More Stuff!

1. Tuesday Oct. 17 - 6:30 pm
Global Day of Solidarity with Bolivia
Public Forum and Film
Room 1400, SFU Harbour Centre,

2. Saturday Oct. 21 - 8:00 pm
Welcome Potluck for Lydia Robles, Women's Secretary, Federation of Factory Workers Cochabamba, Bolivia
65 West Cordova. Lore Kril Co-op

3. Sunday Oct. 22 - 7:00 pm
Information Session & Discussion with Lydia Robles
733 Beatty St. - YWCA Hotel

More information:

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1. Global Day of Solidarity with Bolivia:
forum and film screening

Segal Room (1400) at Harbour Centre,
Simon Fraser University (downtown)
515 West Hastings Street
Vancouver, British Columbia

Tuesday, October 17 at 6:30pm

Organized by Bolivia Campaign BC

This public forum supports the Bolivian campaign to bring
former President Gonzalo "Goni" Sanchez de Lozada to
trial for his role in the 2003 massacre of civilians in the
city of El Alto during the "gas war". Lozada currently lives
in exile in the US.

The forum will show the documentary film "Fusil Metralla,
El Pueblo No Se Calla", a Bolivian production featuring
faces and images from the 2003 social unrest that lead
to the resignation of President "Goni" Lozada.

It will also feature testimony by Patricio Quispe via a
video recorded in Bolivia. Quispe is the President of the
Association of Victims of the 2003 massacre ordered
by Goni.

As well, there will be a live interview with the president
of the Committee to Promote the Trial Against Goni
live from Bolivia via telephone.

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2. Saturday Oct. 21 - 8:00 pm
Welcome Potluck for Lydia Robles, Women's Secretary, Federation of Factory Workers Cochabamba, Bolivia
65 West Cordova. Lore Kril Co-op

Come join us to welcome Lydia Robles. Lydia worked in the Coronilla pasta factory in Cochabamba, Bolivia, where together with other workers she organized the Federation of Factory Workers. In the Federation she participates in the "School of the People May First" teaching courses on political-union mobilisation. Lydia's union was the principal organization behind the events knows as the "Water War" in Cochabamba (April 2,000), where a popular uprising prevented the privatization of the city's water supply and forced the giant transnational corporation Bechtel out of Bolivia.

Please bring tasty dishes and warm solidarity! Donations to cover the expense of Lydia's trip will be gladly accepted.

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3. Sunday Oct. 22 - 7:00 pm
Information Session & Discussion with Lydia Robles
733 Beatty St. - YWCA Hotel

Come hear Lydia Robles, Women's Secretary, Federation of Factory Workers, and political-popular educator from Bolivia, share her experiences of working within the labour and social movements in Bolivia. Following Lydia's presentation there will be time for questions and discussion with her.


For further information, contact:
boliviasolidarity@gmail.com
boliviacampaign@yahoo.ca
604-715-4097

All events organized by:
Bolivia Campaign BC



EMBODIED NON-VIOLENCE

December 3, 9, 16, 2006 - 9:30 -4:00

Suite 210 - 207 West Hastings ( Dominion Building)

Embodied Non-Violence is both an approach to restoring self-worth and
vitality after experiences of violence and a way to live out of non-violence
in situations of conflict. This three day workshop will explore different
levels and ways of embodying non-violence. Drawing on ecofeminist spiritual
principles we will use embodiment practice, dance, movement, popular
theatre, and ritual to explore ways of incorporating body awareness and
non-verbal practices in non-violent conflict. Objectives of the workshop
are to learn:

o Embodiment practice (awareness of body sensations and circulation of
energy)

o How violence and trauma affect the body and the benefits of
non-verbal approaches in countering the effects of violence

o Embodied non-violence as spiritual practice

o The politics of non-violence

o How to embody non-violence collectively in creative, fun and
powerful ways incorporating theatre and dance

o Using ritual and ceremony as non-violent practice

o Non-violent conflict across cultural differences


The workshop takes place for one day on three consecutive weekends in order
to allow participants to practice embodiment during the week and thus be
able to better absorb the teachings of the next sessions. Cost for the three
days (Sunday December 3, Saturday December 9 and 16th) is $75 to $150, or
$25 to $50 per day, sliding scale based on income. No one will be turned
away. Pre-register by November 17th at 604-215-8295 or at
interfaith.summerinstitute@shaw.ca.

Denise Nadeau works as a theologian, movement therapist and popular educator. She has a certificate in Body-Mind Psychotherapy, EMDR, and has training in Somatic Education, Anna Halpern's Life-Art Method, Popular Theatre and Playback Theatre. Much of her recent work has focused on combining expressive art therapies and spiritual practices in the repair of sexist, racist, heterosexist and colonial violence. She was cofounder of the Vancouver Non-Violence Direct Action Training Collective and has developed and taught Embodied Non-Violence in Vancouver, Toronto and Montreal. She is a member of the Justice, Peace and Social Movements Interreligious Collective.