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 What's Left

(The following article is from the September 16-30, 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.)

VICTORIA, BC

"Include Me!" -  anti-racism and anti-discrimination event, Fernwood Community Centre,  1240 Gladstone, Sunday, Sept. 23, 12-4 pm, contact CUPE BC Committee Against Racism and Discrimination, 250-882-3833.
Victoria, BC

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.

Celebrate Chile's National Day - Sat., Sept. 15, 7 pm, Peretz Centre, 6184 Ash St., with Chilean food and refreshments, music with Banda Guaramo, tickets $15, organized by Peña LatinoAmericana.

Municipal Matters: how the provincial government is cutting out community choice - Heritage Hall, 3102 Main St., Tue., Sept. 18, 7:30 pm, co-sponsored by Council of Canadians (604-688-8846) & Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives.

Stop the fare increase - rally and march Sat., Sept. 22, 1 pm, from Main Street Skytrain station, contact Bus Riders Union office, 672 E. Broadway, 604-215-2775, bru@resist.ca.

VDLC Labour Cabaret - music, poetry, drama, Friday, Sept. 28, 7:30 pm, at Rhizome Cafe, 317 E Broadway.

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

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:
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.

Protest massive zoning in Vancouver - Tue., Sept. 18, 6:30 pm, City Hall, for details: info@citywidehousingcoalition.org.

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 http://www.worldpeaceforum.ca.

EDMONTON, AB

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

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.

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

Friday, Oct. 26

    * 7 pm, VAMPIRES IN HAVANA (1985, animated), international mafia vampires try to steal a magic potion to live in broad daylight;
    * 9 pm, LIVING TO THE LIMIT (2003) documentary of AIDS patients including a theatrical re-enactment of their stories.

Sat., Oct. 27

    * 2 pm, GUANTANAMERA (1995, comedy, director Tomas Gutierrez Alea), a family has to transport a corpse in accordance with a new state plan;
    * 7 pm, EL BENNY (2006) drama on the life of musician Benny Moré;
    *  9:30 pm, INVENTOS: HIP HOP CUBANO (2003) documentary by Eli Jacobs-Fantuzzi on the pioneers of Cuban hip hop.

Sunday, Oct. 28

    * 2 pm, VIVA CUBA, two children promise eternal friendship but their families have political differences;
    * 7 pm, THE TRIAL (documentary, 2006), the story of the Cuban Five;
    *  9 pm, SISTERS’ AND BROTHERS’ KEEPER: CUBA AND SOUTHERN AFRICAN LIBERATION (2007), how Cuba responded to Angola’s call for international help.

Tickets $10, seniors/unwaged $8, no reserved seats.

HAMILTON, ON

Solidarity Picnic - presented by Hamilton FMLN, People’s Voice and Solidarity House, Sunday, Sept. 16, at Port Maitland (100 yards from the beach). All you can eat, all day for $10/person, children under 12 free, for info contact Sam Bonilla (905-304-9831) or http://www.solidarityhouse@cogeco.ca.
See ad on page 2.

MONTREAL, QC

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.

WINNIPEG, MB

Drive out the Harper Tories! - Picket and rally at MP Stephen Fletcher’s constituency office, Tues., Sept. 25, 5-6 pm, 3111 Portage Ave. (close to Grace Hospital). Information: Jacob Penner-Norman Bethune Club CPC, 586-7824.

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