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First Nations’ Rights and Law: Deconstructing the Doctrine of Discovery

First Nations' Rights and Law: Deconstructing the Doctrine of Discovery

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Date: 12/11/2012 2:09 pm
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Date of event Thursday, January 24, 7:00 p.m.
Location of event Central Library, 350 W. Georgia S., Alice MacKay Room
 

According to medieval European law, a monarch could claim any land discovered by one of his subjects that was occupied by non-Christians. Robert Morales, lawyer and chief negotiator for the Hul’qumi’num Treaty Group, will unveil some of the continuing effects of this archaic doctrine.

Co-sponsored by Lawyers’ Rights Watch Canada, Hul’qumi’num Treaty Group and Amnesty International

Admission is free. Seating is limited.
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What’s Up, Doc? Series: Payback

What's Up, Doc? Series: Payback

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Date: 12/11/2012 2:12 pm
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Date of event Monday, January 28, 7:00 p.m.
Location of event Central Library, 350 W. Georgia St., Alice MacKay Room
 

Please join us for a screening of award-winning director Jennifer Baichwal’s masterfully cinematic adaptation of Margaret Atwood’s bestseller Payback: Debt and the Shadow Side of Wealth, which offers a fascinating look at debt and how it influences relationships, societies, governing structures and even the fate of the planet The film is an incisive and moving exploration of debt not simply as an economic consequence but as a primal human condition.

The film explores the link between debtor and creditor in a variety of contexts and situations – a years-long blood feud between two Albanian families; the BP oil spill; tomato farm workers in Florida and their bosses; media mogul Conrad Black and the US justice system – while addressing debt in all its forms: societal, personal, environmental, spiritual, criminal and, of course, economic.

Admission is free. Seating is limited.
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Treat Your Tastebuds In The Historic District Of Gastown!

Treat Your Tastebuds In The Historic District Of Gastown!

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Date: 12/13/2012 10:25 am
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Date of event Tuesday January 15th @7pm
Location of event Gastown

Be sure to RSVP at http://dishcrawl.com/gastown/

With a charming mix of old and new, Vancouvers historic neighbourhood of Gastown provides the perfect backdrop for an evening of delectable dishes that will send your taste buds on a whirlwind ride! Join us on Tuesday January 15th for your opportunity to explore four incredible restaurants and meet the people behind the magic, all in one night.

It's a guessing game! We’re keeping the names of the restaurants we will be visiting a secret for now, but here and there we’ll give you some hints. Follow us on Twitter @Dishcrawlvan and be the first to know!

Where to Meet Us : All ticket holders will be notified of meeting location via email, 48 hours prior to the event.
I’m a Vegetarian : Vegetarian options are available, however we may not be able to accommodate other dietary restrictions. If you have any particular requests or have questions, please don’t hesitate to contact us.

Cancellation Policy : Cancellations are taken only if given 48 hours advance notice. All Dishcrawl events are held rain or shine.

Questions? : Contact me! I'm Julia, your Vancouver Dishcrawl Ambassador! My email is [email protected].

About Dishcrawl : Food, Fun, and Exploration! We here at Dishcrawl aim to provide you with a premier culinary social experience by bringing together neighborhood restaurants, local chefs, regional food producers and fellow food enthusiasts. Join us if you'd like to embark on a one-of-a-kind gastronomic adventure!

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New Year’s Eve Party! CELEBRATE 54 YEARS OF THE CUBAN REVOLUTION!

New Year's Eve Party! CELEBRATE 54 YEARS OF THE CUBAN REVOLUTION!

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Date: 12/21/2012 10:56 pm
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Date of event Monday, December 31, 2012
Location of event Victoria Drive Community Hall
 

~ La versión en español sigue la versión en inglés ~

STRUGGLE, REVOLUTION, JOY & DANCE!

8th Annual New Year's Eve Party!
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CELEBRATE 54 YEARS OF THE CUBAN REVOLUTION!
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Short film, delicious food, drinks, live music, DJ & all the dancing
possible – Come ring in the New Year with friends & supporters of the
Cuban revolution!

>> ALL PROCEEDS WILL GO TOWARDS THE CANADIAN NETWORK ON CUBA'S HURRICANE SANDY RELIEF FUND FOR CUBA

MONDAY DECEMBER 31
Doors @ 8pm
Victoria Drive Community Hall
2026 East 43rd Ave (@Victoria Dr.)
Vancouver, Canada

FEATURING:
* DJ 100FUEGOS – Spinning music from Cuba, Latin America & around the world!
* JOOSE JUSTIS – Vancouver Hip Hop Artist, Performer at the Havana,
Cuba Hip Hop Symposium in 2011!
* FOOD – Cheap & Delicious Food!
* DRINKS – Famous Cuban drinks- Mojitos, Cuba Libres… Beer! Pop and Juice!
* RAFFLE – Win prizes and take home a reminder of your favorite New Year’s Eve!
* DANCE, DANCE, & MORE DANCE!

Tickets: $15 Pre-Sale/ $20 at the door

To purchase tickets please visit:
MAGDA’S RESTAURANT – 6345 Fraser St
HIGHLIFE RECORDS – 1317 Commercial Dr
LOS GUERREROS – 3317 Kingsway
PANADERIA LATINA – 4906 Joyce St
LA CONQUISTADORA – 10609 King George (Surrey)
TAQUERIA JALISCO – 13646 Grosvenor Road @ King George (Surrey)
Or Contact: 778-882-5223 or [email protected]

To join the event on Facebook please visit:
http://www.facebook.com/events/144278342388079/?context=create

To see the event poster please visit:
http://www.vancubasolidarity.com/posters/121231-vcsc-nye.pdf

Organized by:
Vancouver Communities in Solidarity with Cuba (VCSC)
http://www.vancubasolidarity.com/
778-882-5223 | [email protected]

¡LUCHA, REVOLUCIÓN, GOCE & BAILE!

8va Fecha Anual por Fin de Año
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CELEBRANDO 54 AÑOS DE LA REVOLUCIÓN CUBANA
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Cortos, comida deliciosa, bebidas, música en DJ & todo el baile
possible – ¡Venga a recibir el Nuevo Año con amigos y gente que apoya
a la Revolución Cubana!

>> TODAS LAS GANANCIAS IRÁN AL FONDO DE APOYO POR EL HURACÁN SANDY DE LA RED CANADIENSE EN SOLIDARIDAD CON CUBA

LUNES, 31 DE DICIEMBRE
Puertas a las 8pm
Victoria Drive Community Hall (Centro Comunitario Victoria Drive) 2026
East 43rd Ave (@Victoria Dr.)
Vancouver, Canada

PRESENTANDO A:
* DJ 100FUEGOS – ¡Música bailable desde Cuba, América Latina & de todo el mundo!
* JOOSE JUSTIS – ¡Artista de hip hop con conciencia social y
participante en el Simposio de hip hop en La Habana, Cuba, 2011!
* COMIDA – ¡Comida barata & deliciosa!
* BEBIDAS – Tragos cubanos famosos – ¡Mojitos, Cuba Libres… Cerveza,
Refrescos y jugo!
* RIFA – ¡Gane premios y llévese a casa un recuerdo de su Fin de Año Favorito!
* ¡BAILE, BAILE y MÁS BAILE!

Tickets/entradas: $15 Pre-venta/ $20 en la puerta

Para la compra de boletos vista:
MAGDA’S RESTAURANT – 6345 Fraser St
HIGHLIFE RECORDS – 1317 Commercial Dr
LOS GUERREROS – 3317 Kingsway
PANADERIA LATINA – 4906 Joyce St
LA CONQUISTADORA – 10609 King George (Surrey)
TAQUERIA JALISCO – 13646 Grosvenor Road @ King George (Surrey)
o comuníquese con: 778-882-5223 o [email protected]

Para unirse al evento en Facebook, por favor visite:
http://www.facebook.com/events/144278342388079/?context=create

Para ver el poster del evento, por favor visite:
http://www.vancubasolidarity.com/posters/121231-vcsc-nye.pdf

Organizado por:
Comunidades de Vancouver en Solidaridad con Cuba
(VCSC: Vancouver Communities in Solidarity with Cuba)
http://www.vancubasolidarity.com/
778-882-5223 | [email protected]

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Opera Speaks Series – First Nations Artists and Opera: A Powerful Meeting of Creative Forces

Opera Speaks Series – First Nations Artists and Opera: A Powerful Meeting of Creative Forces

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Date: 12/31/2012 3:24 pm
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Date of event Tuesday, February 12, 7:00 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.
Location of event Alice MacKay Room, Lower Level, Central Library
 

Beginning almost a decade ago, Vancouver Opera and First Nations artists, designers and cultural experts came together to create a breathtaking new production of Mozart’s "The Magic Flute", set in the powerful realm of Coast Salish territory. Before the opening of a much-anticipated remounting of that production, key First Nations and opera collaborators will come together to explore the inner workings of this remarkably successful experiment. Gain insight into the dance and gesture, design, and the henqeminem language that have enriched this respectful rendering of Mozart’s great work. 

Free admission. Seating is limited. 
Co-sponsored by Vancouver Opera, http://www.vancouveropera.ca
Presented in collaboration with First Peoples’ Cultural Council.

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Incite: An Exploration of Books and Ideas – Sandra Martin & Zac Unger

Incite: An Exploration of Books and Ideas – Sandra Martin & Zac Unger

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Date: 12/31/2012 3:32 pm
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Date of event Wednesday, February 13, 7:30 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.
Location of event Alice MacKay Room, Lower Level, Central Library
 

Please join us for an evening filled with non-fiction, featuring Globe and Mail journalist Sandra Martin with her new bookWorking the Dead Beat: 50 Lives that Changed Canada and award-winning author Zac Unger with his latest, Never Look a Polar Bear in the Eye, chronicling his family’s trip to the Arctic’s edge.

Working the Dead Beat honours the lives of Canada’s famous, infamous and unsung heroes in Sandra Martin’s unique collection of obituaries of the first decade of the 21st century. A beautifully written and compelling tribute to a group of individuals who tell the story of our country, and to the obit writer who chronicles these extraordinary lives.

In Never Look a Polar Bear in the Eye: A Family Field Trip to the Arctic’s Edge in Search of Adventure, Truth, and Mini-Marshmallows, Zack Unger takes us to an utterly unique and remote place, where the line between man’s territory and mother nature’s has become perilously blurred.

Admission is free. Seating is limited.
Co-sponsored by Vancouver Writers Fest, http://writersfest.bc.ca and the Vancouver Foundation.

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Incite: An Exploration of Books and Ideas – featuring Arthur Black & Jackson Davies

Incite: An Exploration of Books and Ideas – featuring Arthur Black & Jackson Davies

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Date: 12/31/2012 3:37 pm
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Date of event Wednesday, February 27, 7:30 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.
Location of event Alice MacKay Room, Lower Level, Central Library
 

Please join us for an evening of fun and laughter with Canadian humourist Arthur Black and award-winning actorJackson Davies, best-known for his role as Constable John Constable on The Beachcombers.

Arthur Black is the author of a growing collection of award-winning books. In his latest book, Looking Blackward, he analyses a paranoid, hypersensitive, melodramatic society in a colourful collage of stories from small-town antics to international farces. He reveals the absurdity of our ideas and decisions – such as airlifting surplus bunnies from an island off the coast of BC to a rehab farm in Texas –  muses on our relationship with technology and lambastes the craze for blood sports and our anachronistic fetish for suits and ties.

 Arthur Black hosted CBC Radio One’s Basic Black program from 1983 until 2002, while also using his comedic talents to host Life Network’s Weird Homes and Weird Wheels. He is one of two living writers to have won the Stephen Leacock Memorial Medal for Humour three times.

Jackson Davies presents the new book, Bruno and the Beach. This lively, highly illustrated book celebrates Canada’ longest running dramatic TV production The Beachcombers, which aired on CBC TV from 1972-1990.Written by Jackson Davies and co-creator Marc Strange, Bruno and the Beach offers a behind-the-scenes glimpse into the lives of those who gathered at Molly's Reach and shaped a national pastime. It includes insiders' anecdotes, Beachcombers trivia, production crew pranks and personal stories of the folks who appeared on both sides of the camera.

Admission is free. Seating is limited.
Co-sponsored by the Vancouver Writers Fest http://www.writersfest.bc.ca and the Vancouver Foundation.

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Toga Party

Toga Party

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Date: 1/5/2013 4:14 pm
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Date of event January 26, 2013
Location of event Astorino's Ballroom, 1739 Venables St.

When was the last time you were at a good old-fashioned toga party? When was the last time you attended a coronation? Well now’s your chance to kill two birds with one stone! Put on your finest toga, come dressed as your favorite Greek God or Goddess, Hero or Heroine or even your favorite mythological creature and get ready to party like it’s 700 BC! It'll be an unforgettable night of revelry, dancing and fun! 

Date: January 26, 2013
Time: Doors at 8 pm / Coronation at 9 pm / Party till you drop! 
Address: Astorino’s Ballroom (1739 Venables st)
Tickets: 15$ with costume / 20$ without costume

Tickets are available at www.inthehousefestival.com or at the door.

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First Call 20th Anniversary Fundraising Dinner with Cindy Blackstock

First Call 20th Anniversary Fundraising Dinner with Cindy Blackstock

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Date: 1/8/2013 2:27 pm
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Date of event Thursday January 31, 2013
Location of event Fraserview Hall

An evening with First Nation’s activist and author Cindy Blackstock: “Equity, Human Rights and how we are failing Aboriginal children, or how to get the government to spy on you”

Thursday January 31st: 5:30pm – 9pm (Doors open, dinner served and silent auction begins at 5:30pm, program begins at 6:30pm)

Fraserview Hall (8240 Fraser St, near Marine Drive, in Vancouver)

Individual tickets are $50, reserved tables of 8 are $400

Tickets include a delicious buffet Indian dinner and a silent auction full of amazing gifts, services, tickets to arts events, getaways and more. There will also be a raffle for two WestJet tickets for anywhere Westjet flies!

Purchase individual tickets online at http://firstcall.bpt.me
To purchase reserved tables of 8 or to find out about the benefits of sponsoring the dinner please contact Sarena at 604-873-8437 or [email protected].

We are thrilled to announce that Cindy Blackstock, Executive Director of the First Nations Child and Family Caring Society of Canada and an Associate Professor at the University of Alberta, will join us as this year’s keynote speaker.

We will be honoring Cindy with First Call’s Champion of Child and Youth Rights Award. Cindy has been at the forefront of advocating for equal rights for Aboriginal children on the national stage for over a decade. A member of the Gitksan Nation, she has a powerful story to tell of her experiences bringing a federal human rights complaint to challenge the documented inequity of child welfare funding on First Nations reserves, and her many other efforts to mobilize support for a brighter future for all Aboriginal children in Canada.

Our annual dinners are an occasion to celebrate our child rights advocacy work with our partner organizations and allies, as well as to raise much needed funds to support our work. We hope you can join us on January 31st for good food, good company, and a powerful speaker with an important message.
For more information about Cindy’s work and ongoing Human Rights case please visit:

· The First Nations Child and Family Caring Society of Canada’s website

· The FNCFCSC I am a Witness Campaign (including a short video about the Human Rights case)

· The Star: “Tribunal will rule whether Ottawa retaliated against native rights’ advocate Cindy Blackstock”

· CBC’s The Current: Government surveillance of native youth advocate

· CBC Trailbreakers: Crusader of Aboriginal child services Cindy Blackstock won't back down

· CBC Doc Zone 8th Fire: Q & A with Cindy Blackstock

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The 12th Annual BC Lung Association’s Climb the Wall: The Stairclimb for Clean Air

The 12th Annual BC Lung Association’s Climb the Wall: The Stairclimb for Clean Air

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Date: 1/11/2013 1:23 pm
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Date of event March 3, 2013
Location of event Sheraton Vancouver Wall Center Hotel, Vancouver
 

It’s no walk in the park. It’s 48 thigh-burning storeys skyward in support of lung health.

Join the BC Lung Association’s 12th annual Climb the Wall: the Stairclimb for Clean Air.

What:                   

The 12th Annual BC Lung Association’s Climb the Wall: The Stairclimb for Clean Air

Who:                    

 500+ Climbers, firefighters, volunteers and the Global BC TV Morning News Team

When:                 

March 3rd, 2013  – 8:30am start.

Where:                

Sheraton Vancouver Wall Centre Hotel in downtown Vancouver

Why:                    

To raise much-needed funds for lung health research, education and advocacy.

How:                    

Registration is $25. In addition, each participant must fundraise a minimum $125. 

Learn more:      

Visit www.stairclimb.ca, email [email protected] or call 604.731.5864.  Or join us on Facebook and Twitter(@stairclimbvan)!