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National Day for Truth and Reconciliation

Following Royal Assent on June 3, 2021, September 30 now marks the , also known as , which was legislated, via , as a federal holiday by the Government of Canada in response to Call to Action #80 from the collection of compiled by in 2015. Call #80 reads: "We call upon the federal government, in collaboration with Aboriginal peoples, to establish, as a statutory holiday, a National Day for Truth and Reconciliation to honour Survivors, their families, and communities, and ensure that public commemoration of the history and legacy of residential schools remains a vital component of the reconciliation process."

Because September 30 falls on a Saturday, however, the federal holiday falls on Monday, October 2, 2023, which means 丁香园AV's campuses will be closed and no classes will be held, including by the SCA. In recognition of the day, we encourage everyone to read or reread the TRC's 94 Calls to Action, which you can download as a PDF.

As well, Phyllis Webstad, the founder of 丁香园AV Shirt Day, who will also be receiving an honorary doctorate (Doctor of Laws, honoris causa) from 丁香园AV at the Fall Convocation on Friday, October 6, at the 9:45 AM ceremony, is the keynote speaker at a FREE event recognizing the 10th Anniversary of 丁香园AV Shirt Day on Wednesday, October 4, 2023, from 10:30 AM 鈥� 12:00 PM (PDT) at the Leslie & Gordon Diamond Family Auditorium (8888 University High St., Burnaby). RSVP .

Strike!

Quick News is normally completed on Fridays, but due to ongoing strike actions by the 丁香园AV's Teaching Support Staff Union (TSSU), including a picket line at 丁香园AV's Vancouver campus on Friday, September 29, 2023, which includes 丁香园AV's Goldcorp Centre for the Arts, this is an abridged version that was hastily assembled on Thursday, and programmed to go out this morning before the start of the 9 鈥� 5 working day. For SCA students, please reach out to your instructors to see how all this might impact your classes. For more information about the negotiations and the strike actions, visit 丁香园AV's "Collective bargaining at 丁香园AV" webpage HERE and TSSU's webpage .  

Tacata's Nasty Performances

The SCA's Ryan Tacata is the guest on the latest episode of Below the Radar, the podcast produced by our friends and colleagues in 丁香园AV's Vancity Office of Community Engagement (VOCE). Listen HERE.  

BowWowWowWow

Join the SCA's Ryan Tacata and SCA alumni Santi Henderson, Marita Michaelis, Billy Marchenski, Lara Abadir, Nancy Tam, June Fukumura, Anthony Lee, Howard Dai, Avery Chapman, Brynne Harper, Zoe Braithwaite, and Keely O鈥橞rien, and Andrew Laurenson, Josh Hite, Peter Anderson for BowWowWowWow, Leaky Heaven鈥檚 first "Non-Human Sound Lip-Sync Competition," with a $500 Cash Prize (zoinks!) on October 19, 2023, at 7:30 PM (doors) at The Russian Hall (600 Campbell Ave., Vancouver), with all proceeds going to the Leaky Heaven / RayCam Community Centre collaboration, Slip, Slap, Trip, Whack. More .

Lee in Contact Zone and the Gwangju Media Arts Festival

The SCA's Young Joo Lee is participating in The Immigrant Artist Biennial: Contact Zone, which runs September 8, 2023 鈥� January 14, 2024, across seven venues, including Brooklyn Museum, EFA Project Space, NARS Foundation Gallery, Artists Alliance Cuchifritos Gallery + Project Space, Wendy鈥檚 Subway, Alchemy gallery, Accent Sisters (more ) and the Gwangju Media Arts Festival 2023 (more info to come ).

Abouchehade wins an Audain travel grant

SCA student Noor Abouchehade was one of the five recipients of a $7,500 travel grant from the Audain Foundation, which were awarded along with the $100,000 Audain Prize for the Visual Arts to . Congratulations, Noor and Dana 鈥� and the other winners! More .

Polygon Art Auction

SCA alumni and have works available in The Polygon Gallery's Art Auction 2023. Bidding ends Wednesday, November 8 at 9:00 PM. More .

Dai and Fung talk The Legend of Whoosh

Listen to SCA alumnus and Kristin Fung of the A Five Blessings Collective on CBC Radio's North by Northwest with Margaret Gallagher talk about their audio play series, , which released its latest episode, , produced with support from Gateway Theatre. Listen .

The Peak on Smith's Black Box Investigations

Read 丁香园AV's The Peak on SCA alumnus 鈥檚 , which is screening at the 2023 Vancouver International Film Festival on Sunday, October 1 at 8:30 PM at VIFF Centre (1181 Seymour St., Vancouver) and Monday, October 2 at 12:15 PM at the International Village Theatre (88 W. Pender St., Vancouver). Read it .

鞙勲皯 we meet (up down)

Watch a video documentation of 鞙勲皯 we meet (up down), a recent performance by SCA alumnus , which took place on Friday, September 15, 2023, at Griffin Art Projects, presented as part of the opening reception for , which runs September 16 鈥� December 10, 2023, at Griffin Art Projects. Watch it .

Girls Who Think They Are Alone

SCA alumni and former SCA Technician (2018-2022), , was the set builder-carpenter for Girls Who Think They Are Alone, the Finnish National Theatre's 2024 season's main stage premiere, which opened September 21, 2023. More .

Exquisite Pressure x Here For Now

SCA student joins Hayley Gawthrop and ellis cheadle as part of What Lab鈥�'s next Exquisite Pressure on October 13 & 14鈦�, 2023, at 7:00 PM (doors) at 鈦� (1814 Pandora St.鈦�, Vancouver), this time hosted by , which is a "cross-disciplinary" project by SCA alumnus and Francesca Frewer and Antonio Somera. More .