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Love Your Liver lecture

By events - 4/9/2013 Date of event Thursday, May 8
Location of event Vancouver Public Library, 350 West Georgia Street (Peter & Alma room)

Want to learn how to LOVE YOUR LIVER? The Canadian Liver Foundation’s 2013 lecture series continues with the topic “Fatty Liver Disease: facts & fiction”, followed by Q&A.

Thursday, May 9

5:30–6:30 pm

Vancouver Public Library, 350 West Georgia Street (Peter & Alma room)

Admission by donation

www.liver.ca / 604-707-6430

Liberty Awards

By events - 4/5/2013 Date of event June 12, 2013
Location of event Performance Works 1218 Cartwright St Vancouver, BC V6H 3R8

On June 12, 2013 the BC Civil Liberties Association is excited to host the second annual Liberty Awards Gala evening at the Performance Works theatre space on Granville Island.

The Liberty Awards Gala will be held to honour exceptional contributions to the fields of human rights and civil liberties in Canada in the fields of legal advocacy, journalism, the arts and youth activism.

The evening will include a reception, awards presentation, live entertainment and a keynote address by Dr. David Suzuki to discuss threats to free expression and dissent in Canada.

As the premier fundraising event of our calendar, the event will also have a silent auction component, featuring a great list of items.

For over 50 years the BC Civil Liberties Association has stood for equality, liberty, freedom and justice. Join us for this celebration, and show your support for work that advances a culture of human rights and human dignity in Canada.

For more information about the event or how to obtain your ticket, please visit http://bccla.org/liberty-awards-gala/

FREE Public Legal Seminar on Tenant's Rights & Responsibilities

By events - 4/5/2013 Date of event Tuesday, April 16, from 1.00 pm - 2.00 pm
Location of event UBC Robson Square, Room C440 - 800 Robson Street

People’s Law School is proud to be a part of Law Week 2013. We will celebrate this national event by holding a public legal seminar on Tenant’s Rights and Responsibilities. What should you do before renting a place? What is your landlord responsible for? What is a tenancy agreement? Attend our seminar to find the answers for these and other questions about residential tenancy law in British Columbia.

Registration: http://www.publiclegaled.bc.ca/events/events/tenant-s-rights or 604.331.5400

FREE Public Legal Seminar on Family Law in BC

By events - 4/5/2013 Date of event Tuesday, April 16, from 12.00 pm - 1.00 pm
Location of event UBC Robson Square, Room C100 - 800 Robson Street

People’s Law School is proud to be a part of Law Week 2013. We will celebrate this national event by holding a public legal seminar on Family Law with JP Boyd as a speaker. John-Paul is a litigator, arbitrator, mediator and parenting coordinator in private practice. He is a prolific writer, the creator of BC Family Law Resource website and one of the authors of “Guide to the New Family Act”.

Registration: http://www.publiclegaled.bc.ca/events/events/family-law2 or 604.331.5400

Kitsilano Chamber's Business After Hours - The Basics of Networking Success

By events - 4/2/2013 Date of event May 2, 2013
Location of event North Shore Credit Union, 2212 West Broadway, Vancouver V6K 2E3

Enjoy fine wine, appetizers & "The Basics of Networking Success" with business members, Kits Chamber (KCC) Directors & potential new clients. $150 value door prize. KCC members $5, non-members $10. Register at http://www.kitsilanochamber.com/. Kitsilano Chamber's Business After Hours Networking event, hosted by North Shore Credit Union (NSCU).

Free Lecture: Is the Bible REALLY God's Word?

By events - 4/1/2013 Date of event April 7th
Location of event UBC Campus

Free lecture: Is the Bible really God's Word? How can I know for sure?

Come and hear!

A free lecture arranged by St Paul Lutheran Mission in Vancouver, member of the Church of the Lutheran Confession.

www.clclutheran.org

On UBC Campus--Carey College
5920 Iona Drive
Vancouver

Sunday April 7th at 7 PM.

All welcome, wheelchair accessible.

An Interactive Event on International and Intercultural Opportunities

By events - 3/30/2013 Date of event April 8th, 2013
Location of event Dunbar Community Centre

Society for Intercultural Education Training and Research invites interested minds to the upcoming April event:

International and Intercultural Opportunities: What's Out There?

Date: Monday April 8, 2013
Time: Networking and Registration starts at 6:30pm
7:00-9:00pm: Presentations and Interactive Session

After the EVENT, join us at the Dunbar Public House (4497 Dunbar Street) to continue the discussions.

Location: Dunbar Community Centre (4747 Dunbar St)
Cost: Members Free: Non-members: $8.00 Students: $5.00
RSVP by: April 4, 2013. Please indicate your attendance via email at
info@sietar.bc.ca or on our Facebook or LinkedIn page.

Summary:

This is an interactive event to allow members and guests of SIETAR BC to discuss where and how we can engage our intercultural interests and knowledge and perhaps
even make a living from it.

Drawing on the expertise and experience of our executive committee and membership, we will give opportunities to ask all your burning questions about the field. We will start with a panel of four practioners working in the areas of: International Education, Non-profit and Community, Consultancy, and Business/Corporate.

After sharing their stories? How they got to do what they do,the challenges of the work, the opportunities - we will split into small groups with each of the panelists rotating to allow for small group discussions.

This is an ideal event to attend if you are new to the field and want to explore more, AND if you have been practicing and are experienced and want to share, mentor and network with peers. Please plan to join us for a lively evening.

Regards,

SIETAR BC
Website: www.sietar.bc.ca

EastVanLove Vol. 8: Journey to Now

By events - 3/25/2013 Date of event April 11, 2013
Location of event Djavad Mowafaghian CInema (SFU Woodwards 149 W Hastings St)

EastVanLove Vol. 8: Journey to Now
Thursday, April 11, 2013 | 6-8pm
Djavad Mowafaghian CInema (SFU Woodwards 149 W Hastings St)
+ 8:30 - 10pm Networking Afterparty @ The Pint (455 Abbott St)

On a daily basis, we walk among monuments, memorials and mementos, easily passing by historic landmarks and forgotten memories of a culturally diverse community. This #EastVanLove, we’re inviting you to come together and dig up the past with us while paying homage to the micronarratives that make up East Vancouver’s historic legacy.
Experience a collage of both adverse and uplifting stories that expose the honest authenticity of our young city. Join us in paying tribute to the deep ancestral memories of previous generations while also looking forward to what the future holds for East Vancouver.

http://eastvanlove8.eventbrite.com/

In the House Festival 10th Year Anniversary Gala

By events - 3/21/2013 Date of event May 9, 2013
Location of event Famee Furlane Hall, 2605 E. Pender St.

This year In the House is celebrating its 10th anniversary. I can hardly believe it. It has taken a great deal of passion, soul and joy, blood, sweat and tears to get there, but we did it!!

Did you know that over the years, we've produced over 300 shows , hired almost 600 different local performance groups, and been hosted by over 100 homes!

I'd say that's worth celebrating.

And of course such a landmark year cannot go by without mega festivities! Join us on May 9 to celebrate this amazing feat.

It'll be an evening of music and dance, circus and magic! See below for the list of over a dozen (and counting) incredible artists on the bill.

There'll be libations and nibblies, hurrahs and huzzahs and birthday cake!

Daniel le Chocolat Belge is donating chocolate for our two chocolate fountains!

There'll be a silent auction with tons of spectacular prizes (go to www.inthehousefestival.com to check out the items you can bid on).

There will be a live auction where you'll get a chance to win - are you ready for it??
1) a trip for two to Paris, including flight and 3 nights accomodation!
2) a stunning art piece by Robert Kenney (www.robertkenney.ca)
3) a private house concert with a VERY special guest (to be revealed at the event)
4) a customized guitar
3) other great prizes TBA

Date: May 9, 2013
Time: Doors + reception @ 7 / Stage show + live auction @ 8 / Music, dancing, partying, roving performances @ 9:30!
Venue: Famee Furlane Hall, 2605 E. Pender St.
Tickets: $40 in advance / $50 at the door
(All proceeds go towards the festival!)

Advance tickets are available on-line at www.inthehousefestival.brownpapertickets.com

If you would like to use cash to buy your ticket in advance, call me at 604-874-9325 to make arrangements.

If you would like to buy your ticket at the door and ensure yourself a spot, please email info@inthehousefestival.com or call 604-874-9325 to be placed on the reservation list.

This kind of party only happens once every 10 years so trust me... So this is one you DON'T want miss!

In the House = culture + community!
In the House = friendships, flabbergastation + fabulousness!

For more information on the event (and the upcoming festival, go to www.inthehousefestival.com

Performers:

Ladies in White: The Ladies in White are there to enchant and mystify you. They will make you laugh and wonder at their antics.

Now or Never Crew: This b-boy crew will knock your socks off! Now or Never Crew has travelled the world, representing Canada in Germany, Belgium, the Netherlands, Japan, South Korean and the USA. They were featured at the 2010 Winter Olympics Closing Ceremony, the K-OS Music Video, So You Think You Can Dance Canada, Vegas Shakedown Las Vegas, WhistlerTelus Ski and Snowboard Fest and much more.

Deanna Knight & the Hot Club of Mars: Travel to Paris in the 1930's and experience this gypsy-swing ensemble. Michael Dunn and his merry musicians have been chugging out infectious rhythms for decades and Deanna Knight shares sultry vocals with a love for tango, bossa, boogie and more. Gypsy-jazz from traditional to the unusual.

Sambata: Sambata is a musical ensemble that plays a powerful and unique blend of music drawing on the rich traditions of Afro-Cuban and Brazilian popular and folkloric music. Led by Paul Bray, Sambata delivers high energy, inspiring performances in parades, clubs and corporate events.

Hailey McClosky: Hailey graduated from the Professional Training Program at the School of Toronto Dance Theatre. Hailey has performed in numerous multi-disciplinary community theatre and dance projects and has worked with Karen Jamieson Dance.

Yuki Ueda: Yuki Ueda is inspired by the creative and fluid European style of juggling. He has performed at the Vancouver 2010 Olympics and Paralympics Torch Relays, The Vancouver International Children's Festival, the Seattle Juggling Festival and Vaudevillingham.

Samba Fusion: Samba Fusion is a Vancouver based dance group whose roots are based in Brazilian Samba, fused with numerous dance styles, music and rhythms.

Chris Murdoch: Chris weaves a spell of enchantment with a crystal ball contact juggling act, Polynesian fire dancing, and rhythm instruments from around the world.

Santiago + Deborah: Santiago + Deborah's love of tango and their enthusiasm for transmitting its poetry and passion make them excellent performers. Both Santiago and Deborah have trained with traditional close embrace and contemporary tango masters.

Lost & Found Puppet Co.: Maggie's puppetry has been featured in Earth(ling): A Festival for Youth, Activism, and Art, Firehall Arts Centre, Vancouver Fringe Festival, Western Front, In the House Festival, and Walking Fish Festival. She has been involved with "We're All in This Together": The Shadows Project, Vancouver Moving Theatre and "Condemned" a DTES Community Opera.

Orkestar Slivovica: Orkestar Slivovica will get you on your feet and dancing in no time flat! Everything they cross paths with becomes a Balkan Roma-style wedding dance party, with tunes from Serbia, Macedonia and other mysterious and distant lands.

Naomi Steinberg: Naomi will keep you spellbound with her storytelling skills. She has worked as a professional storyteller in India, Israel, Palestine and France as well as all over Canada. Naomi has also developed workshops for schools in Vancouver, Morocco, Switzerland and India and for the Cortona conference in Italy.

Matthew Waldie: Matthew Waldie has performed with Toronto Dance Theatre, Move: the company, blackandblue dance projects and Discovery Dance, amongst other dance companies. He has created roles in many original works by internationally renowned choreographers and has been featured in numerous dance films which have premiered across North America.

Travis Lim: At age 7, Travis was titled International Star of the year, International Actor of the Year and International Dancer of the Year, 2010. At 9, he is the 2 time winner of the Dance World Cup gold medal for soloist. He is already making appearances on local and national TV. He competed with a group of young dancers at the World Hip Hop Championships and from which they brought back the silver medal.

Others TBA

Visuals by:

Ben Z. Cooper: Ben Z. Cooper is an imaginographer. He weaves together cinematography, photography and chronography with computers, brains and time to bring ideas to life. He enjoys music, cycling, non-pretentious community engagement and writing in the third person.

Che Guevara Volunteer Work Brigade Info Night & Cultural Event

By events - 3/21/2013 Date of event Friday March 22nd
Location of event Joe's Cafe, 1150 Commercial Dr.

FRI MARCH 22 - Che Guevara Volunteer Work Brigade Info Night & Cultural Event

Che Guevara Volunteer Work Brigade Info Night & Cultural Event
FRIDAY MARCH 22
7PM
Joe's Cafe (in Large North Hall)
1150 Commercial Dr (at William St)
Vancouver, Canada

A 2nd evening for the Che Guevara Volunteer Work Brigade! This event will feature all-new videos, photos, stories, poems and anecdotes from past Brigadistas to give everyone the flavour of this great way to travel to Cuba. All who attend will have a chance to win some fantastic Cuban prizes in a raffle draw!

*** LAUNCHING OF THE VCSC ‘PENNY DRIVE’ FUNDRAISER ***
At our February 15 film and cultural evening we launched the penny drive and two wonderful donors shared the Cuban prize pack, March 22 is your next chance to win as a special Cuban prize pack will again be awarded to the person or people who bring the biggest change collection! So if you are not sure what to do with all of the pennies you have in jars, cups and hidden under the couch at home, why not donate them to Vancouver Communities in Solidarity with Cuba? We need
your help fundraising to send volunteers on the 2013 Che Guevara Volunteer Work Brigade to Cuba! Of course we always accept ALL donations in any form, but due to the coming elimination of the penny we decided it was good time to encourage our supporters to bring in their loose change and make a donation! We will have a rolling station set up and look forward to receiving your pennies, nickels, dimes, loonies and twoonies!

To view the event poster please visit:
http://www.vancubasolidarity.com/posters/13030122-vcsc-che-brigade-info-nights.pdf

To join the event on facebook please visit:
https://www.facebook.com/events/172158889603633/

We look forward to seeing you at Joe's Cafe on March 22! For more
information on the Che Brigade visit:
http://www.canadiannetworkoncuba.ca/brigade OR contact BC Brigade Coordinators
Tamara Hansen 778-882-5223 or Thomas Davies 778-889-7664

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Vancouver Communities in Solidarity with Cuba – VCSC
http://www.vancubasolidarity.com
vancubasolidarity@gmail.com |
778-882-5223
Youtube: http://www.youtube.com/user/vancubasolidarity/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/VanCuba_VCSC/
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Vancouver-Communities-in-Solidarity-with-Cuba-VCSC/228094570576786

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