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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt">Hi everyone!<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt">I’m passing along some information recently received from the Toronto Arts Foundation that I thought BCMA members might be interested in. See below<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt">Al the best,<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt">Anissa Paulsen<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt">Anissa.Paulsen@gov.bc.ca<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt">I am writing on behalf of Toronto Arts Foundation’s
</span><a href="https://can01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fneighbourhoodartsnetwork.org%2F&data=04%7C01%7Canissa.paulsen%40gov.bc.ca%7Cbd485ac3cac64988a84908d91bdc11f1%7C6fdb52003d0d4a8ab036d3685e359adc%7C0%7C0%7C637571456370528199%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&sdata=VrOdXzofCzsJRa4Ji%2BdjfVAM2cptRzGDM0BSbCA23xU%3D&reserved=0"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt">Neighbourhood
Arts Network</span></a><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt">, hoping that you can help get the word out about our upcoming events for Newcomer Week, specifically for the free film screening offered in partnership with imagineNATIVE, which was programmed
in an effort to help newcomers learn about the rich contributions of Indigenous artists today, and hear some of their stories. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt">ABOUT<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:11.0pt">We developed </span><a href="https://can01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fneighbourhoodartsnetwork.org%2Fprograms%2Fnewcomer-week&data=04%7C01%7Canissa.paulsen%40gov.bc.ca%7Cbd485ac3cac64988a84908d91bdc11f1%7C6fdb52003d0d4a8ab036d3685e359adc%7C0%7C0%7C637571456370538196%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&sdata=pqURoKPTX4xVc2k%2BDnamG%2F1ajcBGf%2FgUeSWthE8lMnE%3D&reserved=0"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:11.0pt">Newcomer
Week: Virtual Edition</span></a><span lang="EN" style="font-size:11.0pt"> in 2020 in response to event cancellations due to COVID-19. A week full of online activations showcasing films, music, and discussions by newcomer artists, this year’s Newcomer Week:
Virtual Edition will showcase and honour the vibrancy that newcomer and Indigenous artists bring to Toronto’s cultural landscape from May 24-28, 2021. All live events will have closed captioning and/or ASL interpretation.</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt">Day 5: Friday May 28, 2021 </span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt">Newcomer Week x 2021 iNTour Presents: Short Films Focus + Artist Talk<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt">Presented in partnership with imagineNATIVE</span></i><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt">imagineNATIVE and Neighbourhood Arts Network are excited offer a free screening of </span><a href="https://can01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fstatic1.squarespace.com%2Fstatic%2F5711573b044262398e3acb85%2Ft%2F6018792d17dc9f6f05bf2367%2F1612216622066%2F2482%2BiN_Tour%2B2.0.pdf&data=04%7C01%7Canissa.paulsen%40gov.bc.ca%7Cbd485ac3cac64988a84908d91bdc11f1%7C6fdb52003d0d4a8ab036d3685e359adc%7C0%7C0%7C637571456370538196%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&sdata=%2FwkZMu3ajf%2FdMkOuy6bTqisVbofOtNxH%2BoLFOdq9un0%3D&reserved=0"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt">9
dynamic short films</span></a><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt"> ranging from documentary, dramatic, and animation created by Indigenous filmmakers. After the screening there will be an artist talk moderated by imagineNATIVE's Artistic Director Niki
Little and a featured filmmaker Theola Ross. Get your FREE tickets while quantities last at </span><a href="https://can01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fbit.ly%2F33fZrZY&data=04%7C01%7Canissa.paulsen%40gov.bc.ca%7Cbd485ac3cac64988a84908d91bdc11f1%7C6fdb52003d0d4a8ab036d3685e359adc%7C0%7C0%7C637571456370548189%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&sdata=Wdh3I0MoUQQxFE12Aa8z8lfXpjF7skEg7WHwyx1cGeg%3D&reserved=0"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt">https://bit.ly/33fZrZY</span></a><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt">.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt">You can access sample copy for the entire week, as well as individual events, here:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://can01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.dropbox.com%2Fsh%2Fhwvk1jl7jowlz0h%2FAABQK4VPHqqYmxZD3lGY1Aona%3Fdl%3D0&data=04%7C01%7Canissa.paulsen%40gov.bc.ca%7Cbd485ac3cac64988a84908d91bdc11f1%7C6fdb52003d0d4a8ab036d3685e359adc%7C0%7C0%7C637571456370548189%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&sdata=EliFb7esrSkVV3zswnIdKZrJU%2BaTNjIikBVxxzT0oD8%3D&reserved=0"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt">https://www.dropbox.com/sh/hwvk1jl7jowlz0h/AABQK4VPHqqYmxZD3lGY1Aona?dl=0</span></a><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Please let me know if you have any questions, and if there is anything we can cross promote for you.</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Warmly,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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