CADA/West

CADA/West

Canadian Alliance of Dance Artists/West Chapter
  • Membership
    • Guidelines
    • Join & Renew
    • Why CADA/West?
    • Profiles
    • Businesses
  • Programs
    • Basic Dance Agreement
    • Fees & Rates Standards
    • Training Subsidy
    • Studio Subsidy
    • Childcare Subsidy
    • Professional Discounts
  • Resources
  • About
    • Contact & Staff
    • Mandate & History
    • Board of Directors
    • Strategic Plan 2019-24
    • Donate
  • Outreach
CADA/West

CADA/West

Canadian Alliance of Dance Artists/West Chapter
  • Membership
    • Guidelines
    • Join & Renew
    • Why CADA/West?
    • Profiles
    • Businesses
  • Programs
    • Basic Dance Agreement
    • Fees & Rates Standards
    • Training Subsidy
    • Studio Subsidy
    • Childcare Subsidy
    • Professional Discounts
  • Resources
  • About
    • Contact & Staff
    • Mandate & History
    • Board of Directors
    • Strategic Plan 2019-24
    • Donate
  • Outreach

How To Have A Conversation With The Artist In Your Life

  • 12/30/2020
  • Anti-Oppression

Via OnStage Blog, How To Have A Conversation With The Artist In Your Life:

“Our loved ones mean well, but most of them have no idea what we do and how...

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An introspective seed: questions to start conversations about racism

  • 09/25/2020
  • Anti-Oppression

An introspective seed, some questions put together by Passion Fruit Dance Company to start conversations about racism:

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Justice in June

  • 06/11/2020
  • Anti-Oppression

Justice in June, compiled by Autumn Gupta with Bryanna Wallace’s oversight for the purpose of providing a starting place for individuals trying to become better allies

“…become more informed as...

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Gesturing Towards Decolonial Futures

  • 06/11/2020
  • Anti-Oppression, Reconciliation & Decolonization

Gesturing Towards Decolonial Futures, by Elwood Jimmy and Vanessa Andreotti with the Musagetes Arts Foundation

“This collaboration involves several modes of relational engagement with Indigenous and non-Indigenous artists, scholars, and...

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equity at work

  • 06/11/2020
  • Anti-Oppression

equity at work, programs and training to help us get free, together

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Anti-Racist Resource Guide

  • 06/11/2020
  • Anti-Oppression

Anti-Racist Resource Guide, created by Victoria Alexander, MEd., including content around:

Structural Racism vs Individual Racism
Understanding Implicit Bias
Steps to Becoming Anti-Racist
Organizations to Connect With
How to Find Protests...

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Dancing doesn’t mean putting up with everything!

  • 02/05/2020
  • Anti-Oppression

Via RQD, see Dancing doesn’t mean putting up with everything!, a graphic story to raise awareness about harassment in the dance community.

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50 Cognitive Biases in the Modern World

  • 02/04/2020
  • Anti-Oppression

See the infographic 50 Cognitive Biases in the Modern World via TitleMax

Via Visual Capitalist: “Every day, systematic errors in our thought process...

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Gender Parity in Canadian Artistic and Cultural Organizations

  • 12/03/2019
  • Anti-Oppression, Research

See the 2019 CHPC Committee Report on Gender Parity in Canadian Artistic and Cultural Organizations

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A Guide to Pronouns in the Theatre

  • 10/18/2019
  • Anti-Oppression

via Stage Source…

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Community Agreement Template

  • 02/28/2019
  • Anti-Oppression, Contracts & Negotiations

As a community of learners, aware of intersections in privilege and experience, we agree to bring respect and good faith to our conversations. We have made the following community agreement to create a space...

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Ontario Regional Contact Jam Guidelines

  • 01/20/2019
  • Anti-Oppression, Hosting & DIY Producing

The Ontario Regional Contact Jam recently revised its Guidelines: Community Agreement, Release and Waiver, Guide for Collaborative Conflict Resolution and Safeguards for Organizer Interventions in Conflicts

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Safer Spaces: Zero Tolerance for Harassment in Canadian Dance

  • 10/29/2018
  • Anti-Oppression

CADA/West stands together with several other Canadian dance service organizations in support of fostering a healthy, safe and equitable culture to practice dance in Canada today. Read our statement in...

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Harassment

  • 10/11/2018
  • Anti-Oppression

See the Harassment resources via Generator, including creating a harassment policy, training/educational resources, campaigns and other statements.

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Not in OUR Space!

  • 10/11/2018
  • Anti-Oppression


Not in OUR Space! is a national anti-harassment and respectful workplace collaboration...

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Respectful Workplaces in the Arts

  • 10/11/2018
  • Anti-Oppression


Respectful Workplaces in the Arts is a national campaign to...

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Incident Report Template

  • 10/11/2018
  • Anti-Oppression, Health & Safety, Hosting & DIY Producing

Written by the Canadian Dance Assembly (CDA), see this Incident Report Template to report harassment, abuse, accidents and other incidents…

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10 Practices for Creating a Safe Space in Your Mind-Body Classes

  • 10/07/2018
  • Anti-Oppression, Hosting & DIY Producing

10 Practices for Creating a Safe Space in Your Mind-Body Classes is a great resource for teachers…

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Coalition for Safer Spaces

  • 10/07/2018
  • Anti-Oppression, Hosting & DIY Producing

The Coalition for Safer Spaces is a great resource to learn about safer spaces and how to create a policy for your home, event, organization or any other activity that...

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The Stages of Consent Culture for Dance Communities

  • 09/23/2018
  • Anti-Oppression


See the chart The Stages of Consent Culture For Dance...

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Make movement: towards solidarity and ethical art practices

  • 09/23/2018
  • Anti-Oppression

See the article Make movement: towards solidarity and ethical art practices, via Rekto...

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#Wetoo: What dancers talk about when they talk about sexism

  • 06/23/2018
  • Anti-Oppression

The article #Wetoo: What dancers talk about when they talk about...

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Boundary guidelines for contact improvisation

  • 12/10/2017
  • Anti-Oppression

Boundary guidelines for contact improvisation, via Kathleen Rae of Raison D’être Dance Project and the Toronto Wednesday Dance Jam…

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Kids are the future? So are older adults!

  • 12/10/2017
  • Advocacy, Anti-Oppression

Via Non Profit: Always Fresh, Kids are the future? So are older adults! is an article advocating for an end to ageist practices across our sectors.

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Anti-Racism and Anti-Oppression Community Guidelines

  • 02/24/2017
  • Anti-Oppression

See these Anti-Racism and Anti-Oppression Community Guidelines via Fractured Atlas

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PeerNetBC

  • 11/24/2016
  • Anti-Oppression

PeerNetBC envisions communities where people are connected. They provide training, resources and support to peer-led initiatives across BC. Their resource topics include:

  • Community Development and Capacity Building
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Conscious Style Guide

  • 10/31/2016
  • Anti-Oppression

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Conscious Style Guide is a simple and accessible community resource for...

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How are we making work? What is the work we’re making?

  • 05/25/2016
  • Anti-Oppression, Research

Via Tonic Theatre in the UK, here’s an infographic related to gender equality in the making and presenting of performance.Ci6oMvdWgAUd2Hx Read More >>

Equity in Theatre’s Recommendations

  • 01/10/2016
  • Anti-Oppression

Looking for ways to help create equity in theatre (dance)? Check out these recommendations put out by Equity in Theatre:

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Status of the Artist Act

  • 02/28/2012
  • Anti-Oppression, Legal

The Department of Justice’s Status of the Artist Act respects the status of the artist and professional relations between artists and producers in Canada.

Status of the Artist Act: General Principles

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Resource Posts

  • Pacific Legal Education and Outreach Society
  • Creative Ways To Minimize Burnout and Encourage Self-Care Among Social Sector Employees
  • A Values-Based Approach to Hiring
  • Associated Designers of Canada
  • How To Have A Conversation With The Artist In Your Life
  • COVID-19 Resources for the Arts and Entertainment Industries
  • Understory: Honest chats for extraordinary times
  • An introspective seed: questions to start conversations about racism
  • A Culture of Exploitation: “Reconciliation” and the Institutions of Canadian Art
  • Justice in June
  • Gesturing Towards Decolonial Futures
  • equity at work
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