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Video: She Has A Name Playwright Perspective – 2012 Tour

by andrewkooman on December 22, 2011

Thematman put together this promo for the She Has A Name tour.  Looking forward to uploading more interviews with the creative team and some actors in the upcoming weeks. We’re looking for different ways to make the tour a reality.  If you have ideas, connections, or resources that would help, please drop me a line! [...]

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Tanya Ryga: Scripts at Work

by andrewkooman on November 29, 2011

A few years ago I saw a poster in a hallway filled with posters at the Red Deer College.  It had a simple question: Have you ever thought of writing a play?  It was a serendipitous moment in my life, to say the least.  The question landed in me with much force.  I had an [...]

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Go Joy Go!

by andrewkooman on October 4, 2011

MP Joy Smith Proposes Criminal Code Amendments to Enhance Canada’s Trafficking In Persons Offences Ottawa, ON: Monday, Conservative Member of Parliament Joy Smith introduced a Private Members’ Bill to make two important amendments that will help combat modern day slavery in Canada and abroad. The Private Members’ Bill, An Act to amend the Criminal Code [...]

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Red Deer Votes – 10 Qs with local candidates for MP

by andrewkooman on April 27, 2011

There’s a federal election in full swing. In Red Deer, you almost wouldn’t know. Life’s been busy as of late and in all honesty, the election hasn’t been on my mind. However, on a drive between point A to B last week, I started to notice that there was only one sign in town. Wondering [...]

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Steve & Aime Gosselin: Life in Cambodia

by andrewkooman on June 30, 2010

My friends Steve and Amie Gosselin live and work in Cambodia, where they have been since 2008 when they moved to Phnom Penh to pursue meaningful work. Steve is an Electronic Systems Engineer who grew up in Saskatchewan. Amie is a Journalist from Saskatchewan and Alberta. Steve and Aime inspire me with their panache for [...]

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ISBN Numbers – Free!

by andrewkooman on March 23, 2010

Did you know that in Canada, ISBNs are issued for free? I didn’t. The Canadian ISBN Service, overseen by Library and Archives Canada, distributes ISBNs in packages of ten, and whether you’re an established publisher, a start up, or a self-publisher, you are issued your own ISBN prefix, a process I finalized last week.  Now [...]

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My friend Amy Wegner is donating all proceeds of her illustrated book for children to relief efforts in Haiti to the Eben-ezer Clinic in Haut-Limbe.  The clinic is gathering a team and supplies to bring aid to a slum area of Port-au-Prince. I Amy is selling the book HERE, for $15.  Click the link to [...]

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The Truth Isn’t Sexy

by andrewkooman on September 15, 2009

Check out the Salvation Army’s website re: human trafficking in Canada. And, learn about The Weekend of Prayer for Victims of Sex Trafficking, September 25-27, 2009.

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