Author(s):
Wood, Christine; Brenda; Andrews, Moonyne; Keyespapamatao, Marie; Downtown Eastside Women's Centre
Agency:
Downtown Eastside Women's Centre
Summary:
Native Cultural Week Program: opening with smudge and Prayer; Laxweswa (video); young women dancers and talk; Medicine Walk in Stanley Park; sharing circle; Blockade (video); beading; Native Artist Corinne Hunt, Jewellery maker; Woodworking with Diane Green; yellow cedar carving; drumming and singing; Medicinewheel healing workshop; Closing Circle and Prayer. Women Centre taking over Learning Groups from Vancouver School Board: 'mini' courses available. Calendar of activities for the month. Bridge Housing Info. Outings: Aquarium, Theatre (Tapestry, a tribute to Carole King), Swimming at the Aquatic Centre; Garden Work; Volunteer Dinner; BBQ Beach Outing. Freedom Fighter, a song by Moonyne Andrews; Love: a poem by 'author unknown'; The DEWC Drop-In Centre, an essay by Marie K.
Keywords:
Native Cultural Week; Bridge Housing Society; bus tickets; Starship Bingo; fundraising; volunteer nights; woodworking workshop; computer workshops; Drug and Alcohol Group; Downtown Life Skills Group; Volunteer privileges; health advocacy; legal advocacy; AIDS; garden workshop; Outings; Vancouver School Board Learning Groups; Reflexology; Volunteer News; poem; song; DEWC Steering Committee; Welfare regulations