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Elimination of Racial Discrimination

Mar 20 2023

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Where: Burnaby
Date: March 20, 2023
When: 9:00 AM – 3:00 PM PDT

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Join BIPT for the panel discussions, Theater of the Oppressed, networking opportunities, and breakout room sessions.

Register here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/elimination-of-racial-discrimination-tickets-534021010217

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Is there more to #kelp than meets the eye? Daphne Austin from @OceanWise will present online through @nvdpl to examine how kelp can be used as a sustainable resource and how it might be the next big climate solution.

April 4 | 7:00 - 8:00pm | Online: http://ow.ly/ripJ50Ns9gp

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Do you self-sabotage? Learn strategies to set yourself free from self-sabotage + learn to break barriers to achieving your personal goals.

April 1 | 10:00am – 12:00pm | @CoqLibrary Poirier Branch | http://ow.ly/tklt50Ns9xK

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You may have heard about websites sharing your information with other organizations or tracking your online activity, but what does that mean? Join @PoMoLibrary to learn how to make your online life safer and more private. http://ow.ly/PrtO50Ns9tG

March 28 | 11:00 - 12:00 pm

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Access @NWPLibrary's online resources for free! All you need is your library card and your PIN (last 4 digits of your phone number). If you need help, email them at askus@nwpl.ca. #NewWestminster: https://www.nwpl.ca/discover-online-tools/resources-alphabetical/

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Join the @WestVanLibrary for their Friday Night Concert: The Slocan Ramblers

Friday, March 31 |7:30 pm | Main Hall

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We have listed information to help newcomers settle into their communities on our website. Need to find programs for youth? Want help finding employment?Want to find services delivered in French?This, and so much more information can be found right here: newtobc.ca/settlement-information-for-newcomers/immigrant-and-refugee-programs-and-services/ ... See MoreSee Less

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Posted @withregram • @nelson.public.library The Nelson Public Library is heading to the Slocan Valley TODAY (Monday March 27th) for a storytime, book checkouts, returns, and registrations!Find us at the Pharatree Learning Centre in Winlaw for Storytime at 11am, and then Mobile Library from 11:30 to 12:30Our second stop is Passmore Lodge from 1:30 to 2:30.See you there! ... See MoreSee Less

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Please join us to learn more about this amazing opportunity for newcomers to the North Shore!Are you a new immigrant who loves libraries and is looking for volunteer work? Become a Library Champion!The North Shore public libraries invite you to an online info session on March 29 at 12:30 p.m. Register and learn more at buff.ly/41S1TTy NewToBC ... See MoreSee Less

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The Training Group at Douglas College is hiring for various positions! View all job postings here: ow.ly/fJMR50IxHf2 Douglas College - Training Group ... See MoreSee Less

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So many great books to choose from. Available at your Vancouver Public Library, and many other libraries throughout BC!❓ Do your spending habits have a mind of their own?❓ Does worrying about where to invest your money stop you from doing it?❓ Do you find yourself stressed when tax season rolls around?Take control of your household's finances with this collection of how-to books that are worth investing your time in!Find the full list here 👉 vpl.bibliocommons.com/list/share/80402800_vpl_booksjustforyou11/2273635775_vpl_-_plays_on_the_loc...vpl.bibliocommons.com/list/share/1574508819/1751298679 ... See MoreSee Less

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Have you experienced wildfires, earthquakes or flo Have you experienced wildfires, earthquakes or floods?

@redcrosscanada wants to hear about your experience. This month, the Canadian Red Cross and Partners for Action are conducting nine virtual focus groups across Canada as part of a research study. Emergency preparedness is not a one-size-fits-all approach. That’s why we want our emergency preparedness messages to reach a wider, more diverse population of Canadians.

Interested in learning more?

Visit: https://uwaterloo.ca/inclusive-resilience/

All participants will receive a $50 grocery card and a free, two-person emergency kit for donating two hours to the study.

This study has been reviewed and received ethics clearance through a University of Waterloo Research Ethics Board.

@uofwaterloo #redcross #emergency #richmondbc #richmond604
Learn how to make a personalized stamp with 3D pri Learn how to make a personalized stamp with 3D printers at the Coquitlam Public Library's 'Fun with 3D Printing' event. 

Attendees are welcome to join the Innovation Hub Open House (3D Printing Orientation) on Apr 1 after the session ( 2 - 4 pm) to see the 3D Printers in action! (Optional)

For more information, please contact Shirley at schan@coqlibrary.ca or go online: 
https://coquitlam.libnet.info/event/6194768

Friday, April 1 | 12:30 - 1:30pm | City Centre Library | Vaccine Passports required

#3dprinter #learntoprint3d #coquitlam #coquitlampubliclibrary #funatthelibrary #coquitlambc
Practise your English at home! Join @westvanlibrar Practise your English at home! Join @westvanlibrary's  English language facilitators and other language learners for a conversation using Zoom.

Register to join Friday, April 1, 8, 22, and 29. They will send you an invitation prior to the Zoom meeting. https://westvanlibrary.ca/event/english-conversation-online-virtual-48/2022-04-01/

#eal #esl #englishlanguagelearner #englishlanguagelearning #westvancouver #westvan #newtobc
You can meet the #Whistler Community Services Soci You can meet the #Whistler Community Services Society (@whistlercommunityservices) provides outreach at the Whistler Public Library (@whistlerlibrary) four days a week! 

Outreach Workers provide no-cost, confidential support for those experiencing challenges with mental health, financial insecurity, advocacy, physical health and injury, housing, food insecurity, substance use, employment, family/friend relationships, parenting support or violence/conflict in relationships.

Tuesdays through Fridays | 12 to 5 pm | Drop-in or by appointment | https://www.whistlerlibrary.ca/event/wcss-outreach-at-the-library/

#whistlerbc #employment #foodsecurity #parentingsupport #relationship #substanceuse #housing #financialsecurity #outreach
Welcome to the #Persian Book Club at the @northvan Welcome to the #Persian Book Club at the @northvancitylibrary! 

This meeting is in Persian and this month's book is "Kafehye panahandeh-ha" by Nahid Keshavarz. 

Tuesday March 29 | 6:00 – 8:00 pm| Online: https://tinyurl.com/56wyhedb

روز سه شنبه، ۲۹ مارچ از ساعت۶ تا ۸بعد از ظهر به باشگاه مجازی کتابخوانی فارسی ما از طریق زوم بپیوندید تا کتاب "کافه پناهنده ها" از ناهید کشاورز را مورد بررسی قرار دهیم.

ورود برای عموم آزاد و رایگان است و ثبت نام تا قبل از ساعت۵ بعد از ظهر ۲۹ مارچ الزامی  است.

لینک جلسه و دستورالعمل یک ساعت قبل از جلسه برای افرادی که ثبت نام کرده اند ایمیل می شود.
برای شرکت درجلسه به یک رایانه با میکروفون (یا هدفون) و وب کم احتیاج دارید. یا تلفن هوشمند / رایانه لوحی و از اپلیکیشن زوم استفاده خواهیم کرد.
اگر امکان دسترسی به کتاب را ندارید، می توانید این خلاصه کتاب را آنلاین خوانده وبرای اطلاعات بیشتر به دوستانی که آن را خوانده اند بپیوندید. 

این جلسه به زبان فارسی برگزرا می شود. برای اطلاعات بیشتر به صفحه باشگاه کتابخوانی فارسی مراجعه کنید یا با شیده طالبان تماس بگیرید. staleban@cnv.org 

#persianbookclub #northvancouver #northvancitylibrary #persianwriters #persianbooks #librariesrock
You can access the Mango Languages app, FREE, with You can access the Mango Languages app, FREE, with your @nvdpl library card! 

Over 70 self-paced language learning courses and dialects. Learners are introduced to vocabulary, cultural insights, grammar and more. The courses are delivered by native speakers. They include critical-thinking and memory-building exercises. Once you have logged in, create a profile to track your learning, or proceed in 'guest' mode.

#mangolanguages #learnenglish #ell #eal #esl #northvancouver #northvan #nvdpl 

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Join the @whistlerwelcomecentre in their monthly M Join the @whistlerwelcomecentre in their monthly Multicultural Community Kitchen. 

This month, Junko will share a special Japanese dish that she makes for her family: Ginger Pork and Spinach Gomaae.

Wednesday, March 23rd |6:00 -7:00 pm | Online (Zoom + Facebook Live)

Registration: https://forms.gle/s2NcZSoajDPvLPvU8 | lizet.martinez@wmsociety.ca 

#whistlerbc #whistlermulticulturalnetwork #whistlerwelcomecentre #japanesefood #japanesecooking #newtobc #multiculturalcommunity
Posted @withregram • @surreyync We are inviting Posted @withregram • @surreyync We are inviting you to "Zero Racism, Zero Oppression", a youth-centred conversation on anti-racism, happening on Wednesday March 16 from 11am-1pm!

This event is in collaboration w/ @SurreyLIP @tricitieslip, Burnaby Intercultural Planning Table, and North Shore Immigrant Inclusion Partnership

REGISTER NOW and get a chance to win a $25 gift card! 

Learn more at shorturl.at/bisJ3 or click the link in our bio!

#metrovancouver #vancouver #surrey #youth #event #zeroracism
Posted @withregram • @bcadvsmart Getting by with Posted @withregram • @bcadvsmart Getting by with a little help from a friend! 

An enthusiast can be NEW to an activity but still be aware. 

A novice enthusiast can be aware of;
✔️ their lack of skills & abilities 
✔️ gear required (because they researched it) 
✔️ responsibility to learn new skills 
✔️ seeking out reliable information
✔️ knowing their limits 
✔️ the importance of listening to, watching, asking questions and getting help from the more experienced in the group to learn from 
✔️ not being overly confident but willing to learn and apply what’s key to success 

DYK someone who is NEW to the outdoors?
Tag them here to HELP THEM learn more! 

📸: @aratson 
Mentor 👉🏽 @tabsrathbone aka past @bcadvsmart outdoor educator 👍🏽

Image description: an individual extends a hand to help another person across a crevasse (a crack like gap in an icy glacier)

#tripplantuesday #mountainmentor #learnfromothers #helping #aware #mentorship #girls #women #alpine #hiking #mountaineering #hand #crampons #iceaxe #backpack #teaching #abilities #skills #responsibility #seek #guidance #glacier #backcountry #coastsalish #bcadventuresmart
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