All Access Pass Episode February 7, 2018
All Access Pass: Part 2 'Voices of MAD City' & PuSh Festival 2018
4:00pm - 5:00pm
In this episode we listen to part two of our look into the MPA Society's MAD City exhibit, get an exclusive view into accessibility side of Vancouver's PuSh Festival and talk about the human rights case filed against St. Johns Ambulance.
The Motivation, Power and Achievement (MPA) Society is is a non-profit organization supporting recovery for people with mental illness with social, vocational, recreation, advocacy and housing programs. Founded in 1971, MPA society celebrates its history in their MAD City exhibit. In part two we listen the rest of our conversation with founding member Patty Gazzola and Professor Megan Davis from York University who is the lead researcher in the society’s MAD City project.
We speak to accessibility coordinator Anika Vervecken about the PuSh Festival's active efforts to make sure many of their performances are accessible for a variety of disabilities. Following this, contributors Addyson and Sarah review the festival's production King Arthur's Night.
Hosted by: Sarah, Sophie, Addyson and Dezy from the CiTR's Access Collective