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Hank Bull, First Responder at CACV AGM

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h4>>Hank Bull will be one of three "first responders" - responding to the keynote speech on the Importance of the Community Arts at our AGM, November 25, 2010, @ Chapel Arts. All welcome. Born in Calgary, Canada, in 1949, Hank Bull was raised in Ontario and Nova Scotia and has resided in Vancouver since 1973. He took up painting and music at an early age. After travels in Europe in 1968, he studied …

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Eco-Art Salon November

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h4>>Eco-Art Salon - Come build a lantern structure At our 3rd eco-art salon, we'll use natural materials to build a structure for a community lantern for our annual Winter Solstice event at Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Gardens. Bring your ideas, a twig or leaf, or just come ready to create and dialogue. RSVP to eco-art@cacv.ca. Date: Thursday, November 18, 2010 Time: 7-9pm Place: Stanley Park …

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Artists in the Streets Project

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h4>>This unique Creative Pathways project showcases Downtown Eastside involved musicians, performers, and artists animating greater Downtown Eastside streets, events, and activities at selected times and locations until the end of February 2011. All performances are free events. Upcoming performances will enhance the Heart of the City Festival and feature: DEET STREET Four years ago, the idea …

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Michael Clague

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h4>>Michael Clague (C.M.) Michael Clague works in the fields of adult education, social policy and planning and community development. He has done so in rural and urban areas for the three levels of government, for the voluntary sector and as a private consultant. He has taught and written and published extensively on public policy issues, community development and social planning. His most recent …

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Change and Continuity: The DTES’s Gift to Vancouver – An Article by Michael Clague

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h4>>By Michael Clague, President, Community Arts Council of Vancouver Ever since I began working and volunteering in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside (DTES) 11 years ago I have been trying to understand the full implications of what I experience and learn each day I am in the community. What follows are my current reflections gleaned from conversations with many friends and colleagues who live and …

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Lena Felde

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h4>>Lena approached us from Germany last spring, and was "pleasantly persistent". She had chosen CACV as her ideal placement for an internship as part of her Masters in Cultural Sciences. Last night she gave a presentation on a theoretical context for social change and community arts. …

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