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Victoria Student Christian
Movement: WELCOME!
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The SCM started in Victoria in September 2004. Our national movement was started in 1921. Here are some of our Victoria activities this year.
In Victoria B.C., we meet in nourishing community every week to share food, prayer and ideas. All are welcome at our table!
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past potlucks
Every week since September 2004, we have gathered in community to share food, break bread, and worship together. Here are some of our past potlucks:
FEB 24:
Dorothy Day & Catholic Anarchy
FEB 17:
Centering Prayer / Contemplative Christianity
FEB 10:
Intro to Lectio Divina Bible meditation
JAN 28/05:
Groovefest: Song of Songs theatre study
DEC 9:
Reflections on choice/abortion issues
DEC 2:
School of the Assassins (SOA) slideshow
NOV 28:
Cafe Simpatico / Solidarity in the Americas
NOV 18:
AIDS: global crisis, global action
NOV 8:
US Out of Iraq (w/ Christian Peacemaker Teams)
NOV 4:
Music of Hope & Justice (w/ John Hillian)
OCT 28:
Meeting a Christian Meditation Master
OCT 21:
Visioning our year / What is power?
OCT 14/04:
Monastic Politics (w/ Father Rolf Hasenack)
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first nations rally
Thursday, March 3 :: NOON
@ Legislature Buildings (government @ belleville)
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Local elders will knock on the door of the legislature, in full
regalia, to protest both the forceful removal of elders from the land
titles office earlier last week, and the decision the government to
transfer all relevant documents regarding local land claims to north
vancouver, deeply effecting local first nations ability to negotiate land claims.
The Songhees have asked for public support.
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anti-racism workshop
Saturday, Jan 29
Bayanihan Cultural Centre
 Glenys & David attended this workshop organized by the Filipino Canadian Youth Alliance, which discussed issues of race and its real effects.
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praxis project
Feb 5-6
Vancouver
Three SCM members participated in Praxis, a social justice exposure to the Downtown East Side Vancouver with the Mennonite Central Committee.
"The Praxis Project leads participants into greater understanding of
social
issues facing inner-city communities, new respect for those they
encounter,deeper commitment to a lifestyle of service and a fresh
insight
into the ways that God is present and active in Vancouver, B.C."
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Christian & Pro-Choice?
 Our Student Society has maintained it's pro-choice stance. Learn about SCM's position and other issues related to abortion.
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killer coke meeting
TUESDAY, Jan 18 :: 7 pm
Emma's (1124 Pembroke)
Students and activists met at Emma's house to
discuss action for the Killer Coke Campaign. The campaign is
drawing attention to the deaths of union members of a Coca-Cola
factory in Guatemala. Stickers have been made to get the word
out but a petition may be in place to remove coke machines from
public places around victoria.
More info on the Killer Coke campaign
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SCM in the news Stop the
U.S. Attack on Iraq!
 As the U.S. continues to attack
the Iraqi city of Falluja, people in Victoria and around the world are
speaking out for peace and justice--not war.
SCM marched with Students Against War and other groups on Nov 13 to call
for an end to the siege of Fallujah and the U.S.
occupation.
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school of the americas! nov 19-22
fort benning,
georgia, usa SCM Victoria sent Emma, one of our members,
far south from Nov 18-23 on a pilgrimage to the School of the Americas
(SOA), a notorious U.S. army school which has trained torturers,
assassins and dictators throughout Latin America. She joined 16,000
people at the gates in protest. On the way, she connected with
resistance communities in Toronto, Detroit, Atlanta and Fort
Benning.
Since returning, Emma has shared her stories with a number of groups in Victoria.
Read our SOA page for more info.
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The "liberation" of Iraq? Nov 8
Stewart Vriesinga, of Christian Peacemaker Teams (CPT), recently returned
from Iraq and talked about his experiences there. He exposed the
cruelties of the American occupation and strategies for resistance to
occupation.
This was a great chance to learn about CPT, a radical alternative to
violence.
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sacred ecology retreat
nov 10-12 We explored ecologically
sensitive spirituality for these times, and the emerging "cosmological
ethic" with Sr. Maureen Wild (SC) of the Centre for
Earth and Spirit. We developed tools for the Great Turning, the
transition from a suicidal Industrial Growth System to a Life Sustaining
Society.
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Make cookies, not War!
Nov 15-16
To fundraise for Emma's trip to the SOA, we baked up a
storm, and the cookies, cakes and sushi came flooding in. In two days,
our bakesale earned $200, and we raised another $350 in
donation.
Many, many thanks to everyone who helped make Emma's trip possible (and
watch for her stories on Dec 2!)
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