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G20 a month later: Reflections on confronting impacts of economic austerity
A month ago, thousands of chanting voices echoed between downtown towers in the core of Canada's largest city, with people reclaiming the streets, facing down thousands of armed police -- a dignified challenge to the closed-door G20 summit.
Brightly coloured protest flags flew in the summer winds, people confronted a billion-dollar security machine aimed at stifling dissent. Behind multilayered razor security walls, far away from street protests, technocrats crafted global policy in an armed fortress at a distance from public accountability or media scrutiny.
Dinner benefit for student homelessness documentary project
May 23 2009 - 6:30pm
Location
Collingwood Neighbourhood House
4288 Joyce St.
Vancouver, BC Canada
49° 14' 14.8488" N, 123° 1' 57.1584" W
See map: Google Maps
This summer, four Windermere students (Neelam, Peggy, Jonathan, and Chitha) will be going across Canada to film an amateur documentary on homelessness and poverty.
Join us for a semi-formal dinner benefit. It will be a night of entertaining performances, inspirational talks, a delicious three-course vegetarian meal (Indian cuisine), and a silent aunction!
Tickets are $20.00 each, email us at under9teens@hotmail.com if you're interested in coming.
