Next SEA meeting! 

Tuesday Sept. 13 at 5:00 pm
at Cenote lounge, 768 Yates Street!
 

Bill Doherty's Memorial


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A Celebration of Bill’s life
will be held Saturday October 1st from 2 – 5 p.m. 
at the BC Government Employees’ Union Auditorium
2994 Douglas St Victoria.

Oct 4, 1929 – June 27, 2016

William Patrick (Bill) Doherty was born in Winnipeg and grew up in Northern Ontario. He worked in logging, prospecting and mining in numerous communities and camps across Canada, including hand mining coal in Northern BC. He became a blaster in underground mines and was active in the radical Mine Mill Union, fighting for better health, safety and wages.

Bill met Gudrun Gislason in Vancouver and they married May 1962 in Port Alberni and soon moved to Victoria where they lived until Gudrun passed away in 2014. Bill was a great father to children Sandra and Eric, with whom he shared his love of hiking and camping.

Bill started working for the City of Victoria after the copper mine at Jordan River flooded, and worked as a pipefitter in the waterworks department until retirement. He was always active in the Victoria Labour Council, and served as President of CUPE local 50 multiple times. He was always ready to lend a helping hand to friends and family, and generously shared his skills as a handyman.

Bill worked hard to make the world a better place. He was there whenever people were working together for workers’ rights, peace and disarmament, international solidarity, and social and environmental justice. He was active in the Victoria Central America Support Committee (CASC) for many years. Gudrun and Bill opened their house for many meetings, parties and guests.

Bill was pre-deceased by his wife Gudrun and brothers John (who died at age 18 in a work accident) and Edward (Auli). He leaves children Sandra (John Duder), Eric (Maryann Abbs), granddaughter Emily Duder, brother Peter (Brigitta), sister Binnie Pringle (Norman), and many nieces, nephews, in-laws and friends.

Donations and efforts to support
The Leap Manifesto would be appreciated
www.leapmanifesto.org

Join SEA and our allies in Sooke and in Victoria
as we discuss these critical issues!

Hear how forest policy can be transformed on the island,
to create a win- win scenario for forests and communities!


Sooke September 14th event page


Victoria September 26th.event page
(7:00 pm Victoria Event Centre, 1415 Broad St.)

It's time for another round of rants!
Join us for this unique ongoing gathering of activists!

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Come on out to this month's installment of the Retail Action Network's
Working Class Wednseday
where we will head out on our first MALL CRAWL ACTION!
Everyone is welcome (a free event for anyone that is making a wage less than $15/hour)

The Retail Action Network is a group of retail workers and labour activists fighting for workplace justice, increased wages, and improved conditions in retail, service and hospitality.

Come out and meet others who are interested in workplace justice and enjoy a night of delicious food, conversations, organizing, drink specials and some spine tingling entertainment
which changes month-to-month based on community response.

For more details about this Wednesday's event:

Time to Speak Up 
Against Kinder Morgan

http://kindermorgan.realhearings.org/

This October in Metchosin!
An extraordinary art exhibit
in support of the ancient forests 

For more info on what's going on here in Victoria,

visit our Calendar of Events 

Updated with lots of local free art and music events!
 

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