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Historic Joy Kogawa House
1450 West 64th Avenue
Vancouver, BC V6P 2N4

Who are we?Historic Joy Kogawa House is a gathering place for Vancouver's creative community. Our writing workshops and literary events connect the community with visiting writers who live at the heritage house while developing new work. And our weekly Tuesday writing evenings are a place to drop-in to write alongside others. We also offer monthly poetry jams in partnership with Vancouver Poetry House and a monthly ukulele strumming circle in partnership with Vancouver Ukulele Circle (aka. Vanukes). While the home is currently under renovation, select programming has been hosted online and offsite.  Why do we need your help?We need to raise $40,000 annually to keep the house warm, lights on, wi-fi humming, and enhance our resident writers' experience. Your donation will go directly towards month-to-month expenses as we re-launch on-site programing in 2027. <ul><li>$50 pays electricity for one month</li><li>$75 pays one week of household cleaning and supplies</li><li>$100 pays one month of high speed internet</li><li>$200 pays one writer to host a literary event or writing workshop</li></ul> What are our challenges?In the coming year, we will see additional intensives, group residencies, and collaboration/co-production with our performance partners on various projects. Our primary focus will be on fundraising and development to help Historic Joy Kogawa House reach a state where revenue from programming and donor gifts maintain funds needed to keep our community connected to the home. Also, we will continue to acknowledge the clergy abuse related to the heritage house. Unearthing and facing the truth in all its complexity is critical for the families and the community. We are committed to respecting the voices of the survivors and their families in order to build relationships and find common ground to move forward.  Sincerely, Board of DirectorsJohnny Trinh, Executive DirectorHistoric Joy Kogawa House Society<a href="mailto:executivedirector@kogawahouse.com" target="_blank">executivedirector@kogawahouse.com</a>  Historic Joy Kogawa House is a place to write and share stories that reveal history with its legacies of prejudice, resilience, and courage -- located on unceded traditional territories of the Musqueam People.

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