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Author Archives: Judi
The downside of victimhood
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July 11, 2010
Consider this excerpt from an 1826 essay by William Hazlitt (quoted by Sasha Abramsky in his article in The Chronicle of Higher Education, July 11, 2010 – Look Ahead in Anger: Hyperbolic rhetoric threatens to swamp our politics).
It came across my reading pane as I am wrestling with the issues of funding cutbacks [...]
Building Digital Canada
I wanted to let you know about a recent epiphany that has me finally grokking the digital policy landscape and what needs doing about it. All because I was sick and channel surfing.
I happened to catch a broadcast on CPAC of the June 8 Panel at the Telecom conference and I think it gave me [...]
I’ve been working with my fellow steering committee members to develop our own proVOCative site. www.vocbc.org
Bait and Switch
Barbara Eirenreich speaks. We listen. It’s strangely familiar…
Pulling back the curtain on the paradigm of employment and jobseeking in white collar America, even in 2005 when this interview took place, reveals some hard truths about how we are preparing our graduates for (futiley) pursuing their Dream of a great career. Although some issues such as [...]
Posted in Careers, Economics
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MC Yogi – Give Love (Giving4Living Mix) from MC Yogi on Vimeo.
Council supports Cultural Plan in tough times
Despite the need to make deep cuts in spending as a result of steeply-reduced revenues, Vancouver City Council recognized the importance of maintaining the momentum on implementation of the Cultural Plan as a contributor to local economic regeneration.
Full details of how the budget reduction will impact the implementation process has yet to be heard, but [...]
Posted in Advocacy, Capacity Development, Cultural Economy, Uncategorized
Tagged creative space, cultural plan, economy, policy, revitalization, vancouver city
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Emerging Habitat for a Creative Economy Threatened by City Budget Cuts.
This is an excerpt from an email alert I sent to my networks in the creative community earlier this week. The ‘troops’ rallied and spoke eloquently on behalf of this keystone project, we continue to advocate and the decision is on Tuesday April 7 09 at the regular Council meeting:
Vancouver City Council considers cutting implementation [...]
Posted in Advocacy, Capacity Development, Cultural Economy
Tagged creative space, cultural plan, economy, policy, revitalization, vancouver city
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Alternatives to Creating “Yet Another” NonProfit Arts Organization
When artists and creative sector groups begin to face the need to fundraise and establish a more organized and permanent structure for the projects they want to develop, the question I am most frequently asked is: “How do we form a nonprofit society?” followed closely by “Where do we get grants and how do we [...]
Posted in Capacity Development, Community Benefit, Leadership, Professional Development
Tagged Arts, Governance, Management, policy, ponderings
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Mt. Pleasant Community Centre Building – Convert to Arts Centre or Demolish?
There are a number of projects that are gathering interest and momentum in Vancouver these days. The work of the City’s Office of Cultural Affairs to develop a Cultural Plan that will not only ensure a Creative City that is healthy for the arts but also for the economy, has engaged an incredible spectrum of [...]
Posted in Advocacy, Capacity Development, Community Benefit, Uncategorized
Tagged Advocacy, Arts, creative space, cultural plan, policy, vancouver city
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