News and Events
World Community AGM on Zoom – Tuesday November 7th at 7pm.
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 receive a Zoom link please contact Ed at coordwc@gmail.com
(Link will be forwarded on Nov. 6)
Many thanks for all your support!
Film Screening – The Great Disconnect
World Community resumes our film series with The Great Disconnect (one hour), available to stream on Tues. Oct. 20th at 6pm and continuing to be available through midnight on Wed. Oct. 21. Link to the film: https://xerb.tv/channel/worldcommunityca/virtual-events Even...
World Community postpones March 24 screening: Assholes : A Theory
As an action of social solidarity, World Community is postponing the screening of the popularfilm, Assholes: A Theory which was scheduled for March 24th at the Stan Hagen Theatre,North Island College. Please follow our World Community Facebook page to be notified...
Film Screening: Tuning the Brain with Music – Tues. March 3rd, 7pm at NIC
Tuning the Brain with Music, a new life-affirming documentary, highlights the creative encounter between music and neuroscience by featuring the moving stories of people whose mental health and lives have been saved by music. Award-winning director Isabelle Raynauld...
Film Screening: 2040, Tues. Feb. 11th, 7pm at NIC
The votes have been tallied from the recent World Community Film Festival. Audience pick for “Best of Fest” is the inspirational film “2040” which will be re-screened at the Stan Hagen Theatre, North Island College. Award-winning director Damon Gameau embarks on a...
Pete Seeger Tribute Film Screening – Tues. Feb. 18th – 7pm
Pete Seeger was one of the most important voices and influential musicians in America. He died at age 94 on January 27. In memorium, and due to popular demand, World Community will host a screening of the Emmy Award winning feature documentary, “Pete Seeger: The Power...
2014 World Community Film Festival – Film Descriptions
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Film Screening: Girls in the Band
Tues. Jan. 14th 7:00pm NIC Theatre, Courtenay "Girls in the Band" tells the poignant, untold stories of female jazz and big band instrumentalists and their fascinating, groundbreaking journeys from the late 30′s to the present day. These incredibly talented women...
Sneak Preview film – Tuesday, Dec. 3 at 7:30pm – NIC Theatre
The 23rd World Community Film Festival is coming to downtown Courtenay on Jan 31 & Feb 1, 2014. Once again, programmers have selected some great films that will make it difficult to decide which venue to attend. Get a head start on your festival viewing with...
2014 Sponsors – World Community Film Festival
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Film Screening: ‘Gold Fever’
by Amnesty & World Community Tues, Nov. 12th - 7:30 pm, NIC Theatre, Courtenay Don't miss this! It will not be in our Film Festival (Jan 31 and Feb 1st) Courtenay will join dozens of communities worldwide to screen Gold Fever, an “eye-opening and inspiring”...
World Community Film Features Young Farmers
World Community celebrates World Food Week with a screening of the award-winning film, GROW! Tuesday, Oct. 15 at 7:30 pm in the Stan Hagen Theatre at North Island College. Currently, the average age of farmers in North America is over 55, so it’s critical to encourage...
Film Series: Tues, Oct. 8th at 7:30 pm, Stan Hagen Theatre, North Island College Courtenay
What's this about Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs) in our food system? World Community continues it's film series with the new film, GMO/OMG, which explores some of the questions currently being discussed in the Comox Valley and elsewhere around the world. GMO...
Film Series – Tues Sept 24th – 730pm
World Community kicks off its fall film series Tues, Sept. 24th at 7:30pm in the North Island College theatre... This provocative film tackles one of the key issues of our time, climate change and the causes. The award-winning (and not so subtly-titled)...
Now Accepting Submissions for the 23rd World Community Film Festival
We are accepting submissions for the 23rd World Community Film Festival (www.worldcommunity.ca) to be held in Courtenay, British Columbia, Canada January 31 and February 1, 2014. There is no entry fee. Simply forward a DVD (NTSC) to the address below. Alternatively,...
‘World Community’ Focuses on Local Food Security at AGM
World Community Development Education Society is holding its Annual General Meeting on Thursday, July 4 at 7pm at Creekside Commons (2202 Lambert Drive, Courtenay). Please note that Lambert Drive is now accessed via 20th Street. Everyone is welcome to join us for...
World Community Joining World-wide Action to Avert Climate Crisis.
World Community is asking our supporters to join this week-long, world wide film screening event starting May 16 to educate our communities about the threat of impending climate crisis. We are asking you to host a small house screening of the 40 minute film, Do the...