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Friday November 06, 2026

No Vacancy: Vancouver Housing Crisis

 

Location and Times:
White Rock
Community Centre,
15154 Russell Ave,
White Rock, BC, Canada
Doors open at 6:00PM,
Film starts at 6:30PM

Admission is by donation (suggested donation: $10). However we will never turn anyone away based on their inability to donate.

Detailed Flyer Link 

No Vacancy: Vancouver Housing Crisis

Originally broadcast as part of a local investigative television series focusing on urban accessibility and affordability, No Vacancy: Vancouver’s Housing Crisis takes an in-depth look at Metro Vancouver’s acute housing shortage.

Hosted by Grant Hardy, the program shines a spotlight on how historically low vacancy rates and rising market rents impact vulnerable populations—particularly residents living with disabilities. Through interviews with municipal planners, advocates, and architects, the film examines the structural drivers of the housing crisis while showcasing emerging non-profit initiatives and universal design solutions aimed at building a more inclusive community.

Join us for a community film screening and post-film discussion exploring one of the most pressing social justice issues in our region.

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Friday September 25, 2026

TEA CREEK

 

Location and Times:
White Rock
Community Centre,
15154 Russell Ave,
White Rock, BC, Canada
Doors open at 6:00PM,
Film starts at 6:30PM

Admission is by donation (suggested donation: $10). However we will never turn anyone away based on their inability to donate.

Detailed Flyer Link 

TEA CREEK

The South Rock Social Justice Film Society is proud to present Tea Creek, an inspiring 2024 Canadian documentary directed by Indigenous filmmaker Ryan Dickie.

Set in northwestern British Columbia, Tea Creek follows Tsimshian entrepreneur Jacob Beaton and his wife, Jessica Ouellette, who left corporate careers to establish a 140-acre Indigenous-led farming hub in Kitwanga, B.C. What began as a homestead has transformed into a vital movement—producing tens of thousands of pounds of fresh food distributed freely to local communities, while reviving traditional land-based practices and training Indigenous youth.

Beyond celebrating community resilience, the film confronts the systemic roots of food insecurity, showing how colonial policies intentionally disrupted traditional Indigenous agriculture and highlighting the ongoing modern hurdles facing land-based projects.

Tea Creek offers a powerful, practical vision of reconciliation, environmental sustainability, and community healing.

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Friday May 29, 2026 , Earth’s Greatest Enemy

EARTH’S GREATEST ENEMY

A Film by Abby Martin

Location and Times:
White Rock
Community Centre,
15154 Russell Ave,
White Rock, BC, Canada
Doors open at 6:00PM,
Film starts at 6:30PM

Admission is by donation (suggested donation: $10). However we will never turn anyone away based on their inability to donate.

Detailed Flyer Link 

EARTH’S GREATEST ENEMY

We are proud to present Earth’s Greatest Enemy, A documentary from award‑winning journalist and activist Abby Martin. This groundbreaking film exposes a hidden crisis: the devastating environmental toll of the global military industry, led by the U.S. Pentagon.

Combining investigative journalism, stunning visuals, and firsthand stories from impacted communities, the documentary reveals how warfare and militarism fuel climate change long after the fighting stops. From massive carbon emissions and contaminated water to scarred landscapes and toxic soil that lingers for decades, Earth’s Greatest Enemy challenges us to rethink the true cost of empire.

The film does not point fingers at any single nation — because environmental destruction through military action is impossible to justify, even in the name of self‑defence. As recent conflicts in Ukraine, the Middle East, and elsewhere show, the carbon footprint of armed forces accounts for over 5.5% of global emissions, and damage to agricultural land, oil spills, and explosive remnants poison the earth for generations.

Provocative, urgent, and deeply eye‑opening, this documentary will change how you see both the military and the environmental movement. It asks the question that social justice demands we answer: Can we have genuine climate justice without confronting the hidden pollution of war?

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Friday APRIL 24, 2026 , SPIRAL

SPIRAL

Location and Times:
White Rock
Community Centre,
15154 Russell Ave,
White Rock, BC, Canada
Doors open at 6:00PM,
Film starts at 6:30PM

Admission is by donation (suggested donation: $10). However we will never turn anyone away based on their inability to donate.

Detailed Flyer Link 

The Spiral

The Spiral uncovers what most addiction conversations ignore: childhood trauma, bullying, and social isolation.

A proud production of South Rock Social Justice Film Society, this first documentary from the society views addiction through a harm‑reduction lens. It dismantles the dangerous myth that addiction is a moral failing.

Instead, it shows a different truth. Recovery begins with empathy, informed support, and community connection.

The film invites you to rethink addiction — not as a crime of character, but as a human crisis that deserves dignity, understanding, and care.

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Friday March 27, 2026 , Invisible Doctrine

THE INVISIBLE DOCTRINE

Location and Times:
White Rock
Community Centre,
15154 Russell Ave,
White Rock, BC, Canada
Doors open at 6:00PM,
Film starts at 6:30PM

Admission is by donation (suggested donation: $10). However we will never turn anyone away based on their inability to donate.

Detailed Flyer Link 

Power doesn’t just rule; it persuades.

In every era, those in power propagate a story. Today, that story has become so ubiquitous that it is invisible. It tells us that individualism is the highest good, that the market is always right, and that there is no alternative.

The Invisible Doctrine investigates the origins and consequences of this pervasive worldview. From economic policy to pop culture, we expose how this doctrine shapes our lives, limits our imagination, and tightens its grip on our future. It’s time to make the invisible, visible.

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Friday February 27, 2026 , BLACK ICE

BLACK ICE

Location and Times:
White Rock
Community Centre,
15154 Russell Ave,
White Rock, BC, Canada
Doors open at 6:00PM,
Film starts at 6:30PM

Admission is by donation (suggested donation: $10). However we will never turn anyone away based on their inability to donate.

Detailed Flyer Link 

Celebrate Black History Month with Black Ice

This February, 27, 2026 (Friday) we invite you to join us for a special Black History Month screening of Black Ice, a groundbreaking documentary that reclaims a forgotten chapter of Canadian sports history.

In a month dedicated to honoring the legacy and achievements of Black communities, Black Ice serves as a powerful reminder that the story of hockey—a sport central to Canadian identity—is deeply intertwined with Black history. Long before the NHL, and dating back to 1865, the Colored Hockey League of the Maritimes (CHL) was formed. As the first all-Black professional league in Canada, these resilient athletes not only pioneered the game but also revolutionized it, introducing innovations like the “splashout” that shaped modern hockey.

This film is more than a sports story; it is a testament to Black excellence, ingenuity, and the unyielding spirit of community. It challenges what we think we know and celebrates the diverse roots of a national obsession.

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Friday January 30, 2026 , Healing Begins in our own Backyard

Healing Begins in our own Backyard

New Location and Times:
White Rock
Community Centre,
15154 Russell Ave,
White Rock, BC, Canada
Doors open at 6:00PM,
Film starts at 6:30PM

Admission is by donation (suggested donation: $10). However we will never turn anyone away based on their inability to donate.

Detailed Flyer Link 

The South Rock Social Justice Film Society, in collaboration with Tides of Change (CAT), invites the community to an evening of short documentary screenings focused on healing, understanding, and social connection. This event will feature three powerful short documentaries that explore pressing social issues rooted in lived experience, followed by facilitated discussions, a panel Q&A, and interactive workshops designed to deepen reflection and dialogue.

More than a film screening, this gathering creates a shared space for learning and conversation—where stories become a starting point for empathy, awareness, and community-led change. By engaging with these films together, participants are encouraged to reflect on how social challenges affect our own neighbourhoods and how understanding can become a catalyst for healing. Admission is by donation, and all are welcome to join this meaningful evening of film, discussion, and collective insight.