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delicious food for sale throughout the day. Admission to the Bazaar is free.
The 22nd World Community Film Festival is ready to roll on Friday and Saturday, February 1st & 2nd
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with some of the finest documentaries from around the world. Over 30 films cover topics including: food security, environmental issues, social justice and human rights, labour issues, arts and music. These films are guaranteed to entertain, inform, and inspire our audience.
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Saturday morning, the Social Justice Bazaar, in the Upper Florence Filberg Centre, opens at 9:30 am with community groups selling fair trade goods and providing info about many of the issues featured in the films. The Bazaar is also where you'll find
This runs Saturday 1 pm to 2:40 pm in our 5th venue, the Lower Sid Theatre (Fountain area). These short films are appropriate for those 6 – 12 years old but will be enjoyed by all. Free for children 12 and under (accompanied by an adult with a pass). Plan your viewing by checking out the film trailers and schedule on our website
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All the venues run simultaneously from 10 - 6 pm on Saturday. The venues are the Sid Williams Theatre, Lower Native Sons Hall, Florence Filberg Centre (Rotary Room & Seniors' Lounge). One of the biggest challenges is deciding which of the great films to see. Seating is “first come, first served”.
The Friday night feature is Big Boys Gone Bananas! chronicling the “David and Goliath” fight between the Dole corporation and the independent filmmaker who dared to challenge Dole's practice of harming workers in Nicaragua by using banned pesticides on banana plantations. This is a gripping film about worker safety, freedom of speech, fair trade, and documentary film-making. Nomination: Grand Jury Award at Sundance. Opening night often sells out, so get tickets early to avoid disappointment.
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Tickets The program starts at 8 pm Saturday in the Sid with Velcrow Ripper's feature film Occupy Love. The film takes us around the world from the Arab Spring movement to the climate justice movement to look at just what “another world� could look like. The film features some of the key visionaries on alternative systems of economics, sustainability, and empathy. Velcrow will join us via Skype for a Q&A session after the film. Best Canadian Feature, Planet in Focus Festival
Many Awardwinning films Just a few of the many award-winners include: Crime After Crime The unforgettable story of a battered woman, wrongly incarcerated for 27 years and the fight to gain her freedom – Audience Awards, San Francisco Int'l Film Festival and Atlanta Jewish Festival
Dirty Energy The story of those affected by the BP oil disaster in the Gulf of Mexico. Social Justice Award, Santa Barbara Film Festival We Still Live Here Cultural revival and language reclamation by the Wampanoag people. Inspiration Award, Full Frame; Moving Mountains Prize, Telluride Mountain Films Heart of Sky, Heart of Earth Mayans reveal their determination to resist the destruction of their culture and environment. Best International Feature, Planet in Focus Film Festival
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Call Sid Williams Theatre Box Office 250-338-2430 or order online www.sidwilliamstheatre.com (Note: $2 ticket processing fee will be added to ticket price.)
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Opening Night - $14 low income - $8 (limited # available) Saturday Pass (includes evening) - $22 low income - $12 (limited # available)
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During February, North Island College and Comox Valley Global Awareness Network are pleased to offer students and the public a month of engaging events focused on International Development. Rights and Wrongs: The Resilience of the World’s Indigenous People Jan 12 to Mar 2 at the Comox Valley Art Gallery
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Share the Love: Fair Trade and Social Enterprise offer Valentine Gift Opportunities Feb 6, from 11 am to 1:30 pm, in Tyee Building, Comox Valley campus
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The Conversations: Investment and Human Rights Feb 6, 7 pm to 9 pm, Room 121 Puntledge Hall, Comox Valley campus Global Learning Initiative Film Night Feb 14, 7 pm to 9 pm, Stan Hagen Theatre, Comox Valley campus
For more information on these and other events, visit www.nic.bc.ca/comoxvalley
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