<div dir="ltr"><span id="gmail-docs-internal-guid-5fdaa140-7fff-5bee-a0e8-1f41987da242"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.68;margin-top:12pt;margin-bottom:12pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline"><b>Want to learn about the BC Coalition of Arts, Culture, and Heritage and its government relations work?</b> Join peers from across the sector for a free webinar and Q&A session on February 15th from 12pm -1pm PST.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.68;margin-top:12pt;margin-bottom:12pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">Since 2020 a group of more than 30 BC-based arts service organizations (ASOs) have met biweekly to discuss the needs of our sector and work collaboratively to advocate for a brighter future for all arts, culture, and heritage organizations, professionals, and volunteers. In 2023, a working group of ASOs engaged Earnscliffe, a professional government relations firm, to collaboratively develop a shared government relations and advocacy action plan for our sector.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.68;margin-top:12pt;margin-bottom:12pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">The goal of the Coalition is to bring together many voices to speak with a shared message. Join us on February 15th and learn about our work to date, current goals and requests for the Province of BC, and how you can lend your support.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.68;margin-top:12pt;margin-bottom:12pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">This webinar is free and open to any arts, culture, or heritage professional, practitioner, or volunteer. ASL and closed captioning will be provided.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.68;margin-top:12pt;margin-bottom:12pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">Register today: </span><a href="https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_5LjMygm0QBOeCdj0WsvotQ" style="text-decoration-line:none"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline">https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_5LjMygm0QBOeCdj0WsvotQ</span></a><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline"> </span></p></span><br class="gmail-Apple-interchange-newline"></div>