You can’t escape the grasp of Alternative Tentacle 5, a gripping exhibit by artists from nine Alternative Schools!

Please join us at our
Opening Party & Performances on
Friday, April 30th from 7 to 9 PM!

XPACE Cultural Centre, 58 Ossington Ave.
(North of Queen St. W.)
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Secondary Alternative Schools:
City / Contact / East York Alternative / Inglenook
Oasis / SEE / SEED / Subway Two / West End
(Toronto District School Board)

Salon Show:
Friday, April 30th through Saturday, May 15th, 2010
Gallery Hours:
Tues & Wed 12 to 6 PM, Thurs & Fri 12 to 8 PM, Sat 12 to 6PM

For more information,
Contact Craig Morrison at Oasis Skateboard Factory (416) 393-0845

Arts and Social Change Staff wear pink for International Day of Pink to eliminate bullying and homophobia.

Photo 1 Top: Andrea, Vanessa, Anita, Meve, Lauren
Photo 1 Bottom: Jane & Jocelyn
Photo 2: Will, our fearless Social Worker!

ASC goes to Regent Park

The music and drama students were invited to perform at York University Regent Park Teacher Education Program. They performed drumming, monologues and made suggestions to the teacher candidates about how to teach at-risk inner city students.

Regent Park, Teacher Candidate, 2010:
This is the best thing we’ve done at the site all year.

Except from Toulee’s Regent Park Rap:
…Immigrants treated like slaves to death
Why do we have to fight for our opportunities?
They’d probably be choosing me, but I’m just another unseen minority,
Don’t wanna be charity, but when I apply for the job it’s always false
Always get rejections from the boss
You can’t be soft when you have someone to take care of
Rent’s due and their hungry,
Tears rolling down their face and their noses runny,
Cause there’s no food in there tummy…

ASC Students Deepen their Drumming Skills

Local Djembe drummers come to the Arts and Social Change Program to share their skills, knowledge and expertise with the music students.