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VANCOUVER,
BC
Bruce -
The Musical, by Bob Sarti, the story of community organizer and city
councillor Bruce Ericksen -
through Nov. 6 at the Russian Hall, 600 Campbell Ave., tickets at
Theatre in the Raw box office (604-708-5448), or at the door but arrive
early! $15 general admission, $10 students/seniors, and $5
under/unemployed.
Memory
of the Cactus, Vancouver debut of film on Israel’s “Canada Park” -
Friday, Nov. 21, 7:30 pm, SFU Harbour Centre, 515 W. Hastings,
admission by donation, sponsored by Canada Palestine Association, http://www.cpavancouver.org.
Guest speaker: Dr. Ismail Zayid, 1948 El Nakba survivor and displaced
resident of Beit Nouba, one of the villages destroyed to create “Canada
Park.”
Left
Film Night -
Sunday, Nov. 30, 7 pm, at CSE, 706 Clark Drive, “PERSEPOLIS,” based on
the graphic novel of a young girl growing up in post-1979 Iran. For
info, call 604-255-2041.
Quinteto
Tiempo in Concert, with guests Trio Los Gomez and Son Rebelde -
Friday, Dec. 5, 7:30 pm, Peretz Centre, 6184 Ash St., fundraister for
Cuban relief and the communities of Bajo Lempa in El Salvador.
Presented by Mangle Association of BC and Vancouver & District
Labour Council Arts & Culture Ctee., tickets $30 from People’s
Co-op Books, 1391 Commercial.
Report
from Brazil - Sunday, Dec. 7, 1 pm, People’s Voice
editor Kimball Cariou reports from the Nov. 21--23 international
meeting of Communist & Workers’ Parties in Sao Paulo, call
604-255-2041 for info.
Open
House, at the Centre for Socialist Education - 706 Clark Drive,
Sunday, Dec. 7, 2:30-5 pm. Music, refreshments, door prizes, call
604-254-9836 for details.
EDMONTON, AB
Project
Ploughshares award night -
7:30 pm, Tue., Nov. 18, City Hall Heritage Room, presentation of the
2008 Salvos Prelorentzos Peace Award to the Arab/Jewish Women’s Peace
Coalition, for further information see http://www.ploughsharesedmonton.org.
SASKATOON, SK
Political
discussion & beer, all welcome to join
Saskatoon CPC
members - third Monday of every month, in the
tv room at
Amigo’s, 632-10 St. East.
TORONTO,
ON