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The Rankin File: Legacy of a Radical
Film screening, panel and meet-and-greet with COPE candidates
"Brisk and evocative ... If you’ve got any interest at all in Vancouver politics, how it is today and what came before, this is a must-see film.” - Vancouver Observer
Celebrate the socialist history of Vancouver city hall with a documentary detailing the 1986 mayoral bid by outspoken radical and city councillor Harry Rankin. Chameleon, survivor, and described as “mouthy, reasonably knowledgeable and extremely left wing” by journalist Jack Webster, Rankin ran for mayor with the Coalition of Progressive Electors (COPE), along with a progressive slate of city council candidates that included a young housing activist named Jean Swanson. Original election footage was unearthed three decades later by director Teresa Alfeld to bring to a whole new generation of socialists and activists.
Thirty years later, what has changed? Housing density, homelessness, First Nations injustices and rampant capitalism have ignited another political revolution with Jean Swanson and a team united under the COPE banner to #WintheCity. With a new COPE slate and a political void in city hall, there’s an appetite for change and a shift to the left. Celebrate fifty years of COPE history with a film screening, panel discussion with 2018 COPE candidates, and meet-and-greet at the historic Rio Theatre.
WHAT: Feature documentary about the colourful and sometimes controversial life of Vancouver lawyer, city councillor and socialist icon Harry Rankin, with music to fuel the socialist soul by Doug and the Slugs.
WHEN: Saturday September 22. *MATINEE SCREENING* Doors 1 pm, film 2:00-3:30, panel discussion 3:30-4, meet and greet with COPE candidates 4:00-4:45
WHERE: 1660 E Broadway, Vancouver, BC V5N 1W1 (map)
COVER: Tickets $10 online and $12 at the door.
Donations to the COPE campaign are greatly encouraged.
*Minors welcome in the balcony! Must be 19+ w/ID for bar service and main floor seating.
After party at 5pm at The Legion, 2205 Commercial Dr, Vancouver, BC V5N 4B6 (map)
-The COPE Team
Vote COPE 2018
http://www.votecope2018.ca/
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