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CJC plenary approaches
The Canadian Jewish Congress's 27th National Plenary Assembly opens June 13 in Ottawa. Confirmed speakers and panelists for the CJC plenary include Stewart Bell, author of Cold Terror: How Canada Nurtures and Exports Terrorism to the World; Susheel Gupta, federal prosecutor who was directly and tragically touched by the Air India terrorist bombing in 1985; Rosalie Abdla, Ontario Court of Appeal Justice; Edgar Bronfinan, World Jewish Congress president; and also fiiom the WJC, experts on world Jewish afiairs, Rabbi Israel Singer and Elan Steinberg. The Hon. Irwin Cotler, minister of justice, is scheduled to open the plenary assembly with a keynote address on anti-Semitism.
The Canadian Coimdl for Israel and Jewish Advocacy (CIJA) is planning a political day during the Congress's plenary, on June 14. Its theme wll be Combatmg Terrorism and Protecting Civil Liberties, Confi:^nting the Jewish Future in Canada: Effects of Government Cutbacks.
Registration forms are available at local CJC or federation offices or register online at vww.cjc.ca. There are special registration rates for students and seniors (travel subsidies available for students) and special rates are available at the Westin Hotel for delegates. For information, contact Andra Ginsburg 613-233-8703, ext. 221, or an-drag@cjc.ca; the CIJA offices at 604-257-5101; or erwinn@qcca. □
JCC calls on all artists
The Sidney and Gertrude Zack Gallery of the Jewish Community Centre of Greater Vancouver is calling for submissions by artists, either solo or group, for the gallery's 2005/2006 season. The gallery's mandate is to exhibit visual art (drawings, paintings, sculpture, photography, mixed media) by professional Jewish visual artists and/or art with a Jewish theme.
Submissions should include a letter of proposal describing the theme of your show, whether you would like to have a group or solo show and identifying any special requirements for presenting the work. Artists should also indude a brief artist statement, a curriculum vitae, 10 nimibercd and labelled sUdes (label slides as to which way is up for carousel use) or 10 photos of their work, a list of works including titie, size, medium and the year completed. Include a self-addressed envelope with sufficient postage if you want your submission returned.
The exhibits are between three and six weeks long and the art vrill be for sale. The proceeds of the sale go to the artist whose work is sold, less a 25 per cent commission for the gallery.
The submission deadline is June 17 at 5 p.m. This is a juried exhibit and the jury will meet toward the end of June 2004. For more information, contact Rcisa Smiley Schneider at the JCC, reisa® jccgv.bcca or 604-257-5111. □
Business ethics award
Nominations are now open for the 2004 Ethics in Action Awards. Nominated companies or individuals will receive a rigorous review by the selection committee and winners will be announced in the fall. For the past 11 years, the Ethics in Action Awards have honored the businesses and individuals who put their ethics into action by creating a new business model where principles and profits are balanced in all decision-making.
Businesses have foimd that by nominating other companies, they build stronger relationships with their partners, customers, sup-pHers, distributors, even their competitors. Customers who nominate a company acknowledge that these businesses put tiieir values into action. Nonprofit organizations that do not have the resources for an awards program of their ovra can recognize their business partners, sponsors and supporters by nominating them.
Companies are nominated based on three key areas of corporate social responsibihty - overall leadership, community care and environmental excellence. New this year is the individual impact category, which celebrates those individuals who champion corporate social responsibihty in their business practices or in a company's projects.
Nominations close at 5 p.m., Monday, Jime 30, and the awards event will be held on Thursday, Oct 21, at the Fairmont WatCTfix)nt Hotel. For more information, visit vww.ethicsinaction.com. □
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