<span style="color: rgb(51, 0, 51);"><>please help spread the word<></span><br style="color: rgb(51, 0, 51);"><div class="gmail_quote"><i><span style="color: rgb(51, 0, 51);">deadline for submissions - April 10th, 2011</span></i><br style="color: rgb(51, 0, 51);">
<br style="color: rgb(51, 0, 51);"><span style="color: rgb(51, 0, 51);">PLEASE SUBMIT TO</span><br style="color: rgb(51, 0, 51);"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 153);"><b>HAVEN</b>: an art auction to benefit the Native Women's Shelter</span><br>
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<br style="color: rgb(51, 0, 51);"><br style="color: rgb(51, 0, 51);"><span style="color: rgb(51, 0, 51);">For our 3rd annual art auction, the <b>Ste-Emilie Skillshare</b> would like to recognize the front-line work of the <b>Native Women's Shelter</b>. Every hour of every day, they support women and families that must constantly deal with the ramifications of an on-going colonization. Until recently, their efforts included a harm reduction program "to increase awareness about harmful behaviors and to minimize the risks associated with these behaviors." Last year, however, Harper's government cut funding to the Aboriginal Healing Foundation, canceling this project and over one-hundred others from coast-to-coast.</span><br style="color: rgb(51, 0, 51);">
<br style="color: rgb(51, 0, 51);"><span style="color: rgb(51, 0, 51);">In the past, our auctions have benefited the <b>Tyendinaga Legal Defense Fund</b>, the <b>Olympics Resistance Network </b>and the <b>Forum Against Police Brutality</b>, three campaign-oriented groups. This year, we would like to highlight the critical role direct-support work can play in our movements. The Native Women's Shelter is a perfect example of how people can survive and struggle together.</span><br style="color: rgb(51, 0, 51);">
<br style="color: rgb(51, 0, 51);"><i><span style="color: rgb(51, 0, 51);">Artists and non-Artists:</span></i><br style="color: rgb(51, 0, 51);"><span style="color: rgb(51, 0, 51);">We are asking for donations of art (and non-art) in any format. We prefer work with an anti-colonial or Indigenous sovereigntist message, but anything that is aligned with Ste-Emilie's mandate of anti-oppression and self-representation is much much appreciated.</span><div class="im">
<i><br style="color: rgb(51, 0, 51);"><span style="color: rgb(51, 0, 51);">Community organizations:</span></i><br style="color: rgb(51, 0, 51);"><span style="color: rgb(51, 0, 51);">If your membership or participants would like to contribute somehow, please get in touch. We would be happy to organize workshops with you at Ste-Emilie or your own space.</span><br style="color: rgb(51, 0, 51);">
<br style="color: rgb(51, 0, 51);"></div><span style="color: rgb(51, 0, 51);">The auction will take place <b>Friday, April 15th</b>. Net proceeds from the auction go directly to the Shelter.</span><br style="color: rgb(51, 0, 51);">
<br style="color: rgb(51, 0, 51);"><span style="color: rgb(51, 0, 51);">To submit a piece of art or a proposal or for more information, please</span><div class="im"><br style="color: rgb(51, 0, 51);"><span style="color: rgb(51, 0, 51);">surf: <a href="http://steemilieskillshare.org" target="_blank">steemilieskillshare.org</a></span><br style="color: rgb(51, 0, 51);">
<span style="color: rgb(51, 0, 51);">email: <a href="mailto:mtlskillshare@gmail.com" target="_blank">mtlskillshare@gmail.com</a></span><br style="color: rgb(51, 0, 51);"><span style="color: rgb(51, 0, 51);">phone: 514.848.7583</span><br style="color: rgb(51, 0, 51);">
</div><span style="color: rgb(51, 0, 51);">mail: 3942, rue Ste-Émilie / Montréal, QC / H4C 2A1</span><br></div><br><br>-- <br><div>Ste-Émilie Skillshare & Zine Distro<br><a href="http://steemilieskillshare.org/" target="_blank">http://steemilieskillshare.org/</a><br>
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