BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//COMMUNIST PARTY OF BC - ECPv6.10.3//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:COMMUNIST PARTY OF BC X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://cpcbc.ca X-WR-CALDESC:Events for COMMUNIST PARTY OF BC REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Los_Angeles BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20180311T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20181104T090000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20190310T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20191103T090000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190424T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190424T213000 DTSTAMP:20260430T125329 CREATED:20190330T161104Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190330T161256Z UID:652-1556134200-1556141400@cpcbc.ca SUMMARY:The 2019 Federal Election DESCRIPTION:Hear Communist Party leader Liz Rowley on the dangers and opportunities for working people in this year’s federal election. URL:https://cpcbc.ca/event/the-2019-federal-election/ LOCATION:Socialist Education Center\, 706 Clark Drive\, Vancouver\, BC\, Canada CATEGORIES:Educational event ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://cpcbc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/Liz-Election.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190331T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190331T210000 DTSTAMP:20260430T125329 CREATED:20190313T040036Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190313T040036Z UID:635-1554058800-1554066000@cpcbc.ca SUMMARY:Left Film Night: Rosa Luxemburg DESCRIPTION:Left Film Night: Rosa Luxemburg\nDirected by Margarethe von Trotta\, 1986\, 122 minutes\, in German and Polish with English subtitles \nSunday\, March 31\, 2019\, 7 pm\nCentre for Socialist Education\, on Unceded Coast Salish Territories\n706 Clark Drive\, Vancouver (corner of Clark & E. Georgia) \nThis event takes place on the traditional\, unceded\, occupied territories of the səlil̓wətaʔɬ (Tsleil-Waututh)\, Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish)\, and xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam) Nations. In acknowledging this\, we must be in solidarity with the struggles of the peoples of the territory in which we occupy. \nCelebrate Women’s History Month with this screening of “Rosa Luxemburg\,” which received the 1986 German Film Award for Best Feature Film (Bester Spielfilm). This is a first-rate introduction to a liberated revolutionary woman who struggled for working class unity\, against patriarchy\, nationalism and other divisive ideologies. Barbara Sukowa won the Cannes Festival’s Best Actress Award for her performance as “Red Rosa\,” the Polish-born Marxist who campaigned relentlessly for socialism and peace. Repeatedly imprisoned in Germany and Poland\, Luxemburg was among the European socialists who condemned the imperialist First World War\, and then helped launch the Spartacist uprising in Germany. She and fellow German communist leader Karl Liebknecht were assassinated on January 15\, 1919\, for their bold efforts to win the working class for a socialist revolution. \nLeft Film Nights are presented by the Centre for Socialist Education\, Young Communist League\, and the Vancouver East Club of the Communist Party of Canada. \n*************\nNo admission charge\, but donations towards our costs are welcome. Coffee and refreshments available. Call 604-255-2041 or email for further information. URL:https://cpcbc.ca/event/left-film-night-rosa-luxemburg/ LOCATION:Socialist Education Center\, 706 Clark Drive\, Vancouver\, BC\, Canada CATEGORIES:Film ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://cpcbc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/RosaLuxemburg-LeftFilm.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190323T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190323T140000 DTSTAMP:20260430T125329 CREATED:20190321T022255Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190321T022255Z UID:642-1553338800-1553349600@cpcbc.ca SUMMARY:International Day Against Racism Rally at City Hall DESCRIPTION:Racists continue to organise at city halls across Canada. Let us stand to together in solidarity against racism and bigotry as we mark the International Day Against Racism to oppose the growing tide of racism across Canada on these occupied\, traditional\, ancestral\, and unceded territories of the Coast Salish peoples – specifically the sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish)\, sel̓íl̓witulh (Tsleil-Waututh)\, and xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam) nations. URL:https://cpcbc.ca/event/international-day-against-racism-rally-at-city-hall/ LOCATION:Vancouver City Hall\, 453 W 12th Ave\, Vancouver\, British Columbia\, V5Y1V4 ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://cpcbc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/AgainstBigotry.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190127T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190127T210000 DTSTAMP:20260430T125329 CREATED:20190112T054931Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190112T054931Z UID:613-1548615600-1548622800@cpcbc.ca SUMMARY:Left film night: Finding Oscar DESCRIPTION:The Centre for Socialist Education\, Young Communist League\, and the Vancouver East Club of the Communist Party of Canada presents left film night: Finding Oscar. \nSunday\, January 27\, 2019\, 7 pm\nCentre for Socialist Education\, on Unceded Coast Salish Territories\n706 Clark Drive\, Vancouver (corner of Clark & E. Georgia) \nWritten and directed by Ryan Suffern\, USA\, 2017\, 94 minutes \nLooking back to Guatemala’s 1982 Dos Erres massacre\, director Ryan Suffern focuses not on the nearly 250 villagers who were murdered by commandos working for the government\, but on a child who is said to have survived and been raised by one of the soldiers who carried out the atrocity. This was one of many bloody events in Guatemala’s decades-long US-funded war against Indigenous peasant communities\, the effects of which are still being felt today. A mix of archival footage and interviews with surviving family members of the victims guide the way toward Oscar. The search is not easy\, but Suffern strikes a respectful\, not entirely hopeless tone\, allowing those affected by the civil war to speak about their experiences. Their words are often more powerful than the filmmaking\, but Suffern wisely allows them to do most of the talking. \nThis event takes place on the traditional\, unceded\, occupied territories of the səlil̓wətaʔɬ (Tsleil-Waututh)\, Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish)\, and xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam) Nations. In acknowledging this\, we must be in solidarity with the struggles of the peoples of the territory in which we occupy. \n*************\nNo admission charge\, but donations towards our costs are welcome. Coffee and refreshments available. Call 604-255-2041 or email for further information. URL:https://cpcbc.ca/event/left-film-night-finding-oscar/ LOCATION:Socialist Education Center\, 706 Clark Drive\, Vancouver\, BC\, Canada CATEGORIES:Film ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://cpcbc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/FindingOscar.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20181124T173000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20181124T220000 DTSTAMP:20260430T125329 CREATED:20181114T082140Z LAST-MODIFIED:20181114T082140Z UID:597-1543080600-1543096800@cpcbc.ca SUMMARY:Vancouver's Annual Revolution Banquet DESCRIPTION:Saturday\, Nov. 24\, doors open 5:30 pmRussian Hall\, 600 Campbell Ave. \n“The struggle against fascism today\, in Ukraine and Canada” \nGuest speaker – Roger Annis: anti-war activist\, founder of website “The New Cold War: Ukraine and Beyond”  \nDinner and cultural program to follow.Presented by the Centre for Socialist EducationTickets $20 regular; $12 students and unemployed; available at the door\, or call the CSE at 416-469-2446 URL:https://cpcbc.ca/event/vancouvers-annual-revolution-banquet/ LOCATION:Russian Hall\, 600 Campbell Avenue\, Vancouver\, British Columbia\, V6A 3K1\, Canada CATEGORIES:International Solidarity ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://cpcbc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/RevBanquet.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20181028T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20181028T210000 DTSTAMP:20260430T125329 CREATED:20181011T062850Z LAST-MODIFIED:20181011T062850Z UID:574-1540753200-1540760400@cpcbc.ca SUMMARY:LEFT FILM NIGHT - "The Coming War on China" DESCRIPTION:(Directed by John Pilger\, 2016\, 113 minutes)The Coming War on China is John Pilger’s 60th film for ITV. This documentary details how the world’s greatest military power\, the United States\, is engaged in a huge armed build-up against China\, the world’s second economic power. The “pivot to Asia” began under Barack Obama\, transferring almost two-thirds of US naval forces to the Asia-Pacific region. Obama’s strategy to surround China with troops\, aircraft carriers\, bombers and missiles has been continued by Donald Trump\, who takes anti-China threats to an even higher level. The danger of nuclear war is no longer unthinkable. Filmed on five possible front lines across Asia and the Pacific over the course of two years\, the story is told in chapters that connect a forgotten past to the rapacious actions of great power militarism today\, and to a resistance of which little is known in the West. \nLeft Film Nights are presented by the Centre for Socialist Education\, Young Communist League\, and the Vancouver East Club of the Communist Party of Canada. URL:https://cpcbc.ca/event/left-film-night-the-coming-war-on-china/ LOCATION:Socialist Education Center\, 706 Clark Drive\, Vancouver\, BC\, Canada CATEGORIES:Film ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://cpcbc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/TheComingWarOnChina.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20181022T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20181022T210000 DTSTAMP:20260430T125329 CREATED:20181006T040739Z LAST-MODIFIED:20181006T040740Z UID:564-1540234800-1540242000@cpcbc.ca SUMMARY:Venezuela in defense of their independence and sovereignty DESCRIPTION:WELCOME TO VANCOUVER COMRADE:\nVenezuelan vice minister for Foreign Affairs for North American\nCarlos Ron \nOrganized by Hugo Chávez People’s Defense Front\nEndorsements:\nCanadian-Cuban Friendship Association (CCFA-Vancouver)\nFMLN\, Vancouver\nURNG\, Vancouver\nYoung Communist League-Vancouver\nAlliance for People’s Health\nCommunist Party of BC\nCanada Palestine Association\nCanada Philippines Solidarity for Human Rights\nJust Peace Committee\, Vancouver URL:https://cpcbc.ca/event/venezuela-in-defense-of-their-independence-and-sovereignty/ LOCATION:Socialist Education Center\, 706 Clark Drive\, Vancouver\, BC\, Canada CATEGORIES:International Solidarity ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://cpcbc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/VenezuelaVP.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180826T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180826T210000 DTSTAMP:20260430T125329 CREATED:20180825T194003Z LAST-MODIFIED:20180825T194003Z UID:530-1535310000-1535317200@cpcbc.ca SUMMARY:Film Night: The Flower Girl DESCRIPTION:Come and watch The Flower Girl with others interested in North Korean film. There will be some snacks and drinks\, as well as some other North Korean items of interest. \nThere will be books to read\, posters for sale\, and KFA Canada’s Official Delegate will also have his book for sale there too. URL:https://cpcbc.ca/event/film-night-the-flower-girl/ LOCATION:Socialist Education Center\, 706 Clark Drive\, Vancouver\, BC\, Canada CATEGORIES:Film ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://cpcbc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/KFAMovie.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180826T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180826T150000 DTSTAMP:20260430T125329 CREATED:20180727T061506Z LAST-MODIFIED:20180727T061506Z UID:514-1535281200-1535295600@cpcbc.ca SUMMARY:2018 Walk a Thon- Surrey DESCRIPTION:ANNUAL PEOPLE’S VOICE \nWALK a THON \nBEAR CREEK PARK SURREY\, BC \nSunday\, August 26\, 2018 \nMeet at the picnic area near the 140 St. \nParking lot\, just south of 88 Ave. \n11 am walk around beautiful Bear Creek Park \n12 noon- Enjoy an international potluck lunch \n1 pm – Relax and watch our speakers and performers URL:https://cpcbc.ca/event/2018-walk-a-thon-surrey/ LOCATION:BEAR CREEK PARK SURREY\, BC\, 140 St & south of 88 Ave.\, Surrey\, BC\, Canada CATEGORIES:PV Fundraising ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://cpcbc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/Walkaton.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180806T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180806T230000 DTSTAMP:20260430T125329 CREATED:20180720T054729Z LAST-MODIFIED:20180720T054839Z UID:506-1533582000-1533596400@cpcbc.ca SUMMARY:Fight the Pipeline Fundraiser Night DESCRIPTION:Please join us for an evening of music\, drinks\, a raffle\, silent auction\, and speakers\, including hereditary Chief Eric Pelkey of the Tsawout First Nation at the Victoria Event Center on Monday\, August 6th! Live music will be provided by Singer/Songwriter/Activist Peach Guevara. Together we will be raising money to help pay for the legal fees of protesters charged while resisting the advances of the Trans Mountain Pipeline. Proceeds from this event will also help the Tsawout First Nations repair a traditional canoe to be used asserting Indigenous title and rights on the Salish Sea. \nAdmission is $10. Doors open at 7:00 pm. \n*********************************************************************** \nThe federal Liberal government’s $4.5 billion purchase of the TransMountain pipeline expansion project is a bonanza for Kinder Morgan shareholders\, but a disaster for Indigenous peoples\, the environment\, and communities along the pipeline route. We call on Parliament to reject this dangerous sellout\, and instead to move away from reliance on extraction and export of raw materials\, towards energy and resource policies that protect the interests of people and the environment\, and respect Canada’s commitments to the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP) and the Paris Agreement. \nPM Trudeau set the stage for Kinder Morgan’s blackmail tactics\, when he immediately surrendered to the US-based corporation’s demand for guarantees of compensation in the face of massive opposition from First Nations and environmental groups\, and the BC government’s legal challenge. \nBut as the Protect the Inlet coalition and other opponents made clear after the deal was announced on May 28\, the answer to the pipeline expansion is still “NO”. This project poses a terrible danger to the fragile eco-systems of the west coast in the event of any significant leak or tanker spill. It was approved after a review process rigged to meet the demands of Kinder Morgan\, and it lacks the consent of impacted communities along its route. Hundreds of people have already been arrested for opposing the pipeline and defending the water\, land\, and climate\, and tens of thousands more have declared their intention to mount even stronger resistance. \n*********************************************************************** \nAccessibility:\n* The Victoria Event Centre currently does not have an operational elevator\, and there is one long flight of stairs at the venue entrance. If you would like to attend the event but require assistance with accessing the space\, please contact us at events@victoriaeventcentre.ca and VEC staff do their best to accommodate.\n* More detailed venue accessibility info is available at https://victoriaeventcentre.ca/attendees/accessibility/\n* Washrooms are for all genders. \n*********************************************************************** \nWe acknowledge with respect the Lkwungen-speaking peoples on whose traditional territory this event is being held\, and the Songhees\, Esquimalt and WSÁNEĆ peoples whose historical relationships with the land continue to this day. URL:https://cpcbc.ca/event/fight-the-pipeline-fundraiser-night/ LOCATION:Victoria Event Centre\, 1614 Douglas St\, Victoria\, British Columbia\, V8W\, Canada CATEGORIES:YCL related event ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://cpcbc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/37539323_1823035307791006_7657219157330493440_n.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180804T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180804T190000 DTSTAMP:20260430T125329 CREATED:20180727T062316Z LAST-MODIFIED:20180727T062414Z UID:519-1533394800-1533409200@cpcbc.ca SUMMARY:Marx in the Parks - Jericho Beach Day! DESCRIPTION:Join the Communist Party of Canada UBC club for a day at the beach! Enjoy with your campus communists: \n-Great political discussion\n-A wide selection of communist literature\n-Learning about opportunities to get involved in the fight against capitalism\, exploitation both here and internationally\n-Grillin on the BBQ\, lots of veg and meat options\n-Badminton\, swimming\, other beach activities \nA variety of food and literature will be for sale at an affordable rate. Cash only. \nLook for our banner near the east parking lot. Message the page if you can’t find us! Everyone welcome. Absolutely no oppressive behaviours of any kind will be tolerated. \nThis event takes place on unceded and stolen Coast Salish territories\, specifically the səl̓ilwətaɁɬ (Tsleil-Waututh)\, xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam)\, and Skwxwú7mesh Úxwumixw (Squamish) First Nations. URL:https://cpcbc.ca/event/marx-in-the-parks-jericho-beach-day/ LOCATION:Jericho Beach\, Vancouver\, British Columbia\, V6R 4L9\, Canada CATEGORIES:Party Fundraising ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://cpcbc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/MarxInPark.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180624T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180624T210000 DTSTAMP:20260430T125329 CREATED:20180618T015322Z LAST-MODIFIED:20180618T015322Z UID:491-1529866800-1529874000@cpcbc.ca SUMMARY:Left flim night - The Rankin File: Legacy of a Radical DESCRIPTION:Left flim night – The Rankin File: Legacy of a Radical\n(2018\, 90 minutes\, directed by Teresa Alfeld) \nSunday\, June 24\, 7 pm\nCentre for Socialist Education\, on Unceded Coast Salish Territories\n706 Clark Drive\, Vancouver (corner of Clark & E. Georgia) \nThe year is 1986. Expo 86 has just ended and affordability is at the top of everyone’s mind. Harry Rankin\, World War II veteran\, criminal lawyer\, city councillor\, and outspoken socialist decides to run for mayor against NPA councillor Gordon Campbell. More than twenty years later\, director Teresa Alfeld unearthed reels of 16mm footage of Harry’s campaign trail to bring us The Rankin File: Legacy of a Radical. Combining rich archival footage with present-day interviews\, Alfeld crafts a wildly entertaining primer on Vancouver civic politics\, with a cast of local politicians and activists including Mike Harcourt\, Libby Davies\, Bruce Yorke\, Jean Swanson\, Stewart and Joan Phillip and Gordon Campbell. Rankin was an ally of the powerless\, taking on cases and causes that no one else would touch\, including the 1972 inquest into the death of Fred Quilt\, an Indigenous man who died in police custody in Tsilhqot’in territory. The issues that Rankin fought for in that 1986 election — affordable housing\, equality\, and accessibility — remain crucial in the city today. \nLeft Film Nights are presented by the Centre for Socialist Education\, Young Communist League\, and the Vancouver East Club of the Communist Party of Canada. For this occasion only\, admission is $5 or pay what you can. Ph. 604-255-2041 for more information. \n\n  URL:https://cpcbc.ca/event/left-flim-night-the-rankin-file-legacy-of-a-radical/ LOCATION:Socialist Education Center\, 706 Clark Drive\, Vancouver\, BC\, Canada CATEGORIES:Film ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://cpcbc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/35226194_1718618708185346_5923974749863542784_n.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180609T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180609T220000 DTSTAMP:20260430T125329 CREATED:20180522T015640Z LAST-MODIFIED:20180522T015640Z UID:451-1528570800-1528581600@cpcbc.ca SUMMARY:Marx-a-palooza 3: A night of Marxist trivia DESCRIPTION:YCL-Vancouver Presents: Marx-a-palooza 3: A night of Marxist trivia\nSaturday June 9 2018 @7:00pm\n706 Clark Drive\, Unceded Coast Salish Territories\nCentre For Socialist Education \nJoin the Young Communist League at the Centre for Socialist Education\, 706 Clark Drive\, for a night of socializing and Marxist trivia! You can put all that Marxist reading to good use and show off what you know to all the comrades\, or maybe you just want to learn more! Questions will range from beginner all the way up to the most obscure\, so everyone is welcome. Topics will include but are not limited to: Marxist history\, current events\, pop culture\, political thought\, social movements in Canada and internationalism. More experienced comrades are encouraged to work with the less experienced folks\, and we can have some mingling! URL:https://cpcbc.ca/event/marx-a-palooza-3-a-night-of-marxist-trivia/ LOCATION:Socialist Education Center\, 706 Clark Drive\, Vancouver\, BC\, Canada CATEGORIES:YCL related event ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://cpcbc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/YClL-Van-Marxist-Trivia.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180602T173000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180602T220000 DTSTAMP:20260430T125329 CREATED:20180522T021318Z LAST-MODIFIED:20180522T021318Z UID:454-1527960600-1527976800@cpcbc.ca SUMMARY:People's Voice 25th Anniversary Victory Banquet DESCRIPTION:Join us for an evening to celebrate the 25th anniversary of People’s Voice\, speaking out against imperialist wars since our first issue in 1993. Featuring an international cultural program and delicious food (including vegetarian option) \nSpecial guest Speaker: STEPHEN GOWANS speaking on Resisting the Media Propaganda War\nAuthor of Washington’s Long War on Syria & Patriots\, Traitors and Empires: The Story of Korea’s Fight for Freedom \nTickets $20\nStudent/unemployed $12 \nLearn more about People’s Voice: http://peoplesvoice.ca/ \nFor details\, (604) 254-9836 or (604) 255-2041 URL:https://cpcbc.ca/event/peoples-voice-25th-anniversary-victory-banquet/ LOCATION:Russian Hall\, 600 Campbell Avenue\, Vancouver\, British Columbia\, V6A 3K1\, Canada ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://cpcbc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/PeopleVoice-25th.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180526T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180526T220000 DTSTAMP:20260430T125329 CREATED:20180526T193641Z LAST-MODIFIED:20180526T193641Z UID:466-1527357600-1527372000@cpcbc.ca SUMMARY:97th Anniversary of the Communist Party of Canada DESCRIPTION:The Otto Rene Castillo Club invites you to celebrate the\n97th Anniversary of the Communist Party of Canada. \nWe will have a speaker\, poems\, music\, food and refreshments. \nEntrance by donation. URL:https://cpcbc.ca/event/97th-anniversary-of-the-communist-party-of-canada/ LOCATION:Socialist Education Center\, 706 Clark Drive\, Vancouver\, BC\, Canada END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180429T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180429T210000 DTSTAMP:20260430T125329 CREATED:20180428T065704Z LAST-MODIFIED:20180428T071006Z UID:442-1525028400-1525035600@cpcbc.ca SUMMARY:"The Young Karl Marx" DESCRIPTION:LEFT FILM NIGHT CELEBRATES THE 200TH BIRTHDAY OF KARL MARX (May 5\, 1818) \nFresh off the success of his James Baldwin documentary\, I Am Not Your Negro\, Haitian-born director Raoul Peck tackles the early days of the friendship between Karl Marx (August Diehl) and Friedrich Engels (Stefan Konarske) as they struggle to establish the Communist Party and complete the Communist Manifesto. In his mid-20s\, Marx was already a veteran of the class wars when he met—and initially disliked—the dapper\, 22-year-old Engels\, son of a rich textile manufacturer. From the smoky cafés of Paris\, to the socialist enclaves of London\, where Marx lived in exile\, these two revolutionaries and their families\, friends and comrades begin the task of reshaping the world. Of particular interest is the critical role of women (notably Vicky Krieps as Jenny von Westphalen)  in creating the communist theory and building the movements which carried it into the working class.In the Guardian\, Peter Bradshaw writes\, “[A] sinewy and intensely focused\, uncompromisingly cerebral period drama… This is a film which sticks to a credo that people arguing about theories and concepts—while also periodically angrily rejecting the notion of mere abstraction—is highly interesting. And Peck and Bonitzer pull off the considerable trick of making it interesting\, aided by very good performances from Diehl and Konarske… [This] fervent film… shouldn’t work\, but it does\, due to the intelligence of the acting and the stamina and concentration of the writing and directing.” \n(2017\, 118 minutes\, directed by Raoul Peck\, France/Belgium/Germany) URL:https://cpcbc.ca/event/the-young-karl-marx/ LOCATION:Socialist Education Center\, 706 Clark Drive\, Vancouver\, BC\, Canada CATEGORIES:Film ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://cpcbc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/YoungKarlMarx.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180415T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180415T140000 DTSTAMP:20260430T125329 CREATED:20180414T162055Z LAST-MODIFIED:20180414T162055Z UID:431-1523793600-1523800800@cpcbc.ca SUMMARY:Hands Off Syria! Rally in Vancouver DESCRIPTION:Emergency rally against the US air strikes on Syria at the Vancouver Art Gallery downtown\, 750 Hornby St\, Vancouver\, BC V6Z 2H7. \nThis is an Emergency rally to denounce the US imperialism in Syria\, as well as to Canada’s “full support” to Trump’s open ended escalation. Please bring antiwar signs and banners. Hands Off Syria! \nEvent organized by Stop War Coalition- Vancouver Coalition for Justice and Peace \nIf your organization would like to endorse & mobilize\, please add a note below\, thanks! \nThis rally will take place on the traditional\, unceded\, occupied territories of the səlil̓wətaʔɬ (Tsleil-Waututh)\, Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish)\, and xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam) Nations. URL:https://cpcbc.ca/event/hands-off-syria-rally-in-vancouver/ LOCATION:Vancouver Art Gallery\, 750 Hornby St\, Vancouver\, British Columbia\, V6Z 2H7\, Canada ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://cpcbc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/handsoffsyria.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180410T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180410T220000 DTSTAMP:20260430T125329 CREATED:20180330T185635Z LAST-MODIFIED:20180403T044501Z UID:399-1523386800-1523397600@cpcbc.ca SUMMARY:Screening: Radiance of Résistance DESCRIPTION:Film Screening: Radiance of Resistance تألق المقاومة\nApril 10th: Doors open at 7pm. Film starts at 7:30pm\nTickets: $10 General\, $8 Seniors/Students\,\nLocation: The Cinematheque 1131 Howe Street\nCo-organized by: Canada Palestine Association\, BDS-Vancouver Coast Salish Territories and Young Communist League-Vancouver \nThe new film\, Radiance of Resistance tells the story of Janna Ayyad 9 years old\, and Ahed Tamimi 14 years old\, who live under military occupation in Nabi Saleh\, Palestine. Janna Ayyad has been called the youngest journalist in Palestine. Ahed is one of many Palestinian children unjustly incarcerated in an Israeli Prison for opposing colonial occupation on her land. As Bassem Tamimi said\, “Ahed is a representation of a new generation of our people\, of young freedom fighters.” This film will take an intimate look at their everyday lives and their importance as the new generation of Palestinian non-violent resistance. In 2017\, Radiance of Résistance won Best documentary at the Respect for Human Rights Film Festival. \nJoin us in the struggle for Ahed’s Freedom! Free all Palestinian prisoners!\nAll funds/proceeds go to: Organizations fighting for the freedom of Palestinian Prisoners \nProduced by: AMZ Productions – Rise Up International\nMusic by: Colten Williams & Third Seven\nEdited by: Jesse Locke\nDirected by: Jesse Roberts \nhttp://www.radianceofresistance.com/ \n**************************\nThis event takes place on the traditional\, unceded\, occupied territories of the səlil̓wətaʔɬ (Tsleil-Waututh)\, Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish)\, and xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam) Nations. In acknowledging this\, we must be in solidarity with the struggles of the peoples of the territory in which we occupy. URL:https://cpcbc.ca/event/screening-radiance-of-resistance/ LOCATION:The Cinematheque\, 1131 Howe Street\, Vancouver\, British Columbia CATEGORIES:Film ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://cpcbc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/CanadaPalestine.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180407T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180407T170000 DTSTAMP:20260430T125329 CREATED:20180407T160218Z LAST-MODIFIED:20180407T160218Z UID:426-1523088000-1523120400@cpcbc.ca SUMMARY:STAND WITH GRAND CHIEF STEWART PHILLIP TO STOP KINDER MORGAN DESCRIPTION:UPDATE: If you are coming to witness or support from afar\, 11:00AM is your start time! If you are taking bold action\, please arrive no later than 9:00AM. You only need this training if you plan to do more than witness. \nTomorrow\, Grand Chief Stewart Phillip\, Chief Bob Chamberlin and Chief Judy Wilson\, the entire political leadership of the Union of BC Indian Chiefs\, will lead a rally at the Watch House on Burnaby Mountain and march with supporters including author Naomi Klein to confront Kinder Morgan directly. \nPlease bring drums and regalia to support them as they takes a bold step in the fight to stop Kinder Morgan. Everyone is welcome. \nTIMELINE \n9:00AM — Mandatory legal training for action takers\n11:00AM — Supporters and witnesses meet at Burnaby 200 Soccer field\, at the big white tent on the eastern end of the field\n11:30AM — Rally and march\n12:00 noon — Bold action starts \nGet driving and transit directions here: https://goo.gl/maps/ZAF5r4JvSMt \nAccessibility Info \n1. The field\, Watch House and march all include travel over uneven gravel and dirt roads and trails.\n2. The nearest accessible washrooms are at the parking area. It is about a 15 minute walk from the action site.\n3. We can provide shuttles from the start to the action location\, but in the past police have closed and limited access. We will do our best to provide shuttles\, but cannot guarantee them at all times.\n4. We will have some snacks and food\, but people should plan to be out for the day and bring their own food and water.\n5. The weather could be inclement. Please dress appropriately to spend a day outside\, bring several layers of clothing (including rain gear) and hiking books or galoshes. URL:https://cpcbc.ca/event/stand-with-grand-chief-stewart-phillip-to-stop-kinder-morgan/ LOCATION:BC CATEGORIES:Rally ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://cpcbc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/burnabyMountain.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180406T163000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180406T180000 DTSTAMP:20260430T125329 CREATED:20180403T044624Z LAST-MODIFIED:20180403T044624Z UID:416-1523032200-1523037600@cpcbc.ca SUMMARY:Solidarity Vigil with Palestine - Denounce Land Day Massacre DESCRIPTION:On March 30\, 2018\, Israeli military forces callously killed 17 unarmed Palestinian protestors and injured hundreds more in Gaza. The protestors were part of the Great Return March as well as marking Land Day.\nCanadian government officials have not uttered any word to condemn this massacre\, let alone apply any sanctions. Canadian media\, including the CBC\, have tried to obscure Israel’s crimes by talking about “clashes” and “confrontations” and “rioting”. However\, the Israeli military themselves admitted in a tweet that they later deleted: “everything was accurate and measured\, and we know where every bullet landed.” Israeli media has shown multiple pictures of Israeli snipers lined up on earth embankments\, ready to fire at civilians. Which they did\, shooting people kneeling in prayer and shooting others in the back as they were moving away from the border.\nWe demand that Israel be held accountable for these continued crimes against the Palestinian people; it is only because of the lack of action and complicity from Western countries that Israel acts with such impunity!\nList of endorsing organizations to be posted soon.\nWe acknowledge that this event takes places on the unceded territories of our indigenous brothers and sisters. URL:https://cpcbc.ca/event/solidarity-vigil-with-palestine-denounce-land-day-massacre/ LOCATION:CBC Plaza\, 700 Hamilton St.\, Vancouver\, British Columbia\, Canada CATEGORIES:Rally ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://cpcbc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/earthday-palestine.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180405T173000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180405T193000 DTSTAMP:20260430T125329 CREATED:20180405T150025Z LAST-MODIFIED:20180405T150025Z UID:421-1522949400-1522956600@cpcbc.ca SUMMARY:Hey Trudeau! Kinder Morgan Has Got to Go! DESCRIPTION:After nearly 200 arrests on Burnaby Mountain of people taking bold action to stop Kinder Morgan\, this Thursday\, Justin Trudeau is scheduled to be in Vancouver raising money for his own re-election campaign. That’s right Trudeau is fundraising at the same time he’s trying to shove an unwanted pipeline through Vancouver\, Burnaby and all of BC. \nNot on our watch. On Thursday April 5th\, let’s show the Prime Minister that he is not welcome on unceded Coast Salish territories — not while he is ramming a reckless tar sands pipeline through without Indigenous consent. \n**Here’s the plan**\n5:30 – Gather at the Vancouver Art Gallery\n5:45 – March to the fundraiser at the Sheraton Wall Centre 1088 Burrard St.\n6:00 – 7:30 Arrive at the fundraiser as donors and attendees arrive to make noise and make sure Trudeau knows how much supporting KM will cost him. \n***In order order to make this as loud as possible\, we need everyone to bring two items from home – a pot or pan and a wooden spoon. It’s a tactic that Quebec students and community members used in 2012 to make a whole lot of noise\, and we think that Trudeau needs his ears to ring with our opposition\, so please\, bring out a pot or pan and a wooden spoon. *** \nWe don’t have the money to get into Trudeau’s event\, but we do have people power\, and we can show that no amount of dollars is going to help this Prime Minister come election day if he continues to ignore our climate commitments\, disrespect Indigenous rights and put this coast in peril. \nWe’ll march together to Trudeau’s fundraiser\, where the Prime Minister hopes to fill his re-election coffers. With enough people outside\, he’ll have to spend the whole night explaining to these supporters why he’s willing to risk a catastrophic oil spill in their backyards.\n\nKid Friendly URL:https://cpcbc.ca/event/hey-trudeau-kinder-morgan-has-got-to-go/ LOCATION:Vancouver Art Gallery\, 750 Hornby St\, Vancouver\, British Columbia\, V6Z 2H7\, Canada CATEGORIES:Rally ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://cpcbc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/kindermorgan.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180402T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180402T170000 DTSTAMP:20260430T125329 CREATED:20180330T184800Z LAST-MODIFIED:20180330T184908Z UID:395-1522677600-1522688400@cpcbc.ca SUMMARY:How Cuba's Democracy Works DESCRIPTION:Come and learn more about Cuba’s Democratic Process\, as well as the Che Guevara Work Brigade. \nMonday\, April 2nd @ 2pm\nOrganized by: Canadian Cuban Friendship Association (CCFA)\nLocation: Centre For Socialist Education 706 Clark Dr.\nSpeakers: Juan Carlos Rodriguez Diaz and Yamil Martínez Marrero \nJuan Carlos Rodriguez Diaz\, elected member of Cuba’s National Assembly of People’s Power\, professor of history\, and historian of the City of Pinar del Rio\, will talk about elections and democracy in Cuba \nYamil Martínez Marrero\, official of the Canada Desk of the Cuban Institute of Friendship with the Peoples (ICAP) in Havana will outline the Ché Guevara Volunteer Work Brigade to Cuba\, taking place from April 22nd to May 6. For tour registration information and itinerary please see on back page. \nThese two distinguished Cubans are on a 2-week tour of nine cities from Halifax to Victoria organized by the Canadian Network on Cuba.\n****************\nThis event takes place on the traditional\, unceded\, occupied territories of the səlil̓wətaʔɬ (Tsleil-Waututh)\, Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish)\, and xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam) Nations. In acknowledging this\, we must be in solidarity with the struggles of the peoples of the territory in which we occupy. URL:https://cpcbc.ca/event/how-cubas-democracy-works/ LOCATION:Socialist Education Center\, 706 Clark Drive\, Vancouver\, BC\, Canada CATEGORIES:Educational event ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://cpcbc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/CubaEvent.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180324T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180324T170000 DTSTAMP:20260430T125329 CREATED:20180222T063714Z LAST-MODIFIED:20180222T063714Z UID:331-1521896400-1521910800@cpcbc.ca SUMMARY:International Day Against Racism March DESCRIPTION:The annual International Day Against Racism March\, marking the anniversary of the Sharpeville massacre in South Africa\, will be held in Vancouver starting at Thornton Park (Main Street Skytrain Station). Then we will march through Chinatown. This is where Indigenous\, Black\, Chinese\, Japanese and South Asian people lived historically. \nWe acknowledge that this event is being organized on the occupied\, traditional\, ancestral\, and unceded territories of the Coast Salish peoples – specifically the sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish)\, sel̓íl̓witulh (Tsleil-Waututh)\, and xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam) nations. \nWe also acknowledge that acts of systemic colonization and genocide against indigenous folks are currently taking place in an ongoing manner within institutions\, power structures\, and language use. We must partake in recognizing our positions and complicity in settler colonialism on these stolen ancestral lands. \nEndorsed by: Canadian Anti-racism Education and Research Society (CARES)\, UBC Social Justice Centre\, Radical Desis\, Latinos In Action\, Salaam Canada\, Siraat\, LGBTIQ2S+ Health Equity Collaborative\, Young Community League\, International Socialist. URL:https://cpcbc.ca/event/international-day-against-racism-march/ LOCATION:Vancouver Art Gallery\, 750 Hornby St\, Vancouver\, British Columbia\, V6Z 2H7\, Canada CATEGORIES:Rally ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://cpcbc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/27752004_10156126581027250_187934231721262438_n.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180318T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180318T160000 DTSTAMP:20260430T125329 CREATED:20180318T182542Z LAST-MODIFIED:20180318T182602Z UID:387-1521381600-1521388800@cpcbc.ca SUMMARY:Solidarity with Venezuela DESCRIPTION: URL:https://cpcbc.ca/event/solidarity-with-venezuela/ LOCATION:Vancouver Art Gallery\, 750 Hornby St\, Vancouver\, British Columbia\, V6Z 2H7\, Canada CATEGORIES:Rally ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://cpcbc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/29339643_10155330636296546_625545365138964480_n.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180224T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180224T210000 DTSTAMP:20260430T125329 CREATED:20180222T062442Z LAST-MODIFIED:20180222T063826Z UID:326-1519498800-1519506000@cpcbc.ca SUMMARY:Left Film Night: Palestine Now DESCRIPTION:Public \n\n · Hosted by Centre for Socialist Education and Young Communist League-Vancouver\nJoin the Communist Party of Canada – Van East club & The Young Communist League Vancouver in viewing “Palestine Now”\n(2017\, UK documentary\, 49 minutes)This 2017 documentary looks at the impact of Israel’s occupation of Palestinian territory\, fifty years after the Mid-East war of 1967. Israel’s apartheid policies have brought enormous hardship to the occupied West Bank and Gaza strip\, including the massive destruction of homes and olive groves\, the killing and jailing of thousands of Palestinians (including hundreds of children)\, and much more. The charges against teenager Ahed Tamimi and her current trial have again drawn the attention of the world to the crimes committed by the Israeli state against Palestine. The screening will include discussion of the latest developments in this struggle\, including updates on the Tamimi family’s situation. Free admission; a collection will be taken towards the cost of holding Left Film Nights\, with half of the proceeds going to local organizers of solidarity campaigns for Ahed Tamimi.This event takes place on the traditional\, unceded\, occupied territories of the səlil̓wətaʔɬ (Tsleil-Waututh)\, Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish)\, and xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam) Nations. In acknowledging this\, we must be in solidarity with the struggles of the peoples of the territory in which we occupy.\n\n*************\nNo admission charge\, but donations towards our costs are welcome. Coffee and refreshments available. Left Film Nights are presented by the Centre for Socialist Education\, Young Communist League\, and the Vancouver East Club of the Communist Party of Canada. Call 604-255-2041 or email for further information. URL:https://cpcbc.ca/event/left-film-night-palestine-now/ LOCATION:BC CATEGORIES:Film ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://cpcbc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/film-palestine.jpg END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR