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CITIZEN MINUTES: An Inspiring Evening with Community
Changemakers
Short Film Screenings and Discussion

The Citizen Minutes short film series highlights ordinary Canadians doing extraordinary things to make their communities better places. Changemakers who inspire us to jump in and get involved in civic issues close to our homes and hearts.

www.citizenminutes.ca

Monday, October 16
FREE SCREENING EVENT
Hosted by CBC Indigenous Reporter Jackie McKay

Doors 6:00 pm | Event 6:30 pm *Start time subject to change. Please arrive on time.
FREE Advance tickets *Subject to availability.

Post-screening special event fashion show by Joleen Mitton (from Ancestral Threads) and panel discussion with Joleen Mitton, Debbie Courchene (Comedian) and Sara Gulamali (Co-Founder of Muslim Sisterhood) moderated by CBC Indigenous Reporter, Jackie McKay.

Ancestral Threads (RT: 12 mins)
Follow designer Joleen Mitton on her mission to use fashion as medicine for Vancouver’s Indigenous community.

Janelle Niles: Inconvenient (RT: 9 mins)
Janelle embraces her biracial experience and queer identity, using stand-up to usher in a new era of inclusive, Canadian comedy.

Sisterhood Softball (RT: 7 mins)
Follow the first all female Muslim softball league in North America as they empower women through sports.

Rising From the Ashes (RT: 11 mins)
Dépanneur Sylvestre in Gatineau, Quebec, reopens using new models of sustainability to stay relevant for another 20 years and beyond.

Presented in partnership with Tamarack Institute, Samara Centre for Democracy, TMU's Democratic Engagement Exchange, CANOO, Mosaic Institute, Boys and Girls Club BC, Kids Up Front Vancouver, Big Brothers and Big Sisters of Greater Vancouver, Scouts Canada Pacific Coast Council, Women Transforming Cities and VIFW.