Another fundraising event I attended last month that was held at the Gibsone Jessop Gallery in the Distillery District. Arti(you may recognize her name as one of the models who posed for me from an earlier post!) sits on the board of a charity called Literature for Life and asked me to take photos for this special evening. This organization is dedicated to helping young moms and families to create "a love of reading and building a culture of literacy." They do this through various outreach programs, reading circles held at shelters and youth centres, as well as a quarterly publication, Yo’ Mama Magazine which is written by young mothers for young mothers.
The evening included entertainment from the band Porkbelly Futures, a book signing session from author, Stuart McLean, and what I thought was the highlight of the evening, spoken word performances from some of the ladies who were involved with the Literature for Life programs. These girls were amazing and truly inspiring. Here's a few pics from the evening, the full set can be found here.
Porkbelly Futures
Spoken word performances
Stuart McLean signing a book from his Vinyl Cafe Series
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