DEAFBC

The festival is much more than just music – it is a vibrant and welcoming community and we want you to be part of it!!
We are looking for a group of Deaf people and ASL users to create a plan and make decisions on how to make the festival more welcoming to the Deaf community, such as deciding which performances would be interpreted.

This volunteer opportunity will include attending a focus group and attending the festival.
If you are interested, please fill out this form and we’ll get back to you in the next few weeks.

Follow this link to the Survey: https://ubc.ca1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_6WLqP1L8NZtfPHE
If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to email us at jhfamily@shaw.ca

that Presentation House Theatre will be an ASL-interpreted performance of The Emigrants on March 3 at 1pm. The Emigrants is a dark comedy about the immigrant experience. Two men have travelled to an unnamed democratic country with different goals,dreams, and experiences and come face-to-face on New Year’s Eve. https://www.phtheatre.org/the-emigrants-march-1-3-2024/

Presentation by Academic Communication Equity-BC

Click here for an ASL version of this invitation

There is a shortage of sign language interpreters in BC, with many people feeling the negative
effects.

Addressing this shortage may require us to think in new ways about interpreting services.
Rather than focusing on individual parts of interpreting in BC, we need to step back and see
how these parts interact. In this presentation we will provide an overview of a tool (systems
theory) to help us do this work and begin to apply it to the interpreting system in BC.

By attending this presentation you will be able to:
? Conceptualize interpreting in BC as a system
? Define systems theory
? Discuss the potential benefits of applying a systems theory approach to the interpreting
system in BC

Presenter: Piper, MA, COI: Program Coordinator, Academic Communication Equity – BC

(ACE-BC)

Dates/sign up:

We are hosting two presentations conducted in ASL with interpretation into English and two in
English with interpretation into ASL.
? Monday, March 11th from 12:00pm to 1:30pm, presented English with interpretation
into ASL. Sign up here
? Tuesday, March 12th from 6:00pm to 7:30pm, presented in ASL with interpretation
into English. Sign up here
? Wednesday, March 13th from 4:00pm to 5:30pm, presented in English with
interpretation into ASL. Sign up here
? Thursday March 14th from 12:00pm to 1:30pm, presented in ASL with interpretation
into English. Sign up here

Are you interested in providing respite care or behaviour
intervention to Deaf, Deaf-Blind, and Hard of Hearing children
and youth with additional support needs? Are you fluent in
American Sign Language?

We are looking for signing Deaf and Hard of Hearing community members,
adult Children of Deaf Adults, parents of older children, or young adults to
provide respite to Deaf, Deaf-Blind, and Hard of Hearing individuals with
additional support needs.

Interested? Please join our Information Session to learn more about how to
become a respite provider!

The information sessions will be presented by Dr. Brenda Fossett & Melissa
Mykle (Provincial Deaf and Hard of Hearing – Family Services). The workshop
will be presented in American Sign Language. Interpretation provided upon
request.

DATE: March 14, 2024
TIME: Register for either:
6:30 pm at PDHHS (in-person) OR
8:00 pm on Zoom (link will be provided upon registration)
COST: FREE
ADDRESS: 4334 Victory Street, Burnaby, BC V5J 1R2
REGISTRATION: FS@gov.bc.ca

BC Culture Days invites emerging artists in all disciplines who are located in B.C. to apply to the 2024 Ambassador Program.

Five artists will receive artist fees and a production budget totaling $2,000 to present a free community-engaged event during Culture Days (between September 20 – October 13, 2024).

In addition, the ambassadors will participate in a paid 3-month mentorship ($1,000 total for approx. 8 hrs/month) with an established artist starting in May. They will also act as a Culture Days media spokesperson for their community from August-October.

This year’s ambassador events will explore the theme of intercultural celebration. BC Culture Days are seeking creative event ideas that honor and amplify cultural understanding, collaboration, and connection.

Visit https://culturedays.ca/bc for the full Call for Artists and details on how to apply.