BY THE CIRCLE EDUCATION
March 8th marks International Women’s Day, a global day celebrating the social, economic, cultural and political achievements of women, and a call to action for accelerating gender equality. Come celebrate International Women’s Day next week with three inspiring events on Salt Spring Island.
March 6: Between the Mountain and the Sky
The Circle Education is cooperating with the Salt Spring Film Festival with the showing of Between the Mountain and the Sky at ArtSpring (Friday, March 6 at 7:30 p.m.).
This astonishing true story about Maggie Doyne, who started an orphanage in Nepal at age 19, reflects this year’s International Women’s Day theme (“Give to Gain”), illustrating how acts of care, courage and generosity — both from and for women — can transform lives and communities.
Salt Spring filmmaker Piet Suess, who edited Between the Mountain and the Sky, will be in attendance and answering questions after the showing.
Tickets ($15) are available through ArtSpring.
March 7: The Nest
The Canadian Federation of University Women and the Salt Spring Public Library will screen the film The Nest on Saturday, March 7 (2 p.m.) at the library. The Nest, a documentary by Chase Joynt, was made in collaboration with Julietta Singh and The National Film Board of Canada. In a house full of secrets, centuries of forgotten matriarchs emerge to reveal untold stories of resistance and resilience.
At the end of her mother’s life, decolonial writer Singh returns to say goodbye to her childhood home. As she digs into the history of the house, she uncovers 140 years of forgotten matriarchs and political history she never knew. In this genre-defying, cross-community collaboration, a single home is transformed from a place of siloed stories into a site of radical potential. Free.
March 10: Pecha Kucha Storytelling
Join a Pecha Kucha presentation, a Japanese form of storytelling, at ArtSpring on Tuesday, March 10 at 7 p.m. Nine accomplished women from Salt Spring Island and beyond have six minutes and 20 seconds each (20 slides x 20 seconds each) to give a prepared presentation on something they’re passionate about. Celebrate International Women’s Day by celebrating the ideas, wisdom and experience of a group of powerful local women.
The event is hosted by Kate Nash, program manager at The Circle Education and presented in partnership with The Ostara Project’s Immersive Experience. Entry by donation.