Black Lives Matter is a chapter-based organization working for the validity of Black life. We are working to (re)build the Black liberation movement. #BlackLivesMatter was created in 2012 after Trayvon Martin’s murderer, George Zimmerman, […]
Armenian-Georgian director Sergei Parajanov directed this visually striking, non-narrative biography of Sayat Nova, the 18th-century Armenian romantic poet known as the “King of Songs”. Rather than simply recount the details of the poet’s life, Parajanov attempts to distil Sayat Nova to his poetic essence through a series of surrealist montages bearing emotional truths steeped in […]
~*~*~ part of KILLJOY FEST 2016 ~*~*~ *everyone is welcome to attend!* *facilitated by ashanti & jessica* How do we identify ourselves as Deaf people of colour as part of our cultural-linguistic identities? How do we create an empowering dialogue together to build the connection on the human level? How do you become an ally […]
Heartwood is a space settling on the ancestral, traditional, and unceded homelands of the Musqueam, Skxwú7mesh, and Tsleil-Waututh peoples. As we gather and organize, we also remember the historical and ongoing colonial genocide against Indigenous peoples that make it possible for us to be here as settlers. - - - Hello Heartwood Community! As you […]
Please come out and have your say!!! The Federal Government has appointed an Ministerial Panel to hear our views of the Kinder Morgan TMX Pipeline!!!! IT IS CLEAR WE HAVE WAY TOO MUCH TOO RISK! Please share this with your friends, famility co-workers and everyone you know! The following are more dates for Public Comment […]
