Peace Cafe Events: Winter 2012
The War Between Us
A film about the Japanese Internment Camp Experience preceded by a talk by Aya Hagashi, a 90 year old internment camp survivor. 
This feature film is brought to you in conjunction with Touchstones Nelson's exhibition Two Views: Photographs by Ansel Adams and Leonard Frank. A protrayal of internment camps in the early 1940s, on display until February 5, 2012 at Touchstones Nelson Museum.
Date: Thursday, January 12, 2012 ♦ 7 pm
Location: Mir Centre for Peace, Castlegar BC
Fee: Admission is by donation. Refreshments will be served
Co-sponsored by the School of University Arts and Sciences and Selkirk College Library
Date: Thursday, January 19, 2012 ♦ 7 pm
Hosted by: Toshio Rahman, Regional Chair for Amnesty International
Location: Mir Centre for Peace, Castlegar BC
Fee: Admission is by donation. Refreshments will be served
First Film: Blood in the Mobile (82 minutes)
Did you know your mobile phone contributes to violence in the Democratic Republic of Congo? Danish director Frank Piasecki Poulsen takes on the Congolese military and warlords to gain access to Bisie, a militia-controlled mine that produces cassiterite, a tin oxide used in cell phones. This compelling documentary reveals a mineral trade plagued with violence and human exploitation. Poulsen takes his findings back to mobile phone giant Nokia, a company that nets up to $1.6 billion in profits annually. His hope is that Nokia will stand behind its claim that “Sustainability is in everything we do.” Winner of the Cinema for Peace award in Berlin, Blood in the Mobile brings to light important issues to consider in our race for connectivity. "Recomended" - The Toronto Star.
Second Film: Cultures of Resistance (73 minutes)
Can music and dance be weapons of peace? On the eve of the Iraq war director Iara Lee embarked on a journey to better understand a world increasingly embroiled in conflict. She found graffiti and rap artists fighting government repression in Iran, monks protesting in Burma, musicians reaching out to slum kids in Brazil, women’s leaders in Rwanda, and hip-hop artists from Palestine, and more, all using art and creativity in the name of peace and justice.
Peace Café Noon hour series: Connecting with our seniors
The Mir Centre, in conjunction with the Aboriginal Gathering Place and Selkirk College Nursing Program, presents an opportunity to make connections and learn from our seniors. Through sharing food and conversation, we will build intergenerational relationships and develop awareness and respect around different perspectives, cultural backgrounds and life experiences.
Consecutive Thursdays: January 26, February 2, 9, 23, March 1, 8, 2012
Time: Noon
Location: Mir Centre for Peace, Castlegar BC
Fee: Admission is Free
For more information about the Peace Cafés, please contact Randy Janzen at 250.365.1234.
Little Town of Bethlehem
An inspiring film about the true story of three men in a land gripped by fear, hatred and division. Expected to be enemies, they instead strive together to end the cycle of violence. This film showcases the collaboration between Israeli and Palestinian peace makers.
Date: Thursday, March 1, 2012 ♦ 7:30 pm
Location: Mir Centre for Peace, Castlegar BC
Fee: Admission is by donation. Refreshments will be served
Yonatan Shapira
via Skype from Tel Aviv
A former Israeli fighter pilot, now a human rights activist, whose courageaous story is highlighted in the film Little Town of Bethlehem. Yonatan will be joined by fellow activist Gal Harmat, also from Tel Aviv.
Date: Thursday, March 8, 2012 ♦ 7:30 pm
Location: Mir Centre for Peace, Castlegar BC
Fee: Admission is by donation. Refreshements will be served
For more information, please contact Randy Janzen at 250.365.1234.
From Sierra Leone to Guinea
Life in War and a Refugee Camp
Musa was born in Kailhun, Seirra Leone. In 1991 at the start of the war, Musa was 13. After losing all his family members, he fled to Guinea. There he spent the next 15 years in a refugee camp surviving on aid from the United Nations and selling firewood and coal.
Musa will be speaking at the Mir Centre on his homeland of Sierra Leone, and sharing his experience of war and life in a refugee camp.
Date: Thursday, March 15, 2012 ♦ 7 pm
Location: Mir Centre for Peace, Castlegar BC
Fee: Admission is by donation. Refreshments will be served.
For more information, please call 250.365.1234.
Stop Paying for War!
Come learn about war tax resistance and the important work of Conscience Canada.
Guest Speaker: Alex Atamanenko, MP
Documentary film screening: "Work for Peace, Stop Paying for War"
Date: Thursday, April 19, 2012 ♦ 7 pm
Location: Mir Centre for Peace, Castlegar BC
Fee: Admission is by donation. Refreshments will be served.
This event is co-sponsored by Conscience Canada.
For more information, please call 250.365.1234.
Gender Action Project
The Gender Action Project (GAP) presents: Rumours and Just a Friend, two interactive, forum theatre scenes by youth in your community. This project, facilitated by the Nelson Women's Centre and SelfDesign High and funded by the Columbia Basin Trust, explores teen experiences of gender-based oppression through plays written and performed by youth. Forum theatre, often described as "rehearsals for life" is an interactive form of theatre that involves the entire community in conflict transformation and capacity building.
Date: Thursday, April 26, 2012 ♦ 7pm
Location: Mir Centre for Peace, Castlegar BC
Fee: Admission is by donation. Refreshments will be served.
For more information, please call 250.365.1234.
