Raw Material

The Back Door would like to thank RedBull and Goodfoot for the donation of proceeds from the 2007 Raw Material Contest, a contest for up and coming Calgary artists to work on large scale installations with established street artist KWEST.

To Check out a video of the event Click Here.

Across Canada Multi-Faith Walk Against Violence

Historic Anti-Violence Walk Completes First Milestone

Today, the Multi-Faith Walk Against Violence passed its first Milestone by completing the walk across Nova Scotia. This morning the members of the Walkathon visited the Amherst, Nova Scotia Town Hall where the Deputy Mayor of Amherst welcomed the members of the Walkathon and presented them with souvenirs. After a brief ceremony at the town hall, the team resumed the walk. They crossed the boarder into New Brunswick this afternoon.

The Walkathon arrived in Sackville, New Brunswick where Sackville’s deputy mayor welcomed the team at the town hall and also presented them with souvenirs.

Tomorrow, Saturday April 26, the Walkathon will be arriving in Moncton, New Brunswick. The members of the Walkathon will be available for a media briefing outside the city hall (in case the city hall is closed).

The Walk is expected to end in Victoria, B.C. by October/November, 2008.

For any questions, please contact Syed Soharwardy at 416-994-5467 (leading the walk).

Project Homeless Connect

April 26th, 2008 at the TELUS Convention Centre, Calgary, AB

On Saturday, April 26th, 2008, from 9:00am to 4:00pm, the Calgary Homeless Foundation will be hosting Project Homeless Connect, a one day event at the TELUS Convention Centre that will bring together over 50 service agencies and organizations and more than 300 volunteers, to deliver services to over 500 homeless individuals in Calgary. Calgary is a large and busy city and accessing services is often one of the principle challenges faced by homeless individuals. Project Homeless Connect will eliminate that challenge by bringing the services together under one roof. Based on a program currently being implemented in over 130 cities around the world, Project Homeless Connect is about delivering services on site the day of the event. Individuals will have access to medical services, mental health and addictions counseling, housing, obtaining identification documents, income support, employment opportunities, comfort kits containing personal items, hot meals, clothing and more.