this weekend i am going to participate in “slutwalk vancouver”. while i do not feel the need to reclaim this oppressive word- i DO feel the need to stand up against victim blaming, victim shaming, violence against women, and the entrenched attitudinal problems that exist within the (un)justice system in canada.
this piece in “the f word” explains how i feel….
and this video summarizes my feelings exactly.
On March 20th, join us in a march to mark the International Day for the Elimination of Racism and show our communities’ collective strength in challenging racism.
Sunday, March 20th, 2011 at 2pm. Location: Waterfront Skytrain Station, Downtown Vancouver, Coast Salish Territories
*** Download multilingual Colour poster, Colour flyer, Black and white poster, Black and white flyer, Spanish-only poster ***
March 21, the International Day for the Elimination of Racism, marks the anniversary of the 1960 Sharpeville Massacre in South Africa when police opened fire on hundreds of South Africans protesting against Apartheid’s passbook laws, killing 67 and wounding 186.
For centuries, communities have led countless courageous struggles against racism and the many ways in which it manifests itself in our daily lives. From historic injustices – such as Japanese internment camps, residential schools, and the Chinese Exclusion Act – to the current mass imprisonment and impoverishment of Indigenous communities, racialized peoples, and refugees under the guise of the War on Terror; Canadian corporate development on Indigenous lands from the tarsands in Alberta to mining operations in Guatemala; the expansion of exploitative migrant worker programs; the tragedy of missing and murdered Indigenous women, and military occupations from Afghanistan to Haiti – racism is an ugly truth about Canada.
Join us on March 20th to confront racism while celebrating the dignity, strength, and resilience of our communities.
- End individual and institutional racism, racial violence, and racial profiling!
- Stop the theft of Indigenous lands and defend Indigenous communities!
- End all racist wars and occupations!
- Freedom from police violence, imprisonments, and deportations!
- Living wages, healthcare, education, and housing for all!
To endorse the march or for more information email noii-van@resist.ca or call 604.715.6990
www.nooneisillegal.org
Looking for something to do tomorrow evening to celebrate International Women’s Day? Come out to Amnesty International Vancouver and Oxfam Vancouver’s screening of “A Powerful Noise” at Langara!
Doors will open at 6:30 pm, with the program getting under way at 7 pm. Room 122A. Admission is by donation; no one will be turned away.
hiya internets!
as you can probably tell, i’ve been pretty busy since arriving home in vancouver. among other things, i’ve had the honour to volunteer on the Vancouver International Women’s Day Parade & Festival Outreach committee! the parade is this saturday, march 5th and i hope to see a lot of people out there!!
PARADE OF THE CENTURY
Join the fun – Come in Costume
Saturday, March 5th, 2011
Gather 12:30 pm at McSpadden Park
PARADE
Time: 1:00 – 2:00 p.m.
Route: North on Commercial Drive
East on Adanac to Salsbury Park, 1898 Adanac St.
FESTIVAL
Time: 2:00pm-4:30 p.m.
Location: WISE HALL
1882 Adanac Street, Vancouver
Info: Community Information
Booths, Raffles, Prizes
Music and local entertainers, Kids ZOne
Food Vendors will be onsite
At long last, I have finally had the time to export, compress and upload the film that Emily, Jeremy and I did for ANTH478- Ethnographic Film. Making this film has been an incredibly challenging learning experience from pre-production all the way through production and it did not end at post-production!! Who knew that something as simple as getting your film on YouTube could be soooo difficult?? Needless to say I have learned a lot, thanks to the amazing people in my life (from professors to little brothers)!
Without further ado, here’s the film!!
Synopsis: In February 2010, the world converged on Vancouver, BC to experience the Winter Olympic Games. As aspiring film-makers we witnessed a different type of convergence; a celebration of human rights, social justice, community and political diversity. Activists from all walks of life and special interest groups (indigenous rights activists, environmentalists, anti-capitalists, housing activists and more) came together to voice their opposition to the 2010 games. What was it about 2010 that unified all these groups? Our film explores why three activists oppose the Olympic Games and show how they came together to resist the corporate circus. This is another school project of mine, this time a collaboration with two other students, Emilie Gladstone and Jeremy Withers, for Anthropology 478 (Ethnographic Film).