Vancouver’s gold-medal holder in Olympic critique has lambasted the
Vision Vancouver-led city council for approving “an extremely
contentious bylaw that is going to come back and bite them in the ass
in 2010”.
Chris Shaw, a UBC neuroscientist, was referring to council’s vote today (January 22) to approve Leer más
More than two-and-a-half years have passed since the “Battle of the Bluffs”, when 23 protesters were arrested by West Vancouver police for blockading the expansion of the Sea-to-Sky highway through the Eagleridge Bluffs.
The Documentation Affinity
Group (DAG) was established in 2005 as a peer-to-peer network of local
action organizations across the globe, with a primary focus on human
rights documentation, to promote the exchange of ideas, information and
techniques for addressing their strategic and technical challenges.
PANEL 9.Memory, Truth and Reconciliationchaired by Marianne Stenbaek with Sue Campbell (Department of Philosophy, Dalhousie University),
Neal McLeod (Indigenous S… Leer más
PANEL 1. Reconciliation: An International Perspective panel chaired by Peter Dietsch, with Jeff Corntassel (Indigenous Governance Programs, University of Victoria),Leer más
Transform Columbus Day Alliance aims to defend a future of mutual respect, collaboration and equality for indigenous peoples and the settler society. Inludes information about the All Four Directions March.
British Columbia is largely unceded and non-surrendered Indigenous territories. The 2010 Vancouver Olympics is a massive land grab, increasing displacement, ecological destruction, and continuing the hidden Genocide in Canada.
For more information about this campaign to Boycott the 2010 Olympics: http://no2010.com/
On September 26 and 27, 2008 hundreds of survivors, their relatives, academics, politicians, and human rights advocates participated in "Breaking the Silence: an International Conference on the 'Indian' Residential School Commission of Canada", held at the University of Montreal, Quebec.
A leadership development and support program for people of faith involved in social movements for justice and peace, the Interfaith Summer Institute (ISI) is institutionally housed with the J.S.
W… Leer más
On August 22 - 24, 2008, the Haudenosaunee Men’s Council, of the Iroquois Confederacy, hosted a Peace and Friendship gathering in Six Nations of the Grand River Territory (near Caledonia, Ontario).
Demontrators visit CN Railway Headquarters in the Montreal train station to demand an end to the lawsuit against 3 Mohawk defenders of the land.
Tyendinaga is a Mohawk community located on the shore of the Bay of Quinte between Toronto and Montreal, in eastern Ontario. The Mohawk Nation is one of the five original nations of the Iroquois Confederacy.
In November of 1999, a group of film lovers, filmmakers and
educators, along with tourism specialists, theatre volunteers and staff
members, gathered at the newly restored Fargo Theatre to discuss the
possibility of a Fargo Film Festival, as well as the selection of the
Fargo Theatre as a site for the 2000 Library of Congress Film
Preservation Tour.
The Palm Beach International Film Festival is
committed to supporting emerging filmmakers of today and tomorrow. We
strive to recognize new and original voices throughout the world and
channel the excitement of film into our local schools.
Oscar Night America (ONA) launches into its 16th year in 2009,
bringing the excitement of the red carpet and live Oscar broadcast
directly to 52 cities nationwide.… Leer más
Cine
Las Americas announces new dates for its 2009 film festival: April 22 –
30, 2009. In order to better integrate the festival’s program into the
local film events calendar, the official dates have been moved back to
their traditional April schedule.
In Whose Honor — Hosted by Cherlene Teters Augsburg College Science Hall, Room 123, 707 21st Avenue South Screening at 6 p.m. Limited parking available in Lot A (see map link below)
Older than America — Directed and hosted by Georgina Lightning Augsburg College Science Hall, Room 123, 707 21st Avenue South Screening at 6 p.m. Limited parking available in Lot A (see map link below)
This channel showcases Radio and Video interviews with the minds behind IsumaTV, and their reflections about its development.
IsumaTV is a collaborative multimedia platform for indigenous filmmakers and media organizations. Each user can design their own space, or channel, to reflect their own identity, mandate and audience.