Canvases bridge the cultural divide

from www.e-flux.com

Vancouverites: Check out this incredible FREE event. Presented by a couple of local brilliant (female) minds!

The Arts and Social Transformation:
An evening of exploration and creativity
Michelle LeBaron and Carrie MacLeod, facilitators

Tuesday, February 26, 2008, 7:00 - 9:00 pm
Vancouver Museum (Joyce Walley Learning Centre)
1100 Chestnut Street, Vancouver
Admission is free.

In this interactive, participatory evening, using Vancouver Opera’s upcoming production of Fidelio as the point of departure, we will discover together how, individually and collectively, each of us can effect social change. And we’ll explore the crucial role that the Arts play in bridging cultural differences.

The evening will include brief characterizations of various attitudes and approaches to social change in our global age. A wide range of attitudes - from optimism to despair - and diverse approaches - from activism to consensus-based processes - will be canvassed. Participants will be invited to examine one perspective in dialogue with others, and to consider its efficacy in promoting social justice in a variety of situations including political incarcerations.

Michelle LeBaron is Professor of Law and Director of the UBC Program on Dispute Resolution. Carrie MacLeod is a PhD. candidate at the European Graduate School in Switzerland and the creative director of the CRANE research initiative (Conflict Resolution, Arts and iNntercultural Experience).