RedWAY BC Project Update
Our Urban Aboriginal Youth Website Project Needs Your Support
by RedWAY BC Project Team
Click inside to read critical updates about RedWAY BC's status. Consider how you can help us continue to highlight successes of Aboriginal people and enhance communication for our community...
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Ways You Can Pave the Future with RedWAY
Youth Employment: Website Partnership & Marketing Services
by RedWAY BC Team
Help our Project survive through the winter months - consider becoming a Project Partner! You'll increase awareness about your team and company, connect you to the fastest growing demographic in Canada and support the social economy...
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Jason Burnstick wins Best Instrumental Album of the Year!
Congrats to all 2005 Canadian Aboriginal Music Awards nominees!
by K. Kozuback, Interim Project Manager
Many of you know Jason as the incredible role model & advocate for Transformative Justice working hard with the Vancouver Police Board to improve relationships with Aboriginal people. But after winning a CAMA last week...
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RedWAY Aboriginal Youth Writers Wanted!
Got an idea? Got a beef? Make some noise!
by RedWAY BC Team
RedWAY BC is always looking to provide space for youth voice - whether that's artwork, poems, stories, recipes, reports or essays you wrote...whatever you want to share we want to publish...
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New Years Pow-Wow in Vancouver
Vancouver Aboriginal Friendship Centre Event
December 30th and 31st, join all Nations at the Vancouver Aboriginal Friendship Centre for this year's New Years Pow-Wow!
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Urban Rites of Passage Ceremony Dec. 21
Register NOW to celebrate with the community
The Winter Solstice is the perfect time to honour Urban Aboriginal Youth with a Rites of Passage Ceremony. Register NOW to participate in the December 21st event...
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Governments working together for Urban Native Youth Centre
November 7th Announcement: $1 million
www.wd.gc.ca
Western Economic Diversification Canada, through the Urban Aboriginal Strategy, has provided $1 million to secure the proposed site of the new Native Youth Centre...
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E-mail Hoaxes clog up the Web
Verify that cry for help, Bill Gates Giveaway or virus warning first...
by Kristin Kozuback and RedWAY Readers
Get another tear-jerker message about some little girl or dog that's sick or diseased? Promise to "send 5 cents every time you forward this"? Paid to Beta test? Read this article before you keep chaining others...
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Volunteers Needed for Cold Weather Support
Dec. 19th and 20th - you can support homeless people
by Helping Spirit Lodge Society Staff
Take 10 minutes this week to clean up your closets, pockets and change drawer - bring gloves, scarves, boots, umbrellas and donations to Helping Spirit Lodge NOW...
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APTN Announces New Fund for Media Education
AMEF: Aboriginal Media Educational Fund
by Chris Allicock, APTN Network Publicist
As the world’s first Aboriginal broadcaster, APTN provides the structure and means to support Aboriginal programming, broadcasting and media in general. This Fund will further promote the development of Aboriginal film, television, broadcast and media professionals...
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Don't Drink & Drive Message Shocking!
Be smart this holiday season
http://www.texasdwi.org/jacqui.html
by many readers - thanks for the messages
Thank to our readers for asking us to remind everyone this holiday season that only losers drink & drive. Every year in Canada, MADD estimates there are somewhere between 1,425 and 1,600 impaired crash fatalities in Canada each year...
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Want to help us support Aboriginal Youth Employment?
We'd like to hire more Youth to work for RedWAY!
by RedWAY BC Team
Thanks to YOU, here's another 20 job postings to inform 4,700 RedWAY BC News readers about opportunities for employment. We need your support to launch our REDWAY BC Employment RED Leader position...
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Send us Aboriginal Business News & Resources
Updates: Centre for Aboriginal Business, WD Gap Study & RED Leaders
Great news for Aboriginal entrepreneurs, business students and owners! Growing local support for the Centre for Aboriginal Business Initiative; contribute NOW to the "Gap Study" for Aboriginal entrepreneur/small business owners in the GVRD..
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City Hall News - 2 sides to the story and call for Youth
New Councillors; Youth in the Hall January 3rd deadline
by many readers - thanks for the messages
Recent news around the suspension of Committes, info about City Hall, next meeting Tuesday 20th, and "Youth in the Hall" gives incredible opportunity to connect to positive people...
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Leading Community Champion Wants YOU on Their Team
Vancity looking to help YOU develop a career!
https://www.vancity.com/MyBusiness/AboutUs/WhoWeAr...
Who wouldn't want to work with a company that states: "We believe in the essential goodness of people. We believe that dreamers are as unique as their dreams... We believe that balance in all things is the true measure of prosperity." Consider working with Canada's largest credit union, Vancity
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Unique Aboriginal Art With a Purpose
Give an incredible gift of compassion and hope this year
http://www.surroundedbycedar.com/html/spiritbear.h...
“Comes a Woman” and “Protected by the Spirit Bear” beautiful prints gifted from Kwakwaka’wakw artist, Francis Dick to raise money for a Reconnection Fund to support Aboriginal children and extended families...
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Andrew Wilson speaks of Repatriation for Haida
October guest at Native Ed. Centre brings history to life
When Andrew Wilson speaks of the journey to return the "Stolen Spirits of Haida Gwaii", one can only imagine the mix of emotions surrounding the return of 160 bodies that were taken from their graves during scientific expeditions...
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Tis the season: Clean but funny holiday jokes
Jokes you can tell your grandma or your kids
by Various elves and reindeer
Jokes for any occasion that'll keep you out of trouble! Like, what do elves study in school? Read on for the holly-arious answers...
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Training for HIV/AIDS and Hep.C Peer Supporters
VNHS courses start January 14th
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KidStart Mentoring Program Wins $1 Million Vancity Award!
Congrats to PLEA for successful proposal!
http://www.plea.bc.ca/events.htm
by K. Kozuback, Interim Project Manager
In September we told you about 2 of the 4 finalists competing for a generous $1 million Vancity community grant. KidStart helps youth at risk who may struggle with school, hang out with the wrong crowd, or simply need someone to trust. Kids are matched with volunteer mentors...
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