BCCPD received the following notice from local film director and educator, Sarah Van Borek, who is working with SFU on a new project:

We Are BC is looking for video submissions (deadline extended to Sept. 2nd). I feel very strongly about the need to include a diversity of voices from people across the province who have disabilities or who work with people with disabilities – to help paint a picture of the various ways they are working and contributing to and/or are affected by B.C.’s economy.

I am a Vancouver-based film director and educator working with SFU Public Square to produce “WE ARE BC,” a crowdsourced, user-generated film by and for BC residents about how each of us affects and is affected by B.C.’s economy. Participating is simple and free. BC residents can submit a 30-second unedited video clip (taken with a smartphone, laptop, etc) that reflects one of the questions/themes outlined in our website’s “What To Film” and submit it online by AUGUST 15th. Contributors could star in the We Are BC film as “co-directors,” win a $500 Peoples’ Choice Award, and have their video showcased in a We Are BC legacy website.

The We Are BC film will be screened in a world premiere at The Orpheum Theatre on October 3, to kick-off a critical province-wide dialogue that explores the question: How do we chart BC’s economy to create wealth, promote equality and protect the environment? This event is part of a larger 2013 Community Summit on “Charting BC’s Economic Future” hosted by SFU Public Square.

Submission guidelines, FAQs, and more can be found online. For more information, please contact Sarah Van Borek by email at: wearebc@sfu.ca

For more information

Website: www.sfu.ca/wearebc
Related blog: http://at.sfu.ca/KTyaoH

BCCPD has received the following notice:

The Richmond Centre for Disability is hosting four free information sessions on the Registered Disability Savings Plan (RDSP) between August and October in Richmond and Vancouver. The RDSP is designed to help people with disabilities and their families save for the future.

Information Session Dates:

Saturday, August 17th from 2- 4p.m.
Richmond Centre for Disability
100-5671 No. 3 Road, across from the Lansdowne Sky Train Station

Saturday, September 7th from 1- 3p.m.
Vancouver Aboriginal Friendship Centre
1607 E. Hastings Street, Vancouver – Chief Simon Baker Room

Saturday, September 14 from 1:30- 3:30p.m.
Carnegie Community Centre
401 Main Street, Vancouver – Classroom #2

Saturday, October 5 from 2- 4p.m.
Richmond Centre for Disability
100-5671 No. 3 Road, across from the Lansdowne Sky Train Station

For details or registration, please call Ella at 604-232-2404 or email her at ella@rcdrichmond.org

You can also visit the Richmond Centre for Disability’s website at: www.rcdrichmond.org

BCCPD has received the following notice:

Opportunity to Participate

Are you interested in sharing your story about supported decision-making? The Canadian Centre for Elder Law is conducting research into supported decision-making. We believe that people who use representation agreements in their day-to-day lives have wisdom to share about supported decision-making. We are currently talking to people across BC who use or are affected by representation agreements, including:

• People with disabilities and other challenges who are using supportive decision-making to help them make their own decisions

• Designated supported decision-makers

• Family and friends who help people with representation agreements & decision-making

• People acting as monitors

We are hoping to learn more about how agreements are best used and how supports could be enhanced to make supported decision-making more accessible for different people with disabilities.

If you would like to be interviewed, have questions or would like to otherwise participate in this project, please contact Raissa Dickinson at: atrdickinson@bcli.org

People with disabilities who use supported decision-making to make their own decisions will be offered a $20 honorarium in appreciation of their time. Interviews will be approximately 20 minutes long. The deadline to register is September 16, 2013.

You can find out more about the Understanding the Lived Experience of Supported Decision-Making in Canada project at: http://www.bcli.org/ccel/projects/understanding-lived-experience-supported-decision-making

The Canadian Centre for Elder Law is a non-profit organization that conducts legal research, produces educational materials and proposes changes to the law to better serve people in Canada impacting by aging and mental capacity issues.