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WELCOME to the Community House Collective's past events page.

PAST GOINGS-ON: 2002-3 | 2003-4: spirituality | social justice | simple living | welcoming SPIRITUALITY radical liturgies 03-04 activist prayer services to change our world! these worships emerged out of the revolutionary "liberation theology" tradition of christianity, and people of all faiths (or none) are welcome. we honour our spiritualities in the context of today's political struggles (optional: bring a poem, song, prayer, reading or anything to contribute to the service! the passion of matthew shepard a queer-positive prayer service 10 oct/03 Micah House and United Church Campus Ministry hosted this commemoration of the 1998 death of Matthew Shepard, a young gay man crucified in the U.S. for his sexuality. It is time for Christians and allies to work for a queer-positive and loving future. sessions in spirituality april/04 David shared insights from his pilgrimage with other Community House members to the gates of the School of the Americas in Georgia. Meeting radical people of faith and resistance communities throughout Canada and the U.S., the presentation explored the meaning of community, faith and justice in a violent world. ash wednesday vigil 25 feb/04 as part of victoria's 24-hour 'day of prayer & action' against welfare cuts, the community house hosted a prayer vigil on the steps of the legislature buildings downtown. we led song and burned ministry of human resources documents. click [here] to see what we think of them. we gathered with many of our circle of mentors for prayer. david also spent the night on the streets as a step towards understanding poverty in victoria. SOCIAL JUSTICE ministry of human resources 18 feb/04 They treat me like cattle I am not cattle i am a human being [ more ] refugee house workshop 13 march/04 david, jen and hailey led a workshop on a proposed refugee house, based on our experience working with refugees and refugee rights issues. the ball is now rolling for setting up a refugee transition house in Victoria! If you want to help out in any way, e-mail us. [ more ] the long road to justice 3 march/04 Community House members journeyed deep into the U.S. to proclaim witness at the gates of a notorious army training school. After our potluck, David shared his slides and stories. The slideshow was also presented for St Aidan's United Church and UVic's Sessions in Spirituality school of assassins nov/03 Natalie, David and past house members journeyed to Georgia USA to shut down to the infamous School of the Americas, a US army training school responsible for torture, assassinations and Latin American coups. With the Toronto Catholic Worker, we joined thousands of others at the gates. [ soa watch ] first steps to understanding 24 march/04 David spent a night on the streets of Victoria with 24 clergy and laypeople as a step towards understanding homelessness in the city.

SIMPLE LIVING working forest scavenger hunt 16 jan/04 house members helped organize this with the wilderness committee. learn about the anti-forest protection law. buy nothing day critical mass 28 nov/03 a buy nothing day bike ride downtown, followed by a kicking art auction and music at recyclistas coop [ more ] halloween critical mass 31 oct/03 Nearly 80 people turned out for the Hallowe'en Critical Mass. Costumes were abundant and lively, including invasive vine species, a viking, a notice board, and slutty Biblical characters. Echo House teamed up with ReCYCListas Bike Coop for the return of Victoria's Critical Mass Bike Ride, which allows bikers to enjoy their streets in a large clump, making them less vulnerable to non-bike traffic [ more ] echo's power-free weekend early oct/03 Echo House spent half-a-week without electricity or hot water (except for our stove and fridge). On Friday we had a house sleepover, and cut the breakers and hot water heater for the weekend--striving to challenge ourselves environmentally, to bond by candlelight, and for the sheer joy of washing dishes in total darkness. WELCOMING community potlucks weekly/bi-weekly one thing constant over the last two years has been our regular potlucks for the wider community. we welcomed people into our houses with (or without) food. mentors evening april/04 to close our year, we invited our Circle of Mentors for dinner and some time for reflection over the Community House project. Our mentors include radical elders who have inspired us, as well as past house alumni. Like a Quaker clearness committee, the mentors' role has been to ask questions helping us to reflect and evaluate. garden(ing) gathering saturday feb 28 we got our hands dirty and connected with the earth, while we dug garden beds, found a chicken for our duck family, and spent a day outside for community-building, earth loving garden creation. three-to-three welcome party 31 jan/04 a big welcome to our new members. feasting, music and duck tours throughout the day. great house shuffle 14 jan 04 in january, the collective shrunk to two houses, consolidating members into echo house and the newly renamed micah house (formerly thurlow house). the old micah house in esquimalt was sold, but luckily we held onto a great prophetic name!