The Winnipeg Branch of the “Department of Culture”
hosts its very own
This is NOT a Conservative Party!
hosts its very own
This is NOT a Conservative Party!
Department of Culture (Winnipeg) Contact:
Milena Placentile, departmentofculture.winnipeg@gmail.com
October 3, 2008 -- (Winnipeg, MB) – We’re joining ranks with concerned citizens across the country and we’re gonna rock the vote!
The Winnipeg Branch of the “Department of Culture” is thrilled to host its very own event in a national network of concerts taking place a few days before the election serving to demonstrate that Canadians reject Conservative policies and their candidates from coast-to-coast.
This is NOT a Conservative Party!
Join us on Wednesday October 8, 2008 at the King’s Head Pub (120 King Street) for Winnipeg’s very own This is NOT a Conservative Party! We’re starting early (7:00 p.m.) and we’re going late! No advance tickets are required... just show up, PWYC ($5 suggested), get the scoop on what we can do to achieve a better Canada, and rock out!
Featuring:
Quinzy (http://www.quinzy.ca)
Drums & Wires (http://www.myspace.com/drumsandwires)
Patrick Keenan (http://.myspace.com/patrickkeenan)
DJ Rob Vilar (http://www.myspace.com/exitthebody)
+ VJs Les Klassen, Hope Peterson, and PO-MO
WHO ARE WE?
The Winnipeg Branch of the Department of Culture is a growing community of Canadian citizens who are artists, arts professionals, and cultural workers concerned about ensuring the social and cultural health and prosperity of our nation in the face of a Federal Government that is aggressively undermining the values that define Canada.
We are you: the painters, architects, dancers, writers, actors, designers, filmmakers, sculptors, performers, photographers, ceramicists, directors, curators, musicians, archivists, fashion designers, producers, weavers, choreographers, videographers, editors, librarians...
But we’re not organizing as arts and cultural workers protesting cuts to the arts. No... there’s so much more to it than that!
We’re arts-minded people protesting the irresponsible and unfair government that has dramatically reduced quality of life in Canada for all Canadians. That irresponsible and unfair government is Stephen Harper's gang of CPC MPs -- an aggressive and regressive alliance of ultra-right non-progressive Conservatives and members of the former Reform.
We are part of a national network of concerned citizens who don’t buy their lie that supporters of the arts live in an elitist bubble unaffected by the destruction of health care, public services, safe food and water, child care, labour laws, women’s rights, public education, the environment, thoughtful culture, and everything else the Conservatives seem to hate. We’re fighting for economic, social, and political justice for all.
The CPC has done a shocking amount of social, economic, and political damage in such a short time, so it’s a good thing Harper decided to call it quits when he did -- we’ve had enough and we’re working to ensure he’s unemployed by Oct 14!!
It's not enough that we vote against the Conservatives on Oct 14, we need to inform our fellow Canadians -- who see a decline in quality of life, but haven't yet correlated it as the impact of Conservative and neo-liberal policies and actions -- about the need to vote strategically to unseat Conservatives, wherever they may be. We don't want 'em, we don't need 'em, and we’re going to send ‘em packing!
This is NOT a Conservative Party!
Wednesday, October 8, 2008
King’s Head Pub (Upstairs)
120 King Street, Winnipeg, MB
7:00 p.m. til’ late
Admission: Pay What You Can ($5 suggested)
Individuals and groups wanting to volunteer with the Winnipeg branch of the Department of Culture are welcome to contact: departmentofculture.winnipeg@gmail.com.
For more information, please contact Milena Placentile, departmentofculture.winnipeg@gmail.com
Visit us online: http://department-of-culture-winnipeg.blogspot.com and http://www.departmentofculture.ca
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