Lower Mainland Action Update, April 11, 2008

Lower Mainland Action Update, April 11, 2008

In this Update:
1. Next Discussion Group
2. Left Film Night
3. Rock for a Living Wage
4. Upcoming Events


1. Next Discussion Group

At the next YCL "Learn to Struggle, Struggle to Learn" Discussion Group will be starting in on Marxist Political Economy. The reading will be "Activist's Guide to Political Economy" by our own comrade Jason Mann. Copies are on order currently and should be available soon. This will likely take a couple of discussion groups to get through, so start thinking about what you want to see us move on to next!

Once again, the discussion groups are open to all members of the Young Communist League, the Communist Party and guests who are genuinely interested in learning more about Communist philosophy, theory and practice and getting involved. They are a place for open discussion and debate where your thoughts can be heard and your questions can be answered. After the discussion group, those in attendance will decide what the next month’s topic will be.

WHAT: YCL Discussion Group
WHEN: Monday, April 21 @ 7pm
WHERE: Centre for Socialist Education, 706 Clark Dr.
ORGANIZED: by Red Star Club, YCL

2. Left Film Night

HARLAN COUNTY USA

Barbara Kopple’s Academy Award–winning Harlan County USA (1976, 103 minutes) unflinchingly documents a grueling coal miners’ strike in a small Kentucky town. With unprecedented access, Kopple and her crew captured the miners’ sometimes violent struggles with strikebreakers, local police, and company thugs. Featuring a haunting soundtrack—with legendary country and bluegrass artists Hazel Dickens, Merle Travis, Sarah Gunning, and Florence Reece—the film is a heartbreaking record of the thirteen-month struggle between a community fighting to survive and a corporation dedicated to the bottom line.

Sunday, April 27, 7 pm
Centre for Socialist Education,
706 Clark Drive, Vancouver (corner of Clark & E. Georgia)

No admission charge, but donations towards our costs are welcome. Coffee and refreshments available. Left Film Nights are presented by the Centre for Socialist Education, Young Communist League, and the Vancouver East Club of the Communist Party of Canada. Call 604-255-2041 or email for further information.

3. Rock for a Living Wage

The Vancouver & District Labour Council Young Workers Committee is organizing a concert entitled "Rock for a Living Wage" to raise awareness of the $10 NOW campaign to raise the minimum wage and eliminate the training wage. They are currently in the process of setting a date and lining up the bands.

4. Upcoming Events

If you know of an event missing from this list, e-mail us and we can add it for next time.

April 12 (Saturday), 7pm, Protest Show "Save our Coast from Oil Tankers" with Resist the Right, Slingshot and Cambridge @ 524 Main St.
April 14 (Monday), "Wal Mart: The High Cost of Low Price" COPE film screening @ Scotia Dance Ctr., 677 Davie St.
April 15 (Tuesday), 6pm, VDLC Pizza Educational @ Maritime Labour Centre, 1880 Triumph St.
April 16 (Wednesday), 5:30pm, Distribute People's Voice at Longshore Union meeting @ Maritime Labour Centre, 1880 Triumph St.
April 17 (Thursday), 7:30pm, "The Take" COPE film screening @ Scotia Dance Ctr., 677 Davie St.
April 21 (Monday), 7pm, YCL Discussion Group @ Centre for Socialist Education, 706 Clark Dr.
April 22 (Tuesday) - Earth Day
April 22 (Tuesday), 7pm, VDLC Young Workers Committee Meeting @ Maritime Labour Centre, VDLC Office, 1880 Triumph St.
April 27 (Sunday), 7pm, Left Film Night "Harlan County USA" @ Centre for Socialist Education, 706 Clark Dr.