Dear Friends, Art Lovers & Neighbours, Here is the latest edition of the Stand Firm Central Networks

events listing! The summer has been full of excitement, so why not continue the fun and check out the latest in culturally diverse arts? Please circulate widely. AUGUST EVENTS LISTINGS: 1) aluCine's Summer Party + Silent Auction Type: Film + Media Arts, Music and Dance Dates: August 17, 2011 8PM Cost: $10 Location: Lula Lounge, 1585Sundas St West More info: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=151603934914818 2) rAw Materialz - b current Type: Performing Arts Dates: August 20, 2011 Time: Various Cost: Pay What You Can Location: Artscape Wychwood Barns, 601 Christie St, Toronto, (South of St Clair Ave W) More info: http://www.bcurrent.ca 3) The Annual - SAVAC Type: Visual Arts Dates: July 9 - August 21, 2011 Time: N/A Location: The Living Arts Centre, 4141 Living Arts Drive, Mississauga, Ontario More info: http://www.savac.net/the-annual2011.html 4) TopDog/Underdog by Suzan-Lori Parks - Obsidian Theatre Company in Association with the Shaw Festival Type: Theatre Dates: July 19 - August 27, 2011 Cost: Various

Time: 2:00 & 8:00pm Various Location: Studio Theatre, 10 Queens Parade, Niagara-on-Lake More info: http://www.obsidian-theatre.com/ 5) The Nathaniel Dett Chorale Auditions Type: Music (Auditions - Singers) Dates: August 29-31, 2011 Cost: FREE Time: 4:00 pm - 9:00 pm (Aug 31 - only early spots available, if necessary) Location: St. Timothy's Anglican Church - 100 Old Orchard Grove, Toronto More info: http://nathanieldettchorale.org/about/auditions-2/ 6) Sing with The Nathaniel Dett Chorale Type: Music Date: September 30, 2011 Time: 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm Cost: FREE Location: St. Timothy's Anglican Church - 100 Old Orchard Grove, Toronto More info: http://www.culturedays.ca/en/2011-activities/view/4dadc6c9-4afc-4551-9308288b4c4a89be WORKSHOPS & CLASSES: 1) go/Guinea (West African Dancing for fitness) - b current Type: Dance/Fitness Dates: June August, 2011 Time: 12-1:30pm Cost: $20 (Class) Location: TBavia Arts, 898b St Clair Ave W, 2nd floor More info: http://www.bcurrent.ca/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=84&Itemid=83 2) Embodiment Butoh-based dance training and improvisation with Denise Fujiwara Dates: September 6 9, 2011 Time: 12:00 4:00 Cost: $150 or $45/day Location: TBA More info: http://www.fujiwaradance.com/holderhtml.html 3) "Surrender to the Rhythm" - Ballet Creole Type: Dance Camp Dates: August 2-12, 2011 Time: 12-1:30pm Cost: $20 (Class)

Location: TBavia Arts, 898b St Clair Ave W, 2nd floor More info: http://www.bcurrent.ca/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=84&Itemid=83 CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS: 1) Youth Mentoring Program - Diaspora Dialogues Type: Literature Deadline: Friday, September 30, 2011 Time: N/A More info: http://dd.maytree.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=84&Itemid=1 2) Fuse Magazine Type: Magazine Deadline: September 4, 2011 More info: content [at] fusemagazine [dot] org. We are currently accepting proposals for our upcoming series, STATES OF POSTCOLONIALITY.The series will engage the roles of artists and the arts in a global politics of decolonization through investigations of three specific regions: Egypt, Canadas North, and Lithuania. What conditions are shared amongst this multiplicity of postcolonialities? How can the framework of postcoloniality help us to address structural inequalities and be more strategic in our efforts toward decolonization, grounded in social and environmental justice? We are seeking essays, interviews, reports, reviews and projects that explore, interrogate, and perform states of postcoloniality. Reflecting series content, we are especially interested in projects and perspectives coming from the Aboriginal populations of occupied Turtle Island, of diverse diaspora living in Canada, and of Canadian expats. Enjoy, Anita Agrawal & Helen Yung Stand Firm Central Network Co-Facilitators