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From YouTube: OCT 31 2022 Statements Michele Babchuk
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The Legislative Assembly of British Columbia
3rd Session
42nd Parliament
A
Member
for
North
Thailand,
thank
you.
Mr
Speaker,
very
excited
to
highlight
a
wonderful
program.
That's
happening
in
a
core
of
the
city
of
River,
the
archive
Community
Arts
Studio,
that
welcomes
everyone
as
an
artist.
It's
an
inclusive
and
respectful
space
of
learning,
where
people
can
respond
creatively
to
things
that
matter
to
them.
Inspired
by
the
project
walk
with
me
that
is
developed
in
response
to
the
illicit
drug
toxicity
crisis.
It
brings
together
diverse
stakeholders
to
reframe
the
crisis
and
imagine
new
ways
forward,
while
participating
in
the
walk.
A
The
Campbell,
River
Art
Gallery
quickly
realized
the
impact
it
was
having
on
folks,
not
just
the
physical
walk
and
the
storytelling,
but
the
fact
that
members
of
our
unhoused
community
had
a
place
to
go
that
was
consistent
where
they
were
where
they
felt
empowered
and
valued
after
participating
in
the
walk.
They
listened
to
the
cultural
leaders
and
they
were
clearly
asked
to
keep
this
going
for
our
community
Frontline
workers,
families
and
people
with
lived
and
living
experience.
This
crisis
can
feel
insurmountable,
but
out
of
this
extraordinary
initiative,
this
outstanding
program
began.
A
This
program
is
changing
people's
lives,
allowing
them
to
channel
their
energies
through
their
creativity,
all
while
being
embraced
by
the
community
as
a
whole,
although
they
received
some
funding
from
the
city
of
Campbell
River
through
the
art
gallery,
they're
sustaining
the
program
and
the
artist
by
screen
printing
t-shirts
with
indigenous
designs
created
by
the
program's
participants
and
selling
them
through
the
gallery
and
at
community
events
for
the
artists.
This
has
been
a
game:
changer
Mr
Speaker.