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Submit your event to our listings. International Women's Day Events, 2007 Listings by province: Rolla: March 8, 2007 10:00pm: International Women's Day at the Rolla Pub A night of art, poetry and music by local women artists The historic Rolla Pub in Rolla, BC (20 min north of Dawson Creek) Surrey: March 3, 2007: “Creative Women” CUPE Local 402 celebration at Queen Elizabeth Secondary from 12:30 to 4 pm; see poster. Surrey: March 10, 2007: “Celebrating Women & the Spirit of the Cranes” at the Dhaliwal Banquet Hall, 203-8166 128 Street. Tickets: $57 individual $500 table of ten before March 3/07 after $75 ind. or $700 table of ten. Order your tickets today at 604.572.0373. Men are welcome. Cranes come in both sexes. Nomination Deadline for Celebrating Women & the Spirit of the Cranes 2007 is Feb. 3/07 Go to website for a nomination form or pick one up from the office. Celebrate the return of the Sandhill cranes to Burns Bog and International Womens' Day all at once.
Surrey: March 11, 2007: “Kick up Your Heels” celebration brunch. Eat, hang out and laugh. Pearl Banquet Hall, 200-13030-76th Avenue. Hosted by the Surrey-Green Timbers NDP Constituency Association. Events include a brunch, improvisation, singers, a comedienne, silent auction and a special cake/dessert auction. Tickets $50 with a $30 tax receipt. For tickets, call Janice Meehan at 604-5884-1378 or 604-833-1328. See poster and handbill. Vancouver: March 2-3, 2007: “Sisters Across Borders:
Solidarity with Migrant Workers”. BC Government and Service
Employees’ Union. Coast Plaza Hotel, 1763 Comox Street. Contact
BCGEU Conventions at 604-291-9611 or 1-800-663-1674. See
Poster. Hot Lips: A Celebration of Women: is a proud and fierce testimony of women's ideas, opinions and creative expressions and a celebration of the power and passion of women's voices. This engaging evening will showcase the diverse vibrancy of the creative female spirit through dance, music, spoken word and theatre. $30 at Centennial Theatre, 2300 Lonsdale Ave; Silent Auction: 6:00 Showtime: 7:00. Performers include: Come celebrate International Women's Day with us!!! see website. All proceeds go to the North Shore Women's Centre. To order tickets, please contact the North Shore Women’s
Centre at Vancouver: Saturday March 3, 2007: Rally & March
Unite for Women's Rights At Home and Abroad! Vancouver: Saturday March 3, 2007: IWD celebration, Trout Lake Community Centre, 3350 Victoria Drive. Everyone is welcome! Tickets at the door, $5-$20 sliding scale. for more information call 778-891-1470 Vancouver: Sunday March 4, 2007 International Women's Day: Celebrating Women's Struggles 6:30 pm, Rhizome Café, 317 E. Broadway- corner Kingsway, All welcome. MUSIC, POETRY, PERFORMANCES, AND SPEAKERS... with local female performers and speakers (TBC shortly) and special guest So Ann ("Sister Ann") Auguste from Haiti. So-Ann is a recently released political prisoner detained by US Marines in April 2004 and held in prison without charge for more than two years by the Canada-backed regime that followed the February 29, 2004 foreign invasion and coup against Haiti. For more information contact- *Andrea Pinochet: email
or 604-773-5079 Organized in conjuction with Haiti Solidarity BC and Canada Haiti Action Network So-Ann Speaking Tour. Vancouver: March 7, 2007: What are women to do? They have their own internationally recognized day This year, women are invited to leave the dishes in the sink, set aside their multi-tasking and enjoy an evening out with other women celebrating and spoken word. It will include performances by the 40-woman strong specifically written for women, the Chalice Choir of the Unitarian Church of Vancouver, and the No Shit Shirleys, eight sassy, soulful women who offer a capella versions of everything from Afro-Cuban Orisha songs to Native American Lullabies. Readings by girls and women will focus on the indomitable female spirit and the strength women find with, and for, each other. The event takes place at 7:30 pm Wednesday, March 7 in the sanctuary of the Unitarian Church of Vancouver, 949 West 49 Avenue, Vancouver. Bring your Mom, sister, daughter or friend! Admission is by donation. Funds raised will be donated to Canadian Women to Grandmothers Campaign. CONTACT: Diana Ellis, 604-733-1058. Strengthen Women’s Resistance Please join us for a march and rally on Thursday, March 8th 2007,
beginning at 5:30 pm at Chinatown Memorial Square (NE corner of
Keefer and Columbia) and ending with refreshments at the Grassroots
Women office. Build-up events to IWD include films, speakers, and
discussions on women’s resistance and challenges under imperialism Feb 8, 2007: Resisting Wars of Aggression Vancouver, March 8, 2007 BC Federation of Labour breakfast at the Hyatt [Grouse Room], 655 Burrard at 7:30am. Guest speaker is Claire Trevena, the NDP Women's critic. Tickets are $10 each. For more information, call 604-430-1421 or email Vancouver, Thursday March 8, 2007 Vancouver District and Labour Council IWD Dinner and Dance 'Sisters in Solidarity". Keynote speaker: Barb Byers, Canadian Labour Congress 6:00 pm Fraserview Hall, 8420 Fraser St. For more information, call 604-254-0703. Vancouver: March 8, 2007 LADIES ONLY-Art & Music Video Festival Live performances by : STINKMITT and MECCA NORMAL Advance tickets $8 at the Jem Gallery Vancouver: March 8, 2007 International Women’s Day 2007 Celebrate! Join us for a reception and keynote address by Dr. Nefissa Naguib. Keynote speaker: Dr. Nefissa Naguib, Associate Professor, University of Bergen, Norway. Dr. Naguib’s address is entitled “The Cinderellas of anthropology: Writing about women in the Middle East.” Date: March 8, 2007 Events: Keynote address and reception For more information, visit website Contact: CJ Rowe by email, or Tel: 604.822.2415 Vancouver: Friday March 16, 2007: A Celebration of International Women's Day. Keynote Speaker: Dr.Sarah Weddington. Counsel in the landmark Roe v. Wade case. 7:00 am - 9:00am Sheraton Wall Centre. Dr. Sarah Weddington is an internationally known attorney and spokesperson on women, leadership and public issues. She was counsel in the Roe v. Wade case, one of the most politically significant cases in U.S Supreme Court history. Dr. Weddington is believed to be the youngest person ever to win a case before the US Supreme Court. This event helps support important legal and education work in communities around BC. In particular, this event raises money for our youth anti-violence workshops, "No Means No", and the development of our new Youth in the Workplace program. Tickets Are $60 each from February 1st onwards. Table (s) of 10 available. Please also consider donating tickets to community groups, students or low-income patrons. Wheelchair accessible. ASL translation available. To order tickets contact Swathi Nirmal, Breakfast Coordinator at 604-684-8772 ext. 116 or breakfast@westcoastleaf.org. There will also be a chance to bid in our Silent Auction for many exciting items including original artwork, travel packages, jewellery and more! Banff, Events organised by YWCA Banff: March 1, 2007 - Aurora Nightclub fundraiser for YWCA violence prevention programming. $10 entry (includes snacks and beverage). March 2, 2007 - Women's Art show at Banff Library - free entry. March 5, 2007 - Reel Time fundraiser at the Lux Cinema Banff - tickets in advance from the Banff Centre. March 8, 2007 - Mentoring Luncheon at the YWCA, Banff. Entry by invite only. March 8, 2007 - Candle lighting ceremony at Body Shop, Banff. Remember women who have been affected by domestic violence. All welcome. For more information please contact YWCA, Banff 403-760-3200 or email Calgary, March 8, 2007 IWD Childcare Rally Noon - 1:00 p.m., Federal Bldg. (Harry Hays Bldg.) 220 - 4th Avenue S.E. Potluck and Celebrations 5:30 - 9:00 p.m. Carpenter's Hall 301 - 10th Street N.W. Calgary: March 8, 2007 17:30pm -19:00pm : Women Say So Spoken word - Sarah Murphy & Carole Thorpe, music - Consonant C Performance - Cardea Chorus Film - Herland Film Festival, Art & Movement - Women, Creativity & Political Voice Carpenter's Hall, 301 10St NW, Sunnyside C-Train Station , Calgary The Women's Center of Calgary: Hosted by Calgary and District Labour Council Women's Committee, Women-Creativity-and Political Voice, The Women's Centre of Calgary, Herland Film Festival. Edmonton March 8, 2007 IWD screening of Finding Dawn Special guests:
7:00 PM at the Stanley Milner Library Theatre, 7 Sir Winston Churchill Square Dawn Crey. Ramona Wilson. Daleen Kay Bosse. These are just three of the estimated 500 Aboriginal women who have gone missing or been murdered in Canada over the past thirty years. In Finding Dawn, acclaimed Métis filmmaker Christine Welsh puts a human face on this national tragedy and takes us on an epic journey into the dark heart of Native women's experience. Edmonton: March 8, 2007: The DOVE award — the initials stand for Day of Validation and Equity — was created by a resolution of AUPE’s Convention in 2001 to provide an opportunity to honour women for their work as union activists, stewards, worksite contacts and spokespeople for the union movement. The award will be presented on Thursday, March 8, 2007; more info at website. Lethbridge, March 9, 2007 YWCA is having their Women of Distinction dinner and awards presentation for IWD. Their phone number is 403-329-0088. Lethbridge, March 10, 2007 Democracy renewal forum with Womanspace and Public Interest Alberta 1-4:30pm., Galt Museum Viewing Gallery We are drawing a connection between democracy renewal and the need for more female representation in politics in Alberta and one of the 9 areas of focus is Promoting Effective Gender Equality. We are asking women who attend to wear pink to show solidarity with gender equality issues and we will also provide pink armbands. We are having a presentation on Martha’s Monthly (see our website for details on Martha’s Monthly) and there will be sample letters to the Premier which women can sign and send. Slave Lake, March 8, 2007 7:00am - 8:15am : International Women's Day Breakfast Writer In Residence Linda Goyette talks about the book she edited 'Standing Together' Northern Lakes College Cafeteria , Slave Lake Northern Haven Society: Working towards Womens' Transitional Housing in Slave Lake |
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