This will be a short meeting including the election of our board. New board members would be welcomed. Guest speakers Shams Alabhai and Tim Young from the Immigrant Welcome Centre will share a brief presentation about the work they do to assist new immigrants. To...
Ed Carswell
Film Series: Walk On: The Horse Healer – Online Oct. 8-11.
The natural qualities of horses can be beneficial for people with physical or psychological limitations. World Community’s film series continues online over the Thanksgiving weekend with the beautiful new film Walk On: The Horse Healer (52 min) by Denman Island...
Film Screening: One of Ours
Black and Indigenous identity issues are the focus of the powerfully intimate documentary, One of Ours (88 min) being co-presented by World Community and the Immigrant Welcome Centre. The film won a Special Jury Prize at Hot Docs and will be available online at any...
Film Screening – Los Hermanos: The Brothers
Take a musical trip to Cuba with World Community’s next film series offering, Los Hermanos: The Brothers available online anytime from September 10 – 12. CLICK HERE for film trailer & link to purchase tickets ($10/ individual, $16/ household, $8/ limited income....
World Community is seeking expressions of interest for a Part-Time Fair Trade Sales Contractor position.
World Community is seeking expressions of interest for a Part-Time Fair Trade Sales Contractor position. The successful applicant will be the key organizer for our Fair Trade social enterprise. Duties include: • distribution of coffee and other goods to retailers and...
Film Screening: Mavis – Tues. Feb 23, 7pm at NIC
Mavis! is the first feature documentary on gospel/soul music legend and civil rights icon Mavis Staples and her family group, The Staple Singers. From the freedom songs of the ’60s and hits like “I’ll Take You There" in the ’70s, to funked-up collaborations with...
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Film Screening: Arctic Defenders – January 19th, 7pm – NIC
Award-winning film, Arctic Defenders, takes us on a journey to Canada's “true north” in World Community's first film screening of 2016 on Tuesday, January 19 at 7 pm at the Stan Hagen Theatre at North Island College. Set in the dramatic and alluring landscape of the...
Past Events: Film Screening : Fractured Land
Wednesday, Nov. 4th - 7:00 pm at North Island College Theatre, Courtenay Come see the award-winning documentary film Fractured Land - the coming-of-age story of young Aboriginal lawyer Caleb Behn and his struggle to reconcile the fractures within himself and the...
Film Screening: The Wanted 18
Tuesday, October 27th 7:00 pm at the NIC Theatre, Courtenay Through a clever mix of animation and interviews, The Wanted 18 recreates an astonishing true story: the Israeli army’s pursuit of 18 cows, whose independent milk production on a Palestinian collective farm...
Film Screening: Tues, Sept 29, 7pm – NIC
World Community kicks off its fall film series at the North Island College theatre in Courtenay with the award-winning documentary... 'Til the Cows Come Home'. The cast of colourful characters includes irate farmers, passionate nuns, and endearing ex-cons. When the...
We’re Open Every Thurdsay – 10am – 12pm
We are located in TinTown at 2440 Rosewall Crescent, Courtenay (click here for a map).
FREE film screening: Highway of Tears - Tuesday, July 21 - 7 pm (76 min.) Stan Hagen Theatre, North Island College, Courtenay As part of the Walking With Our Sisters events commemorating missing and murdered Aboriginal women, World Community is honoured to present...
AGM & Film Screening: 24 Hour Drum
In our 25th year, World Community is holding our Annual General Meeting on Thursday, June 25 at 7pm at Creekside Commons, Courtenay. Everyone is welcome. Refreshments will be served. FMI: 250 337-5412 We're excited to present the premiere screening of Ed Carswell's...
Open Sesame; The Story of Seeds
Tuesday, March 31st 7:00pm – NIC Theatre Admission by donation. Seeds are essential to life, providing the basis for everything from fabric to food to fuels. Approximately 90 percent of the fruit and vegetable varieties that existed 100 years ago no longer exist...
Film Screening: Becoming Bulletfproof & Bulletproof Jackson
By popular demand....... World Community is re-screening the opening night feature from the recent Film Festival. Becoming Bulletproof (82 min.) tells the story of a group of people with an array of mental and physical challenges who come together each year to...
Just Desserts: Film Screening & Guest Speakers
Tues, Feb 17th 7:00 pm North Island College Theatre, Courtenay. (Admission is by donation) “Just Desserts” is an evening of film and discussion about the impact our local investment decisions have around the world. Defensora (40 min.), is a film about indigenous...