<div dir="ltr"><span id="docs-internal-guid-ff872732-32bb-c6ae-b813-1e9f54d4f664"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><img src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/0syBrEbVVaWoCM4oerHdlPBJBvqlpdCkn8abMTlhQYVwWPvyKiAdO3GV7pqNEDsi3Y1jzn4zjadgerJRI_YT01U2k5nZG0uBSd8-BJc36845ztdSX4L3-tuSnE5gRK3J52Iw6qRW" width="266px;" height="266px;" style="border: none;" alt="Youth_Logo_NoTag.png"></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:17.3333px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(255,153,0);font-weight:700;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">Bridging the Gap: Vancouver’s youth & the law</span><span style="font-size:17.3333px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(255,153,0);font-weight:700;font-style:italic;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:14.6667px;font-family:Arial;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Youth culture comes alive in this new exhibit! </span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:13.3333px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(255,153,0);font-weight:700;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">Bridging the Gap: Vancouver's Youth and the Law</span><span style="font-size:13.3333px;font-family:Arial;font-weight:700;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent"> </span><span style="font-size:13.3333px;font-family:Arial;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">explores how crime trends, changing legislation, and policing practices have come together to create a </span><span style="font-size:13.3333px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,255);text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">very</span><span style="font-size:13.3333px;font-family:Arial;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> Vancouver story.</span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:13.3333px;font-family:Arial;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">The exhibit features the work from local graffiti artist </span><span style="font-size:13.3333px;font-family:Arial;font-weight:700;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Larissa Healey</span><span style="font-size:13.3333px;font-family:Arial;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">. Healey’s work has been featured on the walls of community centres, businesses and public spaces all over Vancouver. Working with youth inspires Larissa, she is a facilitator with RestART, a Vancouver municipal graffiti management program working with inner city youth, and is a member of the board of CARES (Community Art Recovery Education Society).</span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:14.6667px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(255,0,0);font-weight:700;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Private Media/Sponsor Opening:</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:12.6667px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Date: </span><span style="font-size:12.6667px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-weight:700;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">January 15, 2016</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:12.6667px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Time: 10am-11:30am</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:12.6667px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Location: Vancouver Police Museum, 240 E. Cordova Street</span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:12.6667px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">A reception will be held for media and exhibit sponsors Friday January 15th from 10am-11:30am. A First Nations blessing of the exhibit, traditional dance and drumming will be given in special celebration of Larissa’s participation in the project.</span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:12.6667px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">For inquires please email: </span><a href="mailto:adm@vancouverpolicemuseum.ca" style="text-decoration:none"><span style="font-size:12.6667px;font-family:Arial;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">adm@vancouverpolicemuseum.ca</span></a><span style="font-size:12.6667px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> or call 604.665.2207</span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:14.6667px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,255);font-weight:700;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Free Public Open House</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:12.6667px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Date: </span><span style="font-size:12.6667px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-weight:700;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">January 16, 2016</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:12.6667px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Time: 11am-2pm</span></p><span style="font-size:12.6667px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Location: Vancouver Police Museum, 240 E. Cordova Street</span></span><div><font color="#000000" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:12.6667px;white-space:pre-wrap"><br></span></font></div><div><div><div class="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><br></div></div></div>
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