(The following article is from the October 1-15, 2007 issue of People's Voice, Canada's leading communist newspaper. Articles can be reprinted free if the source is credited. Subscription rates in Canada: $25/year, or $12 low income rate; for U.S. readers - $25 US per year; other overseas readers - $25 US or $35 CDN per year. Send to: People's Voice, c/o PV Business Manager, 133 Herkimer St. Unit 502, Hamilton, ON, L8P 2H3.)

VANCOUVER, BC

StopWar.ca -  coalition meetings on 2nd & 4th Wednesdays, 5;30 pm, Maritime Labour Centre, 1880 Triumph St., see http://www.stopwar.ca for updates.

People's Co-op Bookstore AGM - 7:30 pm, Friday, Sept. 28, 1391 Commercial Drive, call  604-253-6442.

View from a  Grain of Sand - documentary on the plight of women in the occupation of  Afghanistan, plus discussion moderated by Sunera Thobani, Monday, Oct. 1, 7:30 pm at SFU Harbour Centre, 515 W. Hastings St.

Housing Protest - Sunday, Oct. 14, gather 2 pm at Victory Square, organized by Anti-Poverty  Committee.

Drive out the Harper Tories - picket 5 pm, Tuesday, Oct. 16, at MP David Emerson’s office,  2148 Kingsway. Call 604-254-9836 for details.

90 Years of Revolution - social & cultural program to mark the October Revolution, 6 pm, Sat., Nov. 3, Russian Hall, 600 Campbell Ave. For info call BC Communist Party, 604-254-9836.

Left Film Night - 7 pm, Sunday, Sept. 30, “Incident at Oglala,” documentary on Leonard Peltier, at Centre for Socialist Education, 706 Clark Drive, with speaker on the John  Graham case, call 604-255-2041 for info.

Commemorate the 40th Anniversary of Che Guevara's Death: Political/cultural event - Fri., Oct. 5, 7 pm, ANZA Club, 3 West 8th Ave. (Ontario St.), sliding scale $5-20. 

Conference on the Importance of Che's Ideas in Contemporary Latin America - Sat., Oct. 6, SFU Harbour Centre, 515 W. Hastings. Organized by Coordinadora Cafe Rebelde.

Salud! - documentary on Cuba’s internationalist doctors (see review on page 10), screenings sponsored by Canada-Cuba Friendship Assoc., Wed., Oct. 10, 7 pm at Granville 7 Theatre, and Fri., Oct. 12, 1:15 pm at Vancity Theatre. For ticket info, visit http://viff.org/.

Anti-War Rally - Sat., Oct. 27, with speaker Malalai Joya, Afghan woman MP, gather 12  noon at Waterfront Station for 1 pm march to Art Gallery. For details, see stopwar.ca.

Peace Without Borders - Sat., Sept. 29, cross-border strategy sessions on building the movement (10 am -1 pm), concert with David Rovics and others (2-5 pm), at Peace Arch Park, organized by World Peace Forum Society, BC Labour Against War, Canadian Students Federation, StopWar.ca, Whatcom Peace & Justice Centre, Community to Community Development, see www.worldpeaceforum.ca.

EDMONTON, AB


TORONTO, ON

Rally for a People's Agenda - 7 pm, Sat., Sept. 29, GCDO Hall, 290 Danforth. Meet the  Communist candidates, live music, bar and food. For info call 416-469-2446 or see  http://www.votecommunist.ca.

Tribute to Benny Moré - Cuban music with Pedrito Calvo and Juno award-winner Hilario  Duran, Sunday, Sept. 30, 8:30 pm, at Lula Lounge, 1585 Dundas West. Tickets $30, or  $69 for dinner reservation & guaranteed seating. Doors open 7 pm, call 416-588-0307.

Vote Out Poverty - rally for social justice presented by Make Poverty History and the Ontario Coalition for Social Justice, Monday, Oct. 1, 7:30 pm, at Massey Hall, for ticket info call 416-872-4255.

Cuban Film Festival - celebrate CCFA Toronto’s 30th anniversary at the Brunswick Theatre, 296 Brunswick Ave. (at Bloor West), Oct. 26-28.
Films include:

"October-Che" - evening to honour the 90th Anniversary of the October Revolution and the  40th Anniversary of the death of Che, Sun., Oct. 7, dinner 5 pm, Centre Lajeunesse (7378 de la rue Lajeunesse), organised by Communist Party of Québec (section of the Communist  Party of Canada), and the YCL-LJC, 514-737-7817.

Vigil against occupation of Palestine - every Friday, noon to 1 pm, at Israeli Consulate,  corner of Peel and Rene Levesque. For info: Palestinians And Jews United, 961-3928.