[BCMA] the grey relay - public action against B.C. arts cuts, November 28

[Moderated BCMA subscriber listserv.]

Artists, cultural workers and their supporters will be staging public 
interventions all over downtown Vancouver on Wednesday, November 28th. 
This action, a combination of a silent vigil and a strike, will serve to 
draw public attention to the unfolding story of cuts to public support 
of the arts in B.C.

Participants will be silent, dressed in grey, and standing in formation 
in various locations starting at 9:00 am and ending at 3:00 pm. We are 
showing the city what a future without the arts will look like: silent 
and grey. We are standing in silent witness to the devastation of 
artistic expression in the province of BC.

The $77 million dollars in casino revenues that the B.C. government is 
withholding from charities, combined with the projected 85% to 92% cuts 
to the legislative appropriation of the B.C. Arts Council are already 
destroying public access to culture in many areas of the province. To 
convince the government to change its course, and bring its policies 
into harmony with the beliefs and aspirations of the people of this 
province, we are asking members of the public to contact Premier Gordon 
Campbell, Minister of Tourism, Culture and the Arts Kevin Krueger, and 
their local MLA to demand that these funds be restored. To support these 
efforts, we have launched greysquare.ca, a web site containing 
information and suggestions for action.

An itinerary for Wednesday's intervention is available at 
http://www.greysquare.ca/greyrelay.php

For more information, please contact:

Su-Feh Lee
leesufeh at gmail.com

Keith Higgins
khiggins at tatlin.com
604 836 0865