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Out of mind and into creativity

November 10th, 2011 | Posted by pfmarchive in uncategorized - (Comments Off on Out of mind and into creativity)

Art and mental health symposium tackles the deep-seated social ignorance and stigma accompanying mental illness

Out of Mind—Into Creativity is a symposium co-sponsored by Artbeat, a Winnipeg gallery focused on mental health and art, and the Winnipeg Art Gallery. The event will explore the relationship between individual creativity and artists’ mental health, shedding light on the links between social inclusion and the participatory arts. It also provides a forum for subverting the myths, stereotypes, and stigma that continue to surround discussions of mental illness. (more…)

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Stories from the frontlines

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Michael Christie’s powerful debut collection is inspired by his experiences working with people on the DTES

The Beggar’s Garden, Michael Christie’s debut collection of nine linked stories, is dazzling, writes reviewer Candace Fertile in The Quill and Quire.

“Drawing on his experience working in a homeless shelter in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside, Christie explores the intense humanity of people living on the margins of society. His characters include addicts, homeless people, hospital patients, and those who interact with the city’s outcasts.” (more…)

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Can empathy be taught?

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Empathy, compassion, understanding, awareness—what happens when we try to put ourselves into others’ shoes?

Empathy is a relatively common word, but it’s also a concept that is poorly understood. It’s sometimes confused with sympathy, pity, or feeling sorry for someone. According to Edith Stein, a German phenomenologist, empathy can be facilitated. It also can be interrupted and blocked, but it cannot be forced to occur. When empathy occurs, we find ourselves experiencing it, rather than directly causing it to happen. [Reference here in PDF] (more…)

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Colliers Intl donates to Columbian Centre

November 4th, 2011 | Posted by pfmarchive in uncategorized - (Comments Off on Colliers Intl donates to Columbian Centre)

From left to right: Karren Vachon, Brad Archibald, Dave Ganong, Tom Grauman, Todd R., Kari Fetherston, Linda Ryder, Jason Winton, Dorina Medland, Brad Bailey, and Christina Dhesi.

Colliers International recently presented a cheque for $10,000, the proceeds from the Colliers International Charity Golf Tournament held on September 9.

Colliers International hosted its First Mid Island Annual Charity Golf Tournament on Friday September 9, 2011 at the Nanaimo Golf and Country Club.  Corporate representatives from real estate, investment, finance, legal, accounting, and development businesses, as well as community leaders, participated.

Colliers dedicated its First Annual Charity Golf Tournament to the Columbian Centre Society (CCS), under the theme “Lowering Handicaps” for this year’s tournament.

The Tournament was followed by a dinner, along with prizes, Silent & Live auctions, and a 50/50 draw.

Radio-UP premieres in Montreal

November 4th, 2011 | Posted by pfmarchive in uncategorized - (0 Comments)

Clubhouse members are working toward realizing their full potential, and now that includes broadcasting to a wider world

Donald Berman UP (Urban Pardes) House is a clubhouse that helps adults living with a mental illness achieve greater self-determination, self-esteem and self-worth. The Clubhouse is based on the International Center for Clubhouse Development model, founded in New York in 1948. There are currently 350 accredited clubhouses world-wide and 20 in Canada (including the Phoenix Centre Clubhouse in Nanaimo on Vancouver Island). (more…)

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