Meet Gina Puntil – PACT’s Caucus Advisory Director
Gina is a proud Filipino-Canadian living on Treaty 6 land of Amiskwaciy (Cree), colonially known as Edmonton, Alberta. She has been involved with social active theatre in this province for…
PACTcon2019 Plenary : Work in Progress
PACTcon2019 Plenary: Work in Progress… Saturday, May 25, 2019 Keri Mitchell (Theatre Alberta), Melissa Tsang (Arts Club Theatre Company), & Colin Wolf Transcribed by Melissa Tsang Transcription is of Colin…
An Update on Week 7 of the CTA Negotiations
We have recently concluded our 7th week (about 27 days) of face-to-face negotiations with our partners at Canadian Actors’ Equity Association. We completed a good number of administrative changes to…
Meet Ivan White, Mi’kmaw filmmaker, writer, musician and Chair of the Cultural Diversity Committee
As a filmmaker, writer and musician I seek to combine my formal marketing education with my passion and dedication for the Mi'kmaq community. I make art to act as a…
A Work in Progress – PACTcon2019 Keynote Address by Marcus Youssef
Morning. 9:15 am, best time for a keynote. Good thing everybody was in bed by 10. Sorry, just before I start, are there some kind of negotiations going on? My…
PACT Testimony for CHPC’s Study on the Canada Council for the Arts
Presented by: Boomer Stacey, Interim Executive Director Nick Tracey, Chair of the Advocacy Committee Study summary: That the committee study how the Canada Council for the Arts is managing their…
An Alternative Vision of Existence
Standing Committee on Canadian Heritage presentation Co-written Ravi Jain, Artistic and General Director, and Owais Lightwala, Managing Director at Why Not Theatre Delivered by Ravi Jain on Thursday, June 6th…
Change is on the Menu
PACTcon2019 is coming and if you think for a second that this year’s conference is going to be same-o, same-o – well think again! This year’s conference, aptly titled A Work…
Youths Speak Up for the Arts!
We have heard great stories here on the PACT Advocacy Blog about the need for support for theatre for young audiences and overall access to the arts for young people. …
Budget 2019 Looks Good for the Arts
PACT applauds the announcement in Budget 2019 to increase funding for the Canada Arts Presentation Fund (CAPF) by $16 million over two years. This fund supports programming and development for…
