Many thanks to Keanu Jang & Vicente Teng for making this video, C-81 Celebration event. Enjoy video.
” Nothing Without Us” – Kickstart exhibition at The Cultch
For Immediate Release
Media Contact: Yuri Arajs, 604-343-9141, kickstartdirector@gmail.com
Kickstart Disability Arts and Culture presents:
Nothing Without Us
Featuring visual art by:
Wendy Stewart, Deborah Leigh, Alexandra Haliday, Joel Klassen, Jackie Dives,
Sandra Yuen Mackay, Glenn Hesse, Nancy Drewitt, Brooklyn Fink, Doug Heal, Heather McCain,
Seema Shah, Leef Evans, and Amy McMillan.
Reception with the Artists
Wednesday, July 10, 6-8pm
The CULTCH, 1895 Venables Street, Vancouver
TICKETS: 604-251-1363 or thecultch.com
This event is free and open to the public!
This event will be ASL interpreted, and The Cultch is wheelchair accessible.
Exhibition dates are July 3-27, 2019
“Kickstart has smashed stereotypes of disability and challenged artists and audiences with authentic expressions.”
— Bonnie Sherr Klein / Order of Canada recipient, Filmmaker, Writer, Kickstart Co-Founder
Kickstart Disability Arts and Culture is continuing to celebrate its 21st year of supporting and promoting artists who identify as living with a disability with a new exhibition called “Nothing Without Us”. This exhibition will feature 14 artists that identify as living with a disability.
“Nothing Without Us” is a term that has been around for years in the disability community and the sentiment has always been clear. Decisions for people with disabilities should be made by people who have disabilities.
This exhibition is an opportunity to see new artworks by 14 artists that identify as living with a disability. These works reveal the everyday lives, fantasies, dreams, and the abstract thoughts by these Artists which have been created as paintings, drawings, photographs, and mixed media.
Interpreter in School posting
Saanich School District has a job posting for an Interpreter to work in a classroom setting. Deadline is June 20.
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Disability and Parenthood June 20th
The Disabled Community Connection Network (DCCN) is a monthly communication and information group for people of all ages (16+) with any disability. This group is hosted by the North Shore Disability Resource Centre. This group is facilitated by and for people with disabilities.
The next DCCN group is Next Thursday, June 20th, 4:00PM – 6:00PM. LOCATION: 3158 Mountain Hwy, North Vancouver BC, the North Shore Disability Resource Centre Association’s offices.
The topic for the session will be on “Parenthood and Disability”
Gary Birch and Rachel Goddyn will be our speakers. Their bios are below:
Gary Birch was appointed Director of Research and Development at the Neil Squire Society in 1988 and then in 1994 was appointed Executive Director. Dr. Birch earned his B.A. Sc. in Electrical Engineering in 1983, and in 1988 received a Doctorate in Electrical Engineering (Biomedical Signal Processing), both from the University of British Columbia. His specific areas of expertise are assistive technologies, direct brain-computer interface, digital signal processing, human-machine interface systems and service delivery programs for persons with disabilities.
Birch, has also done a Ted-Talk Link:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0GL5r3HVAZ0
Rachel Goddyn is a family services consultant for Burnaby Association for Community Inclusion. Her job is to help families find and access the supports and services they need to help a loved one with a developmental disability thrive. She is an active cyclist and hiker and has a special interest in helping people with disabilities enjoy exercise and outdoor recreation. Her passion for her work was ignited by her son Leslie. Leslie who is now 36 has a rare disability and, with support, lives a full, meaningful life.
Snacks are provided. ASL is booked! Please let us know of any accommodations and dietary needs you require.
IMPORTANT NOTICE: The DCCN will now have a registration limit of 15. Email laur.stinson@gmail.com or call 604-904-4088 to register.
WePress: Intro to Letter Press (ASL video) – June 23
Hello Deaf BC,
I am the instructor for the forthcoming Intro to Letterpress worksop run by WePress on June 23rd.
I know that Kathy has already sent you an event listing.
I made a captioned video to share.
Here is the transcription:
[Title screen]
WePress: Introduction to Letterpress
June 23rd, 1:30PM, ASL Interpreted
*Deaf & Hard of Hearing Participants Prioritized*
[White person in a black long-sleeved shirt, signing in front of a red background – white captions run along the bottom]:
WePress presents a new workshop:
Introduction to Letterpress
June 23rd, at 1:30PM
In the DTES (downtown eastside), Vancouver
What is letterpress?
It’s a type of print making.
It uses a really big machine. You pick individual metal letters.
You pick the ones you want and lay them on the machine.
Then you put ink on the metal letters and cover it with paper.
Using big rollers, it presses the paper onto the inked letters.
And makes a print (that you can take home)!
You will learn how to use the machine and design techniques.
All the participants will discuss and design one collaborative poster.
We will print one version of the that poster for everyone who attends.
The workshop is taught by Kay Slater (hoh), speaking, and
will be interpreted at the same time.
This workshop is for: Deaf, Hard of Hearing,
d/oral deaf/hoh (no asl knowledge needed),
and hearing participants (if there is room).
D/d/hoh participants are prioritized.
The workshop is limited to 8 students.
The cost is on a sliding scale. $40 or “pay what you can”.
Free if you can’t pay.
Interested? Email:
We will share the video on our Facebook group event too.
Thank you for helping us share the word about the event.
Cheers,
Kay Slater.
YOGA PAH Workshops
Update: June 28 – July 6, 2019
Queer ASL Summer Classes Registration NOW OPEN!
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The Trouble with Health/ism Workshop – July 6
The Trouble with Health/ism – Workshop
Saturday, July 6th
10:30am-5:30pm
Lib 7200
SFU Burnaby
Lib 7200
SFU Burnaby
Registration required: https://sfpirg.ca/event/
ASL request deadline: June 23rd
Join us for a critical look at the value of ‘health’. In this workshop we will discuss how dominant beliefs about health can actually do harm and, ironically, contribute to poorer health outcomes for exactly the people we claim to be most concerned about. We will also explore ways to support our own wellness, and the well-being of others, without doing harm in this way, and consider the kinds of larger social and policy changes that might actually help make us all ‘healthier’.
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Accessibility Info:
ASL interpretation has been booked for this event. The deadline for requesting ASL interpretation is June 23rd. If no registrations are received by June 23rd requesting ASL interpretation, it will be cancelled.
The event space is wheelchair/scooter accessible with access to an accessible washroom nearby.
A gender-neutral washroom is available just down the hall from the event space.
In order to enable people to attend without experiencing hardship, Compass tickets and money for dependent care (this can include childcare, eldercare, etc.) are available upon request. Please email admin@sfpirg.ca with inquiries.
While we cannot ensure a fully scent-free event in this setting, we’re aiming to create a scent-reduced environment by not bringing additional scents into the space. Exposure to laundry products, colognes, hairspray, and many other scented products can trigger serious health reactions in individuals with asthma, allergies, migraines, and/or chemical sensitivities. We ask that you not wear/ apply/ or bring any scented products into this space. If you do so, we may need to ask you to leave so others can safely stay in the space. If you find yourself being impacted by someone’s use of scented products during the conference, speak with any one of the organizers. We know that this can be a big step for many people. As Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha says in Fragrance Free Femme of Colour Realness, “Cutting out scents may seem like a pain in the ass, but it means that awesome, ass-kicking community members you love can attend events you’re at and make out with you without having seizures, throwing up or otherwise getting really sick.” Please, bring your amazing self, and keep the scents at home!
(More info here: http://thinkbeforeyoustink.
The event is nut-free and peanut-free. Absolutely no nuts or peanuts will be permitted within the event space in order to create an allergen-free environment for all participants. This includes (but is not limited to) products like hazelnuts, cashews, almonds, coconuts, walnuts, coconut oil, coconut milk, and peanut butter.
If you have any other allergies or sensitivities that we need to know about so that you can participate fully and safely, please let us know at admin@sfpirg.ca.
Some folks are sensitive and/or get sick from electromagnetic frequency radiation (EMF). This can include radiation from cell phones, Wi-Fi, fluorescent lights, and more. SFU Burnaby has Wi-Fi set up throughout its campus, including in theevent space. In order to reduce EMF exposure, we will strive to minimize fluorescent light usage and utilize natural lighting whenever possible.
If there is any other way we can make this event more accessible for you, please let us know at admin@sfpirg.ca!
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Craig Pavelich
Director of Communications
Simon Fraser Public Interest Research Group (SFPIRG)
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My Spring 2019 office hours are:
Tuesday to Thursday
Tuesday to Thursday
10:30am to 4:30pm
TC326 in the Rotunda (2 flrs above the main bus loop)
Simon Fraser University
Burnaby, BC, V5A 1S6
Unceded Coast Salish Territories
Simon Fraser University
Burnaby, BC, V5A 1S6
Unceded Coast Salish Territories
~ engaging students in social and environmental justice since 1981 ~
