: ve Dae a8 cP A ARETE NE ae TERE LETTERS Kudos to festival , Dear Sir: “We were recently adjudicators at the Pacific Northwest Music Festival. We are all experienced ' adjudicators around this province © and elsewhere, | We would like {o express our admiration for this festival, -ils participants, and its organizers. “For neatly a week we were ', delighted with the high standard of performances in both the indi- vidual ‘and group classes, “This speaks very well of the ex- os ‘emplary: instruction given to the Students in the various com- ‘munities in the northwest of B.C., in communities where the avail- able pool of specialists on various instruments and voice is limited. In many instances teachers from the. schools and the private - studios: at this festival had stu- “dents who’ demonstrated a high a degree’ of commitment and skill - and ~ fumed. formances, | in. superb per- “The festival planning com- - mittee itself worked. with devo- tion and efficiency to support the , performers’ and ‘feachers. The business sector and school admin- a istration also obviously were gen- erous in their backing of this fes- tival. Many: people turned out to . show-.the performers their ap- preciation. “We wish to publicly acknowi- edge the excellence of this event. All ‘participants and organizers “are ‘consummate examples of community builders through the arts. : : . : , © Congratulations. David Branter, ~““ehair, VCC music ‘dept. David Dunnet, instructor, UVic music dept. Dennis Tupman, president, Cdn Music Educators’ Association. Bos Rl ekekehal Dear Sir: : ~ There “are. dark places in most “towns and cities where young - people go because they are lost, :.. distressed and in pain. [have seen many of these aes and, have been,#.witness.taic: » € damage. that young people. - both receive and cause as they reach’ out for each other and for that. which they think passes for ‘love and some kind of escape froma tealily that is.too hard to bear... ‘Many of these young people are irreversibly harmed, terribly in- jured or they die. Then: there. are the places like the one that has. been built by the creators and sustainers of the Pa- cific Northwest Music Festival. ‘T had the pleasure of visiting this place as my role as ad- judicator of Speech Aris and Drama this past week. I discovered that it was a place ofj joy and light. ' This joy did not cxist in one ac- tual place only or in one location. It was in’the many places where the festival occurred. _It-was in the many hearts, and the many caring and encouraging smiles of. the “volunteers and organizers who put in hundreds of-hours to make this a safe and exciting place for young people - tobe. In this: place, young people came ‘to make art and fo learn how to make their art more true and more pure. -IThis occurred within an atmo- sphere of positive caring, healthy competition, high. expectations and shared goals. ‘At. every’ turn I saw. young people working hard to perfect their art forms. Each person was supportive of the other and an atiltude- of cooperation and collaboration prevailed... =... Even more “Important, I saw young people gaining the self- confidence and ‘poise that is the most essential defence against the draw of the dark places. Here, , young people were standing in the light and creating their own. I thank the people of the Pacific Northwest ‘Music Festival for creating this place for young people and for giving me the op- portunity | to be part of it, ' Lee Bolton Robinson Celebrating our diversity Dear Sir: We would like to take this opportunity to extend our appreciation and gratitude (o the many vojunteers and participants who made the Oth annua! Iniernational Potiuck Dinner on March 13th a success, It reaffirms that the spirit of multiculturalism is alive and well in Terrace. 1994 marks a decade of Intemational Potluck Dinners and we sin- cerely hope you will join us for another celebration. Jane Dickson, Linda Lee, Nirmal Parmar, Coco Schau. Terrace & District Multicultural Assuctlation. The reality of racism Dear Sir: It has been almost a month since the Jmternational Day jor the Elimination of Racisn. ' Since that day, ribbons have been flying from vehicles all over Terrace, telling us that equality and human rights are important to the community. Of the many events which sprang from. the day —~ including a poster contest, a colouring contest, a racism survey, speeches by Terrace Young Ambassador candidates, buitons and poster displays to name a few — the most heartwarming to mé was the personal response from young people in classrooms and in the Skeena Mall. Mulliculturalism and Citizenship Canada made this project for the Terrace. and District Multiculturalism Association possible, but the many commitled teachers, merchants, officials and individuals are the ones who made the events a reality. Racism is real in Terrace, but so is the intent to address and eliminate it. The list of thank you’s is loo long io reprint here, But I would like lo express appreciation to everyone who took the time lo talk to me about racism. Keep it up — we have a long way to go, but we are going in the tight direction. Marianne Weston End Racism project coordinator. Hair ee GENERIC DIAPERS Selected. Varieties, 7% TOOTHPASTE Assorted. 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