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Naomi Klein (one of our national treasures) addresses the Department of Culture Town Hall
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TOWN HALL REGARDING CUTS TO CULTURAL AND HERITAGE GRANTING PROGRAMS
Organized by FUSE magazine
Who should come? Everyone concerned about the Federal Government's blatant contempt for arts and culture.
Who will be speaking? Representatives from Government, visual arts, film, video, performing arts
What will we be doing? Strategizing on how to get our voices heard in the next election
Why is this important? Because the wave of cuts and policy changes are radically changing Canadian society.
Wednesday, SEPTEMBER 3, 2008 at 7pm.
The Theatre Centre
Wednesday, September 3 2008
1087 Queen Street West, (South East Corner of Queen and Dovercourt)
Since taking power in 2006, the Conservative Government has eliminated over $34 Million from Cultural and Heritage Granting Programs. The programs affected were designed to assist artists, arts institutions and not for profit charitable organizations in the creation, development, promotion and
dissemination of Canadian art both nationally and internationally.
The most recent cuts:
. The PromArt Program, 4.7 million (administered by the Department of Foreign Affairs)
. Trade Routes, 9 million, Department of Canadian Heritage
. Stabilization Projects and Capacity Building, of the Canadian Arts and Heritage Sustainability Program
. Canadian Independent Film and Video Fund, 1.5 million
. National Training Program in the Film and Video Sector, 2.5 million
. $300,000 to the Audio-Visual Preservation Trust of Canada, for programs archiving important film, television and musical recordings.
With the anticipation of more cuts to be announced next week, we are inviting members of the arts and the broader community, MPs and the media to attend a town hall meeting. This meeting is intended to discuss the funding cuts, the ideological and inappropriate comments made by government about recipients and to brainstorm a plan of action.
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Wikipedia says:
Labour Day has been celebrated on the first Monday in September in Canada since the 1880s. The origins of Labour Day in Canada can be traced back to April 14, 1872 when a parade was staged in support of the Toronto Typographical Union's strike for a 58-hour work-week. The Toronto Trades Assembly (TTA) called its 27 unions to demonstrate in support of the Typographical Union who had been on strike since March 25. George Brown, Canadian politician and editor of the Toronto Globe hit back at his striking employees, pressing police to charge the Typographical Union with "conspiracy." Although the laws criminalizing union activity were outdated and had already been abolished in Great Britain, they were still on books in Canada and police arrested 24 leaders of the Typographical Union. Labour leaders decided to call another similar demonstration on September 3 to protest the arrests. Seven unions marched in Ottawa, prompting a promise by Prime Minister Sir John A. Macdonald to repeal the "barbarous" anti-union laws. Parliament passed the Trade Union Act on June 14 the following year, and soon all unions were demanding a 54-hour work-week.It's time to go to the parade!
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The Calibration of Chance - Michael Graham, Alison Rossiter, Laurel Woodcock and Shirley Wiitasalo
from Sept. 4 to Oct.18, at Susan Hobbs Gallery, 137 Tecumseth Street, Toronto.
Curated by Claire Christie.
Opening: Thursday September 4th, 7-9 p.m.
Laurel Woodcock - Conditions 2005 video still