WHAT'S LEFT
(The following article is from the March 1-15, 2008 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

Celebrate the life of Bill Stewart - 1 pm, Sat., March 1, Centre for Socialist Education, 706 Clark Drive. For info, call BC Committee CPC, 604-254-9836.

Celebrate Women in the Struggle - Sunday, March 2, 12 noon, IWD lunch at the Cooperative Kaslo’s Community Room, 2765 Cooperative Way (Slocan and Grandview). Organized by FMLN Vancouver Women’s Bureau, 604-876-6749.

Remembering Haiti, forum with recent visitors to Haiti, marking 4th anniversary of the ousting of President Aristide - 7 pm, Tue., March 4, Spartacus Books, 319 W. Hastings, organized by Haiti Solidarity BC, 778-858-5179.

International Women’s Day Rally - 4 pm, Sat., March 8, Oppenheimer Park (Powell St. and Jackson Ave.), followed by 5:30 pm dinner and 6:30 pm IWD Forum at the Kalayaan Centre, 451 Powell, events organized by Grassroots Women and May Day Organizing Ctee.

Anti-war rally, marking 5th anniversary of US/UK war against Iraq - organized by StopWar peace coalition, gather 12 noon, Sat., March 15, Vancouver Art Gallery, for info visit http://www.stopwar.ca.

March Against Racism - 1 pm, Friday, March 21, International Day for the Elimination of Racism, meet at Clark Park on Commercial & 14th, organized by No One Is Illegal and a wide range of other groups, for info contact noii-van@resist.ca or call 778-885-0040.

$10 Minimum Wage Now! - rally Sat., Feb. 16, 1 pm, Gordon Campbell’s constituency office, 3615 W. 4th Ave. Organized by Vancouver & District Labour Council Young Workers Committee, for info call Stephen, 778-231-4635, email vs.stephen@gmail.com.

WINNIPEG, MN

Peace Alliance Winnipeg, meeting to plan March 15 protest - Tue., March 4, 7 pm, 280 Smith St.

International Women’s Day Afternoon of Solidarity - Sat., March 8, 11:30-4:30, Park Theatre and Movie Cafe, 698 Osborne St. Free admission, films and info on labour campaigns. Info MFL Women’s Committee, CLC and Winnipeg Labour Council, 947-1400.

IWD Awards Dinner - Sat., March 8, 6:00 pm, tickets $50 (some low-income solidarity tickets available), Kim Koon Garden Restaurant, 257 King St., organized by Grassroots Women, 299-4707.

May Day Committee, planning meeting - Sun., March 9, 12 Noon, 280 Smith St. Info 479-7026.

Young Communist League-UW campus club  meets 1st & 4th Wednesday each month, 5:30 pm, U of W buffeteria (4th floor top of escalators). Next meetings Feb. 27, March 5. E-mail us at ycl_manitoba@ycl-ljc.ca

YCL movie nights on U of W campus - to get on the notice list for time, room, and films, just e-mail us at yclmovienight@hotmail.com.
CALGARY, AB

Women Shaping the Future - IWD celebration and potluck dinner, 5:30-9 pm, Thursday, March 6, Carpenter’s Hall, 301-10 St. NW, hosted by Calgary Women’s Centre and Labour Council Women’s Committee.

EDMONTON, AB

Edmonton Young Communist League - meets regularly at Remedy Cafe, 8631-109 St., 5 pm on the second Friday each month. Discussion topics and suggested readings on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=3559215104.

HAMILTON, ON

Peace Film Festival, including discussions on the impact of war against women - Sat., March 8, 11 am-6 pm, hosted at Solidarity House (779 Barton St. East), with support from the Halton Peace Network, 905-529-1461.

TORONTO, ON

Norman Bethune Day celebration - 7 pm, Sat., March 1, 290 Danforth Ave, media sponsor People’s Voice. Tickets $5, door prize one-week all-inclusive trip for two to Cuba. Info: 416-469-2446.

Decline of the American Empire: what’s behind the spreading economic crisis? - with speakers C.J. Atkins and Dan Goldstick, 4 pm, Thursday, March 6, Sid Smith Room 1080, University of Toronto, info 416-964-3894.

International Women’s Day - Sat., March 8, rally 11 am at OISE Auditorium (Bloor St. W. & St. George subway), March 1 pm through downtown to Info Fair, 3-5 pm at Ryerson Univ. Student Centre (hosted by Ryerson Women’s Centre). All events free.

World Against War rally, troops out of Afghanistan and Iraq - Sat., March 15, 1 pm, location TBA, conctact Toronto Coalition to Stop the War, 416-795-5863. For Canadian listings on March 15, see http://www.acp-cpa.ca.
MONTREAL, QC

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

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