Yaletown
A fashion event organized just in time for Earth Day is an opportunity to reduce, reuse, recycle and refashion, while picking up a pair of fabulous (gently worn) shoes.
ReFashion Vancouver takes place April 21 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Roundhouse Exhibition Hall, 181 Roundhouse Mews. More than 60 Vancouver fashionistas have emptied their closets and will be selling designer clothing and accessories at deeply discounted prices. Entrance is $3 at the door. Visit refashionvancouver.com for more information.
Downtown
The Whole Foods on Robson is hosting a compost giveaway from 2 to 6 p.m. April 18. Bring your own pail to take home two bucket-loads for free. The store is located at 1675 Robson St.
Grandview-Woodland
Organized by Windermere secondary school’s Youth 4 Climate Justice Now and supported by the Wilderness Committee, the Commercial Drive Earth Day parade is an annual celebration of positive change with a focus on global warming and climate justice. Participants are encouraged to bring signs, costumes, art, bikes, friends and family. The parade starts at 11 a.m. at Commercial Drive and East Eighth Avenue before heading north to Grandview Park. Entertainment includes live music by Buckman Coe, a family tent, hands-on activities and guest speaker David Suzuki. Visit EarthDayParade.ca for more information.
Fairview
The South Granville Seniors Centre is hosting its fourth annual multicultural fair Friday, April 25 from 11 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
Celebrate the rich cultural diversity that makes up the community. Cultural groups representing countries from across the globe will showcase their unique traditions and celebration through music, dance and food. Enjoy a jam-packed program of exciting performances and check out the international food fair for a taste of delicious dishes from different cultures. As well, participants are invited to take part in a dialogue to connect First Nations, urban aboriginal and immigrant communities at 2:30 p.m. The event is free and there’s a minimal charge for food.
Kits Point
Mellissa Fung, an award-winning journalist and former CBC reporter will speak on her experiences after being abducted in Afghanistan in 2009.
Fung, author of Under an Afghan Sky, is speaking at an event organized by the Vancouver Chapter of Canadian Women for Women in Afghanistan at the HR MacMillan Space Centre April 29 at 7 p.m.
Fung will also show a short documentary film she made for CBC’s The National about her return to Afghanistan in 2013, for the first time since her abduction. Fung will also discuss her experience as a reporter covering the Canadian military mission in Afghanistan.
Tickets are available through Eventbrite or at Zulu Records, 1972 West Fourth Ave.
