ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING AUG. 9, 2015

Victoria Multifaith Society Annual General Meeting

The Annual General meeting which took place at the Ismaili Jamtkhana Centre was adjourned to:

August 9, 2015
Place: First Unitarian Church of Victoria, 5575 West Saanich Road, Victoria BC, opposite the Red Barn.
Time: 2 -4pm.

We now have a full list of nominees for the seats which are becoming vacant on the Board except for the First Nations position, if anyone has a suggestion for that position please contact us at: victoriamultifaith@gmail.com

If any change takes place in the location of the event, notification will be given.

We are looking forward to seeing you at this event.

Three Tours Bring Victoria’s Jewish History to Life

Thursdays @ 1 pm in June, July and August, 2015:
Tour Congregation Emanu-el Synagogue
$10 Adults; free for children under 12

Thursdays @ 2-3:30 pm in June, July and August, 2015:
Tour Jewish Victoria @ a leisurely pace
$15 for Adults; $13 for Students/Seniors
$2.00 discount for taking both tours

For these tours meet at Congregation Emanu-El Synagogue, 1461 Blanshard Street, Victoria

Sunday @ 2 p.m. on June 28, 2015:
Tour B.C.’s oldest surviving cemetery
Led by local historian, John Adams
$5; $2 for Old Cemeteries Society Members

Meet at the cemetery gates at the corner of Fernwood Rd and Cedar Hill for the cemetery tour. Please bring a ceepah or hat (required for men and boys, optional for women and girls).

For information or to book a private tour please contact:
Synagogue tours: stories@maggidah.com
Walking tours: www.discoverthepast.com
Cemetery tours: oldcem@pacificcoast.net 

 

Victoria Multifaith Society Annual General Meeting

Dear Members and Friends,

Victoria Multifaith Society will be holding the Annual General Meeting this year on
SUNDAY, JULY 5TH. from 2 – 4PM
at the ISMAILI JAMATKHANA social hall – 1250 Esquimalt Rd.

The keynote speaker will be Karima Ramji, Manager, International Programs UVic Co-op and Career.

Karima Ramji will probably speaking about the recent opening of the Global Centre for Pluralism in Ottawa and it’s objectives to promote tolerance and acceptance of diversity in ethnicity, religion and culture as a strength to build upon. She will also highlight recent speeches given at the opening by the Aga Khan and Justice McLachlin.

We hope that many of you will be able come to this event.

Shan-e-Punjab

Shan-e-Punjab
Dance, Performing Arts & Heritage School

University of Victoria
Sunday May 10, 2015 at 3:00pm

Year end youth talent cultural showcase celebrating
22 years and Visakhi

Tickets: www.uvic.ca/auditorium or 250-721-8480
Information: shan.e.punjab1993@gmail.com
or telephone at 250-686-3825

Adults $13    Seniors $10    Students $8

See link below for poster:
May 10, 2015 Pride of Shan~e~Punjab Youth Cultural Showcase

The Group as a Creative Community

Dear Friends, Colleagues and Others,

We are inviting you to attend a three-day workshop: The Group as a Creative Community. The workshop will be directed by internationally recognized Artist and Gestalt Counselor, Gianni Capitani. This will be Gianni’s second time in Canada and we are extremely fortunate to have the chance to be part of an event directed by him.

For many of us, the rigours and demands of daily life leave us feeling tired and rigid, our creativity ignored. Gianni has more than 20 years of experience helping people awaken this creativity within and find a new appreciation of life and love by guiding them to a spiritual connection through art and movement. This workshop is a unique opportunity to experience how we can:

  • give form to words and ideas through movement, repose, sound and silence
  • find new ways to use colour, writing and space
  • embody our spirituality through creativity and nature
  • rediscover our sacred spontaneity

“As a therapist and counsellor, I highly recommend this course for anyone in the healing/helping professions. In my own case, Gianni’s workshop was pivotal to my growth into Gestalt and counselling. Playfully creative, the workshop opened my eyes and heart in ways I had not expected,” – Gabriela Garcia Yanez.

“When I was a kid I always liked to draw and paint, but I had pretty much left that behind in my childhood. After my first workshop with Gianni, I reconnected with my creativity and was able to see it in a new way, as this reconnection awakened in me a spirituality that had also been dormant. The work with Gianni was both fun and transformative.” – Tom Hunsberger

Gianni Capitani was born in Rome in 1949. He has fine arts degrees from the Liceo Artistico de Roma and the Accademia di Belle Arti, also in Rome. He received a diploma in Gestalt Counseling from the Gestalt Institute of Florence, Italy. In 1993, Gianni founded the Fenix Centre for the Development of Human Potential. He is a member of the Italian Counseling Association and has taught in the School of Art Therapy at the University of Rome as well as in other universities in Italy, Spain and Mexico. He has conducted workshops throughout Italy, Spain and Mexico. Since 1990 Gianni has collaborated with the SAT program, directed by Dr. Claudio Naranjo.

From 1978 to the present, Gianni Capitani has had numerous exhibitions of his artistic work in Italy, Spain and Mexico.

The workshop will be held in May 1st to 3rd of this year.  Prices given below include the workshop facilitation with supplies, accommodation and meals.

Registration $300,  Students and Teachers and Members of the VMFS and CNS $200.

Friday May 1, 5-9 pm
Saturday May 2, 10 am-8 pm
Sunday May 3, 1-7 pm 

Cost: $ 300
VMFS & CNSHT Members $ 200

Venue: Church of Truth
111 Superior Street in James Bay
Info: 250 883 8840   Gabriela G. Yanez

www.SATCanada.org
For any questions, please sent me an email and I will gladly respond it:
Gabriela@DewachenHealingCentre.com

RAINDANCE FESTIVAL

The Claudio Naranjo Society for Human Transformation
&
The Victoria Multi Faith Society
&
The Indo-Canadian Cultural Association
present:

Raindance Festival

An amazing evening filled with music, classical and
regional folk dances, Bhangra dance, Bollywood
performances, Latin dance and many more
contemporary talents.

For Donations, Sponsorship, Enquiries and Tickets,
email: info@SATCanada.org
Call: Dr. Ashok Agarwal: 250 384 1521
Tom Hunsberger: 778 977 0504 * Gabriela 250 883 8840

Friday April 24th, 2015 from 7 – 10 PM
Tickets: $15, (children below 5 are free)
Venue: Mary Winspear Centre
2243 Beacon Ave, Sidney

“The Klez”

You are invited to hear “The Klez” Sunday, February 22 at 7:30 pm, Jewish Community Centre, 3636 Shelbourne Street, Victoria.  Admission is by donation; $10 suggested amount.  Desserts will be served.  For more information contact info@vshj.ca

Enjoy a medley of toe tapping, wildly rhythmical Klezmer music, lovely Sephardic ballads and traditional Hebrew, Yiddish and Ladino folk songs.

Thank you,

Frances Aknai, Publicity for  “The Klez”

Preview attachment The Klez Concert Feb. 22 – Poster.jpg

Defend Our Climate: March for an Oil-Free Coast

On May 10th people are stepping up across the country to participate in the “Defend Our Climate, Defend our Communities” National Day of Action for a better future.

The purpose of this event is to show that Canadians want a healthy climate and healthy communities and that the path to get there is by investing in clean energy and capping the expansion of dirty energy such as tar sands. If enough people step up to defend our climate and our communities, we can make a difference.

National Day of Action – Victoria, BC May 10th

Defend Our Climate, Defend Our Communities: March for an Oil-Free Future

12:30 p.m. Music at Beacon Hill Park Bandshell
1:45 p.m. March begins at Beacon Hill Bandshell, ends at Legislature Building
2:30 p.m. Rally at BC Legislature
3:30 p.m. Discussions at James Bay Community School Centre (140 Oswego) (with food!)

Organized by the Sierra Club and the Wilderness Committee

More information:
www.defendourclimate.ca
www.facebook.com/events/301544789999960

Annual General Meeting, May 10/14

Victoria Multifaith Society

Dear Members,

This is to notify you of our Annual General Meeting for 2014:

Date: May 10th 2014                Time: 2 pm – 4 pm

Place: 1433 Faircliff Lane (Off Fairfield Ave., near the Ross Bay Cemetery)
The meeting will take place in the “Main Room” on the 2nd., floor
If you are late call 250-883-8840 to gain entrance.

The following Board Members are seeking re-election:

Ashok Agarwal, Hindu.
Kunzang Chösdron, Buddhist.
Alan Dawson, Unitarian.
Charlene George, First Nations Spirituality.
Logan McMenamie, Christian.
Jagir Virk, Sikh.
Neal Wasser, Jewish.
Sharon Welsh, Baha’i

The keynote address will be given by:

The Very Reverend. Dr. Logan McMenamie. 13th Bishop of the Diocese of British Columbia, Anglican Church of Canada.

MOTTAINAI: HONOURING LIFE

Dear friends, 


You are invited to a presentation and discussion on “Mottainai: Honouring Life”, to take place on Saturday, February 22nd, at the Cook St. Village Activity Centre, 380 Cook St

The talk is sponsored by the Bahá’í Community of Victoria, one of a series of presentations to highlight the essential oneness of humanity. Issues are presented in the context of Bahá’í thought on the subject, followed by discussion and refreshments.

Wastefulness is one of the banes of modern life, the opposite of honouring the sacred in all forms of existence. It’s summed up in the Japanese expression “Mottainai” or “Waste nothing”, which refers to much more than just material waste.

Dr. Mary-Wynne Ashford, MD, Ph.D, is a physician and educator in Victoria. She was a professor at UVic from 1995 to 2000. Her award winning book, Enough Blood Shed: 101 Solutions to Violence, Terror and War, has been translated into Japanese and Korean. She’s done TEDX talks in both Vancouver and Victoria.

Doors open at 6:30 p.m. and the talk will begin at 7:00 p.m. Your participation and questions will be welcome.

Feel free to pass this invitation along to all those who may be interested in the topic, and please join us for an evening of thought-provoking ideas, discussion & friendship.