<div dir="ltr"><b><font size="4" color="#000000">Friday October 21 is your last chance to register for BCMA and Heritage BC pre-conference workshops and field trips!</font></b><div><b><font size="4" color="#000000"><br></font></b></div><div><font color="#000000">These experiences are open to anyone - there is no need to be registered for the BCMA and Heritage BC Joint Conference to attend. To learn more and to register, please visit our website: <a href="https://museum.bc.ca/2022-conference-schedule-2/">https://museum.bc.ca/2022-conference-schedule-2/</a></font></div><div><font color="#000000"><br></font></div><div><font color="#000000"><i>Please note: </i>Due to the scheduling of transportation and coordination of food, there will not be an opportunity to register for these events after October 21.</font></div><div><font color="#000000"><br></font></div><div><p class="gmail-mb-3" style="box-sizing:inherit;margin-top:0px;font-family:"Fira Sans",sans-serif;margin-bottom:1rem"><span style="box-sizing:inherit;font-weight:bolder"><font color="#000000">Advocacy Bootcamp at the Sooke Region Museum</font></span></p><p class="gmail-mb-3" style="box-sizing:inherit;margin-top:0px;font-family:"Fira Sans",sans-serif;margin-bottom:1rem"><font color="#000000"><span style="box-sizing:inherit;font-weight:bolder">Cost: </span><span style="box-sizing:inherit">$59</span></font></p><p class="gmail-mb-3" style="box-sizing:inherit;margin-top:0px;font-family:"Fira Sans",sans-serif;margin-bottom:1rem"><font color="#000000"><span style="box-sizing:inherit;font-weight:bolder">Event Description: </span><span style="box-sizing:inherit">Are you unsure about how to work with local, provincial, or federal levels of government to advocate for your organization? Join peers from across the province and advocacy experts for a pre-conference </span><i style="box-sizing:inherit"><span style="box-sizing:inherit">Advocacy Bootcamp</span></i><span style="box-sizing:inherit"> at the Sooke Region Museum. This bootcamp will get you flexing your advocacy muscles and ready to start making a difference in your community!</span></font></p><p class="gmail-mb-3" style="box-sizing:inherit;margin-top:0px;font-family:"Fira Sans",sans-serif;margin-bottom:1rem"><span style="box-sizing:inherit"><font color="#000000">In this workshop you will:</font></span></p><ul style="box-sizing:border-box;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:1rem;font-family:"Fira Sans",sans-serif"><li style="box-sizing:inherit"><span style="box-sizing:inherit"><font color="#000000">Connect with peers and discuss shared advocacy priorities</font></span></li><li style="box-sizing:inherit"><span style="box-sizing:inherit"><font color="#000000">Learn how to write more effective advocacy letters</font></span></li><li style="box-sizing:inherit"><span style="box-sizing:inherit"><font color="#000000">Develop a customized advocacy calendar to let you know when your outreach will be the most impactful</font></span></li><li style="box-sizing:inherit"><span style="box-sizing:inherit"><font color="#000000">Listen to government partners share tips for what effective advocacy looks like</font></span></li><li style="box-sizing:inherit"><span style="box-sizing:inherit"><font color="#000000">Help shape the BCMA’s advocacy messaging for 2023</font></span></li></ul><p class="gmail-mb-3" style="box-sizing:inherit;margin-top:0px;font-family:"Fira Sans",sans-serif;margin-bottom:1rem"><span style="box-sizing:inherit"><font color="#000000">The workshop fee covers transportation to the Sooke Region Museum from downtown Victoria, a free guided tour of the site, and a light lunch.</font></span></p><p class="gmail-mb-3" style="box-sizing:inherit;margin-top:0px;font-family:"Fira Sans",sans-serif;margin-bottom:1rem"><span style="box-sizing:inherit"><font color="#000000">Register: <a href="https://members.museum.bc.ca/public/event/details/905f511b65dafc89f97d13c3b08fbab6722023a9/1">https://members.museum.bc.ca/public/event/details/905f511b65dafc89f97d13c3b08fbab6722023a9/1 </a></font></span></p><p class="gmail-mb-3" style="box-sizing:inherit;margin-top:0px;font-family:"Fira Sans",sans-serif;margin-bottom:1rem"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-weight:bolder">Identities & Intersectionality at the Art Gallery of Greater Victoria</span><br></p><p class="gmail-mb-3" style="box-sizing:inherit;margin-top:0px;font-family:"Fira Sans",sans-serif;margin-bottom:1rem"><font color="#000000"><span style="box-sizing:inherit;font-weight:bolder">Cost: </span><span style="box-sizing:inherit">$39</span></font></p><p class="gmail-mb-3" style="box-sizing:inherit;margin-top:0px;font-family:"Fira Sans",sans-serif;margin-bottom:1rem"><font color="#000000"><span style="box-sizing:inherit"></span></font></p><p class="gmail-mb-3" style="box-sizing:inherit;margin-top:0px;font-family:"Fira Sans",sans-serif;margin-bottom:1rem"><font color="#000000"><span style="box-sizing:inherit;font-weight:bolder">Event Description: </span><span style="box-sizing:inherit">Join néhiyaw community connector and cultural consultant Miranda Jimmy for an interactive introduction to DEI in the workplace. Together, we’ll create shared language and common understanding of basic diversity, equity, and inclusion concepts, learn about our own intersectionality, and build capacity to advocate for workplace transformation. Participants will leave with a baseline knowledge of DEI work, tools to apply these concepts, and resources for further learning. This engaging learning opportunity will be sure to spark curiosity and conversation.</span><span style="box-sizing:inherit;font-weight:bolder"><i style="box-sizing:inherit"><br style="box-sizing:inherit"></i></span><span style="box-sizing:inherit;font-weight:bolder"><i style="box-sizing:inherit"><br style="box-sizing:inherit"></i></span><span style="box-sizing:inherit">The registration fee is just for the workshop at the Art Gallery of Greater Victoria. Please plan for a light lunch in advance or pack a snack.</span></font></p><p class="gmail-mb-3" style="box-sizing:inherit;margin-top:0px;font-family:"Fira Sans",sans-serif;margin-bottom:1rem"><span style="box-sizing:inherit"><font color="#000000">Register: <a href="https://members.museum.bc.ca/public/event/details/04197cb4884f9c84d12a376674248193a3cbabac/1" style="">https://members.museum.bc.ca/public/event/details/04197cb4884f9c84d12a376674248193a3cbabac/1 </a></font></span></p><p class="gmail-mb-3" style="box-sizing:inherit;margin-top:0px;font-family:"Fira Sans",sans-serif;margin-bottom:1rem"><b>Sidney Museum Field Trip</b><br></p><p class="gmail-mb-3" style="box-sizing:inherit;margin-top:0px;font-family:"Fira Sans",sans-serif;margin-bottom:1rem">Chat to the curator and team, find out more about their popular Lego exhibit and see their current travelling exhibition. ‘The Little Black Dress’, on loan from the Costume Museum of Canada, offers a fascinating glimpse at how the little black dress as a garment has evolved throughout the 20th century, and examines how this evolution has been reflected in the changing roles and perceived place of women in society from 1910-1980.<b><br></b></p><p class="gmail-mb-3" style="box-sizing:inherit;margin-top:0px;font-family:"Fira Sans",sans-serif;margin-bottom:1rem">Register: <a href="https://members.museum.bc.ca/public/event/details/ed245c0f94467d757f11c5ec225c1313eb996b8b/1">https://members.museum.bc.ca/public/event/details/ed245c0f94467d757f11c5ec225c1313eb996b8b/1</a></p><p class="gmail-mb-3" style="box-sizing:inherit;margin-top:0px;font-family:"Fira Sans",sans-serif;margin-bottom:1rem"><b>BC Aviation Museum Field Trip</b></p><p class="gmail-mb-3" style="box-sizing:inherit;margin-top:0px;font-family:"Fira Sans",sans-serif;margin-bottom:1rem">Get a special tour of one of the Capital Region’s best-kept museum secrets.<br><br>Spread over two hangars, the museum is located on the grounds of the Victoria International Airport. From modern, to historic, to commercial, to experimental aircraft, the BC Aviation Museum is where history takes flight!<b><br></b></p><p class="gmail-mb-3" style="box-sizing:inherit;margin-top:0px;font-family:"Fira Sans",sans-serif;margin-bottom:1rem">Register: <a href="https://members.museum.bc.ca/public/event/details/32eacfe2d772c2b8ba4b22aab79b4cf22f0d2375/1">https://members.museum.bc.ca/public/event/details/32eacfe2d772c2b8ba4b22aab79b4cf22f0d2375/1</a></p><p class="gmail-mb-3" style="box-sizing:inherit;margin-top:0px;font-family:"Fira Sans",sans-serif;margin-bottom:1rem"><b>Point Ellice House Field Trip</b></p><p class="gmail-mb-3" style="box-sizing:inherit;margin-top:0px;font-family:"Fira Sans",sans-serif;margin-bottom:1rem">Tour the house and gardens of this provincial heritage site and one of Victoria’s oldest homes. From their community food garden, to work recontextualizing the legacy of the home’s owners, Point Ellice House is an excellent example of how heritage spaces are reinventing themselves to better support and reflect their communities. <br><br>Since part of this tour will be of the gardens, attendees are highly encouraged to dress appropriately for the weather and bring a coat.<b><br></b></p><p class="gmail-mb-3" style="box-sizing:inherit;margin-top:0px;font-family:"Fira Sans",sans-serif;margin-bottom:1rem">Register: <a href="https://members.museum.bc.ca/public/event/details/64a9e9eb07f19bdd3fd18ddf3472a67b8f028ac0/1">https://members.museum.bc.ca/public/event/details/64a9e9eb07f19bdd3fd18ddf3472a67b8f028ac0/1</a></p></div></div>