“Our province has been shaped by the contributions of Black Canadians,” says Premier John Horgan and Parliamentary Secretary for Anti-Racism Initiatives, Rachna Singh, in a joint statement.
“We also want to acknowledge the leadership so many Black Canadians and Black community organizations have taken in the past, and continue to take, in advocating for social justice and equity for all – especially through this unprecedented and challenging year.”
A number of virtual events are also taking place in BC this month to highlight the contributions and history of Black pioneers. BC Black History Awareness Society (BCBHAS) has partnered with Digital Museums Canada for a virtual museum exhibit. The Ensemble Theatre Company is also presenting Us: A Black Peoples Month Festival curated by Black artists Adrian Neblett and Mariam Barry.
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By Gerald Carpenter, Noozhawk Contributing Writer | @noozhawknews
December 22, 2020
| 9:00 a.m.
Santa Barbara has always had a fine way with Christmas and adjacent festivals never “white,” of course, but brilliant, colorful, yet thoroughly laid-back.
All we had to do the get in the spirit was take an evening stroll up State Street or Coast Village Road, pausing to peer into shop windows, or stopping for an espresso or hot chocolate.
As we walked, we were likely to pass through several music zones, each softly broadcasting some seasonal favorites that blended in a tapestry of non-denominational joy. Best of all the community having never outgrown its small town feeling there was ever the possibility of meeting friends by chance for a happy, impromptu reunion.
Photo courtesy of Play On Shakespeare
Play On Shakespeare, the not-for-profit organization dedicated to exploring the world of Shakespeare through translation and adaptation, today announces their December 2020 calendar (below).
Play On Shakespeare’s mission is to enhance the understanding of Shakespeare’s plays in performance for theatre professionals, students, teachers, and audiences by engaging with contemporary translations and adaptations. In the fall of 2015, the Oregon Shakespeare Festival announced a new commissioning program called
Play on! 36 playwrights translate Shakespeare. The project was simple yet enthusiastically ambitious in its original conception: to commission 36 playwrights to translate 39 plays attributed to Shakespeare into contemporary, modern English over the course of three years. The group of playwrights commissioned by the project included at least 51 percent women and writers of color. In its three-year tenure at OSF, Play on! wo