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Bhangra.me: Vancouver’s Bhangra Story


Date: May 5 to October 23, 2011
Location: Museum of Vancouver
Website: www.museumofvancouver.ca and www.bhangra.me

Experience an interactive exhibition that chronicles Bhangra music, dance and politics in Vancouver. From dance teams in the 70s, to international DJs in 2011, this exhibit features Vancouver’s unique Bhangra story. Play instruments, listen to local DJ-curated playlists, read about Bhangra’s connection to social protest, and dance in the Performance Lounge. Share your Bhangra story, memories and photos online at Bhangra.me.

With support from the City of Vancouver’s 125th Anniversary Grants Program and the participation of the Government of Canada.

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Posted on: September 10th, 2011 by Vancouver125
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125 Stories of Grandview Woodland’s Residents

Date: Stories will be collected July 1 to September 5 and a public reading event will be held in early Fall 2011
Location: Grandview Woodland neighbourhood
Website: www.underoneumbrella.net

Write a story of a memorable event or experience from your time as a resident of Grandview Woodland. Stories can span the decades from the present to as far back as contributors can recall. 125 of these stories will be collected in a single publication as a legacy project with a permanent installation in the community. Stories will be collected from as diverse a pool of community voices as possible (aboriginal, youth, immigrant, LGBTQ2S, vulnerable populations etc.). 25 of the stories will be shared with the public at an outdoor event in Grandview Woodland Park in the fall 2011. Deadline for story submissions is September 5th, 2011.

With support from the City of Vancouver’s 125th Anniversary Grants Program and the participation of the Government of Canada.

Posted on: August 17th, 2011 by Vancouver125
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Vancouver 125 Redress Series


Date: May 22 to November 27, 2011
Location: W2 Community Media Arts
Website: www.creativetechnology.org

W2′s Vancouver 125 Redress Series challenges the readiness of Vancouver to live with cultural harmony when for decades systemic barriers to citizenship have barred immigrants from calling Vancouver home. The program kicked off with the Komagata Maru anniversary in May, continues with A Time for Change (Woodward’s Atrium, June 17 - July 1), a photographic record of South Asian migrant farmworkers who pick our food but do not have equal rights to working conditions. Later this year W2 presents artists working on Japanese internment issues, and presents First Nations filmmakers during the November Vancouver Indigenous Media Arts Festival.

With support from the City of Vancouver’s 125th Anniversary Grants Program and the participation of the Government of Canada.

Posted on: August 17th, 2011 by Vancouver125
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