Author: Mary Bennett

Warriors Against Violence Society

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The Outreach Opportunities Fund will be collecting for a First Nations organisation, Warriors Against Violence Society (WAVS), from October until January. WAVS has been in operation since 1998 with the aim of reducing violence against women by helping men learn how to make positive changes in their lives. The program provides the opportunity for participants to share their stories and obtain support, and reclaim traditional values of equality, honour and respect for themselves and others.

WAVS provides counselling and support services, health promotion programs and culturally sensitive education and training. Groups meet twice a week at Kiwassa Neighbourhood House.
For more information please contact Joyce Fossella at 604 255 3240
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.wav-bc.com

Woven Together – Registration Form

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Signup for Woven Together here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSd5Pkib_7eZl7Pf7VmPcfA3eeVXAkieRfeQW46s4G_ghbT2fA/viewform

Woven Together Registration
The children’s Religious Exploration Team at the Unitarian Church of Vancouver is preparing to lead “Woven Together”, the Canadian Unitarian Council’s Upper Elementary 8 Session Truth, Healing and Reconciliation Reflection Guide. This guide is designed to be used for children in Grades 4-6/ages 9-12 and uses resources that provide age-appropriate Indigenous ways of knowing.
The dates of the Truth and Healing series are:
October 1, 15, and 22
November 5, 19, and 26
December 3 (at 9:30 am), and 10.
Because of the complexity of this work it is important that all participants make a commitment to attending the series as each session builds upon the previous ones. Unforeseen events arise, but we should begin together with the goal to see it all the way through. The series will be held by trained facilitators during our regular 11 am Sunday services and RE class time at the church: 949 West 49th Ave, Vancouver, BC

Jannika Nyberg

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Jannika Nyberg is a community builder with a passion for citizenship education. An experiential educator with deep roots in outdoor education and democratic pedagogy, Jannika roots her practice in inclusion. 
The heart of Jannika’s philosophy of education is, in fact, the heart of the learner. When we educate the heart, we are simultaneously enriching the relationships and communities of the learner and thereby cocreating a more caring society. Thrilled to be one of the Truth, Healing and Reconciliation Reflection Guide facilitators, Jannika was drawn to this program both personally and professionally. Her academic studies focused on de-colonizing Canadian history, reconciliation in education and treaty rights.
Personally, Jannika has worked with urban Indigenous students, loving the opportunity to facilitate space for young Indigenous leaders to discover their own agency. So the opportunity to facilitate THRRG in this wonderful community was met with immediate enthusiasm. 

Woven Together – Register Now

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Woven Together Register Now

The children’s Religious Exploration Team at the Unitarian Church of Vancouver is preparing to lead “Woven Together”, the Canadian Unitarian Council’s Upper Elementary 8 Session Truth, Healing and Reconciliation Reflection Guide. This guide is designed to be used for children in Grades 4-6/ages 9-12 and uses resources that provide age-appropriate Indigenous ways of knowing.
The dates of the Truth and Healing series are:
  • October 1, 15, and 22, November 5, 19, and 26 and December 3 (at 9:30 am), and 10.
Because of the complexity of this work it is important that all participants make a commitment to attending the series as each session builds upon the previous ones. Unforeseen events arise, but we should begin together with the goal to see it all the way through. The series will be held by trained facilitators during our regular 11 am Sunday services and RE class time at the church: 949 West 49th Ave, Vancouver, BC

All we are saying… is give dance a chance

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Come Dance with Brigitte Evering on Friday, September 15, 2017 

(click above to register – it would be very much appreciated)

I will tell you a story about Brigitte that illustrates her strong, long-standing commitment to dance.  Some time ago, she decided they needed to sell their house because there wasn’t enough room to dance there.  She and her partner, Geoffrey Honey, often hosted dances, and more frequently they danced themselves.  Sometimes they danced so they could fully integrate new dances learned at a workshop.  Sometimes they danced to figure out a new choreography they were working on.  Always they danced for the joy of it.  Often their two children joined in as well.

Geoffrey and the children didn’t want to sell the house which was close to the shores of Lake Ontario.  They loved it there.  As a family they always practised making decisions by consensus so many discussions ensued.  Finally they came up with a solution. They would remove all of their furniture from the living room, dedicating it solely to dance.

I think this story shows more about Brigitte’s dedication to dance than listing all of the workshops, dance camps, and dance events she had attended, or led over the years. She is a lovely dancer, full of fire and grace, and attuned to the needs of those present.

Come join us on September 15 to see for yourself.  In the afternoon from 3 to 5 p.m. there will be more challenging, lively dances taught.  A pot luck dinner will take place from 5 to 7 p.m., followed by an evening of dances, featuring some of the dances Brigitte has choreographed.

Email me at [email protected] if you have any questions.

Hope to see you there.

Mairy

Doug Ennenberg at the Fringe

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Our own Douglas Ennenberg, chair of the Program Coordinating Council, co-chair of the Arts Committee and Board Member has a show at the Vancouver Fringe. It’s one of three pieces in Waterborne BLUE program.

O Sandana 150M
Lead Artist: Douglas Ennenberg

150 million years later… the world stops—and out of the basic elements, sand and water, comes… life. Under the sun, Sandadians build beautiful castles, sing the National Sandthem, and glorify the Sandadian flag. Meanwhile, under the stars, Wateries plan their attack. On the natural/industrial stage of the grassy knoll on Granville Island, two cultures try to make peace. Fantastical. Apocalyptic. Puppets.

NOTE: Although the link below says False Creek Gym, it’s actually outdoors in Ron Basford Park–just east of Performance Works on Granville Island.

 

75 minutes / Coarse language

See also Diane Brown’s Advance Theatre series.

Advance Theatre : New Works by Diverse Women

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An invitation from member Diane Brown, Artistic Director of Ruby Slippers Theatre

I invite you to attend Advance Theatre : New Works by Diverse Women this fall at The Fringe.

Jumping Ship – Monday, September 11

Written by Marcia Johnson, directed by Marisa Emma Smith

The year is 1904. Scottish sailor, Jamey Dunbar, meets young entrepreneur, Audrey Williams on a beach in Jamaica. Their lives change forever. This is a love story inspired by the playwright’s great-grandparents.

Go, No, Go – Tuesday, September 12

Written by Natalie Frijia, directed by Leanna Brodie

Go, No, Go is the story of 13 barrier-breaking pilots who in 1961 petitioned NASA to become the first female astronauts. And it’s about why you don’t know their names. Welcome to the space race.

Hidden Memories – Wednesday, September 13

Written by Lillian Nakamura Maguire, directed by Donna Yamamoto

The daughter of Japanese immigrants sifts through her parents’ memorabilia, piecing together their early B.C life and forced relocation. She tries to find peace with her parents’ choices during times of racial discrimination, her own identity and what she passes on to her daughter. National Association of Japanese Canadians Endowment Fund support.

Sex, Drugs and Age: The Last Taboo – Thursday, September 14

Written by Colleen Ann Fee, directed by Tammy Bentz

Age is our last social taboo, we fight its effects. In 2010, sales of Viagra reached $2 trillion, and every 57 seconds a new case of dementia is diagnosed. Our libido may outlive our ability to grant sexual consent. Sex, Drugs and Age: The Last Taboo considers the hazards of determining consent in the context of dementia and drugs. 

Happy Place – Friday, September 15

Written by Pamela Mala Sinha, directed by Fay Nass

“Broken women determined to die helping each other live.” Happy Place takes place in an inpatient care facility for women suffering from depression. With insight, raw truth and sometimes humour, these seven women force each other to look at themselves in a way they never could “outside”- finding compassion, even love, where they least expect it.

The readings will take place at the gym in the False Creek Community Centre, 1318 Cartwright Street, at 1:30 pm sharp by donation at the door. There will be free talk-backs after the readings.

 

Join the Sept 9th march against Kinder Morgan pipeline

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Invitation from Climate Convergence Metro Vancouver

We would like to invite Vancouver Unitarians to participate in the — Kinder Morgan We Still Say No — Vancouver Rally and March Against the Kinder Morgan Pipeline.

The march is being organized by Climate Convergence Metro Vancouver to bring together broad community and indigenous opposition to the Kinder Morgan Trans Mountain Pipeline Expansion project in a single event. With Kinder Morgan planning to start construction in early September and governments having betrayed voters or waffling, we plan to come together in numbers to communicate that we are still fighting.

Since our 5000 strong Vancouver march against Kinder Morgan last November, more than 20,000 people have signed the Coast Protectors Pledge to help stop this pipeline.

We hope that this mobilization will bring together a broad and diverse range of Indigenous, Labour, Student, Faith, Community, NGO and other organizations and groups to advance our common struggle to oppose this pipeline, and to take the next steps to stop climate change and bring about a socially just and equitable transition to a green economy.

In solidarity,

Lisa Descary for Climate Convergence Metro Vancouver

604-897-7944

Unitarians will be joining in with this march.

http://bit.ly/2u0lFeE

Join us! Kinder Morgan – We Still Say No!

March for People and Planet Before Pipelines and Profit

Saturday, September 9th, 1 to 4 pm at Vancouver Art Gallery

LEAP Manifesto

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We are planning two forums focused on the LEAP Manifesto. Check back for dates when they are confirmed.