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CACV-funded Project featured on The National

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h4>>"Challenging Stigma and Dispelling Myths" is the motto of the The Hooker Monologues, a project supported by CACVs Community Arts Fund. As this suggests, this project aims to raise awareness about issues of sex work and the challenges that sex workers face, an aim that has been greatly bolstered by media coverage from CBC's The National. This 15 minute segment on The Hooker Monologues was aired …

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SWITCH! Honours Yulanda Faris

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h4>>The fourth annual SWITCH! paid tribute to the memory of Yulanda Faris who co-founded the event along with John Montalbano, and whose philanthropic activity made a tremendous impact in the arts throughout Vancouver. The sold out event at The Imperial featured a silent auction with visual art from local residents and a live auction hosted by David C. Jones. An array of talented performing …

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A Tribute to Yulanda Faris

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h4>>“The arts are a great equalizer; no matter your station in life, everyone needs some aspect of the arts to grow and develop as a contributing member of society.” Yulanda M. Faris (1937 – 2015) Yulanda Faris was inspired by the arts as a child growing up in Jamaica, a passion that fuelled her throughout her life. For over 40 years, she worked on behalf of the Vancouver arts community supporting …

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DTES Community Arts Program Funding Support

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h4>>Here are the guidelines and application form for our DTES Community Arts Program.  Maximum funding available is $5000 per project.  Maximum available in total is $20,000. Deadline: November 6, 2012 We're offering a workshop on Monday October 29 from 2-4pm co-sponsored by the City of Vancouver Cultural Services in the W room on the 5th Floor of 111 West Hastings Street (Woodward's Heritage …

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