The year 2009/2010 has been a busy year for PERMAI-BC. It is very encouraging to see how PERMAI-BC is now well established within Indonesian-Canadian community. We have seen many challenges on the road but Tim PERMAI persisted and pursued their best effort to make many events happen.
Membership is the blood of the voluntary organization like PERMAI-BC. We have to share with you that membership of PERMAI-BC will take more time to grow since the organization has not been operated for the past 7 years (with the exception of the year 2005/2006).
While membership is the blood of our organization, events are the heart of PERMAI-BC. Both are in need of each other to maintain the life of the organization. Membership would not grow without events. The past year has shown an increased capacity of Tim PERMAI in making many events happen in the community. In most of the event we have been very fortunate to have support from KJRI Vancouver.
Indonesia Day 2009 – Annual Event for the Community
Care For Padang – Earthquake Fundraiser (The fund collected was combined with EICA Edmonton & CSIS Calgary to be donated for part of school building in Padang, Indonesia). Over 30 people were volunteered in the event .
Culture Sharing: Talk Show with Stephanus Hamy (notable Indonesian Designer who visited Vancouver in one of his effort to support UKI-BC earthquake fundraiser. We managed to ask him for a short talk on Indonesian Textiles. With a usual full support from Indonesian Consulate in Vancouver, we invited Metro Vancouver’s arts community and approximately 60 people were in attendance.
Temu Kenal
This is the regular event held at the home of our Indonesian friends where people from the same municipality/neighbourhood could meet and be connected. We have 3 Temu Kenal in the past year : Richmond (@ Saleh Tjandra & Belinda Lee’s house) Port Coquitlam (@ Daveny Soufyan & Yati Achjadi’s house) Vancouver (@ Puspa’s family).
Sport & Recreaction
We had fun with bowling @ Rev in Burnaby in May 2009 and in February 2010.
Community Education:
‘One Stop Success Resource’ Workshop has attracted Indonesian students in Vancouver to participate. It was a successful workshop with more than 50 people attended. We had Guest Speakers as follows:
Mr. Nick Noorani , Mr. Andry Tjahyana, Mr. Dennis McRea, Ms. Tara Wong and Mrs. Clara Kriswanto.
PERMAI-BC 15th Anniversary
Hosted by our member, Dina & Andre Dell, PERMAI-BC’ Anniversary, we have 65 people with Mr.Bambang Hiendrasto, Consul General of Indonesian Consulate in Vancouver was in attendance.
Indonesia Night:
In partnership with Mt. Pleasant Neighbourhood House, we had the opportunity in sharing our culture on April 2010 in their location (East Vancouver) where they have the tasted our delicious Indonesian food and enjoy the performance of our Indonesian Dancer and Singer. 120 people was in attendance.
Friday, June 18, 2010
Friday, June 11, 2010
PERMAI-BC Board Members 2010/2011
It was successfully held on June 5, 2010 in Vancouver. We are very excited to introduce the team to all members and the community at large.
Tim PERMAI is officially installed after extensive lobbying within the Indonesian-Canadian community:
President: J. Kriswanto Rahardjo
Vice President: Erry Erriandsyah
Secretary: Winda Tamboto Hartono
Treasurer: Tetty Dameria Simorangkir
Director (Programs): Rizki Ilham
Director (Resources): Lidya Kewas
Pemuda PERMAI: Putri Daradasih
Irene Tjai
Past President &
External Relations: Liza Widyarso-Wajong
The new team: Erry, Kriswanto, Rizki, Lidya, Ajeng,
Irene & Liza (minus Tetty & Winda)
Secretary: Winda Tamboto Hartono
Treasurer: Tetty Dameria Simorangkir
Director (Programs): Rizki Ilham
Director (Resources): Lidya Kewas
Pemuda PERMAI: Putri Daradasih
Irene Tjai
Past President &
External Relations: Liza Widyarso-Wajong
The new team: Erry, Kriswanto, Rizki, Lidya, Ajeng,
Irene & Liza (minus Tetty & Winda)
Congratulations to everyone in the new team!
Thank you my team in the past year as well as their families, who has carried out PERMAI-BC’s program and activities faithfully! Thanks all… it’s won’t happen without your passion and effort!
2009/2010 Team: Riandy, Budi, Clara, Lidya, Liza, Teddy, Rome
(minus: Agung, Agustian, P’Heru, Saleh, Peter)
Thank you my team in the past year as well as their families, who has carried out PERMAI-BC’s program and activities faithfully! Thanks all… it’s won’t happen without your passion and effort!
2009/2010 Team: Riandy, Budi, Clara, Lidya, Liza, Teddy, Rome
(minus: Agung, Agustian, P’Heru, Saleh, Peter)
Friday, May 21, 2010
Permai-BC 15th Anniversary
Beberapa cuplikan foto waktu perayaan hari ulang tahun Permai-BC ke 15 :
Dina's cake
Opening speech by Liza
Permai-BC committee
Dina in action
Soto pyramid
Cool!
Waiting
Go ahead, let's start
Smile ........
Outside celebration
The backyard is so big and wide ............
Having fun
General consul is coming too
Take a picture together before left to Vancouver
Thursday, May 20, 2010
Indonesian Film Festival 2010 in Vancouver
With support of the Consulate General of the Republic Indonesia in Vancouver and as a part of explorASIAN, Prodjektor Entertainment proudly presents the Indonesian Film Festival (I.F.F.) 2010. The Festival itself will be held on 22-23 May 2010 at “Pacific Cinematheque” Theatre, 1131 Howe St, Vancouver BC. The festival will be screening three feature films and one independent film that will give you a glimpse of Indonesia; the history, the people, and of course, the scenery. Together, the four films that have been hand-selected reflect I.F.F. 2010 theme, “Inspirational Indonesia”.
Laskar Pelangi (The Rainbow Troops) is a film adaptation of Andrea Hirata’s novel with the same title. The Rainbow Troops is a story about the beauty of friendships and the struggles of marginalized Indonesians to achieve their dreams. The film captures the sensitivity and innocence of Indonesian working-class youth and their determination to access education in order to have better future. The film was shot in Belitung Island, (Bangka-Belitung Province), Sumatra, one of Indonesia’s most breath-taking landscapes.
The Rainbow Troops has been screened at numerous film festivals in Asia, Europe, and North America. It won SIGNIS Award in 33rd Hong Kong International Film Festival (May 2009) and 3rd Audience Award in Udine Far East Film Festival in Italy in 2009. The movie was also nominated for Best Film and Best Editor in Asian Film Award 2009. The Rainbow Troops also generates the most audiences in Indonesia’s film history in 2008.
Sang Pemimpi (The Dreamer), the sequel of The Rainbow Troops, was one of the most anticipated movies in Indonesia. This film continued the tale of the marginalized and the heartbreaking struggle to reach dreams. It does not only focus on the beauty of friendship, but also the genuine love between a father and his child. The film reminds its viewers the power of dreams and the beauty of pursuing your heart’s desire. The Dreamer won the NETPAC Critics Award 2010 in Singapore International Film Festival 2010.
Two special guests will be joining the Festival on May 23, 2010 after the last screening. The very own author of The Rainbow Troops and The Dreamer, Andrea Hirata, and Landung Laksono, one of the cast of The Dreamer, will be available during discussion session. More details about the session are available on our website at www.prodjektor-iff.com.
I.F.F. proudly presents KING for the sports fan. This film is a story of a child’s life journey to be a professional badminton player. Inspired by his idol, Liem Swie King, the legendary World Badminton player from Indonesia, Guntur aspires to be a professional badminton player as well. His socio economic limitation does not stop him. As a matter of fact, it only motivates him to get an athletic scholarship and become a badminton champion.
Last but not least is Di Bawah Langit Yang Sama (Under the Same Sky), an independent film from Indonesian student community in Australia. Set in Sydney, the film tells a story of Indonesian students in Australia who unfold the history between the two nations during Indonesia’s war for its independence. Their curiosities lead them into a journey filled with history, culture, politics, and love.
The IFF 2010 invites you to take a cinematic journey into the beautiful Indonesia which also known as the emerald of equator. The movies will give you some experience of Indonesian culture as well as stories of love and hope. The Festival Program will be released on May 15, 2010 on our website, www.prodjektor-iff.com. Copies of the program will also be available on the spot during the festival. Tickets will be available at the box office on May 22-23, 2010. For tickets reservation please email
prodjektor.iff@gmail.com. Schedule:
Saturday, May 22, 2010
11:00 The Rainbow Troops
13:00 Break
13:30 Under the Same Sky
Sunday, May 23, 2010.
10:30 King
12:45 The Rainbow Troops
05:00 The Dreamer
Wednesday, March 3, 2010
explorASIAN News | Community Events | Call For Submissions | Competitions
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Deadline for submissions: postmarked by March 1, 2010 (new date extension)
For more information: http://vancouver.shawtv.com/smc/smc_promotions.htm#filmmakers
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CBC Radio Canada International ROOTS Competition
Everyone has a story to tell. Radio Canada International invites all Canadians and permanent residents to tell us about their origins by entering ROOTS (or its French-language cousin RACINES), its brand-new short film and multimedia production competition.
Deadline: March 7, 2010
The competition is open to amateurs and professionals alike, but you must be at least 18 years old to enter.
Simply submit a 3 to 8 minute work that speaks of your roots and touches on part of your history or an aspect of your culture. Entries can come in any form: fiction, report, documentary, animation, photomontage . . . And also in any genre: comedy, detective, drama, slam, art video . . . In short, we welcome anything unique, original, touching, or surprising that might captivate viewers and Internet users, and catch a jury’s eye!
In spring 2010, the juries appointed by Radio Canada International will select the works that best meet competition criteria: consistency with the theme, originality, artistic value and technical quality. The public will also be able to vote online for their favourite entries. A total of eight recipients (four for each language) will share prizes, to include high-tech gadgets such as Sony camcorders, Apple computers, iPod Touch players and iPhones.
The ROOTS competition - and its French-language counterpart RACINES - is another in a long line of Radio Canada International special projects, which have resulted in such Web series as J’adopte un pays, Voir double, L’érable à palabres as well as the Migr@tions and Digital Diversity competitions.
ROOTS gives all members of the community the opportunity to use sound and visuals to express how they feel about their past and their origins, while highlighting the contributions all cultures make to the great Canadian mosaic. Come one, come all-enter ROOTS, a Radio Canada International initiative, today.
Information, entry and rules: http://www.RCInet.ca/roots
CBC Radio Canada International ROOTS Competition
Everyone has a story to tell. Radio Canada International invites all Canadians and permanent residents to tell us about their origins by entering ROOTS (or its French-language cousin RACINES), its brand-new short film and multimedia production competition.
Deadline: March 7, 2010
The competition is open to amateurs and professionals alike, but you must be at least 18 years old to enter.
Simply submit a 3 to 8 minute work that speaks of your roots and touches on part of your history or an aspect of your culture. Entries can come in any form: fiction, report, documentary, animation, photomontage . . . And also in any genre: comedy, detective, drama, slam, art video . . . In short, we welcome anything unique, original, touching, or surprising that might captivate viewers and Internet users, and catch a jury’s eye!
In spring 2010, the juries appointed by Radio Canada International will select the works that best meet competition criteria: consistency with the theme, originality, artistic value and technical quality. The public will also be able to vote online for their favourite entries. A total of eight recipients (four for each language) will share prizes, to include high-tech gadgets such as Sony camcorders, Apple computers, iPod Touch players and iPhones.
The ROOTS competition - and its French-language counterpart RACINES - is another in a long line of Radio Canada International special projects, which have resulted in such Web series as J’adopte un pays, Voir double, L’érable à palabres as well as the Migr@tions and Digital Diversity competitions.
ROOTS gives all members of the community the opportunity to use sound and visuals to express how they feel about their past and their origins, while highlighting the contributions all cultures make to the great Canadian mosaic. Come one, come all-enter ROOTS, a Radio Canada International initiative, today.
Information, entry and rules: http://www.RCInet.ca/roots
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Act NOW! National Playwriting Competition
Are you an innovator (Age 14-26) who is passionate about the environment? Do you want a challenge? Do you love writing? Enter the Act NOW! National Playwriting Competition! Founded in 2006, NOW! is a non-profit organization run by dedicated youth volunteers. NOW! inspires and empowers synergistic solutions toward social, economic, and environmental sustainability. Write a one-act play on sustainability for a chance to win cash prizes and have your work performed across Canada to more than 10,000 people and aired on Sustainability Television.
Deadline: March 31, 2010
Visit www.now-org.com for more information
Act NOW! National Playwriting Competition
Are you an innovator (Age 14-26) who is passionate about the environment? Do you want a challenge? Do you love writing? Enter the Act NOW! National Playwriting Competition! Founded in 2006, NOW! is a non-profit organization run by dedicated youth volunteers. NOW! inspires and empowers synergistic solutions toward social, economic, and environmental sustainability. Write a one-act play on sustainability for a chance to win cash prizes and have your work performed across Canada to more than 10,000 people and aired on Sustainability Television.
Deadline: March 31, 2010
Visit www.now-org.com for more information
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Quantum Bhangra and the Cultural Olympiad
In collaboration with VANOC, the Olympic organizing committee, the VIBC Society is presenting Quantum Bhangra as the grande finale to the Cultural Olympiad’s Olympic Arts Festival.
This star-studded show features some of the hottest Bhangara- and Punjabi-influenced music from around the world--and with performances from the likes of celebrated Punjabi singer Harbhajan Mann, it’s sure to be sensational.
Quantum Bhangra
Featuring artists Harbhajan Mann, En Karma and Shin, Black Mahal, Ustad Lal Singh Bhatti, and more
Saturday, Feb. 27, 7 pm, Queen Elizabeth Theatre
Tickets $38 - $90, available at Ticketmaster.ca or call 604-280-4444
For a limited time, get a 25% discount on your Quantum Bhangra tickets when you use promotional code "vibc2010" when selecting your tickets for purchase from TicketMaster!
VIP Reception
To mark this extraordinary occasion, VIBC Society is also organizing a dazzling, pre-show VIP Reception at the theatre, replete with sumptuous food and drinks and a chance to meet the star performers, Olympic dignitaries and some of the province’s most prominent personalities.
For tickets to the Quantum Bhangra VIP Reception, contact Kelly Strain at kelly.strain@vibc.org Tel. 604-773-1461 or Gary Pooni at gpooni@brookdev.com Tel. 604-731-9053
Quantum Bhangra and the Cultural Olympiad
In collaboration with VANOC, the Olympic organizing committee, the VIBC Society is presenting Quantum Bhangra as the grande finale to the Cultural Olympiad’s Olympic Arts Festival.
This star-studded show features some of the hottest Bhangara- and Punjabi-influenced music from around the world--and with performances from the likes of celebrated Punjabi singer Harbhajan Mann, it’s sure to be sensational.
Quantum Bhangra
Featuring artists Harbhajan Mann, En Karma and Shin, Black Mahal, Ustad Lal Singh Bhatti, and more
Saturday, Feb. 27, 7 pm, Queen Elizabeth Theatre
Tickets $38 - $90, available at Ticketmaster.ca or call 604-280-4444
For a limited time, get a 25% discount on your Quantum Bhangra tickets when you use promotional code "vibc2010" when selecting your tickets for purchase from TicketMaster!
VIP Reception
To mark this extraordinary occasion, VIBC Society is also organizing a dazzling, pre-show VIP Reception at the theatre, replete with sumptuous food and drinks and a chance to meet the star performers, Olympic dignitaries and some of the province’s most prominent personalities.
For tickets to the Quantum Bhangra VIP Reception, contact Kelly Strain at kelly.strain@vibc.org Tel. 604-773-1461 or Gary Pooni at gpooni@brookdev.com Tel. 604-731-9053
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The Essence of Zen and Percussion Art: Sound of the Ocean
A compelling, seamless work of rhythm and movement, Sound of the Ocean was created by U-Theatre under the direction of Taiwan based artists LIU Ruo-Yu and HUANG Chih-Chun. An intense physical and emotional experience, the work traces the cyclical journey of water from a drop to a stream, from a river to the ocean.
Five distinct yet beautifully interwoven sections evoke the sounds and sensations of water, its elemental cool surges, gentle ebbs, and insistent rat-a-tat-tats. The five are animated by a theatrical tension devoid of explicit narrative. It is propelled by rhythms beat out on temple bells, gongs, and skinned drums large and small. The collective expressive power of the group is made possible by the extraordinary technical and athletic prowess of the individual performers. Daring feats of speed and precision create huge dynamic arcs ad the piece moves from one section to another.
Sound of the Ocean expresses the ongoing search for an artistic form that captures the essence, the preciousness, of life. With a spare grace and clarity, it illuminates U-Theatre’s creative process which centres on the concentric relationships of individual to the collective, and the larger natural and spiritual environments. Since its premiere in 1998 at Avignon Festival in France, Sound of the Ocean has been perfromed more than 120 times around the world.
Performance Dates:
Fri, 3/12/2010 at 8:00pm
Sat, 3/13/2010 at 8:00 pm
Venue Location: The Centre in Vancouver for Performing Arts ( 777 Homer St., Vancouver) http://acsea.ca/taiwan/u-theatre/
The Essence of Zen and Percussion Art: Sound of the Ocean
A compelling, seamless work of rhythm and movement, Sound of the Ocean was created by U-Theatre under the direction of Taiwan based artists LIU Ruo-Yu and HUANG Chih-Chun. An intense physical and emotional experience, the work traces the cyclical journey of water from a drop to a stream, from a river to the ocean.
Five distinct yet beautifully interwoven sections evoke the sounds and sensations of water, its elemental cool surges, gentle ebbs, and insistent rat-a-tat-tats. The five are animated by a theatrical tension devoid of explicit narrative. It is propelled by rhythms beat out on temple bells, gongs, and skinned drums large and small. The collective expressive power of the group is made possible by the extraordinary technical and athletic prowess of the individual performers. Daring feats of speed and precision create huge dynamic arcs ad the piece moves from one section to another.
Sound of the Ocean expresses the ongoing search for an artistic form that captures the essence, the preciousness, of life. With a spare grace and clarity, it illuminates U-Theatre’s creative process which centres on the concentric relationships of individual to the collective, and the larger natural and spiritual environments. Since its premiere in 1998 at Avignon Festival in France, Sound of the Ocean has been perfromed more than 120 times around the world.
Performance Dates:
Fri, 3/12/2010 at 8:00pm
Sat, 3/13/2010 at 8:00 pm
Venue Location: The Centre in Vancouver for Performing Arts ( 777 Homer St., Vancouver) http://acsea.ca/taiwan/u-theatre/
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KAORI KASAI: URA MONCHAN
March 4 - 27, 2010
OPENING Thursday, March 4, 2010, 8:00 - 11:00 pm/ ARTIST TALK @ 8:30pm
FLIM NIGHT: Films curated by artist Kaori Kasai, Friday, March 26, 8:00-11:00pm
Blim, 197 17th Ave. E, Vancouver
More information: 604 683 8240 or www.powellstreetfestival.com
Powell Street Festival Society and Blim present the exhibition Kaori Kasai: Ura Monchan. Using androgynous characters, Kasai creates storyboards of short vignettes about kinship, alienation, emotional boundaries and our interactions with physical environments. During her artistic residency/exhibition, Kasai will present new paintings and print-based works, curate a Flim night (film event) on March 26th, and produce a limited edition screen printed shirt available at Blim.
This is the launching event for the Powell Street Festival’s 2010 season of events.
More information at www.powellstreetfestival.com. Follow us on Twitter @ http://twitter.com/powellstfest Blim: www.blim.ca
KAORI KASAI: URA MONCHAN
March 4 - 27, 2010
OPENING Thursday, March 4, 2010, 8:00 - 11:00 pm/ ARTIST TALK @ 8:30pm
FLIM NIGHT: Films curated by artist Kaori Kasai, Friday, March 26, 8:00-11:00pm
Blim, 197 17th Ave. E, Vancouver
More information: 604 683 8240 or www.powellstreetfestival.com
Powell Street Festival Society and Blim present the exhibition Kaori Kasai: Ura Monchan. Using androgynous characters, Kasai creates storyboards of short vignettes about kinship, alienation, emotional boundaries and our interactions with physical environments. During her artistic residency/exhibition, Kasai will present new paintings and print-based works, curate a Flim night (film event) on March 26th, and produce a limited edition screen printed shirt available at Blim.
This is the launching event for the Powell Street Festival’s 2010 season of events.
More information at www.powellstreetfestival.com. Follow us on Twitter @ http://twitter.com/powellstfest Blim: www.blim.ca
POWELL STREET FESTIVAL Job Postings
The Powell Street Festival Society’s mission is to celebrate the arts and culture of Japanese Canadians and Asian Canadians, to encourage Asian Canadians to take a leadership role in the development of the arts in Canada, and to foster community development through cultural events. The society’s main objective is to produce the Powell Street Festival, an annual celebration of Japanese Canadian arts, culture and heritage. It is the largest event of its kind in Canada and the longest running festival in Metro Vancouver, entering its 34th year. The Society also produces its own programming as part of an annual season and participates in co-presentations with other arts organizations throughout the year.
The Powell Street Festival Society is currently seeking candidates for a Production Coordinator (part-time in April to May and full-time for June to late August) and a Volunteer Coordinator (temporary, full-time). Please read the details at http://www.powellstreetfestival.com/get_involved/jobs.html
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The Powell Street Festival Society’s mission is to celebrate the arts and culture of Japanese Canadians and Asian Canadians, to encourage Asian Canadians to take a leadership role in the development of the arts in Canada, and to foster community development through cultural events. The society’s main objective is to produce the Powell Street Festival, an annual celebration of Japanese Canadian arts, culture and heritage. It is the largest event of its kind in Canada and the longest running festival in Metro Vancouver, entering its 34th year. The Society also produces its own programming as part of an annual season and participates in co-presentations with other arts organizations throughout the year.
The Powell Street Festival Society is currently seeking candidates for a Production Coordinator (part-time in April to May and full-time for June to late August) and a Volunteer Coordinator (temporary, full-time). Please read the details at http://www.powellstreetfestival.com/get_involved/jobs.html
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A Tragedy of Democracy – Japanese Confinement in North America
March 9, 2010, 7pm
Intergenerational Room 105
Free admission. Book is available now at the Museum shop and will be available for purchase at the event.
Greg Robinson will present a talk on his recent book A Tragedy of Democracy. This is the first book to analyze official policy toward West Coast Japanese Americans within a North American context. Approaching Japanese confinement as a continental and international phenomenon, Robinson offers a truly kaleidoscopic understanding of its genesis and outcomes.
National Nikkei Museum & Heritage Centre, 604.777.7000 | 6688 Southoaks Crescent, Burnaby, BC www.nikkeiplace.org
March 9, 2010, 7pm
Intergenerational Room 105
Free admission. Book is available now at the Museum shop and will be available for purchase at the event.
Greg Robinson will present a talk on his recent book A Tragedy of Democracy. This is the first book to analyze official policy toward West Coast Japanese Americans within a North American context. Approaching Japanese confinement as a continental and international phenomenon, Robinson offers a truly kaleidoscopic understanding of its genesis and outcomes.
National Nikkei Museum & Heritage Centre, 604.777.7000 | 6688 Southoaks Crescent, Burnaby, BC www.nikkeiplace.org
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Volunteer with explorASIAN
The explorASIAN Festival would not be a success without our wonderful team of enthusiastic volunteers. Join us in fostering diversity and harmony in our community. Be part of the fun and rewarding experience! Register online at http://www.explorasian.org/get-involved-volunteer.html
Volunteer with explorASIAN
The explorASIAN Festival would not be a success without our wonderful team of enthusiastic volunteers. Join us in fostering diversity and harmony in our community. Be part of the fun and rewarding experience! Register online at http://www.explorasian.org/get-involved-volunteer.html
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