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NWDLC Current News & Upcoming Events
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NEWS: USW sets up Trust Fund for Babine Lake Sawmill injured workers and their families - donate today. Click here for details.
NEWS: BC NDP candidate Joe Trasolini attends January 2012 Council meeting and invites delegates to support his campaign in Port Moody by-election. Read more here.
EVENT: “Reaching for the Heights” Burnaby North NDP Gala Dinner to help elect Janet Routledge as MLA, featuring Guest Speaker Adrian Dix, BC NDP Leader. Featuring Silent Auction & Live Auction.
Date & Time: Friday, February 10, 2012, Doors at 6:00 pm, Dinner at 7:00 pm.
Location: Operating Engineers Hall, 4333 Ledger Avenue, Burnaby, BC
Tickets: $85 - contact hollympage@gmail.com or call 604-354-4763.
EVENT: “Their Spirits Live within Us” 21st Annual Women's Memorial March. This is an opportunity to come together to grieve the loss of our beloved sisters in the Downown Eastside and to dedicate ourselves to justice. This event is organized and led by women because women, especially Indigenous oomen, face physical, mental, emotional and spiritual violence on a daily basis.
Date & Time: Tuesday, February 14, 2012; gather at noon, march begins at 1:00 pm.
Location: Carnegie Theatre, 401 Main Street (corner of Hastings and Main), Vancouver.
For more information, click here.
EVENT: BC Federation of Labour and SHARE’s “2012 BC Pension Forum”, Friday, March 2nd, 2012. Early bird rates until January 31st, 2012. To register, contact Bernelle Yan, Communications and Events Coordinator at byan@share.ca or call 604.695.2028.
EVENT: Vancouver District Labour Council International Women's Day Dinner featuring Keynote Speaker Judy Rebick. Ms. Rebick is a highly respected feminist, political commentator, author and social activist. She is the founder of Rabble.ca and is a former president of the National Action Committee on the Status of Women (NAC).
Date & Time: Friday, March 2, 2012; Doors 5:30 pm, Buffet Dinner 6:30 pm
Location: Fraserview Hall, 8240 Fraser Street, Vancouver.
Tickets: Regular $45 / Low waged or unwaged $35 (tables seat 8). For tickets or more information please contact the VDLC at 604-254-0703 or office@vdlc.ca.
EVENT: Surrey’s 18th Annual International Women’s Day 2012 “Healthy Women Healthy Planet”. Women are invited to celebrate International Womens’ Day with an afternoon of fun, entertainment, snacks, refreshments and door prizes. Children welcome.
Date & Time: Saturday, March 3, 2012, from 12:30 to 4:00 pm
Location: Queen Elizabeth Secondary, 9457 King George Highway, Surrey
For more information, please contact Sandra at 604-597-4358 or Shannon at 604-588-8008.
EVENT: Kick Up Your Heels – Diva Affair. Come celebrate International Women’s Day with friends – new and old – and help us support the important work done by both Sue Hammell, MLA for Surrey-Green Timbers and Mable Elmore, MLA for Vancouver Kensington.
Date: Sunday, March 4, 2012
Location: Crystal at York Banquet Hall, #210 – 12880 80th Avenue, Surrey
To purchase tickets by phone, call: Surrey-Green Timbers: Brett 604-839-1506; Yvette 604-970-1340 or Suzanne 604-761-9326.
Vancouver-Kensington: Bootz 778-709-4744 or Kristen 778-837-0278.
EVENT: West Coast LEAF presents the 2012 Equality Breakfast
Date & Time: Tuesday, March 13, 2012, from 7:00 am – 9:30 am
Location: Fairmont Hotel Vancouver, 900 West Georgia Street, Vancouver
Tickets: Early bird prices until January 31st $75 per person, after January 31st, $85 per person. Buy tickets on-line: www.westcoastleaf.org
EVENT: Vancouver & District Labour Council presents the 19th Annual Fundraiser for Queen Alexandra Elementary in Vancouver featuring Keynote Speaker Dr. Elaine Bernard.
Date & Time: Friday, March 23, 2012 at 6:00 pm
Location: Maritime Labour Centre, 1880 Triumph Street, Vancouver
Contact Rachel @ VDLC at 604-254-0703 or email office@vdlc.ca
EVENT: Latin America Solidarity School: A Summer Education Adventure in Havana Cuba
Date: Saturday, June 30 to Sunday, July 8, 2012
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PAST EVENT: Canadian Federation of Students National Day of Action - events taking place at campuses across Canada.
Date: Wednesday, February 1, 2012
Click here for locations and details.
Click here for Canadian Federation of Students - BC.
PAST EVENT: GreenJobs BC: Forum on Retrofits and Buildings - Taking Action on Emissions and Building Green Jobs
Date & Time: Friday, February 10, 2012, from 9:00 am to 4:30 pm
Location: Coast Plaza Hotel, Vancouver. Click here for more info.