Shouts to HHC for this post! Toronto, ON – Teen participants of The Rebirth Project, an arts mentorship program, release two songs (“This is Who We Are” and “Close To The Edge”) exploring their stories leading up to and during their incarceration. Students (known together as II Real), collaborated with mentor musician Rochester, producer Agile (Nas, Jully Black and Kardinal Offishall) and recording engineer...

Seed to Table is doing and fast and furious outreach campaign for our program launch next month. We’re looking for youth ages 14-17 from Kingston-Galloway/Orton Park and surrounding East Scarborough neighbourhoods to do hands on cooking and gardening skills development, as well as explore food issues in the neighbourhood and city using film, photography and other creative arts. Check out the attached doc for detailed...

Job Posting: Visual Arts Director, Manifesto Community Projects Manifesto Community Projects is seeking a Visual Arts Director for a short 4-month contract in preparation for its 4th annual Manifesto Festival of Community & Culture. Deadline for application: June 1, 2010 Contract Length: June 15-Oct 15 The ideal candidate will have: * A background in Visual Art Direction and/ or curating * An extensive network...

The Canadian Black Film Festival (CBFF) is dedicated to promoting both African-Canadian and media/film content from around the Diaspora and overseas communities. Established in 2009, CBFF serves the African-Canadian film community through educational and youth development activities, artistic collaboration, sharing of resources, screenings and professional development and seeks continuously to welcome and host filmmakers,...

Congrats to GYC Member: Gasanti Unity, on thier new website launch!   have a look and learn more about what they do!   http://gashantiunity.ca/

the Freedom to Create Prize, an international celebration of the power of art to promote social justice, build the foundations for an open society and inspire the human spirit. Last year, over 1,000 artists entered from more than 80 countries.Previous judging panelists include experts from the fields of human rights and the arts such as Geoffrey Robertson QC and Daniel Barenboim. We are very keen to get entries from...

Will you allow your government to deny essential services to women based on what they wear? Take Action on May 18th! Say NO to Bill 94! Bill 94 is proposed legislation in Quebec, which if approved, would deny essential government services, public employment, educational opportunities, and health care to Muslim women who wear the niqab (face veil). Take Action to defend women’s access to public services. Take Action...

As you know, in June 2010 the leaders of the twenty richest countries on this planet will meet for the G8/G20 summit in Toronto. They will be here as part of their annual meeting to discuss global economic, political, and climate policies. These are the policies that attempt to shape every sphere of our daily lives. The G8/G20 marginalizes and excludes us and perpetuates the systems of capitalism, colonialism, imperialism,...

NATIONAL TALENT SEARCH For Immediate Release May, 2010 Toronto – Honey Jam, produced by PhemPhat Entertainment Group, is the longest running all-female talent showcase in Canada and the search is on for this year’s line up of undiscovered talent! While the live auditions are in Toronto, THIS IS A NATIONAL SEARCH. Artists unable to make the audition on Sunday June 13 at The Mod Club @ 722 College Street, can email...