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Mad Pride Hamilton's insane party of the year to celebrate madness and consumer/survivor communities

Alias — Sat, 07 Jun 2014 00:51:31 +0000

Sat Jul 19

city:

Hamilton

Venue:

The Perkins Centre

Address:

1429 Main Street East

Cost:

Free

organizer contact:

mad.pride.hamilton@gmail.com

Space Accessibiity:

Wheelchair accessible, family friendly, quiet room/space available

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Link:

https://www.facebook.com/events/1617670071790931/

Mad Pride Hamilton 2014: A Celebration of Madness and Consumer/Survivor Communities

What: A Mad Hatter’s Tea Party in celebration of Mad Pride in Hamilton
When: Saturday, July 19th from 1-5pm (tea at 1, open mic starts at 1:15)
Where: The Perkins Centre at 1429 Main Street East (Main and Kenilworth), Hamilton

G20 Audio Mashup

Aaron — Thu, 26 Aug 2010 22:13:13 +0000

Sounds and music recorded at the G20 protests in Toronto

In the weeks and months that followed the G20 summit in Toronto, I realized that many conversations I had with friends on the topic were extremely heavy, sad, and disheartening. For many of us who were there, the unprecedented police repression will leave long-standing scars.

Poet Kaie Kellough

Stefan Christoff — Tue, 10 Aug 2010 04:07:13 +0000

reflections on Maple Leaf Rag

Poet Kaie Kellough's second book of poetry, Maple Leaf Rag, experiments with linguistic and musical borders.

Beautiful City (Part 2) - Invoice Townhall

DannyLiberty — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 20:49:40 +0000

The 'Beautiful City Billboard Fee' is a unique initiative by local arts supporters who lobbied the Toronto City Council to pass a tax on billboards, finally succeeding on Dec.

Beautiful City (Part 1) - City Hall

DannyLiberty — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 19:38:40 +0000

The 'Beautiful City Billboard Fee' is a unique initiative by local Toronto artists who have been lobbying City Council for a tax on advertising billboards and directing the revenue to fund public art. This segment has a brief overview of the BCBF, some clips of the council debate on Item PG33.10, and the voting day results, and more...

Breaking Aboriginal stereotypes through Art

phyllistsang — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 20:28:27 +0000

"We are often being portrayed negatively in the media," Andrew Pederson, one of the 13 young native artists featured at Art Gallery of Ontario said; "I want to express who we are as native people."
Stereotypes of Native people are engrained in the minds of many Canadians. Films and literatures reinforce those stereotypes for over a hundred years and a lot of news coverage confirms them. The media often centers on political and constitutional issues, forest fires, poverty and substance or sexual abuse, and little attention is given to their culture and achievements. All of these result in an image of inferiority and a loss of self-esteem among the Native youths.
When Aboriginal Peoples Television Network (APTN) became a reality in 1999, it opened doors to Aboriginal artists, writers, actors, and producers with the skills and the means to bring Aboriginal people their own images and messages. Now, Canadians are able to watch programming produced by native people, as long as they are willing to surf up to channel 55 and beyond.
The Network alone is not enough to eradicate deeply rooted stereotypes.
On July 8th, an exhibition of art works by Native youths at the Art Gallery of Ontario (AGO) provided a two-folded opportunity to dispel the plague: It opened a platform for the young artists to reacquaint with their heritage, express their identity, and reclaim their right to define who they are; it also allowed the public to unlearn stereotypes and relearn about Aboriginal people.
(Re)represetnation, the first joint venture of the Youth Council at AGO and Native Canadian Centre Toronto (NCCT), brought together 13 Native youths to produce 12 pieces of art work.
Tannis Nielson is the coordinator of the youth program at NCCT. She runs The One Nation in Unity Youth Program which provides a wide range of activities, including sports, art, media, and even historical study of Indian movement.