10 year anniversary
It has been ten years since riots and protests rocked the WTO meetings in Seattle in 1999. We’re going to talk about a couple movies with two different perspectives on the actions of Nov 29-Dec 2\, 1999.
Movie Night\, December 3\, KWCCSJ\, 63 Courtland\, 7-11pm
END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100909T135404Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20091209T000000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20091209T000000Z UID:http://peaceculture.org/drupal/node/415 URL;VALUE=URI:http://peaceculture.org/drupal/node/415 SUMMARY:Hanlon Creek (Guelph) Land Defenders at the KWCCSJ DESCRIPTION:What\: Community Potlach and Strategy Session
When\: Tuesday December 8\, 7pm
Where\: KW Community Centre for Social Justice\, 63 Courtland East
Why\: Because the fight to save Hanlon Creek in Guelph not only continues\, but has come to KW. Kitchener's Xterra Construction has receved the most recent contract to develope the Business Park at Hanlon Creek.
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KWCCSJ - 63 Courtland Ave. Kitchener
The Age of Stupid is the new movie from Director Franny Armstrong (McLibel) and producer John Battsek (One Day In September).
Pete Postlethwaite stars as a man living alone in the devastated future world of 2055\, looking at old footage from 2008 and asking\: why didn’t we stop climate change when we had the chance?
This film is being shown as representatives from around the world meet in Copenhagen to discuss post Kyoto action on the climate change and environmental destruction issues. A discussion will follow the movie.
ageofstupid.net
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Where\: Public Square in Uptown Waterloo
When\: Noon\, Saturday December 12
END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100909T135404Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20091217T210000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20091217T210000Z UID:http://peaceculture.org/drupal/node/416 URL;VALUE=URI:http://peaceculture.org/drupal/node/416 SUMMARY:Toronto\: Expose the Olympic Circus! Block the Olympic Torch! DESCRIPTION:- a massive street circus you don't want to miss - Come one! Come All!
Pull out your brightest (and warmest) threads! Put on your shiniest (and fastest) shoes and wheels!
- a massive street circus you don't want to miss -
WHEN\: 17 December 2009\, 4\:00pm
WHERE\: South East Corner of Yonge and Dundas
Time and location may change.
Check http\://torontotorch.blogspot.com/ frequently
WELCOME the OLYMPIC TORCH in STYLE.
The Olympic Torch is about colonial theft of indigenous land\; corporate profit grabbing\; ecological destruction\, militarization and migrant exploitation.
We say\: NO OLYMPICS ON STOLEN NATIVE LAND!
END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100909T135404Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20091219T000000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20091219T000000Z UID:http://peaceculture.org/drupal/node/411 URL;VALUE=URI:http://peaceculture.org/drupal/node/411 SUMMARY:Info Night\: 2010 Olympics DESCRIPTION:No Olympics on Stolen Native Land!
Stop the 2010 Coprorate Circus!
Homes Not Games!
INFO NIGHT
KW Community Centre for Social Justice
63 Courtland Ave E\, at Benton
7 - 9pm.
What\: Banner making\, button making\, and general crafting for the upcoming Rally on the 27th.
When\: Sunday Dec. 20th. 12 - 5 pm (drop by anytime or come for the whole thing!)
Where\: KWCCSJ\, 63 Courtland East\, Courtland at Benton.
Join AW@L at the Kitchener-Waterloo Community Centre for Social Justice (KWCCSJ) for an afternoon of crafting for the upcoming Public Mobilization against the Olympic torch on Dec. 27th. http\://www.peaceculture.org/drupal/node/414
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Where\: KW Community Centre for Social Justice\, 63 Courtland Ave E\, Kitchener
When\: 7pm\, Tuesday December 22nd
Why\: Last chance before the mass mobilization on the 27th to come to an AW@L info night on the Olympics. Come watch a quality documentary on some of the impacts of the 2010 Olympics\, and listen to the AW@L Radio hosts who have been researching and talking about the 2010 Olympics for more than two years now.
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AW@L and friends from across the region are sending an open invitation for a participatory public event to coincide with the arrival of the 2010 Olympic Torch Relay in Kitchener on Sunday\, December 27.
From allies in Guelph\:
**There will be a gathering at St George's square in Guelph at 7am**
The Guelph leg of the torch relay is expected to begin about 7\:30 a.m. on Paisley Road\, near Heath Road.
From there it will head downtown\, loop around Macdonell\, Wilson and Carden streets and then head along Wyndham Street and up Eramosa Road\, reaching the city limits about 8\:30 a.m.
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