16) WHAT'S LEFT

Burnaby, BC

 

Mother’s Day Pancake Breakfast, 10-1, Sunday, May 13, at 5435 Kincaid, $12 ($8 for kids under 12). Organized by Burnaby Club, proceeds to PV Fund, 604-294-6775 for info.

 

Vancouver, BC

 

Left Film Night, Sunday, April 29, 7 pm Centre for Socialist Education, 706 Clark Dr. This month: “Class Dismissed”, critical documentary on TV portrayals of the working class. Free, call 604-255-2041 for info.

 

May Day Rally, gather 3 pm, Tue., May 1, Art Gallery, speakers & displays, march at 6 pm. Organized by Vancouver & District Labour Council and Occupy Vancouver.

Edmonton, AB

 

May Day rally, Tuesday, May 1, gather 5:30 pm Corbett Hall lawn, march down Whyte Ave. to End of Steel Park.

 

Cultural Dinner Celebration for Victor Jara Dance Group, Sat., May 19, 7 pm, Holiday Inn, 4485 Gateway Boulevard (Evergreen Ballroom), to recognize its history and contributions, donation $40, tickets from Panaderia Latina, 5716-19A Ave.,780-462-5295.

 

Winnipeg, MB

 

May Day March, Tue., May 1, 5:30 pm from City Hall. Info: Wpg Labour Council 942-0522.

 

Welcome for Yinka Dene Alliance, Freedom Train to Stop the Tar Sands. Friday, May 4, Feast (6 pm) followed by panel (8 pm) at Thunderbird House, 715 Main St. Sat, May 5, 1 pm Water ceremony and rally at Fork’s Odeena Circle. Info (204) 898-6460

 

Festival of Mandolins, Sat.,May 12, 8 pm. Ukrainian Labour Temple, $15, info AUUC, 589-4397.

 

Spring Concert, Sunday, May 13, 2 pm. Ukrainian Labour Temple, info 589-4397.

 

Woody Guthrie’s 100^th Birthday Party, Thur., May 17, West End Cultural Centre. Info Mayworks 998-4748; mayworksmedia@gmail.com.

 

Marxism Course, information or to register, contact the Communist Party, phone 586-7824 or send email to cpcmb@changetheworldmb.ca

 

Toronto, ON

 

Workers Unite, Stand Up and Fight!, celebrate May Day, the international worker’s day. Performers, speakers, children’s program, food & refreshments, free admission. Sunday, April 29, 2-6 pm, Steelworker’s Hall, 25 Cecil St. Visit “Mayday Cultural Event” on Facebook for info, or phone 416-469-2446.

 

United May Day March, Tue.,May 1, 4 pm, from Nathan Phillips Square.

 

Ottawa, ON

 

Solidarity Against Austerity, May 1, gather 11:30 at Confederation Park, march 12 noon to rally at Prime Minister’s Office, www.maydayottawa.ca

 

 

Montreal, QC

 

Palestinians And Jews United, boycott/disinvestment/sanctions picket, every Saturday, 1-3 pm, outside Israeli shoe store “NAOT”, 3941 St-Denis Street.

 

(The above article is from the May 1-15, 2012, issue of People's Voice, Canada's leading communist newspaper. Articles can be reprinted free if the source is credited. Subscription rates in Canada: $30/year, or $15 low income rate; for U.S. readers - $45 US per year; other overseas readers - $45 US or $50 CDN per year. Send to People's Voice, c/o PV Business Manager, 706 Clark Drive, Vancouver, BC, V5L 3J1.)