Here are just some of the cool activities which took place during the event

2007 Schedule

Fearless Mainstage				Coop Radio Courageous Words Stage
Pigeon Park				Columbia & E. Hastings
Hosted By Michelle Richard
3pm	Opening Ceremonies		4pm	Introduction by Hostess Leanne Sjodin
3:30pm	Genetics		4:10pm	Roger Blenman and Chris Perrotte
4pm	City Opera		4:20pm	Anne Miles
4:30pm	Storytelling		4:30pm	Bryn Williams
5pm	Dalannah Bowen		4:40pm	Kagan Goh
5:30pm	Heidi Morgan		4:50pm	Kevin Wilkie
6pm	Storytelling		5-6pm	Theatre in the Raw
6:30pm	Poco Locos		6:15pm	Peter LaGrand
7pm	Rockin' Guys		6:25pm	Brendan Mcleod
7:30pm	Nightlife		6:35pm	Sean McGarragle
			6:45pm	Adam Sheepbelly
			7pm	Open Mic (if time permits)
Other Activities
4pm	Break Dancing @ the Interurban Gallery
3-6pm	Lux Paint-In
	All Day
	Kid Stuff & Clowning with the Faithful Fools
	Bike Decorating with the Bicycle Bee

Funders and Sponsors

The Fearless Festival is proudly brought to you by:

the Downtown Eastside Community Arts Network
and
the


Funding for Fearless has also been provided by

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We would also like to thank the following organizations and individuals for their help and support in making this festival happen:


National Nikkei Museum and Heritage Centre
Charles Barber and City Opera
Vancouver Moving Theatre
Carnegie Community Centre
The Cleaning Solution
Potluck Cafe
Army & Navy Department Stores
The Interurban Gallery
Portland Hotel Society
Sara Spearman
Daisy Chin
Dave Rieberger
Storm Brewing
LandPower Developments
Debbie Blair

Terminal City Rollergirls Are Being Fearless!

Andi Struction (Andrea Fraser), Machine Gun Sally (Sonia Nielsen), Candy Scrapple (Tonee Venittelli) and league president Micki Mercury (Michelle Lamoureux – pictured below) of the Terminal City Rollergirls don the Fearless Fest brand in preparation for the July 1^st festivities. Photos: Manuel Avila

Vancouver, BC

In a bold move, the Fearless Festival - held on East Hastings St., in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside - asks members of the Terminal City Rollergirls to head up Security for the Canada Day event.

“The organizers of the festival were adamant that Security not be dealt with in a heavy-handed or militaristic kind of way,” coordinator for the event, Steve Duncan said.

“While they recognise personal safety and security are important issues, particularly in that neighbourhood, they saw no need to deal with it in a way that would be intimidating to the people who make the area their home. When one committee member suggested an all-girl security team, the first thing that popped into my head was ‘Who are more fearless than the Rollergirls?”

“I think having them on board sends out a really good message to the community …and to other people who might be considering volunteering but may be concerned about safety, too.”

“I was glad that they could fit us into their busy schedule,” Duncan said. The East Vancouver flat-track derby league has lots of events underway, including their own benefit on July 4^th at the Marine Club, to help send the members of the league to a bout in Edmonton.

When concerns were voiced that the Rollergirls might not be trained to deal with the numerous possible problems that could present themselves, Duncan agreed.

“That’s why we are bringing in experts from Carnegie Community Centre for several years and who know what to expect. They’ll be speaking at the volunteer orientations, and answering any questions people might come up with. Besides, we’re not asking anyone to do the police’s job. They’ll be close at hand - if we need them.”

For more information about the Terminal City Rollergirls, check out their website at www.terminalcityrollergirls.com.

If you are interested in helping out and being fearless like the Rollergirls, come to one of our Volunteer orientations at Carnegie Centre either on Tuesday, June 19^th at 7pm or Saturday, June 23 at noon, or email Barb Fairbrother at barb.fairbrother@gmail.com .

Michelle Richard to MC at Fearless

The Fearless Festival – Vancouver’s newest, wildest Canada Day party - is proud to welcome local Acadian vocalist, Michelle Richard as host for the main stage at Pigeon Park on July 1st.

Richard’s broad repertoire includes jazz, R&B, dance music and French songs. Her voice has been compared to Sade and Norah Jones, and strong influences include Billie Holiday, Edith Butler, and Sarah Vaughan. Michelle sings in French, English, Spanish and Portuguese, and composes in French and English. She has a Diploma in Contemporary Voice.

Since 1992, she has performed in many settings including the Yale Pub, Place Malardville, Vancouver City Hall, Cityfest, the Cellar Jazz Café, and the Black History Month Market and Festival. This May she was featured twice on CBC Radio-Canada for her performances and compositions in French. When Michelle isn’t singing she is a supporter and fundraiser for Canadian Students for Darfur (www.csfdarfur.net).

Ms. Richard says she is thrilled to MC the event. In fitting with the holiday, she will be kicking off the day’s festivities by singing Oh Canada and finish off the day playing with her dance band, Nightlife.

Courageous Words Stage Finds a Coordinator

Poet Leanne Sjodin has taken the driver's seat for the Fearless Fest's Courageous Words Stage which will be happening at the Radio Station Café from 4-7pm and will be broadcast live on CFRO 102.7fm. She welcomes your inquiries at lanicobb@telus.net.

Her biography follows.

A humanist with flare, Leanne Sjodin is an emerging poet and fiction writer who finds her inspiration through the beauty and heartbreak of our everyday lives. She spends her days as a high-school English teacher and reports that it is the young who keep our pulse on reality. In pursuit of a vibrant life, she has recently taken up hula hooping.

IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT: Barbara Fairbrother takes on the role of Volunteer Coordinator

Festival Coordinator Steve Duncan and the planning committee for the new event happening on July 1^st, Canada Day, are very excited about Fairbrother’s addition to the team.

“I’ve worked with Barb before and know that she is calm under pressure, manages people well and brings with her a large pool of experienced volunteers. I think we’ll make a great team!”

Fairbrother has been working for 2 years running, including as volunteer coordinator with the successful Vancouver Celticfest, has worked on event coordination and operations with the Vancouver Whitecaps, and was event coordinator for last year’s World Urban Forum's Youth Forum.

She is looking forward to hearing from anyone interested in being a part of this great event.

She can be reached at barb.fairbrother@gmail.com .

Call For Submissions: Fearless Festival Needs Your Talent

The 1^st Annual Vancouver Fearless Festival is looking for live entertainment to perform at one of our venues in and around Pigeon Park and up Hastings to Carnegie Centre on Canada Day (July 1) from 3-9pm.

We will be celebrating the people, the history, the music and art of the extraordinary people of the Downtown Eastside.

We want musical groups, theatre, dance, spoken word, children’s performers and entertainers of all types to help us turn the Downtown Eastside into a fun party for people of all ages.

Please send any promotional material to Steve Duncan, Event Coordinator either by email at srduncan@shaw.ca, or by dropping of attention of Steve Duncan at the 3^rd floor administration office,

Carnegie Community Centre
401 Main Street, Vancouver, B.C. V6A 2T7

We will be offering a limited number of small honorariums (yet to be determined) for acts used on our stages, but we also are encouraging talent come out and try busking along Hastings street and join us in the day’s festivities.

For more info call 604-788-8340, email srduncan@shaw.ca or check out the Fearless Festival blog at http://fearlessfest.blogspot.com.