GVPTA Launches "Working Through This" Webinar Series
/The following is excerpted from a communication issued by the GVPTA.
The Greater Vancouver Professional Theatre Alliance (GVPTA) invites arts workers and artists from all disciplines and all across the country to tune into a new webinar series called Working Through This. These free sessions will address topics related to supporting through and recovering from the effects of COVID-19 on the arts and cultural sector.
Details and registration links can be found at https://www.gvpta.ca/covid-19-resources.
Working Through This: Legal Clinic for the Arts with Martha Rans
Thursday, April 2, 11:00 a.m – 12:00 p.m. Pacific Time
Artists and cultural workers are currently facing many uncertainties as a result of COVID-19. Many are navigating legal issues surrounding human resources, landlord/tenant negotiations, commercial tenancy, artist contracts, force majeure clauses, and more.
Lawyer Martha Rans, Legal Director of the Artists' Legal Outreach in Vancouver will address current pressing legal issues of importance to the arts and cultural sector, covering discussion points driven by the questions that you provide in the online registration form.
This webinar is presented by the Greater Vancouver Professional Theatre Alliance (GVPTA) in partnership with the Pacific Legal Education and Outreach Society (PLEO).
About Martha
Martha Rans is a lawyer specializing in the legal needs of non-profit societies as well as many visual and multimedia digital artists. She has been practicing law in British Columbia since 1997 and spent 10 years as a labour employment and human rights lawyer/mediator with the BC and Ontario governments. She is a recognized expert on both Canada's Copyright Act as well as the BC Societies Act. She advises on copyright, charity law, incorporation, privacy, employment, labour, health & safety and human rights and is an advocate for public legal education and information. Martha is the founder/Director of Legal Programs of the Pacific Legal Education and Outreach Society (PLEO) and its associated programs Artists’ Legal Outreach and Law for Non Profits.
Working Through This with Jacky A. Yenga
Friday, April 3, 1:00 – 2:00 p.m. Pacific Time
We invite artists and arts workers of all disciplines to attend this presentation about building resilience and cultivating community connections even during times of physical isolation.
About Jacky
Jacky A. Yenga - aka Jacky Essombe - is the founder of the Spirit of the Village. She is a performer, TEDx speaker and best-selling author, and teaches how to use the power of community to grow and develop a sacred bond with Rhythm while experiencing authentic joy, fulfillment and belonging. She brings the healing message of her African ancestors through wisdom teachings, songs, stories, music, and dances from her village in Cameroon and beyond.
Working Through This: Organizational Resilience with Charmaine Hammond
Wednesday, April 8, 1:00 - 2:00 p.m. Pacific Time
In this webinar Charmaine will provide tangible and doable steps to building personal and organizational resilience during change, crisis, and adversity. In addition to some rich content, time to ask questions and some useful and practical takeaways, you will also receive several resources to support your team including a PDF copy of Charmaine's Bounce Forward books, the Reset and Resilience Guide and a checklist for organizational resilience.
About Charmaine
Charmaine Hammond is an expert in resilience, and is also an award winning author who is engaged in a number of arts communities. She has worked with hundreds of non profit organizations across many sectors to help organizations build resilience, sustainability and capacity. She has worked with many leaders and teams in building resilience through change, crisis and adversity.
