Cinema Politica qathet

YouTube video by The Librarians Film THE LIBRARIANS | Official Trailer

The film follows librarians across the US as they become unlikely front-line defenders of democracy, facing harassment, threats, & criminalization for protecting access to diverse stories.

Screening of "The Librarians" tonight, followed by a panel discussion, at the Patricia Theatre.

7pm at The Patricia Theatre in tiskwat.

Childcare (for ages 3+) provided.

#qathet #powellriver

Image of a film being projected on the sail of a boat at dusk.

Our August screening was done in Finn Bay, Lund/Klah ah men in #qathet. Appropriate for the documentary Hold Fast, by Moxie Marlinspike

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Part of our "we don't just sit around and watch depressing documentaries" effort. #qathet

A new reason to hang out under the Patricia Theatre marquee. #qathet

Coming up August 13th!

Cool things happening in qathet.

New colours to brighten your day!
#qathet

Celebrate the freedom and courage of people being their true selves.

Happy #pride everyone ❤️✊

We get to see first hand how creeping fascism has taken over the U.S.

We are not immune.

How do we prevent it from happening here?

Organizing in every community is the answer. Learning, planning and building. #qathet

We have to build our collective empathy muscle and fight back against hate.

Everybody's talking about Jamie, Thursday June 19th 7pm at the Patricia Theatre 🏳️‍🌈

Hey #qathet! Tomorrow night, we're partnering with @qathetpride.bsky.social to show a non-documentary (also called a movie). ENJOY!

We're one🎂!

And Craig got interviewed ❤️✊

What happened to local news? The slow corporate takeover of journalism in Powell River

"What happened to local news?"

Great article detailing the shrinking media landscape in qathet:
www.bchistoryboy.ca/p/what-happe...

#qathet #news #journalism #socialism #capitalism #realestate #labour

Who's Funding Aaron Gunn? Conservative candidate for North Island—Powell River

"For the past eight years, his only job has been making YouTube videos about Canadian politics. He’s made over two hundred of them. But who’s funding them?"

The answer is: billionaires, right-wing extremists and real estate developers. 😬😬😬

www.bchistoryboy.ca/p/whos-fundi...

‘Unsavoury Denialism’: First Nations Leaders Want Conservative Candidate Dropped | The Tyee Aaron Gunn challenged over residential school comments and support for private health care.

First Nations leaders are calling on the Conservatives to drop Aaron Gunn as their candidate for North Island-Powell River because of his past comments on residential schools.

#bcpoli

First Nations leaders in B.C. call for Conservatives to drop candidate Aaron Gunn | CBC News Social media comments made by North Island-Powell River Conservative candidate Aaron Gunn have resurfaced, sparking outrage from First Nations leaders.

Grand Chief Phillip called the posts "absolutely reprehensible and repugnant and completely devoid of any sense of compassion for Indigenous Peoples who suffered enormously through the residential school experience." www.cbc.ca/news/indigen...

Pierre Poilievre Claims He’s Never Heard of ‘Diagolon’. He’s Not Telling the Truth. Here are the Receipts. Poilievre claims he’s never heard of Diagolon, a far-right extremist group he previously reported to police for threatening his wife

Pierre Poilievre Claims He’s Never Heard of ‘Diagolon’. He’s Not Telling the Truth. Here are the Receipts.
Poilievre claims he’s never heard of Diagolon, a far-right extremist group he previously reported to police for threatening his wife. #cdnpoli pressprogress.ca/pierre-poili...

Tonight! At the Patricia Theatre, with guest speakers.

Meal Train Plus for qCEH - community meal train The only emergency shelter in qathet is now closed, (as of March 26th 2025). Not only does this mean folks are without a place indoors to be, sleep, and take shelter from the elements, it means the m...

The shelter has closed and with it, access to safer place to sleep, two meals a day, laundry, services, and more. Share, care, donate, + sign up to make a meal via the Meal Train: www.mealtrain.com/trains/zz02gr. In need of a meal: 7030 Alberni St at 6pm daily. qathethomelessnesscoalition@gmail.com

Hey there qathet! For Trans day of visibility Cinema Politics qathet, @qathetpride.bsky.social and the library are putting on the film "I am they".

Especially important for allies! Please share with folks in the region.

#transdayofvisibility #qathetpridesociety @cpqathet.bsky.social

Tla’amin Nation and Domtar Celebrate Historic Land Agreement

It’s incredibly heartwarming to see #LandBack in action here where I live. Tla’amin Nation reacquires tiskwat, their ancestral village site.
This is #qathet
www.tlaaminnation.com/tlaamin-nati...

This is screening tonight!

For more information and to get tickets:

www.qathetfilm.ca/soundtrack-t...

YouTube video by Madman Films Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat - Official Trailer

Trailer:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=_gK0...

Here's who shows up in the film (PART III):

Nikita Khrushchev, Soviet Chairman (1958–1964)
In Koli Jean Bofane, novelist
Malcolm X, human rights activist
Conor Cruise O'Brien, Irish diplomat/writer
Allen Dulles, Director of the CIA (1953 - 1961)
John F. Dulles, US Secretary of State (1953 - 1959)

Here's who shows up in the film (PART III):

Patrice Lumumba, Congolese Prime Minister
Eddy Wally, Belgian musician
Willis Connover, Voice of America radio broadcaster
René Magritte, Belgian painter
Andrée Blouin, Pan-Africanist
Dag Hammarskjöld, UN Secretary-General

Here's who shows up in the film (PART II):

Eric Dolphy, jazz musician
Charles Mingus, jazz musician
Ornette Coleman, jazz musician
Le Grand Kallé, African Rumba musician
Rock-a-Mambo, African Rumba Orchestra
Dr. Nico, African Rumba musician
Marie Daulne "Zap Mama", Belgian-Congolese musician

Here's who shows up in the film:

Louis Armstrong, jazz musician
Dizzy Gillespie, jazz musician
Abbey Lincoln, jazz musician
Max Roach, jazz musician
Nina Simone, jazz musician
Miriam Makeba, jazz musician
John Coltrane, jazz musician
Duke Ellington, jazz musician
Melba Liston, jazz musician