@revolvecowichan.bsky.social
grassroots social justice collective, building resilience against fascism, capitalism and the climate crisis. focussing on political education & class solidarity for 2025. Get involved: revolvecowichan@gmail.com 📍Quwutsun land www.revolvecowichan.com
This month we will be reading On Tyranny by Timothy Snyder as well as watching a documentary titled How Fascism Serves Capitalism featuring a lecture from Michael Parenti. www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mn_R...
If you don’t have time to take in the material please come anyway for the discussion!
Thank you to all who attended.
We will see you all in January! More details to come.
We had a great meeting for our final book club of the year.
Last night, community members discussed adrienne maree brown's Emergent Strategy and the non-consensual growth of AI technologies.
It's always inspiring to see community come together and learn together 🖤
Join us for our final book club meeting of the year!
Monday at 6:30 pm at Island Bagel & Bannock
Join us on the 1st, DJs, drag, and dancing galore!
Tickets:
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When? Saturday, November 1 · 7 - 11pm PDT.
Where? The Hub at Cowichan Station.
Get your tickets now & invite friends! www.eventbrite.ca/e/queer-all-...
Put on your costumes and join us for a macabre night of drag and dance 🕷️
Local drag stars Billie Boy Toy-Ton and Sheila V Toff start off the night followed by Vancouver groovers, DJ Krista Mac and DJ Bella Sie, with some good vibes on the dance floor.
GET UR TIX:
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📍 cowichan! #DrawTheLine
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🧵 THREAD: Draw The Line - National Day of Action happening RIGHT NOW across Canada ✊
Today, communities from coast to coast are standing united for people, for peace, and for the planet. Here's what's happening on the ground...
#DrawTheLine @350canada.bsky.social
📍Toronto
Rallies have kicked off in Ottawa, Toronto, Victoria, and around the country! Let's match the energy Cowichan!
See you at 4 pm at Duncan City Square!
(photo from Spencer Colby in Ottawa)
#DrawTheLine @350canada.bsky.social
Join us this Saturday from 4-6 at Duncan City Square!
#DrawTheLine
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Freedom from War is collaborating with Revolve and other organizing groups to bring Draw the Line to Cowichan
Stand with us on Sept 20
Join us at Duncan City Square on Sept 20 at 4 pm. Tell all your friends!
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On Sep 20, we’re drawing the line.
From rallies to strikes, marches to gatherings, communities will mobilize across the country and demand that Mark Carney and the Canadian government pick a side: injustice, violence, and climate destruction— or a just and safe future for all of us.
#Drawtheline
Important: Our monthly gathering tomorrow is cancelled.
But we encourage everyone to head to Ladysmith for their Pride celebrations! 🌈
More info: ladysmithpridesociety.com
And the month before, we read and discussed Assata Shakur's autobiography. We discussed the Black Power Movement in the United States and the corruption and violence used by the state and police as a tactic of oppression. We also drew connections and similarities to so-called Canada.
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Last month, we all watched a panel discussion by Indigenous Climate Action: The Rise of Fascism & the Indigenous Peoples Response.
Our circle discussed the points raised in this panel to draw lessons about our collective struggle against colonialism & fascism.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=7FtV...
This is a thematic book club that focuses on theme-based conversations. If you are unable to read, listen or view the selection, you can still join the group and take part in the discussions.
Questions? Send us an email: revolvecowichan@gmail.com
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Our next book club meeting is June 9, 6:30 - 8:30 at Island Bagel & Bannock!
Our summer selection is Doppelgänger by Naomi Klein
Please read part 1 & join us for discussions around the rise of alt-right conspiracists, disinformation campaigns and the increased polarization of our communities.
Our monthly gathering is tomorrow from 3 pm - 5 pm at Centennial Park!
We hope to see you there :)
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Cowichan: the Intercultural Society hosting a vigil for the victims of the Lapu-Lapu festival.
📅 Dates: Friday, May 2nd
🕒 Time: 6 PM – 9 PM
📍 Location: Duncan City Square
📩 For more information, email: demy@cis-iwc.org
📞 Or call: (250) 748-3112
We had many tough and important discussions at tonight's book club. Thank you to everyone who joined us to talk about Assata Shakur, systemic oppression, capitalism, feminism and community organizing.
We will update soon with our next book club meeting and the chosen topics.
Reminder: tomorrow April 7 is our second book club.
We will be continuing with our discussion of Assata Shakur's autobiography and the Black Panthers. Please join the conversation and help us choose our next book to read.
Hope to see you there!
Thank you to all who joined us at our first monthly gathering in the park. It was rainy but we had some great discussions and even met some new faces.
We've got exciting things planned for the upcoming weeks so stay tuned.
Wanna be on our newsletter list? Send an email to revolvecowichan@gmail.com
Reminder!
We are meeting at Centennial Park this morning at 10 am for our first monthly gathering of the year. It is a very rainy morning, so please dress appropriately and bring an umbrella!
Note that at an all-candidates meeting in Maple Bay, a question from the audience asked if candidates would support a transphobic bylaw that would ban trans women from using women's washrooms.
Only two candidates said they would NOT support such a bylaw: Johanna Kemmler & Joanna Lord.
If you live in North Cowichan and if you choose to vote in elections, @thediscourse.ca just published questionnaires from each candidate for the municipal by-election on April 12.
Learn more about the candidates here: thediscourse.ca/cowichan-val...
Our monthly gatherings will start up again on April 6 :)
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Reminder of our upcoming divest from tech workshop on March 30!
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Our next book club circle is April 7th, 6:30 - 8:30 pm at Island Bagel & Bannock!
We will be finishing our discussion of Assata and then choosing a new book. Please come join us as we break down systems of oppression and how we can build a better world.
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