News and Events
Marker of Change: The Story of the Women’s Monument
On December 6, 1989, 14 young women at Montréal’s Ecole Polytechnique were systematically murdered solely because they were female. A group of Vancouver feminists set out to create Canada’s first national monument to name and remember the 14 women.
Marker of Change: The Story of the Women’s Monument documents a seven-year struggle to create “something loving, something permanent” for all women murdered by men. Violence against women continues to increase with Indigenous women and girls being the most vulnerable.
The screening will be followed by a discussion with director Moira Simpson, the film’s producers, and members of the Women’s Monument Committee.
Everyone is welcome and admission is free, with donations to the Comox Valley Transition Society gratefully accepted. The film is presented by World Community, the Comox Valley Transition Society, the Comox Valley Art Gallery, and the Women’s Monument Committee.
On Dec. 6, the transition society will host a vigil on the plaza of the Comox Valley Art Gallery from noon to 1 p.m.
Film Screening: River City Drumbeat. Dec 26-29
Bring some joy into your holiday season with World Community’s film series screening of River City Drumbeat (95 min), online from Dec. 26 – Dec 29th. The film is a reminder that there is kindness, compassion, and community in this world. This is a powerful story of...
Hurricane Relief: Nicaraguan Coffee Co-ops
The storm hit just as this year’s harvest was beginning and farmers lost much of both their coffee and staple food crops. The damage comes as the coops are already reeling from a loss of coffee sales sparked by the Covid 19 pandemic and recent and ongoing social and...
Film Screening: Under Thin Ice – Nov 27-29
Swim with polar bears and whales in the arctic! Or watch from the comfort of your home as the experts do it in the beautiful film Under Thin Ice (88 min). World Community’s online film series continues all weekend from 6 pm Friday Nov. 27 through Sunday Nov. 29...
Film Screening: Jimmy Carter, Rock & Roll President
World Community’s film series continues November 6 - 8 with the new uplifting film Jimmy Carter: Rock & Roll President (96 min) screening online into the comfort of your home. Programmer Wayne Bradley comments “This music-filled documentary is a much-needed...
World Community Film Festival
The World Community Film Festival, in its 24th year, is the longest-running social justice film festival held in BC. Every year hundreds of people participate in our festival. Over 25 of the finest documentaries from around the world cover topics including: arts and...
Film Screening: Above All Else
Get a head start on the World Community Film Festival with a sneak preview of the award winning documentary, Above All Else, Tuesday, Jan. 20th - 7pm North Island College Theatre, Courtenay. (Admission is by donation) Above All Else is an intimate portrait of...
Final Film Screening for 2014
Now for some good news...come see The Future of Energy (79 min.), a positive film about the renewable energy revolution and the creative people who are re- imagining their relationship with the earth and with each other. The screening will be held at the North Island...
Filmmaker to attend World Community Film Screening
Film Screening: Coastal Tarsands Wed, Nov 19 at 7pm at the NIC theatre, Courtenay. Remember the Enbridge Corporation's $350 million animated TV ads that deleted islands, flattened the Rockies and widened the passages in order to convince us that pipelines and tanker...
Film Series: Tues, Oct. 28, 7pm, NIC
World Community will screen the new film On the Side of the Road Tuesday, Oct. 28 at 7pm at the NIC theatre, Courtenay. Filmmaker Lia Tarachansky will be in attendance for a discussion after the screening. Tarachansky grew up in Israel's largest settlement, Ariel....
Film Series: ‘Food Stamped’
World Community kicks off World Food Week with the film, Food Stamped (60 min.) - Wednesday, October 15 - 7pm at NIC Theatre, Courtenay. An award winning film, Food Stamped is an informative and humorous documentary following a couple as they attempt to eat a healthy,...
Come see us at MusicFest – July 11-13th
Once again, World Community will be at the Vancouver Island Music Festival in Courtenay. We will be set up near the main entrance to the Concert Bowl, beside White Caps Coffee (the big green bus). We'll be there from Friday afternoon July 11 until Sunday night July...
World Community AGM – Thurs – June 5th
World Community Development Education Society is holding its Annual General Meeting on Thursday, June 5 at 7pm at the Lower Native Sons Hall Everyone is welcome to join us for refreshments, updates on our work and a special presentation about the Nicaraguan health...
Film Screening May 20 – 7pm NIC Theatre
As part of Mayworks celebration of arts and labour, World Community screens the dramatic 1954 film“Salt of the Earth” May 20, 7pm at NIC theatre Courtenay. Based on an actual strike against the Empire Zinc Mine in New Mexico, the film deals with the prejudice against...
Wolrd Community Film Festival video from Global Awareness Network
Below is a short video from Free2BeYou featuring some comments from festival-goers at the World Community Film Festival, Jan 31st and Feb 1st 2014. This video was produced in collaboration with the Comox Valley Global Awareness Network.
Festival of Food Films
Come enjoy a variety of "Food Theme" Films, Guest Speakers, Community Garden Tours and Workshops. Learn about local sustainable food production , GMO concerns and more! ADMISSION BY DONATION Films will include: More than Honey, Harvesting Community, Ladies of the...
Festival of Food Films
Come enjoy a variety of 'Food Theme' Films, Guest Speakers, Community Garden Tours, and Workshops. Learn about local sustainable food production, GMO concerns, and more! ADMISSION BY DONATION Films will include: More than Honey, Harvesting Community, Ladies of the...