Fall is often seen as the season of transitions. That ‘back to school’ feeling comes up. Not the same way this year though. Has anyone else been feeling like change and uncertainty has become the new normal? Is that a newly surfaced deeper truth? Impermanence made obvious… “Life is in the Transitions” is the title of a new, suspiciously well-timed book by Bruce Feiler. In an interview, he says …
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CACV June 2020 Equity Justice Anti-Racism Statement
The Community Arts Council of Vancouver (CACV) stands in solidarity with Black communities in Vancouver, across Canada and the U.S. and around the world in strongly asserting that systemic racism and violence against Black people must end. We recognize that Indigenous people, People of Colour, LGBTQ+, and people living with disabilities are also especially susceptible to violence in …
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March Update
Dear Friends, In response to public health recommendations, we closed our office to the public effective March 16, 2020 and will be working remotely. Please be aware that ongoing programs and public events, scheduled for the near future, are likely to be affected. For ongoing programs, CACV is exploring options to move our programming online. We are monitoring developments and …
March/April JHS AIR Blog Post by Johnny Trinh
The following is the March/April blog post by John Howard Artist in Residence Johnny Trinh. To read more on Johnny’s Residency, click here. Cough. Something as simple as a cough can spark fear, then violence, then isolation. Cough. Something as complex as a cough can mean a range of conditions: a cold, a choking hazard, asthma, an allergy, water down the wrong pipe, a too …
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February JHS AIR Blog Post by Johnny Trinh
The following is the February blog post by John Howard Artist in Residence Johnny Trinh. To read more on Johnny’s Residency, click here. Putting People First As program manager of the Community Arts Council of Vancouver, I have the privilege of overseeing some amazing initiatives. All of our programs aim to support communities, people within communities, and foster social transformation. As …
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January JHS AIR Blog Post by Johnny Trinh
The following is the January blog post by John Howard Artist in Residence Johnny Trinh. To read more on Johnny’s Residency, click here. Vancouver is experiencing heavy snowfall, busses are stalled, sky trains are delayed- but that has not slowed down the Artist In Residence Program at the John Howard Society Lower Mainland. Our first session was held on January 7, 2020. It was a …
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