RR Youth Circle Info Package Final

REFRAMING RELATIONS YOUTH CIRCLE EVENT MONDAY MAY 28TH, 2018 MUSEUM OF ANTHROPOLOGY 9:30AM - 3:30PM PARENT & TEACHER INFORMATION PACKAGE ABOUT US We are from the Community Arts Council of Vancouver (CACV), a non-profit organization with a mandate to support community arts across the City. We are offering a special opportunity that is available to students at your school as part of one of our programs, Reframing Relations. Reframing Relations is designed to support This year, several schools across the learning in secondary school classrooms Vancouver School District participated in this about reconciliation in Canada. Through program by hosting workshops in classrooms, experiential workshops, a pair of artist- including Magee Secondary, Charles Tupper facilitators, one Indigenous and one non- Secondary, and Van Tech Secondary. Indigenous, work with classes to engage students’ understandings of reconciliation We are inviting students who participated while modeling positive intercultural relations. in these workshops to attend a half-day Our facilitators are professional artists in gathering at the Museum of Anthropology genres as diverse as poetry, movement, for an immersive experience that will bring visual arts, and theatre. approximately 40 students together from across the district. We believe that there need to be more opportunities for youth to dialogue with their peers in a safe, creative space about these issues. 1 OUR INTENT is to elicit students’ own ideas, questions, hopes, and fears The Reframing Relations about the relationships between our peoples, in order to Youth Circle imagine the kind of future we want to create. • Date: Monday May 28, 2018 Leading the day Leading the day will be our 6 facilitators offering a variety • Open to students: of arts-based processes. Students will share food, create Grades 9 - 12 who together, and meet like-minded peers in an inspiring have the desire to environment. go further in making meaningful This event is taking place in partnership with the Museum contributions to of Anthropology as well as the Vancouver School reconciliation Board Aboriginal Education Department. Indigenous Engagement Consultant Robert Clifton and Amanda • Location: White, VSB Knowledge Keeper from the Haida Nation will Museum of be in attendance to witness and contribute to the event. Anthropology We believe that attending this event will provide students the confi dence, cultural awareness, and leadership skills necessary to take the next steps on their journeys of reconciliation. These students will be able to come back with new knowledge to enrich their school communities. Food We are excited to announce our partnership with the newly opened Mr. Bannock - Vancouver’s First Indigenous Food Truck. We will providing lunch for participants. Honorarium We will be offering each participant a $50 honorarium for their attendance during the days event. 2 GETTING THERE Located at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver, Canada, MOA is situated at 6393 NW Marine Drive, in the northwest corner of the campus. By Car From downtown, take 4th Avenue, Broadway (9th Avenue), 10th By Transit Avenue or 16th Avenue west to The 25, 33, 41, 43, 44, 49, 84, 99 B-Line and 480 UBC. buses arrive at UBC Exchange Bay 2 — a 15-minute walk from MOA. Get off at UBC Exchange Bay 2 Once at UBC, watch for signs (the last stop) and walk northwest. guiding you to MOA, located in the northwest corner of the UBC The 4 and 14 buses arrive on and depart from campus on NW Marine Drive. University Boulevard — a 20-minute walk from MOA. Paid parking is located in front of MOA and at the Rose Garden The C18 and C20 UBC shuttle buses depart from Parkade across the street. Parking UBC Exchange 1. Get off at NW Marine Dr FS Cecil can be purchased by cash or Green Park Rd. credit card. Full transit information at the Translink website. 3 PARTICIPANT ENTRY FORM If you would like to attend this event, please fi ll in the space below how ever best suits you (writing, drawing, etc.,) answering the following question. Please share as little or as much as you’d like. What does relationship building or reconciliation between Indigenous and non- Indigenous people mean to you? NAME: _______________________________ SCHOOL: _____________________________ AGE: _________________________________ ALLERGIES: ___________________________ 4 Student Media Release Form Reframing Relations Student Media Release Form Please fi ll in this form and return it to your child’s teacher. Your child is participating in a group workshop which focuses on exploring Indigenous and Non-Indigenous relations while using various artistic processes. During this process facilitators may capture photos or videos, which may be shared on our social media for the purpose of documentation and knowledge sharing with other classrooms. Date: ____________________________ Student’s name: (First) ______________________ (Last) _____________________________________ School: ____________________________________ Division: __________________________________ Please check A OR B (not both) A. _______ I GIVE MY CONSENT for video recordings and digital photographs to be taken of my child or my child’s work as part of her/his participation in the Reframing Relations youth circle. I understand that the recordings and images collected will be used for non-profi t program documentation and knowledge sharing purposes. I authorize Reframing Relations to use my child’s image on its websites and/or in printed promotional materials without further consideration and I acknowledge Reframing Relations right to treat the media (such as cropping) at its discretion. B. ________ I DO NOT CONSENT to the use of my child’s video or photographs for the above purpose for the Reframing Relations youth circle program. Parent’s Name: (First) _______________________ (Last) _____________________________________ Parent/Guardian * Signature: __________________________________________________________ Reframing Relations is a project administered by the Community Arts Council of Vancouver. If you have any questions about the collection of images or videos by Reframing Relations, please contact us at: [email protected] MON MAY 28TH 2018 CONTACT US 604-682-0010 REFRAMING RELATIONS YOUTH CIRCLE Did your class participate in a Reframing Relations Talk to your teacher to fi nd out how workshop this year? Are you passionate about being a you can get involved. leader for reconciliation between Indigenous and non-Indigenous peoples? Applications due May 18. See you there! You are invited to attend a day-long gathering at the Museum of Anthropology with 40 of your peers from This event is taking place in partnership across the Lower Mainland to explore, share food, meet with the Museum of Anthropology as awesome artists, and learn how you can make an impact. well as the Vancouver School Board PLUS, you’ll get a $50 honorarium for your participation! Indigenous Education Department. [email protected] www.cacv.ca/programs/reframing-relations 604-682-0010.

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