Islands - Victoria News : Victoria and Islands Events - Feb 13, 2006

Victoria and Islands Events - Feb 13, 2006 Leftcoast News - Janine Bandcroft 1.  Movie Monday - Truly, Madly, Deeply - Feb 13th 2.  "Lost Boys of Sudan" - Film - Feb 13th 3.  Next Victoria Peace Coalition Meeting - Feb 13th 4.  Bella Canto's Musical Concert - Nanaimo - Feb 13th 5.  words in the wind - february 14th 6.  Homelessness Radio Marathon - Feb 15th 7.  FreeSkool, including IndyMedia and Online Publishing Workshop - Feb 16th 8.  Celebrate Black History Month  - Feb 18th 9.  Jazz at Cafe Berlin - Feb 18th 10.  The Herstory of Sandy Merriman House - Feb 18th 11.  Gardening without Pesticides - Feb 18th 12.  Nanaimo Global Film Festival  - Feb.18th 13.  Sikh Meditation Every Saturday Morning 14.  history of homelessness in victoria - Feb 19th 15.  The Leech and the Earthworm - Feb 20th 16.  Open Cinema: Weird Sex & Snowshoes: A Trek Through the Canadian Cinematic Psyche - Feb 22nd 17.  "Let them stay" video  - Feb 25/26th 18.  Quantum Healing - Feb 27 or Mar 2nd 19.  Environmental Law Centre Spotted Owl Event - Feb 28th 20.  Belfry Festival 06 - Feb 28 - April 2, 2006 21.  Stephen Lewis to speak in Nanaimo - Mar 1st 22.  Fundraiser for Friends of Mengo Hospital  - Mar 2nd 23.  Muir Creek Hike - Mar 4th 24.  Amnesty Int'l Film Festival--March 27--Parksville http://streetnewz.communitypipe.org

accompany an article please contact Paul Manly 250 754-9254 paulmanly@shaw.ca http://www.manlymedia.com From: Eva Manly <ejmanly@islandnet.com> -~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~ 13.  Sikh Meditation Every Saturday Morning You are all welcome to attend the Sikh meditation every Saturday morning (6-7am) at Gurdwara Singh Sabha Society of Victoria (470 Cecelia Rd, Victoria, BC). For further details, please email: jindi@hotmail.com Visiting a Gurdwara: www.sikhmediawatch.org/pubs/ welcome_to_the_Gurdwara_Booklet.PDF From: Alan Rycroft <rycroft@islandnet.com> -~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~ 14.  history of homelessness in victoria Sunday, 19 February 2006 2:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. Newcombe Conference Hall Royal British Columbia Museum 675 Belleville Street, Victoria Friends of the BC Archives Lecture: "Through the Street: The History of Homelessness in Victoria, BC, 1871 - 1901" Drawing on police court, jail, and city council records, and newspaper reports, Lisa Helps will present a talk which uncovers the embodied fates of those who spent time on the streets in Victoria in the last three decades of the nineteenth century. Surely we cannot understand people arrested for drunkenness, vagrancy, causing obstructions, and so on, as homeless in a twenty-first century sense. However, there are interesting parallels to be drawn between the desires of late-nineteenth century city builders to create specific kinds of public spaces and the Safe Streets Act recently passed by the provincial government. This talk explores the ways in which Victoria was built in the nineteenth century through the regulation of both the bodies and the actions of people who spent much of their time on the public streets of the city. Lisa Helps has recently completed an M.A. in History at the University of Victoria entitled, "Bodies and Public City Spaces: Becoming Modern Victoria, British Columbia, 1871-1901" and is currently undertaking a Ph.D. at the University of Toronto which seeks to explore when and how "the vagrant" became "the homeless" over the course of the twentieth century. For more information about this event contact Ann ten Cate, Outreach Coordinator, BC Archives, 250-387-2970 or Ron Greene, Secretary of the Friends of the BC Archives at 250-598-1835. This event is free for Friends of the Archives, $5.00 for non-members, payable at the door. Call in advance for information about handicap access. lisa helps ph.d. candidate department of history lisa.helps@utoronto.ca "Knowledge is not made for understanding; it is made for cutting." (Foucault) From:   lisa helps <lisa.helps@utoronto.ca> -~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~ The hosts of the Social Justice Film series, in collaboration with the Indigenous Peoples' Solidarity Working Group present:   15.  THE LEECH AND THE EARTHWORM   Feb 20, 2006 @ 7pm David Lam Auditorium, University of Victoria   In this film, indigenous peoples voice their views on Western science, its vision of a genetically engineered future, and its deep links with corporate profits and globalization. The Leech and the Earthworm is a journey that combines passionate critiques of a future threatened by genetic engineering, and shares living alternatives to a globalized monoculture, with stunning visuals and music from around the world. The Leech and the Earthworm is a provocative film that inspires us to ask serious questions of the collective illusion we call “progress”. From: http://ipcb.org/publications/video/files/film_project.html   All educational events hosted by the Social Justice Film Series are FREE and open to the public as well as the UVic community. Campus maps are available at: http://www.uvic.ca/maps/index.html   The Social Justice Film Series is sponsored by the Faculty of Education’s department of Leadership Studies and CACE Programme, in partnership with the Graduate Student Society, with generous donations from Elite Earth-Friendly Dry Cleaners, and SPUD Organic Food Delivery. For more information please contact Catherine Etmanski: Date: Mon, 13 Feb 2006 11:37:45 -0800 From: janine bandcroft <eternity@islandnet.com> Subject: Left Coast Events - Victoria & Islands - Feb 13, 06 -~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~ 1.  Movie Monday - Truly, Madly, Deeply >Mon 6:30 Feb 13  TRULY, MADLY, DEEPLY  1991 106 min   for Valentine's Day A young woman, unable to get over the death of her musician lover, gets a shock when he shows up in her apartment, a ghost! At first it's almost as good as it used to be - hey, even the rats that infested her house have disappeared. Until he starts bringing ghostly friends home to hang out and watch videos... Charming performances by Juliet Stevenson and Alan Rickman Pg As always MM is by donation and located at the Eric Martin Pavilion in the 1900 block of Fort Street.      24hr info line 595-3542 All the details, links, background on what we do and why - www.islandnet.com/mm >6:30 Feb 20    GRIZZLY MAN   104 min A new feature doc from Werner Herzog, working from stunning self-shot footage of an eccentric, self-styled Samurai wildlife preservationist. Timothy Threadwell for 13 years lived his summers in Alaska in close grizzly proximity, filmed some incredible behavior of the bears and himself, and unfortunately, inevitably ended up grizzly lunch. Herzog adds interview footage and his own sage commentary. Was Treadwell mad or just living large? R for swearing (his and his partner's death is not graphically shown) -~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~ 2.  "Lost Boys of Sudan" Upcoming WUSC Events at UVIC: mark your calendars! "Lost Boys of Sudan" screening and Q&A: Feb 13, 7 pm, Grad Lounge WUSC presents a screening of the film "Lost Boys of Sudan", winner of the Independent Spirit Award. A short presentation on the Student Refugee Program at UVIC by Jok Gai (WUSC's 2005-2006 sponsored student from Sudan) will follow. Free admission and all welcome. ***************************************************** ABOUT WUSC UVIC: World University Service of Canada (WUSC) is a network of individuals and postsecondary institutions who believe that all peoples are entitled to the knowledge and skills necessary to contribute to a more equitable world. Its mission is to foster human development and global understanding through education and training. In some developing countries, getting an education can be dangerous. Whether due to war or political repression, students are often persecuted, imprisoned or forced into exile. Since 1978, WUSC's Student Refugee Program (SRP) has enabled over 850 student refugees from countries such as Afghanistan, Ethiopia, Uganda, Zaire, Mozambique, Sri Lanka, Somalia, Rwanda and Burma to resume their studies at Canadian universities and colleges. Through the SRP, approximately 45 student refugees enter Canada every year to study as permanent residents. Each refugee is sponsored by a WUSC group on campus that raises the necessary funds to support the student for one year and negotiates with their college or university to waive tuition, residence fees or donate other items. At UVic, through support from students and the University administration, the WUSC local committee is able to sponsor one student every two years. Recent students have arrived from Afghanistan in 2001, Ethiopia in 2003, and Sudan in 2005. ***************************************************** From: "Director of Services" <services@uvss.uvic.ca> -~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~ 3.  Next Victoria Peace Coalition Meeting Monday, February 13 7:30 pm BCGEU, 2994 Douglas On the agenda : 1. Rally and March - Three years of US occupation (March 18) 2. Patrick Elie, Haitian, former minister under Aristide (March 20) 3. Pre-World Peace Forum at UVic (June 19-23) 4. Department of Peace If you have been on the VPC email list and have an interest in helping out, please come to the meeting. It's difficult for a small number of people to do so much. The Peace Coalition meets the second and fourth Monday. If you arrive and find the door locked, ring the buzzer on the wall to your right. You can park in the lot in front of Lifestyles Market. .................................. Haiti News From  Haiti Solidarity BC Saturday, February 11, 2006   The following note arrived this afternoon from the Haitian Lawyers Leadership Network, based in New Yoirk City. As feared, the election results are being tampered with in order to allow a "run-off election" for president in March. We will forward further news as it arrives. ************************************************************  From Haitian Lawyers Leadership Network Official partial result show Rene Preval at 50.26% and without necessary 51% to take election on first round. Some members of Group 184 and Lilianne Pierre Paul are, on Haitian radio, demanding a UN/US protectorate before they will see a Preval presidency. Haitian majority in Site Soley, Solino, Martissant, Bel Air, et al, have taken to the streets to denounce electoral fraud of Bush/IRI/McCain Boca Raton Regime and demand that the election not be stolen from them again, that their votes be respected! Susan Clarke Victoria Peace Coalition info@vicpeace.ca     www.vicpeace.ca Phone: 250.478-6906 From: Victoria Peace Coalition <dolcla@islandnet.com> -~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~ 4.  BELLA CANTO'S MUSICAL CONCERT - Nanaimo February 13, 2006 7:00 pm The Port Theatre Tickets $15 250.754.8550 www.porttheatre.com www.amityrecords.com Take MimosA, a hot, young, loud and wild flamenco-rock group out of LA; mix it with the music of Farzad, an accomplished classical Persian violinist who has topped the charts in Jazz and World Music; stir in Monique Salez “La Fiera”, a passionate and poetic flamenco dancer with a Hungarian ancestry, add a pinch of a Buddhist percussionist with a dash of Ecuadorian on keys; throw in an Emmy, a gold record, a platinum, and a double platinum.  Put it on the island one February weekend and turn the temperature to steamy hot! In this Island Tour Bella Canto will join hands with the Cowichan Folk Guild, Partners for Prosperity and Volunteer Nanaimo. Volunteer Nanaimo’s mission is to mobilize people and resources to support community agencies in delivering creative solutions to community problems. Partners for Prosperity builds partnerships between organizations, volunteers, donors and consultants, who are working to create well-being and prosperity for people in their communities.  The Cowichan Folk Guild, producers of the Island’s Folk Festival, promote and preserve folk performing arts, celebrating rich and diverse cultures through music. Contact: Lisa Silvers Tel (250) 713.4228 Email: lisamichellesilvers@yahoo.com Volunteer Nanaimo: Marjorie Driscoll Tel (250) 753.3720 Email: mdriscoll.vn@shaw.ca Cowichan Folk Guild: Brent Hutchinson Tel (250) 748.3975 Email:  info@folkfest.bc.ca From: "" <cfgiff@telus.net> -~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~ 5.  words in the wind - february 14th   just a reminder that we're 1 week away from the february edition of ~words in the wind~ + would love to see you there.   come celebrate v.d. ~words in the wind~ style in the nest of the 3 crows.  or if you prefer, you could simply acknowledge or completely ignore v.d.  the beauty of free will is that it's all up to you.  regardless of your thoughts towards v.d., however, we'd love to have you come on down to the nest + celebrate once again an amazing roundtable open mic + 2 spectacular features: Steven J. Thompson + Inspacific.   Steven J. Thompson is a member of the Tongues of Fire poetry collective, and co-organizer of the "Tongues of Fire Presents..." spoken word series in Victoria.  Steven has studied poetry and spoken word under the tutelage of Susan Musgrave, Jay Ruzesky and Sheri-D Wilson, and has developed his own style that fuses spoken word with music and rhythm.  He lives, eats, sleeps and breathes in Victoria. Inspacific is a bicoastal wonder, fishing the nearest body of water for inspiration. Ze's been known to speak insightful and instigational words on everything from love to poilitics, history to dreams for the future. so fly on over for some vocal alchemy + an always good time.  those pillow fight rumors are growing stronger...   + don't forget, it's yr host's birthday as well, so if you have an extra slice of cake kicking around, he'd probably love you for it.   yr host, ~s.   -- dance the dream awake! www.earthdance.org free tre arrow! www.trearrow.org -- it's not about what you deserve, it's about what you can endure. From: shayne avec i grec <vegabard@gmail.com> -~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~ 6.  Homelessness Radio Marathon FYI, I thought that you would find this Co-op Radio initiative of interest.  http://www.coopradio.org/ On Wednesday, February 15th, Co-op Radio will participate in Canada's fourth annual Homelessness Radio Marathon. This  special broadcast features community voices from around the country speaking out about homelessness and related struggles. The Marathon originates from CKUT FM in Montreal, where radio activists set up a studio on the street in midwinter weather and broadcast live over the air and over the internet, all night long. Also, if you are not aware of it, there is a weblink called Homeless Nation http://homelessnation.org/ that may be of interest too.  The "project, funded through the Office for Learning Technologies,  goes "on location across Canada to collect stories, video and pictures. Each person who contributes will have the opportunity to share their stories, unique philosophies and points of view with other Canadians." From: "Chandler, Sonya (Councillor)" <SonyaC@city.victoria.bc.ca> -~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~ 7.  IndyMedia and Online Publishing Workshop a component of the Tell 'n' Show FreeSkool Thursday, February 16th 7:30 pm - 8:30 pm. The Victoria Events Centre, 1415 Broad The FreeSkool itself starts at Noon with a seminar on Pirate Politics and a concurrent exploration of Guided Sound Journies. Other workshops such as Radical Cheerleading, Aromatherapy, How to be an Effective Facilitator, Leadership Skills, the Mayan Calendar, and Making Inner-Tube practice Poi will take place through-out the day and evening. The Tell 'n' show is an evolving effort baked up by a collective that meets once a week to support each others ideas to encourage expression one night a month. The event is by donation with a main performance stage, hosting spoken word, an open mic, and a facilitated jam. There is an activities room, offering workshops from members of the community, a  neighbourhood marketplace and a collective arts & crafts corner. Come participate, cooperate, co-create and built community. Hope to see you there! If you want to volunteer or have any skills you wish to share you can contact the Tell n Show @ 383 5144  box# 3131, or  tell_n_show@hotmail.com                         visit tellnshow.ca for more info! From: chloe <>   -~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~ 8.  Celebrate Black History Month with Checo Tohomaso and the Victoria Soul Gospel Choir 7:30 Saturday February 18th Centennial United Church 649 Gorge Rd. East Get ready to clap your hands and stomp your feet, this is a night not to be missed!  Influenced by his experiences in Motown including playing with Marvin Gaye and Lionel RitchieÕs Commodores, and his strong faith ChecoÕs arrangements will move you body and soul. Tickets $12 adults, student /seniors $10, 7-12 $5, under 7 free. Contact 727-6454 or mh1969@shaw.ca for more information or to order tickets. From: Me-Kon Hayes <mh1969@shaw.ca> -~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~ 9.  Jazz at Cafe Berlin with the Tom Vickery Trio, special guest Roy Styffe, UVic Jazz Orchestra, Flora Scott Trio, Casey Ryder Saturday, February 18th 7:00 pm Victoria Edelweiss Club, 108 Niagara St. Bar & Kitchen open at 6:30 pm Also featuring silent auction and original artwork by Alicia Niemann Tickets are $18 or @0 at the door, available at Long & McQuade, Munro Books, Tempo Music, or the BC Schizophrenia Society (384-4225) and Bristol Town Hair Fashions (477-3098). Info & Silent Auction items:  www.bcssvictoria.ca -~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~ 10.  The Herstory of Sandy Merriman House A Call to Women - the Women helping Women Coalition are organizing a celebration for Int'l Women's Day. our initiative:  to hear from the women who have used the shelter and community women about the future of women's services A witnessing/organizing meeting will be held at: Our Place - 713 Johnson St. Saturday, Feb 18th 12:30-3:30 pm For more info:  Kym, 360-2435 or steph6336@hotmail.com -~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~ 11.  Gardening without Pesticides: Planning a Year Round Veggie Garden Victoria's mild winters make it an ideal place for vegetable production throughout the year.  With good design and planning, you can have broccoli and onions by early spring, just as your leeks and winter carrots are running out.  Join local expert Geoff Johnson, and learn the easy to follow aspects of garden planning such as crop selection and rotation, pest prevention, and companion planting. Date: Saturday, February 18th Time: 2-4pm Location: Compost Education Centre, located at 1216 North Park St. Cost: $15/$13.50 members For more information or to register, call 386-WORM.   Compost Educator Volunteer Training Program The Compost Education Centre will be holding its ever-popular Compost Educator Training Program for new volunteers! Train to become a master composter and get involved as a volunteer for the Compost Education Centre.  Through hands-on training, this weekend course will give you an in-depth understanding of composting and why it's considered the "black gold" of a pesticide free garden.  Topics will include hot composting, worm composting, organic gardening, public outreach skills and more!  As a volunteer compost educator, you will then "spread the dirt" at community events.  Participants will receive an 85pg manual at the training and a Master Composter Certificate upon completion of a 30hr practicum. Date: March 10-12 Time: Friday, 6-9pm and Saturday/Sunday 10-4pm Location: Compost Education Centre, located at 1216 North Park St. Cost: $100, $90 refundable after the completion of a 30-hour practicum (sliding scale available)   ****Deadline for applications, March 1st - contact info@compost.bc.ca or 386-WORM for application**** Space limited to 20 participants.  For more information call 386-WORM. Greater Victoria Compost Education Centre 1216 North Park Street Victoria  BC  V8T 1C9 Hotline  (250) 386-WORM(9676) Business/Fax (250) 386-9678 E-Mail  info@compost.bc.ca Website www.compost.bc.ca GIVE BACK TO THE EARTH   From: GV Compost Education Centre <info@compost.bc.ca> -~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~ 12.  Nanaimo Global Film Festival & Sombrio by Paul Manly - Feb.18th Many of you may already know that the Nanaimo Global Film Festival is coming beginning Friday evening February 17th @ 7pm with the premiere screening of Alejandra Moldonado's  new film made with a Rights and Democracy Film Award. Paul Manly's SOMBRIO (see details below)  got very good reviews and sold out twice at it's premiere screening in Victoria. So get your festival pass or your daily or evening tickets soon (remembering that pass holders get priority seating in a sold out house!) Those of you from the Alberni Valley and the Comox Valley can come to Nanaimo Festival to see the additional films we will be showing that you will miss at your own festival like Alejandra's film, Paul Manly's SOMBRIO, two other local films and several Amnesty shorts. The Festival venues are all at Malspina Campus Bldgs 355,356,&320; the evening screenings take place in the Theatre of the Music Building. This 3 day Festival will include a Bazaar and daily lunch in the cafeteria, a Saturday Dinner  as well as three workshops (War Resisters; Walmart; Video as an Activist Tool.) on Sunday afternoon, Feb.19th. For a complete info see: http://www.nanaimofilmfest  for full info. Hope to see you there!! Eva (a Festival Committee participant) For more information or for a photo to etmanski@uvic.ca From: Catherine Etmanski <cetmanski@yahoo.com>   -~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~ 16.  Open Cinema: Weird Sex and Snowshoes: A Trek Through the Canadian Cinematic Psyche (excerpted) Director Jill Sharpe in attendance Victoria, BC - On Wednesday February 22nd 2006, OPEN CINEMA and The Superior Café will continue its arts-based screening series Dine, Drink & Think with the delightfully smart documentary Weird Sex and Snowshoes: A Trek Through The Canadian Cinematic Psyche, produced by Gabriela Shonbach for Omni Film Productions. The film will be followed by discussion with the film's director, acclaimed Vancouver filmmaker Jill Sharpe.   Fresh, fast-paced and funny, Weird Sex and Snowshoes takes viewers on a kaleidoscopic ride through the characteristics of contemporary Canadian cinema. Based loosely on the acclaimed book by film critic Katherine Monk, this highly visual film brims with behind-the-scenes anecdotes and insightful commentary on what makes Canadian films uniquely Canadian. The film showcases over 70 films and interviews 21 celebrated Canadian directors including Atom Egoyan, Guy Maddin, Denys Arcand, Robert Lepage and Lynne Stopkewich. For more information visit www.weirdsexandsnowshoes.ca. This highly entertaining documentary reminds us just how many home-grown gems deserve another look: Mon Oncle Antoine, New Waterford Girl, Atanarjuat, My American Cousin, Jesus of Montréal, The Saddest Music in the World, The Red Violin and Flower and Garnet, to name only a few. Director Jill Sharpe will be in attendance to lead the post-screening discussion. Her film CultureJam: Hijacking Commercial Culture (2002) won the Leo Award for Best Social Issue Doc and Best Editing and she was voted by the Vancouver Sun as one of the top 21 artists to watch in the 21st century for her work on the award-winning In The Company of Fear (2000). Sharpe will also be giving a workshop on Thursday February 23rd (4-6pm at the Eric Martin Pavilion) "How to adapt a book into a documentary", organized by one of OC's founding sponsors, the Victoria Film Producers' Association. Please visit www.vifpa.com for workshop information. The $20 ticket price includes the screening, discussion and a $12.50 meal voucher. The Superior Café features delicious local food in a unique artistic venue. Seating is limited, advance ticket purchase is recommended to avoid disappointment. Please visit www.opencinema for more schedule information. What:   Documentary Weird Sex & Snowshoes: A Trek Through the Canadian          Cinematic Psyche (2005), Guests: Director Jill Sharpe (Culture Jam) When:   6.00 Wednesday February 22nd 2006 (film at 7.30pm) Where:  The Superior Café, 106 Superior St (380-9515) Cost:   $20 ($25 at the door) includes $12.50 towards dinner Advance tickets:        The Superior - 106 Superior St (380-9515) www.thesuperior.ca                                 Open Space - 510 Fort St, (383-8833) www.openspace.ca Contact: Mandy Leith opencinema@shaw.ca (250) 882-7441 http://www.opencinema.ca/ OPEN CINEMA is a non-profit society dedicated to exploring the innovative use of film as a tool for social engagement and a catalyst for grassroots action. OC would like to thank its sponsors: VanCity, Spirit of BC Arts Fund, Capital Regional District Arts Development, City of Victoria, National Film Board of Canada (NFB), Hollyhock, CineVic, MediaNet and the Victoria Film Producers' Association (ViFPA) and Small Potatoes Urban Delivery (SPUD). From: Mandy Leith <mleith@islandnet.com> -~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~ 17.  "Let them stay" video gets around! Well, just as we thought, the "Let them stay" war resisters video is turning out to be a great awareness-raising tool. Today, the UVic Dept. of Education's Social Justice film series featured the video to an audience of about 17 people, with several signing the petition and a few signing our "sign up" sheet. Also, today Jack Etkin wrote and told me he has successfully negotiated with Shaw Cable TV to show the video at the end of the month, so be sure to get the word out in your organizations: Saturday Feb. 25 at 7 pm; and Sunday Feb. 26 at 3 pm AND, the video even found its way down to the World Social Forum in Venezuela a few weeks ago - - see the note below from Juergen Dankwort of the Vancouver Chapter of the Campaign. I have multiple copies of the DVD and video, so please contact me anytime to arrange to borrow and show it to any group you like. Valerie From: Valerie Lannon [mailto:vlannon@pacificcoast.net] -~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~ 18.  QUANTUM HEALING                    Love Yourself, Heal Yourself:  Heal the World  ***This will be a five week exercise in uncovering,  rediscovering and      expressing our true Selves.  ***In the process we will try to discover the blocks to love's presence      within and work to uncover all the ways we do not allow love to   function in our lives.  ***Healing occurs when we allow the Natural Harmony of our True Being and  Its essential Love Nature to express through our minds, feelings, energies and bodies.  ***Each week we will focus on different areas and obstacles, using a variety of healing and transformative techniques.  Deep relaxation and meditation will be a part of every session as these are fundamental to the whole  process.  ***As we heal ourselves, we naturally help to restore harmony to the world.  We will also work with visualization and energy  to more directly benefit  all life on earth.  This course will start either Monday, Feb. 27th or Thursday, March 2nd and run  from 7:30-9:00 PM.  The class will take place at 3-1004 Pemberton Rd.  (0ff Fort St. near Oak Bay Junction).  For more info., call 598-4303, or email:celestialleo@hotmail.com  Leonard Thornton came to the University of Victoria over 30 years ago and became an Assistant Professor of Sociology, teaching courses in sociology for four years.    After undergoing major personal transformation through meditation, dream and group work, Leonard discovered many of the abilities he now works with.    He researched and taught holistic health courses at Camosun College for fourteen years and also developed workshops in spiritual healing and  self-awareness.    One of his major interests was leading group meditation for both individual awakening and for planetary healing.    Dr. Thornton is currently offering several courses in areas that may be of interest to you. For more information call 598-4303 or email:  celestialleo@hotmail.com From: "Leonard Thornton" <celestialleo@hotmail.com> -~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~ 19.  Environmental Law Centre Spotted Owl Event   On Feb. 28, the Environmental Law Centre presents From Forest to Courtroom: The legal bid to save the spotted owl.   Speakers: Devon Page, Sierra Legal Defence Fund and Joe Foy, Western Canada Wilderness Committee.    Event details: In 2005, provincial government biologists found 23 spotted owls in BCís forests, an 84% decline in just ten years.  In an effort to prevent the extinction of the critically endangered bird, Sierra Legal Defence Fund has filed the first legal action of its kind, demanding the federal government intervene to protect the spotted owl.  Mr. Page and Mr. Foy will discuss the court case and ongoing campaign.    Tuesday, February 28 - 7:00 pm  Fraser Building - room 159  University of Victoria   From: Jennie Milligan <zgoda13@yahoo.ca> -~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~ 20.  Belfry Festival 06 February 28 - April 2, 2006 Victoria, BC...The Belfry Theatre announced today the line up for its Festival 06. With a combination of local work and productions from across the country this year's Festival features Janis Janus, a Janis Joplin inspired performance, the international hit, Tempting Providence, from Theatre Newfoundland Labrador, and an inspired version of Shakespeare's The Winter's Tale where the audience will follow the characters around the Belfry (inside and outside). This year's incubator slot has been awarded to Trampoline Theatre who will be producing Jacob Richmond's The Qualities of Zero and high school students from the Belfry's Belfry 101 programme will be creating a new show during Spring Break and presenting it on March 19. "This year, as well as hosting the wonderful Tempting Providence from faraway Newfoundland our Festival features work from British Columbia companies you may not be familiar with. Runaway Moon has been creating extraordinary Puppet theatre in the interior for several years and they are constantly reinventing the form with imagination and exquisite beauty. Jan Kudelka calls the Shuswap home too and when you see this extraordinary performer conjure Janis Joplin you will see what a National treasure she is. Our Incubator project goes prime time this year with our own Britt Small's Trampoline Theatre gathering some of Victoria's finest young talent to interpret Jacob Richmond's hilarious and surreal The Qualities of Zero. Take in B101 Live and you will be rewarded with the gifts that only youth, passion and energy can provide. The Festival gives you the opportunity to boldly explore a diverse and extraordinary series of excellent new Canadian Theatre. Be brave. Go forth. Enjoy." Roy Surette, Artistic Director Festival 06 is generously supported by supported by Monday Magazine, The Zone, Coast Capital Community Fund, RBC Foundation, Thrifty Foods, Canadian Heritage, Canada Council, BC Arts Council, CRD Arts. Tickets for Festival 06 range from $16 - $20 depending on the show you attend. Festival passes are $51 and are valid for any three shows in the series. Tickets and passes can be purchased by visiting or calling the Belfry Box Office at 250-385-6815. Single ticket discounts for students and groups of 10 or more are available. For more information, interviews or photos please call Mark Dusseault, Publicist at 250-385-6835 or pr@belfry.bc.ca ---------------------------------------------------------------------- FESTIVAL 1 FEBRUARY 28 - March 4, 2006 Janis Janus A performance celebrating the music and spirit of Janis Joplin by Jan Kudelka Originally directed by Aiyyana Maracle "Kudelka re-creates Joplin's sound and style with unearthly force...the audience levitating in ecstasy" Georgia Straight "Fearless... Kudelka succeeds astoundingly at resurrecting Joplin and the period" Vancouver Courier Comic and tragic, Janis Janus is a tour-de-force, on-fire spectacle of spirit and music, where Jan Kudelka brings to life the full-on talent of Janis Joplin at the heights and depths of her tragic, unforgettable career. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- FESTIVAL 2 March 7 - 12, 2006 Tempting Providence by Robert Chafe Theatre Newfoundland Labrador Directed by Jillian Keiley "A tempting tale of old-fashioned heroism and this simple, deeply sympathetic show leaves you feeling both braced and restored" The Telegraph "It's one of the finest Canadian productions I've seen" Ottawa Sun Tempting Providence is a wonderful, heart-felt play about pioneering "legend" Myra Bennett, a British-born nurse who for more than 50 years provided the only medical services along 350 kilometres of rugged Newfoundland coastline earning her the name "Florence Nightingale of the North".  This elegant, beautifully staged production has toured throughout the UK, Australia and Canada. Special Fundraising Event On March 7, during Tempting Providence, the Maritime Museum is hosting a special nautical night. Starting at 7 pm, come and enjoy finger food and musical entertainment before the play begins. There will also be a draw for a weekend getaway to the Poet's Cove Resort on Pender Island. All ticket proceeds ($25 - includes the performance of Tempting Providence) will go to support the Museum and its valuable programs. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- FESTIVAL 3 March 14 - 18, 2006 The Qualities of Zero by Jacob Richmond Incubator - Trampoline Theatre Directed by Britt Small Clever, abrasive and silly, The Qualities of Zero is Jacob Richmond's first play. Dr. Roland Welby is a socially inept and out of control neuroscientist obsessed with bad jokes, his quirky lab partner and reason over passion. Each fall the Belfry begins working with a group of local, emerging artists who would like to develop and present their own show. The group is given free theatre rental and technical assistance and mentorship from our professional artists and administrative staff. The production is performed as part of the Belfry's annual Festival, this year in a prime time slot. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- FESTIVAL 4 March 19, 2006 B101 LIVE By Belfry 101 Students with Monica Prendergast and Kate Rubin Belfry 101 is our unique programme for students in grades 11 and 12 from local inner city, suburban and private schools.  Led by an actor / teacher the students participate in five intensive workshops where they discuss the set, work with text and improvise their own scenes based on the themes from the play. Students in the Belfry 101 Intensive class spend their spring break creating and rehearsing an original show. During Festival 06 they present their brand new show - written and performed with gusto and courage by these gifted students. Past students from the programme have been accepted into some of Canada's most prestigious acting programmes including Studio 58 at Langara College and the National Theatre School. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- FESTIVAL 5 March 23 - April 2, 2006 The Winter's Tale by William Shakespeare Adapted by Runaway Moon Theatre Marionettes by Cathy Stubington One of Shakespeare's final plays, The Winter's Tale mixes romance, jealousy and tragedy. Runaway Moon has taken the play one step further incorporating live music, live actors and marionettes and staging the show as a unique promenade throughout the Belfry as you follow the action. An entertaining, once in a lifetime experience. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- (for a full schedule, with specific times, please write to mark at pr@belfry.bc.ca) Mark Dusseault Publicist Belfry Theatre 1291 Gladstone Avenue Victoria, British Columbia Canada, V8T 1G5 A great place to see great theatre 250-385-6835 www.belfry.bc.ca Click here to sign up for Ebuzz, our e-newsletter, and get special offers, ticket discounts and more. From: "Mark Dusseault" <pr@belfry.bc.ca> -~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~ 21.  STEPHEN LEWIS to speak in Nanaimo Malaspina University College Student Union presents: STEPHEN LEWIS                                                                                                                                           Speaking Engagement on HIV in Africa Former Canadian Ambassador to the UN, and Former Deputy Executive Director of UNICEF, Stephen Lewis is currently the UN Secretary-Generalâs Special Envoy for HIV/AIDS in Africa. He is also a Commissioner for the World Health Organizationâs Commission on the Social Determinants of Health, and a Senior Advisor to the Mailman School of Public Health at Columbia University in New York. There will be a question and answer period. Mr. Lewisâ book, "Race Against Time" was published in Oct. 2005 by House of Anansi Press. He will be doing a book signing in the Lobby after the event. www.stephenlewisfoundation.org Date:   Wednesday March 1, 2006 Time:  7:00pm  Festival Seating: Adults: $28.00 Students: $21.00 See events calendar at http://www.porttheatre.nisa.com/calendar/all.html   Ticket Centre:  Phone 250.754.8550 Monday to Friday: 11am to 6pm Saturdays: 12pm to 5pm From: Berni Pearce <bernipearce@shaw.ca> -~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~ 22.  Fundraiser for Friends of Mengo Hospital Victoria - Friends of Mengo Hospital (Canada) in cooperation with Spilt Milk Comedy Theater are hosting "Smiles for Smiles", an evening of comedy for all ages in order to raise funds for Mengo hospital in Kampala, Uganda. At 6:30 pm on Thursday March 2nd, 2006 join us at the Lansdowne Campus of Camosun College at the Gibson Theatre in room 216 of the Young building (underneath the clock tower).  Every tax deductible donation assists in supporting crucial medical initiatives in Sub-Saharan Africa.  To donate in exchange for laughs and smiles, contact the Macpherson Box Office by phone at 386-6121 or in person at the corner of Pandora and Government. Donations of $20 (or more) are requested for admission.  Doors will open at 6:30 for silent auction and the performance will be underway by 7:30. Mengo was the first hospital in East Africa. It has a long tradition of providing care to sick Ugandans, despite very limited resources and facilities. The ongoing AIDS pandemic in Sub-Saharan Africa has created a new challenge and responsibility.  Outside help is needed to continue existing programs and to develop new services. FOMH(C) directs Canadian support to special needs such as, the dental clinic, TB clinic, AIDS home care service, and nursing education.  For decades volunteers from Victoria have been travelling to Mengo to serve in various capacities. Spilt Milk is a theater company based in Victoria, BC, which has been performing their own unique brand of comedy for over 15 years. Some years have been funnier than others. This is one of their funniest years yet. They specialize in interactive theatre performances, corporate training and educational entertainment. Their content policy is to keep the humor above-the-waist and out-of-the-gutter. Their objective is to create a fun and engaging entertainment suitable for all ages. *       For more information about how you can support Friends of Mengo Hospital (Canada), please contact, Allan Lingwood @ (250) 588-5104 or email him at allanlingwood@hotmail.com. *       For ticket information, contact the Macpherson Box Office@ 386 6121. *       For information about Spilt Milk Comedy Theatre Productions, Driving Tips or "How to communicate with the beyond without having the charges reversed," please contact laughs@spiltmilkcomedy.com or 479-3374. From: SPILT MILK COMEDY THEATRE PRODUCTIONS <laughs@spiltmilkcomedy.com> -~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~ 23.  Muir Creek Hike The Muir Creek Protection Society is working to get the lower part of Muir Creek saved as a park. Muir Creek is a salmon stream about 15 minutes west of Sooke,  surrounded by old growth fir, cedar, maple and Sitka spruce. The lands around Muir are currently owned by Timber West logging, which has starting a new round of logging around here, and is planning to helicopter log the old growth, so there is some urgency to act on this. The next hike through the Muir Creek area is Saturday, March 4 starting at 10am. Meet at the parking lot at Muir[ mailto:kwoods@pacificcoast.net for more instructions]Hike is about 90 minutes long, with some steep sections and usually lots of mud. We are asking people to write letters asking for a park at Muir creek. The letters do not need to be long - it is numbers more than content that counts. "I would like to see a park at Muir Creek" would do it if you don't feel inspired to rave on about otters, eagles, salmon etc. The mailing addresses are; Lloyd Rushton, CRD Parks, 490 Atkins Ave., Victoria, B.C. V9B 2Z8 Ian Atherton – Supervisor, Land Acquisitions Ministry of the Environment P.O. Box 9398, Stn. Prov. Govt. Victoria, B.C. V8W 9M9 Chris Causton,CRD Parks Chairman, and John Ranns, CRD Parks vice-chairman, both at; CRD Parks Committee, 524 Yates St., Victoria, B.C., V8W 2S6 Erik Lund, CRD Director, 524 Yates ST., Victoria, B.C., V8W 2S6 And anyone else you can think of who might help! Some more info about Muir; The 2nd largest yew tree on the Big Tree Registry [a registry of the ten largest trees of each species in B.C.] is on Muir Creek, and up to ten other trees may qualify for the registry [heights have not been measured yet]. The tree for the world's tallest free-standing totem pole, in Beacon Hill Park, came from the Muir Creek area. The park would provide ocean access to a section of beach well known for its fossils. Three species of salmon use the creek [Spring, Coho and Chum]plus steelhead and trout. A flat, cleared space already exists, for potential parking and facilities. [Cathedral Grove is currently the center of controversy because of the parks board wanting to cut trees to make more parking - the parks people might be glad to know there will not be a similar problem here!] A SARA listed species of 'Special Concern" has been confirmed in this area - the Warty Jumping-Slug [That is for real!!] Membership in the Muir Creek Protection Society is $2. www.muircreekprotectionsociety.org  642-0948 mailto:muircreek@hotmail.com Thanks, Kate Woods From: "Kate Woods" <kwoods@pacificcoast.net> -~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~ 24.  Amnesty Int'l Film Festival--March 27--Parksville March 27, 2006 St. Edmund's Anglican Church Hall, Parksville sponsored by Parksville Qualicum Kairos, and Oceanside Coalition for Strong Communities All films rated "PG". Film availability subject to change. 3:00 pm    Between Midnight and the Rooster's Crow Nadja Drost / Canada, Ecuador / 2005 / 66 min Canadian oil giant EnCana is under fire for the construction of an oil pipeline that has become one of the world's most controversial mega-projects, faced with mass-opposition in Ecuador, as well as abroad. Follow the journey of a first-time Canadian filmmaker as she investigates why an oil company is mired in social and environmental controversy in the Amazon. Oil is heralded as both a saviour for a country in economic crisis and as a beacon of progress, but for the landowners who live by oil drilling operations and along the pipeline route, the promises of oil are a mere pipedream. Between Midnight and the Rooster's Crow explores the experiences of the people whose lives are being drastically altered by the race for black gold - a race fuelled by oil companies, a government desperate for foreign investment, and a rapidly-globalizing world. ?  2005 Hot Docs Best Canadian Documentary (short to mid-length) ?  2005 Hot Docs Audience Award 4:30 pm    Against My Will Ayfer Ergun / The Netherlands / 2002 / 50 min This documentary focusses on three women who have taken refuge in a relief centre in Dastak. Anita was married off at 14-years-old to a man in his seventies and after seven years of marriage decides to run off. Razia, a woman of 34, was burned by her husband some years ago. After roaming for several years she receives shelter in the relief centre. Kubra has been abused by her husband and refuses to return to him. The three women are all threatened with death for violating the family honour. Kubra's brave choice is fatal: by murdering her the family honour is repaired. According to reports by the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan and the Women's Action Forum, an estimated 1000 honour killings occur annually, and the authorities often take no action. ?   Grand Prize, International Festival of Human Rights, Geneva 6:00 pm    Thirst Alan Snitow & Deborah Kaufman / USA / 2004 / 62 min Global corporations are rapidly buying up local water supplies. Communities suddenly lose control of their most precious resource. Filmed in Bolivia, India, Japan and the USA without narration, Thirst reveals how water is the catalyst for explosive community resistance to globalization. The same battles are fought on the opposite sides of the world. Thirst is a piercing look at the conflict between public stewardship and private profit. 7:30 pm    Two Worlds Colliding Tasha Hubbard / Canada / 2004 / 49 min National Film Board of Canada Two Worlds Colliding chronicles the painful story of what came to be known as Saskatoon's infamous "freezing deaths," and the schism between a fearful, mistrustful Aboriginal community and a police force that must come to terms with a shocking secret. It's a bone-chilling -20 C in January 2000 when Aboriginal man Darrell Night finds himself dumped on the city outskirts by two police officers. He survives the elements by making it to a nearby power station where he finds shelter. Later he is stunned to hear that the frozen body of another Aboriginal man has been discovered in the same remote area. Then a few days later, the body of another man is found just a few hundred metres away. When Night comes forward with his story, he sets into motion a chain of events that includes a major RCMP investigation into several suspicious deaths, the conviction of the two constables who abandoned him, and an inquiry to determine whether police had any involvement in an old case - the 1990 freezing death of Neil Stonechild. It remains to be seen whether the gulf between the two worlds can be bridged. ?  2005 Golden Sheaf Award for Best Aboriginal Film From: "June Ross" <jross12@telus.net> -- -~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~         resistance requires great courage. -~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~ "The important thing is this:  to be able at any moment to sacrifice what we are for what we could become." 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