Every third Wednesday of the month is a special evening for chili lovers in the Kensington area! Calgary Church, along with King's Bridge and the The House Coffee Sanctuary, host Kensington Community Suppers at the Hillhurst Community Center (1320, 5 Ave, NW).
What's the catch? Usually there is no catch. In fact, we are unashamedly committed to no catch chili. However, this time there's a catch. At our event this Wednesday (beginning at 6PM) we are going to collect donations on behalf of World Vision to help the relief efforts in Haiti. Everything you donate during the evening will be sent to World Vision AND will be doubled by the Canadian government.
Here's a great chance to get FREE chili and help an entire nation in need.
You don't have to live in Kensington, Sunnyside, or Hillhurst to stop by. If you're in the area shopping or passing by on the way home, you're welcome to take part.
Every third Wednesday of the month is a special evening for chili lovers in the Kensington area! Calgary Church, along with King's Bridge and the The House Coffee Sanctuary, host Kensington Community Suppers in the Hillhurst Community Center (1320, 5 Ave, NW).
What's the catch? No catch. In fact, we are unashamedly committed to no catch chili.
You don't have to live in Kensington, Sunnyside, or Hillhurst to stop by. If you're in the area shopping, at Riley Park hanging, or pass by along the way home, you're more than welcome to take part.
It's cool to not drive home, park in your garage and watch TV all night. If you're looking for a way to connect with those who live around you then do it with free chili! A bunch of groups have combined to put together 'Community Meals' for the Kensington area. If you live in Kensington, Sunnyside, or Hillhurst, or are just passing through, then come visit Wednesday, August 19th, 2009, and then every third Wednesday of the mont for a chance to meet neighbours in your community.
No strings attached, but hey, if you can make chili and bring it bonus!
The street will close down for one Sunday this year in August (the 23rd). A committee has in fact been put together called 'The Bow River Flow'. There will be a few events taking place along the roadway, as well as a bike race passing through. If you're driving you'll have to detour into downtown and come out.
It should be an interesting time for folks to get out and have a chance to stroll Kensington, which is not going to be closed down (road ways.)
I'll head down and check it out since we're there quite often.
I'm curious to know what the interest level would be for such a group. I won't write much about it, instead, take a look at this video. Comment or email back with your thoughts and interest. Thanks!
I tried to get tickets but I was 10 minutes too late way back when. Plus, I don't want to line the pockets of scalpers (or regular people who bought 8 tickets to resell....shame.) But alas, it's gonna be a rad show, and it's fun to head to concerts.
Concerts are like church (the evangelical type). There they try to make you feel a certain way, a spiritual experience if you will. Key changes, arms raised, closed eyes, etc. The only difference is church does it poorly and coldplay will rock the house.
The band was in Calgary a day early, post your sightings here. We've heard everything from the soccer center and downtown venues......
The anti-abortionists are back at U of C for their once a semester offensive attempt to horrify people into becoming pro-life. You'll remember some of them were actually arrested back in November over their row with university administration.
You have to feel for the U of C students that are a part of this propaganda machine. The Christian right fuel the morality debate, of which abortion is top of the list. The students caught in the cross-fire may be kicked out of school and worst, exist with a criminal record. That's tough for something that's so ineffective and representative of a very American religious right. Continue reading »
Apparently I missed a good fight, at least that's what the media would have me believe. In a country that contains apathetic people who identify primarily with their cultural background over nationalism, getting people to protest is one of the hardest gatherings to pull off.
This past Saturday one of the larger activist rallies connected to mark a day of anti-racism. They were eventually met by a bumbling group of clandestine Aryan Guard members and other hapless white supremacist.
I have two comments: 1) I can't believe we still deal with white supremacy in Canada, 2) I can't believe how poorly the media covered the event getting numerous facts very wrong. Continue reading »
Back in November, the pro-life club at the U of C erected their semi-annual anti-abortion display that depicts disturbing images of aborted fetuses and other bloody scenes. Part of their message is to compare genocides in Rwanda and Nazi Germany to abortion.
While I was a student I noticed the display every year. This past November the group had another display, this time with some additional instructions: Continue reading »
