Action Centre
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CDA Addresses Funding Cuts to the British Columbia Touring Council
To view the official letter written by CDA's Strategic Advisory Committee to the Honourable James Moore, Minister of Canadian Heritage and Official Languages, click HERE.
Show your support for the BC Touring Council by signing this petition HERE.
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Arts Day on the Hill
The Canadian Arts Coalition is moving forward with plans for its third Arts Day on Parliament Hill, Tuesday October 25th, 2011.
The breakfast and briefing session will be held at the National Arts Centre in Ottawa starting at either 7 or 7:30 a.m. (to be confirmed). Meetings with MPs and Senators will run throughout the day, and the end-of-day reception on Parliament Hill (co-hosted by the Deputy Speaker of the House) will go from 5:00 pm – 7:00 p.m. This will be a great opportunity to chat with a variety of MPs as well as political staff so you’ll want to make sure you are still in town that evening.
To sign up send us an email at: info@canadianartscoalition.ca.
For more information, please visit: www.canadianartscoalition.ca
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Parliament of Canada website CLICK HERE
Find your MP easily by clicking HERE!
Conservative: www.conservative.ca
Liberal: www.liberal.ca
NDP: www.ndp.ca
BLOC: www.blocquebecois.org
View the current list of Cabinet Ministers HERE!
Read the news release: "CDA congratulates the Honorable James Moore who was recently re-appointed as Minister of Canadian Heritage"
What are the Issues?
CDA promotes a variety of issues that impact the dance sector and we adapt our key asks, messages and strategies to the working environment as it evolves.
In collaboration with our partners, CDA has defined two leading priorities.
1) That the Government of Canada invest in Canadian creativity and Canadian communities by increasing the base budget of the Canada Council for the Arts by an additional $30 million per year in each of the next four years, bringing the Council’s funding base to $300 million per annum by 2015.
2)That the Government of Canada acknowledge the role that arts and culture plays in enhancing Canada’s reputation internationally and put Canadian artists on the world stage by investing $25 million in strategic international market access and development initiatives.
Send your message to your MP
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Great Examples of Arts Promotion
we are more – act for culture in Europe
we are more – act for culture in Europe is a Europe-wide campaign for the arts and culture. It was launched in October 2010 and will run until 2013, when the EU decides about its next multiannual budget.
we are more campaign promotes culture, heritage and the arts, together with education, social cohesion and environmental sustainability, as key areas in which the EU has to make more bold investments if it wants to reach its growth objectives and Europe to remain a thriving democracy in the future.
For more information, CLICK HERE.
The Winnipeg Dance Preservation Initiative
Gaile Petursson-Hiley Artistic Associate SCD, Stephanie Ballard WDPI, Minister of Culture, Heritage and Tourism, Flor Marcelino, Premier Greg Selinger Debra Zoerb The Royal Winnipeg School, Cathleen Enns Manitoba Arts Council, Drive Dance Company, Nafro Dance, the Junior Professional Program SCD.
The Winnipeg Dance Preservation Initiative planned its 6th Annual International Dance Day celebration at the Manitoba Legislative Building, April 29th at 12:30 PM. Stephanie Ballard had invited members of the School of Contemporary Dancers Junior Professional Program to perform an excerpt from Winnipeg choreographer Gaile Pertursson-Hiley’s Wedding Waltz.
The Minister of Culture, Heritage and Tourism, Florfina Marcelino joined in on the celebration along with the Manitoba dance community and honoured the mandate of International Dance Day and recognized the Royal Wedding with an event that embraced the love of dance throughout the world.