Ignite Youth Festival
Fruit Basket
Friday May 21st
doors 7:30, show 8.
It’s ripe and it’s ready, and full to the brim with gender performance, music, poetry, dance, and more! Fruit Basket serves up a tasty variety show of performance focused on gender, sex, and sexuality for all ages to enjoy. With spurts of originality and a spatter of relevance, Fruit Basket will blow your mind like a watermelon in a microwave. Dress in drag and get in free!
www.igniteyouthfest.ca/fruitbasket
Young Playwrights Festival
Saturday May 22nd, 2pm
Pay-What-You-Can Matinée
The 2010 Young Playwrights Festival premieres three original one-act plays, written, directed, and performed entirely by youth: “THE DEATH OF ME”, “OUR TIME” and “TOP SECRET”.
Canadian Deaf Youth Leadership Camp 2010
Click on attachments for more information:
Canadian Deaf Youth Leadership Camp and Canadian Deaf Youth Leadership Camp 2010 Flyer
Olympic and Paralympic Village Open House
Deaf beach volleyball players and their parents will be busy selling food at the Olympic and Paralympic Village Open house on Saturday May 15th.
Go and look for BCDSF’s booth and support the players.
The BC players will go to Edmonton on May 24th for beach volleyball try-out selection camp and hope to be part of Canada team and go to 1st World Beach Volleyball Championship in Israel from August 29th to September 4th.
See attached flyer for more information:
Olympic Village Open House
WBP Workshop “Mood Disorders” in Kelowna
Click on attachment for more information: Workshop Mood Disorders Flyer
Subject: WBP Workshop “Mood Disorders” in Kelowna
What? Workshop in ASL:
~ What are the triggers (how cause?)
~ What is the difference between anxiety, depression and bipolar?
~ How does a support system help?
Who? Eileen Marshall, Deaf Presenter
When: Friday June 4, 2010
Time: Door opens at 6:00pm.
Workshop starts at 6:30pm.
Where: Kelowna Community Resources Board Room
120 – 1735 Dolphin Avenue, Kelowna, BC
(same building WIDHH-Okanagan)
Registration Deadline – May 24, 2010:
Contact: Paul J. Landry, Workshop Volunteer, e-mail: pauljlandry@shaw.ca or Lisa at WBP
Toll-free TTY: 1-800-949-1155 or FAX: 1-604-456-0904
Seats limited to 25 – Register in advance to avoid disappointment!
Strong and Healthy Communities
Click on attachment for more information: Strong and Health Workshop KELOWNA05June2010F (2)
Strong and Healthy Communities Workshop
What: A Community workshop & discussion of how to strengthen our Deaf Community in British Columbia
Discuss about:
What makes a Healthy Community?
What is a Community?
Who is our community?
Is there a Community Breakdown?
Struggling with Negativity?
Defining our Common Purpose
How to contribute to a healthier community?
How to Be Involved?
Presenter: Monte Hardy
When: Saturday June 5, 2010
Time: 9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Location: Room H115, Okanagan College, 1000 KLO Road Kelowna, BC V1Y 4X8
Registration: Contact Paul J. Landry, Workshop Volunteer;
e-mail: pauljlandry@shaw.ca, or Lisa Anderson-Kellett, Workshop Coordinator;
TTY: 1-800-949-1155 or FAX: 604-456-0904
Aboriginal and Deaf Together Workshop
Click on link for more information: Aboriginal Deaf Together Flyer
Deaf Way vs. Aboriginal Way
Roles & Responsibilities in Tribes
Deaf Presenters:
Sunshine Lezard, Okanagan, Pentiction Band
Mary Charleson, Hesquiaht Band, Nuu-Chah-Nulth
Hearing Family & Tribe members Welcome, please register:
Paul J. Landry, Okanagan Workshop Volunteer, pauljlandry@shaw.ca
or
Lisa Anderson-Kellett, WBP Workshop Coordinator, at:
toll-free TTY 1-800-949-1155, or FAX 1-604-456-0904
When: Sunday June 6, 2010
Time: 1:00pm. – 4:00pm.
Where: Room H115, Okanagan College,
1000 KLO Road, Kelowna, BC
Registration to avoid disappointment by deadline: May 24, 2010
BC Interpreting Services Announcement
Please click on the link below for a special announcement regarding BC interpreting services:http://gallery.me.com/susi.bolender/100150
Susi Bolender
Preferred Interpreting
www.pisigns.com
Job Posting for Executive Director: Jericho Hill Legacy Trust
Click on the attachment for official posting: Executive Director Position
Employer: Jericho Hill Legacy Trust
Title: Executive Director
Terms of Employment: Part time
Salary: To be negotiated
Anticipated Start Date: As soon as possible
Applications Deadline: June 3, 2010
Requirements:
Education: Bachelor in Business Administration, Humanities, Social Sciences or related studies or equivalent work experience
Experience: Minimum 3 years
Languages: English, ASL
Experience in fundraising, grant applications and public relations,
Knowledge of non profit organizations, Team Player, Computer and networking skills,
Access to computer and internet,
Able to multitask and meet deadlines,
Good interpersonal skills, Must be able to liaise with people across Canada (by phone, email, fax, etc.),
Able to develop a good relationship with board trustees,
Have office space with telephone and fax, Valid driver’s licence and access to vehicle,
Criminal record check.
Skills: Familiar with Jericho Hill Legacy Trust’s history,
Understanding of or willingness to learn about Deaf culture and language,
Knowledge of technical assistive devices for the Deaf and the Blind,
Understanding Deaf friendly written language.
Duties:
Working with a volunteer Board of Trustees, the ED will coordinate the day to day operations of the Trust, overseeing the running of the organization, from a home-based office.
Will make travel and accommodation arrangements for trustee meetings.
Must be reliable, creative, articulate, empathetic and have an understanding of Jericho Hill Legacy Trust’s history.
The ED will be the Trust’s front line contact, operating as the face of the Trust to applicants and partners and as the liaison between applicants and partners of the Trust. As such, the ED must have an above average knowledge of the services provided by WIDHH, IDHHC, PSDHH and the Well Being Program.
The ED will be responsible for coordinating fundraising for the Trust.
Weekly report to the JHLT chair and vice chair, as well as provide a full summary of weekly reports for the trustees at each meeting.
Will provide information to potential scholarship applicants and will assist in the application process. The ED will keep applicants apprised of their application status.
Website: www.jhlt.ca
How to apply:
By email: jhlt@jhlt.ca
By mail: JHLT, #300 – 1627 Fort Street, Victoria, BC, V8R 1H8
Animals as Subject: AJ Brown Exhibit
Gallery Gachet, 88 East Cordova Street, Vancouver, BC
May 14 – June 13
Opening reception: Fri May 14th, 6 – 10pm, (open mic performance, 8pm)
Panel discussion: Sat May 15th, 1 – 3pm, featuring Dr. Rosemarie McGoldrick, London Metropolitan University, UK
Film screening: Practical ESP: Sensory Perception and the Horse, 3 – 5pm, Q & A with filmmaker, Zoe Kirk-Gushowaty.
The relationship between humans and animals has long been a topic of avid interest in art and academic discourse.
Representations of animals in fine art can be traced back to the earliest drawings on the walls of caves, suggesting that they were the first metaphors, acting as ritualistic stand-ins and sacrifices for the gods.
While animal depiction has shifted schematically each century, in accordance with transforming cultural norms, the animal world has continued to exert a significant influence on the collective imagination.
This group exhibition features artists who address this complex subject from a contemporary standpoint, exploring the interplay between humans and animals within the current cultural climate: Rob MacInnis, A.J. Brown, Karen Moe, Dylan Wolney and Venus Soberanes.
AJ Brown’s paintings of cats speak to the powerful role that pets can play in individual lives; specifically her own life, in which her cat is her constant companion and mirror. Secretly, like Marc Chagall, who always added a rooster to his dream-like watercolors of people and animals, Brown sneaks the spirit of a certain character into each painting. “I put my cat in each one,” Brown says, “and a bit of myself in as well.”
Karen Malcolm’s Retirement Gathering
Click on link: Karen Malcolms Retirement Celebration Announcement Video
Please join us for cake and refreshments to celebrate the retirement of Karen Malcolm.
Karen has spent the better part of the last two decades instructing the
majority of interpreters in British Columbia and beyond. She is leaving
Douglas College but will continue as a practitioner interpreting and
instructing at local, national and international levels.
We will be gathering on Thursday, May 27th.
Please feel free to join us any time between 5pm and 8pm in the first level
cafeteria, the
Douglas Room. A short program will begin at 6pm.
Parents Reading, Children Succeeding!
Parents Reading, Children Succeeding!
Families with Deaf and hard of hearing children aged 4 to 8 and families with Deaf parents with school-aged children aged 4 to 8 are invited to join Alayna for an adventure in stories.
What: A fun opportunity for families to enjoy an interactive story told by a Deaf person, and also, for parents to actively share a story with their child and other families.
When: Saturday May 8 and Saturday June 12 from with a picnic afterwards.
Time: 11 am – 12:30 pm
Where: Provincial Services for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing
(4334 Victory Street, Burnaby, BC)
Cost: Free, ASL interpreter provided
Bring: Your lunches
Registration Deadline: Wednesday May 5, 2010
Please RSVP with Alayna Finley at
(604) 775-2449 TTY
(604) 660-1800 Voice
